At arraignment, the Court will fix a date and time at least four weeks later for the defendant and counsel to appear at a case management conference for the purpose of taking a change of plea or setting of a trial date pursuant to Rule 8.2, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure. The Court will also set a status conference 30 days before trial, and such other orders necessary to facilitate completion of discovery and the orderly progress of the case to disposition. All requests for continuance of a trial shall be governed by Rule 8.5, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure.
L. R. Prac. Sup. Ct. 5.4