2078 An Orange County Superior Court Local Court Rule requiring counsel, before the hearing on most motions, to meet and confer in a good faith effort to eliminate as many of the disputes as possible and, if the dispute cannot be resolved, to file a sworn statement of reasons, is invalid because it conflicts with CCP sections relating to motions for new trial.CitationPACIFIC TRENDS v J WHITE (Local Court Rule) 65 CA4 1131 [See: OC Superior Court Rule 504; CCP 655 etseq; Rutherford v Owens-Illinois 16 C4 953, T/AT 10/97; Lokeijak v City of Irvine 65 CA4 341, T/AT 8/98]
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