A conference that is usually intended to achieve organizational and clarification objectives, such as resolving certain legal issues, stipulating facts, amending pleadings, and identifying witnesses and exhibits for the trial.
A pretrial conference is a meeting, usually in a courthouse setting, in which the parties and their attorneys meet for the purpose of trying to obtain a settlement. The conference is normally moderated by a judge or referee who is handling the matter. If the case cannot be settled and the matter gets set for trial, a pretrial order is issued.
Any time both sides of the case go to court before trial. In criminal cases, it's usually when the defendant and prosecutor talk about settling the case.
Meeting of the judges and lawyers to plan the trial.
A court conference to plan for the final contested hearing.
Informal hearing between the judge and attorneys(and sometimes parties) to discuss any matters that can be resolved prior to a court hearing.
(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
a conference prior to trial wherein a number of things are going on including evidence being requested and provided, negotiation of strengths and weakness of the case, scheduling of future court appearances, etc
a meeting of the judge and all attorneys
a meeting of the parties to a case conducted prior to trial
a time for the defendant to talk to the prosecutor
A pretrial conference is a me eting in which the parties and their attorneys me et for the purpose of trying to obtain a settle me nt. The conference is normally moderated by a judge or referee who is handling the matter. If the case cannot be settled and the matter gets set for trial, a pretrial order is issued.
Conference among the opposing attorneys and the judge called at the discretion of the court to narrow the issues to be tried and to make a final effort to settle the case without trial.
A meeting of all parties and counsel with the trial judge, sometimes held in the judge's chambers.
A meeting of the judge and lawyers to plan the trial, to discuss which matters should be presented to the jury, to review proposed evidence and witnesses, and to set a trial schedule. Typically, the judge and the parties also discuss the possibility of settlement of the case.
A meeting at which the parties and the judge discuss the way the case is progressing and make decisions and agreements about how the case will proceed. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16.
The first court appearance after an arraignment. It is a meeting with the DA, where they usually make a plea offer if you agree to plead guilty, and other procedural issues are dealt with, such as court date scheduling and discovery issues. In some courts, there is a separate and distinct date for a "pre-trial hearing", where these procedural issues are divided up.
Conference among the opposing attorneys and the judge called by the court. The conference is used to narrow the issues for trial and to make a final effort to settle the case.