Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Case Management Conference statements must be filed no later than 15 calendar days before the conference.

Written oppositions to ex parte applications must be e-filed by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing.

Trial briefs must be filed and lodged five court days before the Final Status Conference.

Stipulations and orders for continuance must be e-filed at least 7 court days prior to the hearing date to be continued.

Motions in limine must be submitted with timely statutory notice so they can be heard at the final status conference.

No later than five (5) court days before the Final Status Conference, the parties' counsel and any self-represented parties shall file and serve the following documents:

Motions in limine must be filed with the statutorily required notice for hearing at the final status conference and must comply with SCLAC Rule 3.57.

Ex parte papers filed by self-represented parties after 9:00 a.m. will not be accepted for that same day's hearing.

MIL oppositions must be served and filed at least 5 calendar days before the FSC; exempt parties may file printed paper copies directly in Department F51.

Scheduling an IDC does not toll the deadline for filing a discovery motion unless the parties stipulate to toll deadlines.

Ex parte applications and supporting papers must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte hearing.

Case management statements must be filed at least 7 calendar days before the scheduled CMC.

Trial Filings (second round) • Oppositions to Motions In Limine • Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order [L.R. 16-7] • Joint/Agreed Proposed Jury Instructions (jury trial only) • Disputed Proposed Jury Instructions (jury trial only) 2 • Joint Proposed Verdict Forms (jury trial only) minimum • Joint Proposed Statement of the Case (jury trial only) • Proposed Additional Voir Dire Questions, if any (jury trial only) • Evidentiary Objections to Decls. of Direct Testimony (court trial only)

Motions in limine must be filed at least 28 days before the FPTC.

Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed at least 14 days before the Final Pretrial Conference.

Stipulation of facts must be filed at least 14 days before final pretrial conference.

Motions to join parties or amend pleadings must be filed within 15 calendar days of the date of this order.

Parties must file a settlement status report within 7 days of each settlement proceeding.

Parties must serve a list of claim terms for construction within 14 or 42 days depending on the trigger.

If declarations are filed, parties must file objections 14 days before FPTC.

Opposition to motions in limine must be filed at least 25 calendar days before the scheduled trial date.

Evidentiary objections to direct testimony declarations must be filed at least 14 days before the FPTC if declarations are filed.

Response memoranda to sentencing filings must be filed 7 days before the sentencing hearing.

No reply briefs are permitted for motions in limine.

Unless the court orders otherwise upon a showing of good cause, moving papers on shortened time must be filed and personally served at least five calendar days before the hearing, and opposing papers must be filed and served at least two calendar days before it.

The first guardian or conservator account is due by the first anniversary of appointment, and subsequent accounts are due at least biennially.

The request for dismissal, stipulated judgment, or conditional settlement must be filed within 45 calendar days after written notice of settlement.

Motions in limine must be filed at least ten calendar days before the Issue Conference.

After an uncontested matter is ruled upon, the written order must be prepared, presented for the judge's signature, and filed within ten calendar days.

All objections must be submitted to the court in writing by the court day before the trial deadline.

Failure to file a response within the applicable time limits waives the right to respond, although the court may grant relief for good cause shown.

The written witness-appearance notice must be provided to Family Court Services at least 5 court days before the hearing date.

The court will accept late documents only for good cause, and noncompliance may result in sanctions or a trial delay.

An Order to Shorten Time may be filed and calendared only if the underlying motion was filed previously or is filed simultaneously, with compliance shown through a signed order.

For all other proceedings, a court-reporter request must be filed on Local Court Form MC-30 at least three calendar days before the proceeding.

The substitution form must be filed with the court and served on all counsel at least two weeks before any scheduled hearing.

Motions must be filed with the Clerk and appear on the docket before the matter can be added to the Judge's Motion Calendar.

All special set hearing documentation must be uploaded and e-filed at least 7 days before the hearing, in addition to the courtMAP upload.

Motions must be filed and docketed before being set for hearing, and hearings must be scheduled by coordinating with opposing counsel via courtMAP.

After the 10-day objection period expires without a timely objection, parties have 14 days to have the matter set for hearing.

Motions and supporting documents must be uploaded via CourtMAP at least 7 days before the hearing or the matter will not be heard.

Motions in limine must be filed in writing by the Friday before trial; failure to do so, absent good cause, is grounds for denial.

