Alameda County Superior Court
Civil Court Self Help

Mandatory Settlement Conference

1. When and how?
2. Serve and file your statement
3. What to expect

1. When and how?
   
   When you get a Trial date, you will also get a date for your Settlement Conference. In general, if your trial is on Monday, you will have your Settlement Conference the week before the trial. Short trials under a half day do not have Settlement Conferences.

Settlement conferences work when a lawyer with experience helps the parties find a solution.
 

2. Serve and file your statement
   
   Everyone in the case has to file a written statement. It should say how your settlement talks are going. File it at least 10 days before your Mandatory Settlement Conference. You have to have it served on everyone else in the case.
   
    
3. What to expect
   
   Your Mandatory Settlement Conference is a time to try to settle your case. Be ready to talk seriously about how to solve your case.