Business Calendar

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
PROVIDENCE, SC. 	SUPERIOR COURT
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2011-10
RE: 	BUSINESS CALENDAR
There is hereby established a Statewide Business Calendar for the Counties of Providence
and Bristol, Kent, Washington and Newport (“Business Calendar.”)
I. 	Civil actions in which the principal claim or claims involve the following are
appropriate matters to be assigned to the Business Calendar for all purposes, including motion
practice, discovery disputes, injunctive relief and hearing on the merits (with or without a jury);
(a) 	Breach of contract or fiduciary duties, fraud, misrepresentation,
business tort or statutory violations arising out of business dealings
and/or transactions;
(b) 	Transactions governed by the provisions of the Uniform Commercial
Code;
(c) 	Complicated transactions involving commercial real property;
(d) 	Shareholder derivative actions;
(e) 	Commercial class actions;
(f) 	Business transactions involving or arising out of dealings with
commercial banks and other financial institutions;

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(g) Matters affecting the internal affairs or governance of business
organizations or entities;
(h) Business insolvencies and receiverships.
II. 	Simple collection matters, declaratory judgment proceedings with respect to
insurance coverage, confirmation or vacation of arbitration awards, and general landlord
and tenant issues shall not be assigned to the Business Calendar.
III. 	New matters shall be assigned to the Business Calendar at the request of
either party and with the assent of a Justice assigned to the Business Calendar. The party
moving to have the case assigned to the Business Calendar shall schedule, as soon as
practicable, a chambers conference with a Justice assigned to said calendar.
IV. 	In connection with a case presently pending, but not yet assigned to the
general civil trial calendar, either party may request assignment to the Business Calendar
with the assent of a Justice assigned to the Business Calendar, such assent procured at a
chambers conference as previously described.
V. 	It is the intent of the Superior Court to process matters on the Business
Calendar in as expeditious a manner as possible. 	To that end, the Justice(s) assigned to
the Calendar are vested with the power to require mandatory submission of the dispute to
non-binding mediation. 	Failure to comply with an Order to that affect may be
sanctionable.

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VI. 	The Justice(s) assigned to the Business Calendar may establish generally,
or in a particular case, informal procedures not inconsistent with law which he/she
believes will be helpful in achieving prompt resolution of discovery disputes or other
preliminary matters.
VII. 	In the event of the absence of the Justice(s) assigned to the Business
Calendar, any application or motions with respect to matters on the Business Calendar
shall be taken up with any other Justice assigned to the Business Calendar.
VIII. 	The Presiding Justice shall assign an Associate Justice or Justices as
deemed necessary to the Business Calendar.
IX. 	Administrative Order 2001-09 is hereby rescinded and replaced with this
Administrative Order.
BY ORDER OF,
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ALICE B. GIBNEY
PRESIDING JUSTICE
DATED: July 29. 2011