Pretrial objections to the admissibility of audio or video evidence disclosed in discovery must be made at or before the pretrial conference at which the case is set for trial. Any objection to the admissibility of such evidence made during trial will be denied as untimely unless the party opposing its admission can show that the basis for the motion could not have been identified earlier with the exercise of reasonable professional diligence.

The party who requested a hearing must immediately file a Notice of Cancellation and call chambers upon resolution, or all parties must appear on the scheduled date.

Parties must wait 10 days after entry of the Order of Referral before requesting a hearing on the referred matter.

Petitions/motions, case law and proposed orders must be submitted for review within 48 hours of setting the hearing, with the proposed order's title typed in the courtMAP title box.

An exhibit list must be prepared and filed at least 48 hours before the hearing date, failing which exhibits may be excluded from evidence.

Responses to special appointment calendar matters are due 10 days before the hearing date.

A proposed order submitted in Word will be automatically rejected by the filing system and will not reach Judge Polo.

When the judge directs counsel to file a proposed written order, it must be submitted to opposing counsel within five business days.

Documents responding to an Order to Show Cause, including a petition and order extending time, must be filed at least five business days before the hearing.

Exhibit binders must be received in the judicial office at least three business days before the evidentiary proceeding.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A proposed order is due within ten days after an oral pronouncement at a hearing.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

Proposed orders must be submitted within one week after the hearing or ruling.

All motions must be filed and served on opposing counsel at least 14 days before the hearing.

The mediator’s report must be filed at least five business days before the temporary relief hearing to avoid cancellation.

For a motion involving multiple cases, a motion and notice must be filed in each case.

Hearing materials and any authorized courtesy copy must be submitted no later than five days before the hearing.

Proposed orders must be emailed to the Courtroom Deputy at TLTPO@cand.uscourts.gov on the same day they are e-filed.

Motions in limine must be filed no later than 14 days before the pretrial conference.

A proposed order for bringing exhibit presentation equipment and technology into the building must be filed no later than 14 days before trial.

Judge Lin's discovery cutoff is a hard completion date: all discovery hearings, resolving orders, and productions must be finished by the cutoff, so discovery requests must be served and discovery motions filed sufficiently in advance of it.

Oppositions to administrative motions to enlarge page limits must be filed by 12:00 p.m. one business day before deadline or per Local Rule 7-11, whichever is sooner.

Parties must file and serve joint pretrial statement at least 7 calendar days before the pretrial conference.

Parties must provide the Court Reporter a joint list of names, places, and uncommon terms or acronyms likely to be used at trial no later than 5 days before trial start.

Opposition papers must be filed and served at least 9 days before the Pretrial Conference for cases tried in a week, or 16 days before it for all other cases.

Requests for telephonic appearance must be filed at least 7 calendar days before the scheduled appearance, or will be denied absent extraordinary circumstances and good cause.

In jury trials, file proposed jury instructions 21 days before the pretrial conference.

Each party's statement addressing unresolved evidentiary disputes must be filed by midnight if the parties cannot resolve them in good faith.

Reply briefs are not permitted for motions in limine.

Delinquency motions in limine must be filed and emailed to the Judicial Assistant at least 48 hours before the first day of trial.

Within 45 days after the litigation and any appeals conclude, recipients must, at the producing party’s written request and the receiving party’s option, destroy or return all protected information.

All motions, including dispositive motions and motions in limine, must be heard no less than 5 days before the Calendar Call.

The parties must exchange lists of all trial exhibits and the names and addresses of all trial witnesses by the last business day at least 45 days before the Calendar Call.

If a motion remains undetermined 60 days after its hearing, the movant must file the notice within 14 days thereafter.

Witness lists must be filed with the court at least ten business days before the evidentiary hearing and must omit witnesses’ email addresses and telephone numbers.

Pretrial motions, including motions in limine, must be heard five days before calendar call.

The parties must upload the appropriate proposed form of order with attachments through OLS at least 24 hours before the scheduled UMC hearing or conference.

Failure to set a motion for hearing within the stated 45-day period may result in the motion being deemed abandoned or denied.

The parties must exchange rebuttal witness names and addresses and rebuttal exhibit lists by the last business day at least 35 days before the Calendar Call.

Hearing materials must be mailed or dropped off at least seven days before the hearing.

Case law must be sent to and received by the court three business days before the hearing.

