134. The clerk must complete the distribution and send the documents provided for in the fifth paragraph of section 133 within three months after the deposit of the indemnity, unless, for serious reasons, the Superior Court has extended that time limit.
Where a clerk does not complete the distribution or send the documents within the three-month time limit or, if applicable, within the extended time limit, the Chief Justice of the Superior Court may, on their own initiative or on an application by one of the parties, withdraw the matter from the clerk. Before granting an extension or withdrawing a matter from the clerk, the Chief Justice must take account of the circumstances and of the interests of the parties. If applicable, the Chief Justice may order that the record be continued and completed by another clerk.
The clerk sends the Chief Justice, according to the instructions given by the latter, a list of all the cases in the district that have been pending for more than three months.
2023, c. 272023, c. 27, s. 134.