Rule 212.3 - Pre-Trial Conferencea) When a case is scheduled for pre-trial conference, it shall not be continued except for just cause and upon order of the pre-trial judge.b) The pre-trial conference shall be attended by the attorney who will try the case, or by an attorney who is fully prepared and authorized as to all matters which may reasonably be expected to arise during the conference.c) Parties must also be present, except when the real party in interest is an insurance company, a common carrier, corporation or other artificial legal entity, in which instance a representative thereof, other than the attorney, must be present with full authority and power to discuss and settle the case.d) The Court shall encourage the amicable settlement of the controversy and the parties and their attorneys shall be prepared to discuss settlement.e) The judge presiding at the pre-trial conference shall refer to arbitration all cases where the amount in controversy is found not to exceed the jurisdictional limits of arbitration except where title to lands or tenements may come in question.f) If there is not an amicable settlement of the controversy at the pre-trial conference, then the pre-trial judge shall issue a pre-trial adjudication which shall, in the discretion of the judge, control the subsequent course of the action. Adopted January 26, 2010, effective 3/15/2010. Amended August 30, 2016, effective 10/16/2016.