A party objecting to the virtual case management hearing must file an objection within 10 days.

Uncontested notice of hearing must be received by the preceding Wednesday or the case will not be heard.

A motion requesting a remote appearance at an in-person hearing must be filed at least seven days before the hearing.

The completed Verified Checklist must be filed and viewable in the Clerk’s system by the final hearing.

Courtesy copies must be delivered to the court no later than three days before the evidentiary proceeding.

The next trial day's witnesses must be disclosed at the end of each trial day.

Trial cannot commence until mediation is completed when mediation is absent or occurred more than one year before the pretrial conference.

To have a waiver honored, the signed waiver must be filed no later than 3:00 p.m. one business day before the hearing.

For a virtual hearing or trial, hard-copy exhibits must be delivered to the Clerk's Office three days beforehand under the Clerk's procedures.

Unless the court specifies another deadline, the proposed order must be submitted within ten days of the hearing with copies to all other counsel and self-represented parties.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, all exhibits must be received in Chambers and served on the opposing party five days before the evidentiary proceeding.

Counsel unable to submit the form by 4:30 p.m. the prior day must attend in person and submit it by 11:00 a.m. on the conference day.

Exceptions to the Report and Recommendation must be filed within 10 days after service.

Orders postponing or canceling the sale must be filed with the Clerk by 5:00 p.m. five business days before the sale.

Jury instructions must be e-filed by the event-section deadline, and a copy must be emailed with the e-docket form and joint pre-trial stipulation by noon on the first business day before the e-docket call month.

A motion to cancel a sale and its proposed order must be emailed to the specified address at least five business days before the sale date.

Foreclosure motion packets must be submitted at least ten business days before the hearing; otherwise, the hearing may be cancelled.

Within five calendar days after scheduling a hearing, email the Judicial Assistant the motion and notice of hearing, plus a proposed order for a UMC hearing.

The privilege-asserting party may file a reply or rebuttal within 5 days after service of the discovery-seeking party’s submission.

Fact and expert discovery must be completed within 450 days after the complaint is filed.

When a circuit or county reverts to Phase 1 or 2, speedy-trial time periods in criminal and juvenile proceedings are suspended until 90 days after the Chief Justice approves the return to Phase 3.

The court must receive all hearing materials at least three business days before the hearing.

A party who objects to referral must file a written objection with the clerk before the hearing begins.

Designated transcript portions must be delivered to the Court and all other parties at least 48 hours before the hearing.

Trial materials must be submitted no less than 30 days before pretrial or trial.

Motions to vacate a voluntary dismissal must be filed within 30 days of dismissal or a new action must be filed, unless an agreed order of dismissal provides otherwise.

Emergency motions must be submitted no later than 10:00 AM.

Emergency motions and supporting papers must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. the day before presentment.

Motions in limine must be filed at least 14 days before trial; exhibit objections not raised beforehand are deemed waived.

Written discovery must be completed within 8 months of pre-trial timeline order.

The Court prefers that a memorandum of judgment be presented at the time the sale is confirmed. A memorandum may be submitted to be signed off call within 14 days after the confirmation of sale, provided the plaintiff submits a stamped copy of the confirmation of sale. Memoranda of judgment submitted beyond 14 days will not be signed Off Call.

Responses to summary judgment motions must be filed within 14 days after the motion is filed.

Routine motion papers must be emailed to chambers at least two full court days before the planned hearing date.

Each party must email a pretrial memorandum to Calendar 4 and all counsel at least 2 days before the settlement conference, and must not file it with the Clerk.

Disclosure of expert witnesses must be completed no later than 15 months after entry of Order 4331.

Motions to vacate a voluntary dismissal must be filed within 30 days of dismissal, or a new action must be filed, unless an agreed order grants leave to reinstate and retains jurisdiction.

Parties intending to call witnesses or introduce exhibits must file a witness and exhibit list by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time three business days before the hearing.

Where a case is to be tried to a jury, pursuant to Local Rules 47.1(a)(2) and 51.1 the parties should file (i) proposed voir dire, (ii) preliminary jury instructions, (iii) final jury instructions, and (iv) special verdict forms seven (7) business days before the final pretrial conference.

The party seeking discovery relief must file its letter on the Court-set date, generally at least 72 hours before the conference, excluding weekends and holidays.

