Judge Gordon Murray
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Document Format Requirements1 rule
All agreed orders must be submitted via courtMAP in Microsoft Word format.
- File type
- Word
- Agreed order
Document Filing Requirements11 rules
- For Motion Calendar and Status Hearings, attorneys are responsible for filing the NOH and must include Zoom info.
2. A Notice of Cancellation (NOC) must be filed with a reason.
- Please provide supporting documents with ALL orders.
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- •Provide supporting documents with all orders
ATTORNEYS: If your hearing will be held via Zoom, you must include the Zoom login details and dial-in number in your Notice of Hearing before e-filing.
Ensure Zoom links and IDs are included in both the proposed order and your Notice of Hearing.
**You must provide your own interpreter for yourself or any witnesses, including opposing party witnesses.
A party seeking a Zoom Special Set hearing must first confirm all parties agree to appear remotely, then submit an Agreed Order through Court MAP for court review.
Court's wording
If a party wishes to have their Special Set hearing conducted via Zoom, they must first coordinate with opposing counsel to confirm that all parties agree to appear remotely. Once both parties have agreed, an Agreed Order must be submitted through Court MAP for the Court’s review.
- All orders and notices of hearings are required to include the Docket Index Numbers or Motion Identities. (Please refer to Administrative Order 20-22 for reference.)
In every jury trial case, the presiding judge must issue a case management order setting deadlines for all case events, including discovery, examinations, pre-trial motions, and proposed jury instructions, and the parties must comply with it.
Court's wording
all cases that are to be set for jury trial, the presiding judge must establish a case management order with deadlines for all case events. The parties to the litigation must comply with the case management order. 2) The case management order must provide deadlines for completion of all discovery, examinations, and all pre-trial motions (including case dispositive motions, Daubert motions, motions in limine, evidentiary motions, redacting evidence, and rulings on unique issues that are anticipated) and the filing of proposed jury instructions.
At the conclusion of the pre-trial conference, the parties and court must certify that the case is at issue, discovery and all motions are complete, jury instructions are finalized, exhibits and witness lists are exchanged, and the trial length is estimated.
Court's wording
At the conclusion of the pre-trial conference, the parties and the court must certify the following: a. The case is at issue. b. All discovery is completed. c. All dispositive motions have been filed, heard, and ruled upon. d. All pre-trial motions have been filed, heard, and ruled upon. e. Jury instructions have been filed, argued, and the form and content of jury instructions are finalized (to the extent possible) by the court. f. Exhibits have been exchanged, pre-marked, and stipulated where appropriate. g. Witness lists have been exchanged, and all witnesses are available and secured for trial. THE TRIAL PERIOD SHALL BE EITHER 1 or 2 weeks, AS DETERMINED BY THE TRIAL JUDGE. CERTIFICATION OF READINESS REQUIRES THE PARTIES, ATTORNEYS, AND WITNESSES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ENTIRE TRIAL PERIOD. h. An estimated length of trial from commencement through charging the jury, stated as a number of hours.
Attorneys: Include interpreter warnings in hearing notices when needed.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Proposed orders, agreed orders, and their supporting documents must be submitted through court MAP.
All proposed orders, agreed orders, and supporting documents must be submitted via court MAP.
Page 1 | DIVISION ASSIGNMENT & USE OF COURTMAP
All motions, proposed orders, and agreed orders must be submitted through court MAP.
Court MAP Required: Submit all motions, proposed orders, and agreed orders via court MAP.
Page 1 | IMPORTANT FOR ATTORNEYS
Submit emergency-motion requests to courtMAP, and ensure the motion is filed with the Clerk and provided to opposing counsel.
Please submit your Emergency Motion requests to courtMAP and make sure the Emergency Motion has been filed with the Clerk of Courts and provided to opposing counsel.
Page 1 | Additional Instructions
E-filing sends documents to the Clerk, while court MAP submits them to chambers and may be required to set hearings.
Reminder: E-Filing is not Court MAP. E-filing sends documents to the Clerk; court MAP submits to chambers and may be required to set hearings.
Page 1 | DIVISION ASSIGNMENT & USE OF COURTMAP
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The Notice of Hearing must be e-filed only after the required Zoom details are included.
ATTORNEYS: If your hearing will be held via Zoom, you must include the Zoom login details and dial-in number in your Notice of Hearing before e-filing.
Page 1 | Additional Instructions — ZOOM INFORMATION
A hearing notice must be provided seven business days before the hearing.
Notice Before Hearing: 7 Business Days
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
The Certification of Trial Readiness must be signed by all parties and the presiding judge and sent to the Administrative Judge no less than 14 days before the scheduled trial date.
Upon completion of (4) above, the attached Certification of Trial Readiness shall be signed by all parties and the presiding Judge. That certification shall be sent to the Administrative Judge for the County Civil Division no less than 14 days prior to the scheduled trial date.
Civil cases
Page 2 | IN RE: ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTY CIVIL JURY TRIAL PROCEDURES PHASE 2
Service and Proof of Service Rules
The Emergency Motion must be provided to opposing counsel.
Please submit your Emergency Motion requests to courtMAP and make sure the Emergency Motion has been filed with the Clerk of Courts and provided to opposing counsel.
Page 1 | Additional Instructions
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
A pre-trial conference must be held no later than 15 days before trial, at which all motions are heard and ruled upon and draft jury instructions and witness and exhibit lists are completed.
No later than 15 days prior to the trial date, a pre-trial conference must be held. At this conference, all motions shall be heard and ruled upon, draft jury instructions must be completed, and witness and exhibit lists must be completed.
Civil cases
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Chambers Communication Rules
Call chambers to confirm receipt of an emergency request.
Call our chambers to confirm that we received your emergency request.
Page 1 | Additional Instructions
Self-represented defendants may set hearings unilaterally with reasonable notice.
** Self-represented defendants: Hearings may be set unilaterally with reasonable notice.
Page 1 | SETTING HEARINGS UNILATERALLY