Judge Richard E. Berens

Court costs, restitution, and probation fees may be paid online by credit or debit card.

Court costs, restitution, and probation fees may be paid in person by check, credit card, debit card, or cash.

Court costs, restitution, and probation fees may be paid by phone by credit or debit card during the stated hours.

Applies to

Motion

Parties are encouraged, but not required, to submit a proposed order for the court's consideration.

Applies to

Court filing

Must include

judge name, case number, certificate of service

Every filing must include the parties’ names, case number, assigned judge, filer contact information, and a completed certificate of service.

Applies to

Standing special process server affidavit and order

After the Administrative Judge signs, the standing special process server affidavit and order must be filed with the Clerk of Courts.

A mailed filing is deemed filed on the date it is received.

A party timely objecting to a magistrate’s factual findings must obtain and file the transcript within thirty days after filing the objections, unless the Court extends the transcript-preparation time.

The Clerk will accept a time-stamped copy as proper designation of the process server until the order expires or is vacated.

The original document containing unredacted personal information must be submitted for the Court’s confidential processing.

Personal identifiers included in a filing must be redacted or omitted.

The Clerk may refuse to accept a filing containing unredacted personal or private information.