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Judge Jalilah Otto
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Judge Jalilah Otto

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

Jackson County Circuit Court

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

SuggestionsCourt-wide
5 pgs
Application for ContinuanceCourt-wide
3 pgs
Continuance ApplicationCourt-wide
3 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Petition

Court-wide
  • 1 copy • Upon Filing

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason for RequestOriginal DateNumber of Previous RequestsAdversary Position
60Calendar Daysnotice

Communication

Phone
Court-wide
(816) 881-3920
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Phone
Court-wide
Judge: Kansas City (816) 881-3759, Independence (816) 881-1732; Commissioner: Kansas City (816) 881-3761, Independence (816) 881-1732; Deputy Commissioner: Kansas City (816) 881-3753, Independence (816) 881-1732
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Document Filing Requirements2 rules

Filing RequirementsCivil cases

PROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS shall be filed with the Court prior to the pre-trial conference.

division-15-scheduling-order · p. 2|SectionPROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS shall be filed the Wednesday before trial.

division-15-scheduling-order · p. 2|SectionWITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS

Filing & Service rules

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Motions for joinder of additional parties must be filed no later than 90 days from the scheduling order.

All motions for joinder of additional parties shall be made no later than ninety (90) days from the date of this order.

Civil cases

Page 1 | JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES

Parties must serve and file objections and counter-designations 10 calendar days before trial.

By 10 calendar days before trial, each party shall serve and file any objections to the other party’s disposition designations and shall provide any counter designations of testimony proposed to be read with the other party’s designations.

Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

Proposed verdict directors must be filed with the court before the pretrial conference.

9. PROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS shall be filed with the Court prior to the pre-trial conference.

Civil cases

Page 1 | PROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS

Parties must serve and file deposition designations 14 calendar days before trial.

By 14 calendar days before trial, parties shall serve and file designations by page and line of deposition testimony that the offering party intends to read at trial.

Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

Parties must serve and file objections to counter-designations no later than 3 calendar days before trial.

No more than 3 calendar days before trial, the parties shall serve and file with the Court any objections to the other party’s counter designations.

Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

10. WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS shall be filed the Wednesday before trial.

Civil cases

Page 1 | WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS

Dispositive motions must be filed no later than four months before the trial setting.

Dispositive motions shall be filed no later than four (4) months prior to the trials setting.

Civil cases

Page 1 | DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS

Service and Proof of Service Rules

Parties must serve and file page-and-line designations of deposition testimony they intend to read at trial at least 14 calendar days before trial.

By 14 calendar days before trial, parties shall serve and file designations by page and line of deposition testimony that the offering party intends to read at trial.

Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

Each party must serve and file objections to the other party's deposition designations and provide counter-designations at least 10 calendar days before trial.

By 10 calendar days before trial, each party shall serve and file any objections to the other party’s disposition designations and shall provide any counter designations of testimony proposed to be read with the other party’s designations.

Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

The parties must serve and file with the court objections to the other party's counter-designations no later than 3 calendar days before trial.

No more than 3 calendar days before ===== PAGE 2 ===== trial, the parties shall serve and file with the Court any objections to the other party’s counter designations.

Civil cases

Page 2 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

The scheduling order was forwarded to attorneys of record through the court’s eFiling system on the stated date.

This is to certify that the foregoing was automatically forwarded to the attorneys of record through the Court's eFiling system at the date stated above.

Civil cases

Page 1 | Certificate of Service

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 824 rules apply across Jackson County Circuit Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

All 385
  • Applies to
    Reimbursement claim

    A request for reimbursement of advanced funds must be supported by proper vouchers.

  • Applies to
    Request for nfp

    To place an adult protectee's estate on NFP where all assets are restricted or held in trust with a corporate trustee, the conservator must file the eight listed forms, ledger, account verification, trust instrument, and NFP order.

  • Applies to
    Petition and proposed order

    The conservator may annually file a petition and proposed order to pay specified taxes, bond premiums, tax-return-preparer fees, and related attorney fees without changing the estate's non-final account probable classification.

Filing Timing

All 126

  • The Clerk must provide at least 40 days' notice that a settlement is due, but failure to receive notice does not excuse timely filing.

  • A settlement is due on the anniversary date of the issuance of letters.

  • If a settlement is not timely filed, the court will issue a continuance giving two weeks to file before an order for citation may issue.

Service

All 106
  • Applies to
    Notice of hearing

    For the specified VA-benefit estates, a support-and-maintenance order requires notice to the Veterans Administration unless the agency has waived hearing notice.

  • Service
    Publication

    Notice of filing the final settlement must be published and mailed unless waivers have been obtained, and this requirement does not apply to minors' estates.

  • Service
    Publication

    If the property exceeds $15,000 and less than one year has elapsed since the decedent's death, notice to creditors must be published.

Fees

All 89
  • Applies to
    Show cause order

    Payment of the show cause order's costs is required for dismissal after the exception letter is cleared.

  • Applies to
    Show cause order

    The costs of a show cause order may not be paid from estate assets.

  • Applies to
    Order of nfp

    Outstanding court costs and previously allowed fees must be paid before the court enters an order placing an estate on no further process.

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About Judge Jalilah Otto

Circuit judge for Division 15.

Appointed to the bench: 2017

Current assignment: Civil, Domestic & Criminal

Division email: Div15.cir16@courts.mo.gov

Jackson County Circuit Court, 415 E. 12th Street, 4th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64106 Phone: (816) 881-3615 Fax: (816) 881-3894

Judicial Administrative Assistant: Swanetta Williams, (816) 881-3615, swanetta.williams@courts.mo.gov Law Clerk: Kristin Weaver, (816) 881-3616, kristin.weaver@courts.mo.gov Court Reporter: Kimberly Jones, (816) 881-3715, kimberly.jones@courts.mo.gov

Common questions about Judge Jalilah Otto's rules

What must be included with proposed verdict directors filings before Judge Jalilah Otto?

Proposed verdict directors must be filed with the court before the pretrial conference.

View ruleSource: page 2, section PROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS

What must be included with witness and exhibit lists filings before Judge Jalilah Otto?

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

View ruleSource: page 2, section WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS

What filing deadlines does Judge Jalilah Otto set?

Motions for joinder of additional parties must be filed no later than 90 days from the scheduling order.

View ruleSource: page 1, section JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES

What rule applies to service for deposition designations before Judge Jalilah Otto?

Details: timing: 14 calendar days before hearing. Parties must serve and file page-and-line designations of deposition testimony they intend to read at trial at least 14 calendar days before trial.

View ruleSource: page 1, section DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS
Complete rules summary for Judge Jalilah Otto

Parties must serve and file page-and-line designations of deposition testimony they intend to read at trial at least 14 calendar days before trial.

Each party must serve and file objections to the other party's deposition designations and provide counter-designations at least 10 calendar days before trial.

The parties must serve and file with the court objections to the other party's counter-designations no later than 3 calendar days before trial.

Proposed verdict directors must be filed with the court before the pretrial conference.

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

Motions for joinder of additional parties must be filed no later than 90 days from the scheduling order.

Dispositive motions must be filed no later than four months before the trial setting.

Parties must serve and file deposition designations 14 calendar days before trial.

Parties must serve and file objections and counter-designations 10 calendar days before trial.

Parties must serve and file objections to counter-designations no later than 3 calendar days before trial.

Proposed verdict directors must be filed with the court before the pretrial conference.

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

The scheduling order was forwarded to attorneys of record through the court’s eFiling system on the stated date.

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