Judge Darren S. Johnson

The Court may extend the discovery deadline for good cause shown.

Postponement motions for adjudicatory hearings beyond statutory deadlines may be granted only upon a showing of extraordinary cause, and ordinary scheduling conflicts generally do not qualify.

The County Administrative Judge or designee will rule on written motions to postpone hearings exceeding statutorily mandated deadlines that do not require extraordinary cause; such motions will be granted only upon a showing of good cause.

The arraignment must be scheduled within 14 days after the delinquency petition is filed.

After DJS intake authorization of detention, community detention, or shelter care, the SAO must immediately file a petition requesting continuation.

The SAO must provide and request discovery within five days after the earlier of counsel’s appearance or the respondent’s waiver of counsel.

Applies to

Line of appearance

Counsel must file a line of appearance with the Clerk’s Office before the arraignment can be removed from the calendar.

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

In CINA cases, the filing attorney should coordinate the date with the magistrate and all counsel and include the date and time on the proposed order.

Applies to

Complaint

The Domestic Case Information Form is not required for the listed exempt family-case subtypes.

Applies to

CINA petition

Service

Mail

When a CINA petition is filed without a shelter care request, the Clerk’s Office must mail summons to the parent, guardian, or custodian and prepare an appointment order for the child’s counsel.

The summons must be served within 60 days and, together with the original complaint, delivered by certified mail with restricted delivery receipt, private process, or the sheriff.

An Affidavit of Service, using forms CC-DR-55 or CC-DR-56, must be filed.