Judge Matthew Thomas

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Certificate

Must include

case number

The provider must give each attendee a Certificate of Completion containing specified attendance, court-cause, and filing information.

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Proposed order

Must include

proposed order

In family law matters, attorneys and self-represented parties must prepare proposed orders for presentation at the hearing and use mandatory Family Law pattern forms when applicable.

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Jury instructions

The Plaintiff/Petitioner must submit a complete jury-instruction set, while the Defendant/Respondent may submit only differing or supplemental instructions.

Jury instructions must be submitted on the first day of trial.

Either party may file a motion for revision within ten days after entry of the Court Commissioner’s written order or judgment, unless an order shortens the time.

A motion for revision must be scheduled for argument within 30 days of the Commissioner’s written order or judgment unless good cause is shown.

Applies to

Order setting case schedule family law

Service

Mail

The applicable family-law order may be served by regular mail, with proof of mailing or service filed promptly in the required form.

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Order setting case schedule

In a new civil non-family case, the plaintiff or petitioner must serve the Order Setting Case Schedule on the defendant or respondent with the initial pleadings or within five court days after filing if the pleading was served before filing.

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Order setting case schedule

Service

Mail

When this Order is served pursuant to this section, it may be served by regular mail with proof of mailing/service to be filed promptly in the form required by these rules, see PCLR 5.

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Certificate

The approved provider must electronically file each attendee’s Certificate of Completion with the court.

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Civil protection order petition

Civil protection order petitions are exempt from the attorney LINX e-filing instruction and may be filed electronically or on paper at the specified locations.

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Note for commissioners calendar

Attorneys must electronically file and schedule a Note for Commissioners Calendar through the LINX public website.