(a) Timing of statement No later than 15 calendar days before the date set for the case management conference or review, each party must file a case management statement and serve it on all other parties in the case.
Rule 3.725.Case Management Statement
Division 7. Civil Case Management · Chapter 3. Case Management · Adopted 2007 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceRule 3.725 requires each party, or two or more parties jointly, to file and serve a Case Management Statement on mandatory Judicial Council form CM-110 no later than 15 calendar days before the case management conference or review, with every applicable item on the form completed.
Full Text of Rule 3.725
(b) Joint statement In lieu of each party’s filing a separate case management statement, any two or more parties may file a joint statement.
(c) Contents of statement Parties must use the mandatory Case Management Statement (form CM-110). All applicable items on the form must be completed.
Plain-English Summary
Rule 3.725 sets the paperwork side of case management. Every party must file a Case Management Statement and serve it on the other parties no later than 15 calendar days before the conference or review date. That timing gives the court and opposing counsel a chance to read each side’s position before anyone walks into the courtroom.
Parties don’t have to file separately if they’d rather not. Two or more parties can combine their positions into a single joint statement instead of each filing its own — useful when co-parties see the case the same way and don’t need separate filings to make that clear.
The form itself isn’t optional or improvised. Rule 3.725 requires parties to use the mandatory Case Management Statement, form CM-110, and to complete every item on it that applies to the case. That standard form is what lets the court move quickly through a stack of statements before the conference, since every party’s answers land in the same place on the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What form is used for a California Case Management Statement?
Mandatory Judicial Council form CM-110, as required by rule 3.725(c).
When is the Case Management Statement due in California?
No later than 15 calendar days before the date set for the case management conference or review.
Can two parties file one Case Management Statement together?
Yes. Rule 3.725(b) allows any two or more parties to file a joint statement instead of separate ones.
Do I have to fill out every section of the Case Management Statement?
Rule 3.725(c) requires that all applicable items on the form be completed.
Amendment History
Rule 3.725 adopted effective January 1, 2007.
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.
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