| − | '''Pretrial conference''' means a conference among the opposing attorneys and the judge called at the discretion of the court to narrow the issues to be tried and to make a final effort to settle the case without a [[trial]]. [[category:legal terms]] | + | '''Pretrial conference''' means a conference among the opposing attorneys and the judge called at the discretion of the court to narrow the issues to be tried and to make a final effort to settle the case without a [[trial]]. [[Category:Legal Terms]] |