RULE
7 CALENDAR
AND
ADJOURNMENTS
Section 1. Trial calendar. The
staff clerk shall have a trial
calendar
for the cases that have passed pre-trial stage. Cases where there
is a prayer for preliminary mandatory injunction and/or attachment
shall
be given preference.
Section 2.
Notice of trial. Upon entry of a case in the trial calendar,
the staff clerk shall cause a notice of the date of its trial to be
served
upon the parties within three (3) days by the process server.
Section
3.
Continuous trial. All hearings shall be continuous until the
case is terminated subject to exceptions provided under Rule 9, Section
2.
Section
4.
Raffle of cases. Actions which are to be conducted before
this
Office shall be raffled to the different Hearing Officers who shall
thereafter
handle the proceeding from its commencement until its final
resolution.
However, should the Hearing Officer to whom the case was raffled be
unavailable
during any scheduled hearing, upon request of either counsel, the
Director
shall designate an appropriate officer to preside or conduct the
proceedings.
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