Should counsel find it will be necessary to apply to the Court for a protective order specifying terms and conditions for the disclosure of confidential information, counsel should confer and attempt to reach an agreement on a proposed form of order and file it with the Court within ten (10) days from the date of this Order.

The parties must file the Joint Claim Construction Brief no later than the date to be supplied.

Counsel must meet and confer and file an Amended Joint Claim Construction Chart within the specified window before the claim construction hearing.

Case-dispositive motions, supporting opening briefs, and any supporting affidavits must be served and filed by the specified date, approximately four months before the pretrial conference.

The motion for sealing or redaction must be filed promptly after the transcript is completed.

twenty-four hours of filing, noticing their intent to file a response of three pages or less within forty-eight hours of the motion filing.

The moving party must file its discovery-dispute letter on the court-ordered date, generally at least 72 hours before the conference.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, the parties must follow Local Rule 16.3(d)(1)–(3) timeframes when preparing the joint proposed final pretrial order.

The website request for WiFi authorization must be submitted no later than five business days before the scheduled mediation conference.

A respondent may designate additional record papers by filing notice within 10 days after service of the appellant's designation.

A Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment must be filed within 20 days after the Notice of Civil Assessment is mailed.

Endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers for Law and Motion ex parte applications must be submitted to the clerk no later than two hours before the hearing.

Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed within two court days after the motions are filed and served.

Parties seeking an earlier Mandatory Settlement Conference date must submit their statements by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

An administrative record in a CCP § 1094.5 case must be lodged in the hearing department at least five court days before the hearing.

Opposing parties must file supporting or opposing documentation within four court days after service of the JV-180, JV-183, and JV-184 forms.

Moving and supporting papers for a motion to reinstate visitation must be served and filed at least 10 court days before the hearing.

Moving papers must be ready when the hearing date is requested and filed within two court days after receiving that date and time.

At a special hearing in felony trial court, a Penal Code section 1538.5 motion must be filed ten court days before the hearing and opposition two court days before it.

A motion to sever or consolidate other than at a preliminary hearing must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the hearing.

A motion hearing date and time must be reserved with the Department 304 clerk and approved by the Court before the motion is filed.

A hearing must be requested immediately on any filed objection.

The Clerk of Court must receive all exhibits by close of business five days before the scheduled hearing or trial.

A party or counsel planning to attend a non-evidentiary hearing remotely must file notice at least 72 hours before the hearing.

Submit proposed orders within 10 days after a hearing unless the Court instructs otherwise.

A request for a party or witness to appear remotely at a civil or small-claims non-jury trial must be filed at least five business days before trial and reference relevant decision factors, including those listed in the cited rule.

Each party must serve and file a witness list and proposed exhibit list at least three days before any contested evidentiary hearing.

If the return’s due date is later extended, a similar notice must be filed and served.

The personal representative must promptly file and serve interested persons with notice of disqualification, including the reason and date of the disqualifying event.

Trial exhibits must be submitted at least three business days before the hearing or trial.

A guardian of the property must promptly file a final report, and if the ward has died, must file it no later than 45 days after service of the specified letters or order.

Trial exhibits must be submitted no later than three business days before the hearing or trial.

When the parties agree to admit evidence and its review would help resolve the matter efficiently, they must submit it at least five business days before the hearing or trial.

The pretrial stipulation must be submitted three days before the pretrial conference.

The court will generally set a deadline requiring the exceptions or objections pleading to be filed within 5 days after the proposed orders are filed.

Motions to Cancel Sales, including emergency motions, must be provided as early as possible to allow adequate review and action.

When the hearing is scheduled less than 10 days after service, the objection must be filed before the hearing begins.

A party objecting to referral to the general magistrate generally must file a written objection within 10 days of service, subject to shorter-hearing and early-service exceptions.

Each party must exchange and file written deposition designations by the stated pre-conference deadline.

Plaintiffs must serve and file an expert-witness notice at least 120 days before the pretrial conference containing the required witness and opinion information.

Ordinary Daubert motions or objections must be filed and served at least 45 days before the pretrial conference.

When the hearing is scheduled less than 10 days after service, the objection must be filed before the hearing begins.

Except for complex actions or when the operative case-management order provides otherwise, a summary-judgment hearing must occur no later than 30 days before the scheduled pretrial conference.

After hearing confirmation, the movant must file and email a notice of hearing within three business days.

A request for remote appearance must be submitted no later than five days before the hearing.

