Judge Bruce F. Hilton
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- 1 copy • Email
Motion, Pretrial Motion, Motion in Limine, Proposed Jury Instructions
- Email • At Least One Week Prior to Trial
Document Format Requirements2 rules
of the evidence (ex: “Pltf Ex.1.pdf), Multi-page evidence shall be paginated. Plaintiffs (1,2,3…) forlabeling, Defendants letters (A,B,C,..) for labeling. Please include an Exhibit index.
- Exhibits
Formatting
- •Name evidence files using the convention 'Pltf Ex.1.pdf'
- •Multi-page evidence shall be paginated
- •Plaintiff exhibits labeled numerically (1, 2, 3...)
- •Defendant exhibits labeled alphabetically (A, B, C...)
- •Include an Exhibit index
The jury instructions should be in Word format.
- File type
- Word
- Proposed jury instructions
Document Filing Requirements8 rules
The party filing the motion shall file a Notice of hearing for an agreed upon date and shall state whether the motion will be heard in person or by WebEx.
The parties shall present any objections to the designated deposition testimony that they intend to enter into the record to the court for a ruling at the time of the pre-trial conference.
Parties are responsible for providing copies of all exhibits for the other parties, witnesses and the Court.
The parties shall alsobe required to present an exhibit list and the exhibits to the court and the court reporter for marking at the time of thepre-trial conference.
- Document
- Exhibits
Must include
- •Exhibit list
Any Notice for a hearing conducted by WebExshall include the following information: WebEx Meeting ID: 146 015 3265 Meeting Room Link: https://mocourts.webex.com/meet/vcdiv13mtg WebEx Call in Number: 1-408-418-9388 (long distance charges may apply)
In the event of such refusal, the moving party shall advise the Court in its motion as to what sanctions it seeks against the non-complying party.
The joint Memorandum regarding the good faith meet-and-confer effort must set forth the meeting date and format, attending attorneys' names and bar numbers, meeting length, a description of unresolved disputes with the discovery requests and objections attached, and a certification that clients were informed of the meeting.
Court's wording
setting forth: 1. The date of the meeting, and whether the meeting was in person or by video conference; 2. The names and bar numbers of the attorneys attending the meeting; 3. The length of the meeting; 4. A brief description of the discovery disputes not resolved at the meeting, with a copy of the discovery request(s) and the objection(s) thereto attached; and 5. A certification by counsel that their respective clients have been informed of the meeting and the inability of counsel to resolve their discovery disputes without a court appearance.
The parties shall comply with LOCAL RULE 29: USE OF INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT IN THE COURT in order to utilize any technology during the course of thetrial.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Counsel must set a pre-trial conference at which outstanding motions are heard no later than 10 calendar days (including weekends) before trial, and motions not heard by then are deemed abandoned.
Counsel are responsible for setting a pre-trial conference where said motion(s) will be heard nolater than 10 days (including Saturday and Sunday) before the trial date. All motions not heard at that timeare deemed abandoned.
Civil cases
Page 1 | TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER AND PRE-TRIAL ORDER
No discovery shall be served no later than 30 days prior to discovery deadline.
No discovery shall be served no later than 30 days prior to discovery deadline.
Civil cases
Page 1 | TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER AND PRE-TRIAL ORDER
Parties must provide the court with proposed or agreed-upon questions regarding juror litigation history (per Rule 69.025) no later than 5 days before the pre-trial conference.
Parties to provide the court with proposed or agreed upon questions regarding juror litigation history pursuant to Rule 69.025 no later than five (5) days prior to the pre-trial conference.
Civil cases
Page 2 | PRE-TRIAL AND INSTRUCTION CONFERENCE DATE
Parties must provide the court with proposed or agreed-upon Early Case Summary language (per Rule E1.01) no later than 5 days before the pre-trial conference.
Parties to provide the court with proposed or agreed upon language for Early Case Summary as required by Rule E!.01 no later than five (5) days prior to the pre-trial conference.
Civil cases
Page 2 | PRE-TRIAL AND INSTRUCTION CONFERENCE DATE
Jury instructions must be filed no later than the pretrial conference date.
Jury instructions to be filed by pretrial conference date.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | OTHER ORDERS/DIRECTIVES
Motions to suppress and motions in limine must be filed at least three business days before the pretrial conference and will be heard at that conference.
All motions to suppress and all motions in limine shall be filed no later than three business days before the pretrial conference and shall be heard at the pretrial conference.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | PRETRIAL DEADLINES
Courtesy Copy Requirements
All outstanding motions, pre-trial motions, motions in limine and proposed jury instructions mustbe e-mailed to Bruce.Hilton@courts.mo,gov, at least one week prior to trial.
All outstanding motions, pre-trial motions, motions in limine and proposed jury instructions mustbe e-mailed to Bruce.Hilton@courts.mo,gov, at least one week prior to trial.
Civil cases
Page 1 | TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER AND PRE-TRIAL ORDER
A copy of the package must be e-mailed to Bruce.Hilton@courts.mo.gov in Word format.
A copy of the package must be e-mailed to Bruce.Hilton@courts.mo.gov in Word format.
Civil cases
Page 1 | TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER AND PRE-TRIAL ORDER
Filing Bundling Requirements
Any Motions for Summary Judgment filed pursuant to 74.04 RSMo shall be filed in a packagecontaining the Motion; Statement of Uncontroverted Facts; Memorandum in Support of the Motion; Response in Opposition to the Motion and Statement of Uncontroverted Facts; the Reply in Support of the Motion; and anySur-Replies permitted by 74.04(c) RSMo no later than
Any Motions for Summary Judgment filed pursuant to 74.04 RSMo shall be filed in a packagecontaining the Motion; Statement of Uncontroverted Facts; Memorandum in Support of the Motion; Response in Opposition to the Motion and Statement of Uncontroverted Facts; the Reply in Support of the Motion; and anySur-Replies permitted by 74.04(c) RSMo no later than
Civil cases
Page 1 | TRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER AND PRE-TRIAL ORDER
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Before any discovery dispute (including motions to compel or for sanctions) will be heard in Division 13, counsel must meet at least once in person or by video conference in a good faith effort to resolve the dispute and file the joint Memorandum before obtaining a hearing date from the Division Clerk.
no discovery disputes, including motions to compel discovery responses or motions for sanctions, will be heard in Division 13 unless, prior to obtaining a hearing date from the Division Clerk, counsel for the parties meet at least once in person or by video conference in a good faith effort to resolve their discovery disputes and file their joint Memorandum with the Court, substantially in the form attached hereto
Civil cases
Page 1 | Discovery Disputes in All Civil Cases
A party may be excused from the in-person meet-and-confer requirement for good cause shown, such as opposing counsel's refusal to respond to requests to meet and confer.
A party may request excusal from the in-person meeting requirement of this Order for good cause shown, such as opposing counsel's refusal to respond to requests to meet and confer.
Civil cases
Page 1 | Good Cause Exception and Sanctions