L. R. Prac. Sup. Ct. 2.20

As amended through December 3, 2024

Rule 2.20 - Dismissal for Failure to Prosecute/ Dismissal Calendar

The Clerk of the Court or Case Management Services will place on the Dismissal Calendar every case in which a Joint Report and Proposed Scheduling Order has not been filed within 270 days after commencement of the matter pursuant to Rule 16, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure; or, if Rule 16 does not apply, where either:

(a) a proper request for a trial has not been filed within 9 months after the commencement of the matter, or

(b) a trial date has not been set.

All civil cases remaining on the Dismissal Calendar for 60 days will be dismissed without prejudice for lack of prosecution pursuant to Rule 38.1(d), Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Court will make an appropriate order as to any bond or other security filed therein, unless before the expiration of such 60-day period:

(A) A proper Joint Report and Proposed Scheduling Order has been filed; or, if Rule 16 does not apply, either:

(1) a proper request for a trial has been filed, or

(2) a trial date has been set; or

(B) The Court, on motion for good cause shown, orders the case to be continued on the Dismissal Calendar for a specified period of time without dismissal.

This rule shall not be construed as a limitation on the inherent power of the Court to dismiss a case for failure to prosecute in a reasonably diligent manner.

L. R. Prac. Sup. Ct. 2.20

Added effective 7/1/2018.