All motions in limine and motions to exclude testimony must be filed by the indicated deadline.

A routine-motion response is due at the earlier of seven days after filing, excluding weekends and holidays, or noon on the Friday before the motion date.

All discovery must be initiated early enough to be completed by the discovery cut-off date specified in the scheduling order.

The completed pretrial stipulation must be received no later than five business days before the pretrial conference, and noncompliance may result in sanctions.

A response to a dispositive or Daubert motion is due 21 business days after the motion is filed.

A reply to a motion in limine may be filed within five non-holiday, non-weekend days after the response.

The parties must submit an Interim Status Report within 14 days after mandatory ADR.

A routine-motion response is due by whichever is earlier, seven business days after filing or noon on the Friday before the motion date.

A response to a case-dispositive motion is due 14 business days after filing, with further briefing governed by court order.

A response to a case-dispositive or Daubert motion is due within 14 business days after filing unless the Court orders otherwise.

Plaintiff's expert report or Rule 26(b)(4) disclosure is due by the scheduling order's stated deadline, which is blank in the provided text.

Routine civil motions must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the noticed presentation date, with one courtesy copy including exhibits delivered to Judge Wallace’s chambers.

Each side must provide the Court detailed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law two working days before trial begins.

Each side must file detailed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law two judicial days before trial with an electronic Word-format copy.

Requests for jury questionnaires must be made by motion, filed and heard at least six weeks before the trial date.

Demonstrative exhibits, including exemplars, that may be used at trial must be disclosed before the calendar call.

Prove-up hearing exhibits must be attached to the application or provided to chambers at least 5 days before the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted within 10 days of notification of the ruling, per EDCR 7.21.

Each side must provide the Court detailed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law two judicial days before trial.

A competing order must be submitted to the Department inbox within two days of notifying opposing counsel that a competing order is merited, and before the EDCR 7.21 period expires.

Electronic exhibits must be validated with the Vault at least two weeks (14 days) before trial begins.

Each side must provide the Court detailed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law two working days before trial begins.

Deposition designations must be provided and all objections to them resolved before trial begins.

Daily Transcript requests must be made to the department at the time of Pre-Trial, and in no event, not less than three weeks before trial.

Pre-plea and pre-sentence reports must be delivered at least three court days before the sentence hearing, counting both the court date and the date of delivery.

Electronic documents are not officially filed without the electronic filing stamp.

If notice is served personally by 4:00 p.m., the hearing must be at least the second court day after personal service.

Every complaint or petition requesting an ex parte order for the appointment of a receiver, temporary restraint, preliminary injunction or any other emergency relief, shall be filed in the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk, if during court hours, before application to the Court for the order.

Party objections to extended media coverage must be filed within 3 days of receiving notice of the request.

Dispositive motions must be filed at least 63 days before trial, unless leave is granted for good cause.

Objections to the petition must be filed at least 10 days before the hearing.

E-filed pleadings received before midnight on open court days deemed filed that day; filed on closed days deemed next business day.

The evaluation report must be provided to the Court and any other designated parties within 120 days of the entry of the order appointing the evaluator.

Upon filing a notice of appeal, any hearing scheduled under this subpart shall automatically operate as an order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 323(e) to toll the time to file a report of proceedings in the reviewing court under Supreme Court Rule 326 until any hearing is resolved.

Upon settlement or withdrawal of a mediation case, the parties must immediately notify the Judge in writing and submit the written settlement or other dispositive order by the scheduled mediation conference date, and must also notify the Program.

Upon settlement or withdrawal of a mediation case, parties must immediately notify the Judge in writing and submit the written settlement or dispositive order on or before the scheduled mediation conference status date.

The order takes effect when the original petition is filed, remains a temporary restraining order for fourteen days, and continues as a temporary injunction until further court order if no party contests it at a hearing within that period.

Opposing counsel must file objections to a proposed judgment or order within three working days after receiving the proposed judgment.

Counsel must submit the conference statement three days before the conference.

A defendant has 30 days to file a pro se petition for discretionary review in the court of appeals.

Where allowed by the court in which an indictment is filed, a defendant may waive arraignment only by filing a statement on a form approved by the courts no later than the day before arraignment is scheduled.

Pretrial matters, including motions in limine, must meet the set deadline; an extension may be granted by the Court for cause shown.

For a misdemeanor arrest, the defendant must be presented before a magistrate within 24 hours of arrest.

