(a) SCHEDULING.
All hearings, conferences and trials shall be scheduled by the judge to whom the case is
assigned, except that matters referred to a magistrate judge shall be scheduled by the
magistrate judge.
(b) CONTINUANCES.
No application for a continuance of a hearing, conference or trial shall be made unless
notice of the application has been given to all other parties. An application for a
continuance shall be ruled upon by the judge or magistrate judge before whom the
hearing, conference or trial is to be held.
(c) NOTICE.
The Clerk shall give notice to counsel of every matter set by the Court, unless the matter
is scheduled orally in open court in the presence of counsel for all parties, in which case
further notice is not required.