Fairfax County Circuit Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
1 rule from official source documents
Pre-motion conference and letter requirements before filing motions, including sequential steps.
Calendar Control hears continuance requests, requests to set a particular hearing date, and true emergencies; other motions should be noticed for Friday motions day and will not be heard there if they can and should be noticed for that docket.
The Calendar Control Judge hears requests for continuances, date certain for particular hearings and true emergency matters. Other motions should be noticed for a Friday motions day and should not be presented in the limited time available to the Calendar Control Judge each morning. The Calendar Control Judge will not entertain motions that can and should be noticed for a Friday Motions Docket.
Does Fairfax County Circuit Court require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?
Calendar Control hears continuance requests, requests to set a particular hearing date, and true emergencies; other motions should be noticed for Friday motions day and will not be heard there if they can and should be noticed for that docket.
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