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3.3 Pretrial Conference
3.3 審前會議
In federal courts and in some state courts, there is a pretrial conference before the trial begins.
在聯(lián)邦法院和一些州法院，審理開始前都有一個審前會議。
At the conference, which usually takes place from two to four months before the trial begins,
審前會議一般在正式審理開始前兩到四個月舉行。
the parties shall each submit written documents summarizing their contentions of fact and law and listing the names of the persons,
在會上，當(dāng)事人各方要向法院提交書面文件，歸納其事實和法律方面的爭論點，列出將在法庭作證的證人的姓名，
whom they will use at the trial as witness as well as a list of all documentary or other evidence which they plan to use at the trial.
以及計劃在法庭上使用的文件證據(jù)或其他證據(jù)的清單。
Pretrial conference, used extensively in the federal district courts, frequently results in the settlement of the case without trial.
審前會議在聯(lián)邦地區(qū)法院被廣泛使用。許多案件常常無需正式開庭審理，便能在審前會議上解決。
If it does not, the court fixes a specific date for the case trial, following the pretrial conference.
如果案件未能在審前會議上解決，法院會確定另一確切日期開庭審理該案。
The objective of the pretrial conference is to shorten the actual trial time without infringing upon the rights of either party.
審前會議的目的在于縮短實際審理的時間而又不侵犯雙方當(dāng)事人的權(quán)利。
