Rule 3.2229.Notice of settlement

Division 22. Petitions Under the California Environmental Quality Act · Chapter 2. California Environmental Quality Act Proceedings Involving Streamlined CEQA Projects · Article 1. General Provisions · Adopted 2014 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026

In one sentenceRule 3.2229 requires the petitioner or plaintiff in a streamlined CEQA case to notify the court right away as soon as the case settles, without waiting for a formal dismissal or other filing to convey the news.

Full Text of Rule 3.2229

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The petitioner or plaintiff must immediately notify the court if the case is settled.

Plain-English Summary

Rule 3.2229 states a single, blunt obligation: the moment a streamlined CEQA case settles, the petitioner or plaintiff has to tell the court. Not after the settlement paperwork is finalized, not at the next scheduled appearance — immediately.

The reason tracks the whole design of this fast-track procedure. A court running a case toward a merits hearing within eighty days of the case management conference has briefing deadlines, record disputes, and hearing dates all moving at once. A settled case that keeps consuming those slots wastes time the court could give to a case still being litigated. Prompt notice lets the court pull the case off that track before it burns any more of the compressed schedule.

Frequently Asked Questions

When must the petitioner tell the court that a streamlined CEQA case has settled?

Immediately. Rule 3.2229 requires the petitioner or plaintiff to notify the court right away once the case is settled.

Does settlement notice under Rule 3.2229 replace a formal dismissal?

No. The immediate notice required by Rule 3.2229 informs the court that a settlement has occurred; the parties still need to complete whatever dismissal or judgment paperwork the settlement calls for.

Amendment History

Rule 3.2229 adopted effective July 1, 2014.

Source & verification. Rule text is reproduced verbatim from the Judicial Council of California. Adopted by the Judicial Council of California. Last verified July 29, 2026. · Official source

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