LCR 42. Consolidation; Separate Trials

(a) Motions to Consolidate. Motions to consolidate cases assigned to different superior court judges for trial or other purposes, or to reassign a case to a different judge for reasons of the efficient administration of justice, shall be made in writing to the Respective Chief Judge. (See LGR 29(h)). Motions to consolidate cases without any assigned judge shall be made in writing to the Respective Chief Judge.  (See LGR 29(h)).  Motions to consolidate a case without an assigned judge into a case with an assigned judge shall be made in writing to the assigned judge.  The assigned judge, on their own motion, may consolidate an unassigned case with a case assigned to that judge.  Motions to consolidate cases that are assigned to the same judge shall be heard by the assigned judge. Note: The court may order cases linked for administrative tracking and judicial efficiency. Linking cases does not consolidate the cases, issues, or parties.

[Adopted effective September 1, 2012; September 1, 2017; September 1, 2022; September 1, 2024.]