CALENDAR - When used as a verb,
the word 'calendar' is slang for scheduling a trial.
(For example, 'The Murphy divorce case is calendared
for September 3rd.') When used as a noun, it refers
to a master list kept by a court, called the civil
calendar, which shows cases that are ready for or
in trial. Some states do not allow cases to be placed
on a court calendar until all preliminary procedures,
such as discovery and motions, have been completed.
Unless the plaintiff or defendant (or one of their
lawyers) requests that a case be placed on this calendar,
it will never be scheduled for trial. In fact, many
cases are dismissed every year because attorneys fail
to take this vitally important step.
