Judge Waters

Applies to

Pretrial statement

Must include

statement of facts

The felony pretrial statement must summarize the case, state the defendant’s maximum exposure, and include any pretrial offer and the defendant’s counteroffer.

Applies to

Extraordinary compensation petition

Must include

caption

An extraordinary-compensation application will not be considered unless the petition and notice of hearing caption and prayer reference the application.

Applies to

Hearing date change application

Must include

proposed order

A written application for a hearing-date change must be accompanied by a proposed order.

Applies to

Pretrial statement

The pretrial statement must be served on opposing counsel in every felony case.

Applies to

Jury instructions

All requested jury instructions must be presented to the trial court and served on opposing counsel at a time deemed appropriate by the court.

Defense counsel must also serve a copy of the motion to be relieved on the People.

The Civil, Appeals & Dependency Clerk’s Office drop box is available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Documents placed in the drop box by 4:00 p.m. are deemed filed that day.

A document deposited in a court’s drop box up to and including 4:00 p.m. on a court day is deemed filed that day, and a court may establish a noticed later cutoff for same-day filing.

Proper filing fees may be paid by check, money order, or credit card using the Drop Box Authorization Form.

Payment must be secured to the filed documents before drop-box submission, and cash may not be placed in the drop box.

Applies to

Trustee or attorney fees

Trustee and attorney fees may not be paid until the court fixes them by order, unless the fees qualify as Advance Payments under the rules.