US · rules
C.D. Cal. L.Cr.R. 57-3.5.1
Availability of Defendant
The defendant
shall not be present during settlement discussions, unless
otherwise ordered by the settlement judge. However, the
defendant shall be available (a) in the courtroom of the
settlement judge, if the defendant is not in custody or (b) in the
Marshal’s lock-up, if the defendant is under pretrial detention,
unless the defendant's availability is waived by the settlement
judge.
Provenance
- Source
- www.cacd.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-18
- Edition
- fed-district-2026-09-18
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00f2d559913ef850af5ffafeef713fb18fb65a11d4f2ed07b78ac934d0fecef7
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