California Regulations 10250

• Final regulation section adopted, effective 6/30/04
• Replaces former section 10250; effective 11/17/08

(a) Applications or petitions shall not be placed on calendar for mandatory settlement conferences, status conferences, priority conferences, expedited hearing or any other hearing unless one of the parties has filed and served a declaration of readiness to proceed in the form prescribed by the court administrator. The declaration of readiness shall be served on all other parties and lien claimants.

(b) All declarations of readiness to proceed shall state under penalty of perjury the moving party has made a genuine, good faith effort to resolve the dispute before filing the declarations of readiness to proceed, and shall state with specificity the same on the declarations of readiness to proceed.

(c) A false declaration or certification by any party, lien claimant, attorney or representative may give rise to proceedings under Labor Code section 134 for contempt or Labor Code section 5813 for sanctions.

(d) If a party or lien claimant is represented by an attorney or representative any declaration of readiness filed on behalf of the party shall be executed by the attorney or representative.

Authority cited: Sections 127.5, 133, 5502 (a) and 5307 (c), Labor Code.

Reference: Sections 134, 5500.3, 5502 and 5813, Labor Code.