Judicial Section Details

Miscellaneous:
1- DISCOVERY RELATED MOTIONS: The parties are reminded that the rules require the parties to have a meaningful meet and confer prior to the hearing. If the parties do not meet and confer, the motion shall be rescheduled, and the parties shall be forced to attend in-person motion calendars. Additionally, the court may sanction attorneys, one or all, for failing to meet and confer.
2- Original Loan Documents: MUST be delivered to the Clerk’s office prior to hearing.

3-Motions to Continue Trials: If there is an agreement between the parties, an agreed order may be uploaded on courtmap. If the Court signs the order., the parties MUST contact the Judicial Assistant via E-mail to obtain a new trial order. An order continuing a trial WILL NOT automatically generate a new trial date.
4-Motions for Reconsideration/Rehearing: are NOT to be set for hearing, these motions must be E-Filed and E-mailed to the Judicial Assistant for the Judge’s review.
5-Evidentiary Hearings: are NOT to be set on the motion calendar, they must be special set (Please see the courts instructions on Special Sets)
6- CONFLICTS IN SCHEDULING ORDERS: When the Court issues a CMO and then a trial order, the trial order deadlines shall control. Trial reset orders do not impact the original trial order deadlines. Any motions to extend deadlines must be agreed to or set on motion calendar. Agreed orders extending deadlines may be uploaded on Courtmap without a hearing.
7- Motions for Disqualification: Procedure for Service of Disqualification Motions. 
8- COMPETING ORDERS: Competing orders shall be submitted under the proposed order tab on Courtmap. The tile of the order must begin with ''PROPOSED order on ... " This title will prompt the Court to look for the competing order. Failure to properly label your order may result in multiple orders being entered and unnecessary delays in your case.
9- ARE YOU MISSING AN ORDER? If you have not received an order on a hearing within 30 days of submitting the ''Proposed Order'' Please E-mail the Judicial Assistant.