The magistrate must transmit each request for counsel to the appointing authority within 24 hours after the request is made.

When division of the marital estate is disputed, each party must exchange a final sworn inventory and appraisement at least 30 days before trial, unless the parties waive the requirement in writing.

The plaintiff’s amendments and supplements of affirmation or pleadings must be filed by the date set for this deadline.

Electronic transmission alone does not complete filing; filing is complete when the official date-and-time stamp is affixed to the document.

The deadline for the Robinson Motion to Strike Expert Witness for lack of foundation for Opinion must be at least 60 days before trial.

Motions to compel discovery must be filed immediately after the discovery deadline passes and no later than the motion filing deadline.

Conflict letters must be submitted one week before the trial calendar begins.

Dispositive motions must be filed by the timeframe in the scheduling order.

Other parties must provide their portions of the pre-trial order to Plaintiff/Petitioner at least two business days before the due date.

Other parties must provide their portions of the consolidated pre-trial order to plaintiff(s) at least two business days before the due date.

Parties must notify the GAL of a desire for a Report no later than 45 days before the hearing or final trial date.

Discovery motions may be filed any time after the Discovery Date deadline passes and no later than the Motions Due Date identified in the CSSO.

Opposing parties may file a response within 30 days of the initial motion for non-evidentiary motions.

provided that such pleading is filed with the motion for summary judgment or filed not later than five (5) days after the time for response.

The Consolidated Pre-Trial Order must be filed 7 days before the Pre-Trial Conference.

Counsel must email pretrial submissions (proposed general voir dire questions, witness list, and motions in limine) to Litigation Manager Seneca McRae at least 5 days before the start of the trial calendar unless the Court directs otherwise.

All documents must be filed prior to the hearing.

A conservator must file the final settlement within 60 days after termination of authority unless the court fixes an earlier deadline.

A party served by publication has forty-five days to file an answer.

All trial exhibits offered by a person appearing by video conference must be filed with the court or hand-delivered to the assigned trial division three days before trial.

Unless the Court extends the deadline, the independent personal representative must file the final settlement or statement of account within one year after appointment.

Facsimile or electronically transmitted pleadings, orders, or documents received after 4:30 p.m. are deemed filed on the following business day unless handled under emergency filing procedures.

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

Failure to apply for trial de novo within ten days after judgment waives that right and requires execution of the judgment and sentence.

Except in insolvent estates, all claims against the estate must be disposed of before final settlement is approved; the auditor will issue an exception for any undisposed claim.

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

The Order of Discharge must be filed after the Order of Distribution has been entered.

Circuit court petitions are automatically dismissed without prejudice one year after the bankruptcy notice is filed.

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

The discovery plan must be filed within 14 days after the parties’ conference.

Technical failure does not extend jurisdictional deadlines, including statutes of limitation or appeal deadlines.

The COVID-19 tolling order does not apply to specific court orders issued on or after March 9, 2020.

After settlement, parties must notify the court as soon as practicable and submit a joint notice of dismissal identifying the party bearing costs within 30 days.

The clerk must notify the court and public when an E-filing malfunction lasts more than one hour.

motions in limine must be filed 21 days before trial begins.

Responses to a motion in limine are due seven days after filing, or three days before trial.

Filing an objection tolls the 30-day appeal period until the court rules on the objection.

Technical failure does not extend jurisdictional deadlines, including statutes of limitation and appeal deadlines.

Pleadings, discovery deadlines, dispositive motions, motion responses, and expert deadlines due during the tolling period are tolled.

A motion in limine is due 28 days before trial, and a response may be served within 14 days after service of the motion.

The joint proposed instructions, disputed proposed instructions, interrogatories, and verdict forms must be filed at least five business days before trial.

The court must receive all evidentiary-hearing materials at least three business days before the hearing.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

Except where otherwise specified, a party must file and serve the notice of hearing immediately after reserving hearing time.

All pretrial motions must be filed and scheduled within 60 days of the first Docket Sounding.

An objection to using communication technology for a hearing or trial must be filed no later than ten days beforehand.

Proposed orders on competency motions must be submitted within five calendar days after the motion is filed.

Immediately after reserving hearing time, file and serve the notice of hearing and email a copy to the judicial assistant.

Once a hearing time is coordinated and confirmed, the moving party must immediately e-file the notice of hearing and email a copy to the Judicial Assistant.

