A. Pretrial conferences shall be held when necessary in all civil actions and upon the motion of either party or upon the Court's own motion.

B. Pretrial conferences in all civil actions shall be assigned to be held when shall be designated by the Court. A pretrial conference may be held either in person or remotely at the discretion of the presiding judge. The attorneys attending the pretrial conference shall be familiar with the case and shall be prepared and authorized to make such arguments, stipulations, and decisions as may be required during the conference.

C. If a pretrial order is not entered at the time, the attorneys shall be responsible for preparation and submission of a pretrial order, incorporating the Court's rulings, agreements or stipulations of the parties in any matter designated by the Court not later than ten (10) days following the pretrial conference. The Court may require each party to submit a trial brief, consisting of a short memorandum of his/her view of the facts and law on which s/he will rely, and if so, the Court shall fix the time for filing such briefs in the pretrial order.

D. If a pretrial conference is designated as the “final pretrial conference” the following shall be timely filed to be addressed at said final pretrial conference:

E. No continuance of a jury trial may be sought after the date of the final pretrial conference unless a party can demonstrate extraordinary circumstances which may result in an unjust hardship to the moving party. A scheduling conflict not previously disclosed or discerned is not an extraordinary circumstance.