A status conference is a court-ordered meeting with a
judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...
(or under some circumstances an authorized counsel) where they decide the date of the
trial
In law, a trial is a coming together of Party (law), parties to a :wikt:dispute, dispute, to present information (in the form of evidence (law), evidence) in a tribunal, a formal setting with the authority to Adjudication, adjudicate claims or d ...
or to get updated information on a defendant for ongoing conditions, set forth previously by the courts such as house arrest or home monitoring.
If a party does not attend the status conference, that party's requests for scheduling changes will be ignored. If the
plaintiff
A plaintiff ( Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an ''action'') before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy. If this search is successful, the court will issue judgment in favor of the p ...
and/or a representative of plaintiff does not attend the status conference, the action may be dismissed.
Civil procedure
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