(a) Pretrial conferences will be held as a matter of course in all criminal and traffic cases in which a defendant has requested a trial by jury.

(b) The Court may set a status conference following the first arraignment. If a plea arrangement cannot be reached at the status conference and a defendant waives his or her right to a trial by jury in writing, a date for a bench trial will be set.

(c) If a defendant wishes to exercise his or her right to a trial by jury, a pretrial conference will be scheduled. At the pretrial conference, all motions, stipulations, and proposed jury instructions shall be presented to the Court in addition to any other matters required to be heard at the pretrial conference pursuant to DPR 202. Unless good cause is shown, no case will be assigned more than one (1) pretrial conference. All parties and fact witnesses are required to be present at the pretrial conference. Parties are to be prepared to discuss the anticipated length of trial, evidentiary issues, legal issues, and to hear motions at the pretrial conference.