Within 60 days after filing one of the listed motions or objections, the movant must confer with opposing counsel and either submit a proposed agreed order or schedule a hearing and file a notice of hearing, or the motion or objection may be deemed abandoned and denied.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved, and a copy must be emailed to the judicial assistant.

A signed Case Management Plan must be filed and accepted by the Clerk before the Case Management Order is submitted for review.

For remote proceedings, paper exhibits pre-marked for identification and an exhibit log must be delivered to chambers at least three business days before the hearing or trial.

A notice withdrawing a motion must be filed through NYSCEF and emailed to Chambers at least five business days before the calendar date or as soon as the resolution is reached, whichever occurs first.

When the Note of Issue was filed on or after November 1, 2026, summary judgment must be filed within two months unless the court grants leave for good cause under Brill or all parties stipulate.

DJMP reply papers must be filed no later than seven days before the return date.

Proposed orders submitted before argument may be uploaded no earlier than one week before the matter’s calendar date; earlier submissions will be rejected.

Papers must be served and filed at least three business days before the motion's return date.

Immediately upon settlement of a motion or action, the parties must notify the Court by uploading a settlement stipulation, discontinuance stipulation, or the movant's withdrawal letter.

A fully briefed-motion stipulation for the next available oral-argument date must be received the Monday before the motion-calendar date; otherwise, the stipulation is rejected and the parties must attend the general calendar call.

The marked pleadings and Bill of Particulars must be emailed to the Part no later than 3 PM on the initial conference date.

Proposed jury charges and verdict sheets are due no later than the close of the plaintiff's case.

A proposed order or stipulation resolving a motion must be uploaded to NYSECF at least three business days before the motion's return date.

Opposition papers to an order to show cause must be filed at least one day before the hearing.

The filing deadline for guardianship motions is at least seven days before the return date.

Responses to motions must be filed within 21 days per Local Rule 7.4, unless the Court orders an expedited response.

Proposed voir dire questions must be filed with the Joint Pretrial Order (JPO).

Responses to dispositive and non-dispositive motions due 21 days after filing.

Original documents offered must be filed as soon as practicable.

Objections to deposition designations must be filed at least three business days before the final pretrial conference, and objecting counsel bears the burden of securing a ruling before trial begins.

Written discovery requests must be filed early enough for the recipient’s response to be due by the discovery-completion deadline.

The specified motions must be filed with a hearing request at least 30 days before jury selection.

Jury trial parties must file pretrial filings 14 days before docket call/pretrial conference, plus Joint Pretrial Order in civil cases.

If leave to amend is granted, the amended pleading (with redline formatting removed) must be filed within 14 days of the order granting leave, unless the court orders otherwise.

Leave of court is required to add or amend invalidity contentions after the service deadline.

Reply briefs must be filed within 7 days of the response to the motion.

Each party of record must file a Pretrial Memorandum within 180 days after filing the appeal, unless the Court enters a case management order.

If lead defense counsel stops serving, defendants must select a replacement within 30 days.

Each party must file its mediation statement at least ten days before mediation.

A complaint must be filed within five days after the defendant is released under the specified rule or procedure.

The listed completed forms must be delivered to the Clerk of Courts by 9:00 a.m. on the morning of the hearing.

Replacement lead counsel must promptly file a notice of selection with the Prothonotary.

A party may file objections to the master’s report and recommendation within 30 days after it is filed.

After reviewing an electronic filing, the clerk must notify the filing party whether it was accepted or refused and give the reason for any refusal.

An attachment or exhibit that cannot be electronically filed because of portal technical standards or its physical characteristics must be filed in person within one business day after the legal paper is filed.

In any case in which a report of viewers shall be filed and presented to the Court for confirmation, the same shall be marked “Confirmed Nisi,” which confirmation shall become absolute, and shall be so marked by the Prothonotary unless exceptions are filed thereto within thirty (30) days thereafter, or such other time as required by Act of Assembly;

The objecting party must file a notice that the matter is ripe for decision within five days after the opposition-brief filing date passes.

A party may file the request with the Prothonotary within 20 days after the Recommended Order is mailed or received, whichever happens first.

Private emergency screening hearing must be set within 21 days; all required participants must be present by 3 p.m.

Written objections with proof of service must be received by FCS within 15 calendar days of the mailing of the mediated agreement, or the agreement will be submitted to the Court.

