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Section 535.12
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535.12. A settlement conference is held not earlier than 130 days, nor later than 160 days, from service of the summons. If no settlement is reached, the conference is converted into a pre-trial conference.
The settlement conference may, with the parties’ consent, be replaced by a pre-trial conference if the parties have already participated in another settlement conference in the course of the proceeding or if the plaintiff has filed with the court office, while completing the application, a certificate issued by a certified mediator, or by a body offering mediation in civil matters, and confirming that the parties resorted to a private dispute prevention and resolution process, or evidence that the parties agreed to a pre-court protocol.
The settlement conference may also be replaced by a pre-trial conference if the court considers that it must be in the circumstances.
At the pre-trial conference, the parties also ready the case for trial.
In force: 2023-06-30
535.12. A settlement conference is held not earlier than 130 days, nor later than 160 days, from service of the summons. If no settlement is reached, the conference is converted into a pre-trial conference.
The settlement conference may, with the parties’ consent, be replaced by a pre-trial conference if the parties have already participated in another settlement conference in the course of the proceeding or if the plaintiff has filed with the court office, while completing the application, a certificate issued by a certified mediator, or by a body offering mediation in civil matters, and confirming that the parties resorted to a private dispute prevention and resolution process, or evidence that the parties agreed to a pre-court protocol.
The settlement conference may also be replaced by a pre-trial conference if the court considers that it must be in the circumstances.
At the pre-trial conference, the parties also ready the case for trial.
