P.R. Laws Ap. tit. 4A, § II-A, Rule 5.1
For the purposes of these rules, and in order to obtain a preferential setting without prejudice to the provisions of the applicable special laws, a civil case shall be deemed ready for the pretrial conference or for the trial, when the parties or any of them certifies it thus by means of a written motion to the court. The certificate shall state:
(a) That the party or parties who sign the motion are ready and wish that the case be set for the pretrial conference or for the trial;
(b) what discovery of evidence remains to be performed or completed on the date of the motion and that if any is missing it may be completed thirty (30) days prior to the trial, and
(c) that the attorneys for the parties have met for the purpose of simplifying the questions [at] issue.
If any of the parties object, the same shall appear before the Court by motion, within ten (10) days after service of notice, setting forth the grounds for its objection. If the party does not appear it will be understood that the party has given its consent. Nothing of what has been previously provided shall limit the power of the Administrative Judge or of any judge to whom he has delegated the setting of the case for trial.
History —May 23, 1975, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.