For petitions filed by attorneys, the resentencing hearing must be set at least 35 days after filing.

Persons obtaining an ex parte temporary guardianship order must reserve a reconsideration date within 30 days.

In bench trials, counsel must provide the Court with hard copies of specified pretrial documents by 12:00 pm on the last court day before trial.

The judge should include in the court order described above a further hearing date in Family Court in 40-60 days for the parents to present a copy of the signed voluntary or informal supervision agreement or proof that a community agency is involved with the family.

Supervisors must annually submit updated forms by January 15th.

The private professional conservator must file a plan of estimated fees with the Court within 60 days of appointment.

The fiduciary must file a Receipt for the blocked account, signed by an officer of the financial institution, within 15 days of deposit.

The last date for filing pretrial motions is 30 calendar days before trial, unless the Supervising Judge signs an order shortening time.

Absent case-specific factors dictating otherwise, all pretrial motions will be heard: (a) not later than 15 calendar days before the trial date, (b) at the direction of the Law & Motion department not later than the date of the Readiness Conference, or (c) at another time as directed by the court upon a showing of good cause. (Cal. Rule of Court, rule 4.112(b).)

Written opposition to an ex parte application or request for hearing must be submitted no later than the end of the day the application was filed.

A written stipulation to judicial arbitration must be filed at least 12 calendar days before the Case Management Conference, with a copy immediately emailed to the Case Management Coordinator.

The parties must wait for transmission of the appellate record and the Appellate Division’s notice, then file briefs within the periods specified in CRC rule 8.882(a).

The parties must prepare and submit Court-ordered changes to proposed jury instructions by the deadline set at the Pretrial Conference or another deadline set by the Court.

All proofs of service of process must be filed no later than 10 days before the initial Case Management Conference.

The parties must meet and confer about deposition objections at least five days before the binder is due.

The parties must file the joint pretrial conference statement at least 14 days before the pretrial conference.

Unless the court orders otherwise, remote appearance for an ex parte order requires service of the moving papers and proposed order on all parties, paper submission to the assigned judge, and payment of the clerk's fee by 10:00 a.m. two court days before the appearance.

The parties must file the joint pretrial conference statement at least 14 days before the Pretrial Conference.

Applicants for probate ex parte hearings must check in at the clerk's office by 10:30 a.m.

The Pretrial Conference must be held at least 14 days before the Trial Date.

The initial Case Management Conference filing deadline for the CM-110 is 15 calendar days before the conference.

The filing deadline for motions in limine and their oppositions is 21 days before the Pretrial Conference.

Motions for relief from a deadline and motions for protective order are noted at least 14 days after filing, with opposition due within 9 days and reply due within 14 days; the noting-date rule does not apply when a party is under confinement.

Motions for summary judgment and lien avoidance must be filed and served at least 28 days before the hearing.

Debtor's reply to objection to confirmation must be filed no later than 7 days before the confirmation hearing.

Supplemental, non-agreed proposed jury instructions, jury questionnaire, and verdict form must be filed no later than 10 days before trial.

Sentencing memorandum must be filed at least 7 days before sentencing.

Motion must be noted for hearing 40 days after filing.

Unless trial de novo was waived in the arbitration agreement, a party may serve and file a written demand for trial de novo within 30 days after the award is filed.

If the opposing party no longer objects to the requested relief, it must state that and respond as requested within seven days after receiving the draft submission.

Post-confirmation quarterly reports due by 21st day of month after quarter ends, using UST Form 11-PCR.

In actions reviewing an administrative agency decision, the agency record must be filed within thirty days after the complaint or petition if the agency is the plaintiff or petitioner, or with the answer or return if it is the defendant or respondent, unless the court grants an extension for good cause.

Joint petitions missing a joint debtor's signature receive a 7-day deficiency notice to cure.

Alternative dispute resolution must be completed within 450 days after the complaint is filed in a general case.

Any motion in limine filed after the pre-trial conference will not be considered and will be summarily denied.

Fact and expert discovery must be completed within 450 days after the complaint is filed in a general case.

Untimely motions or responses will not be considered by the Court.

No reply memorandum is permitted or considered by the Court.

Plaintiffs must file their witness list at least 120 days before pretrial.

An opposing party has ten days from receiving a motion to file a response and accompanying legal memorandum.

The joint final pretrial statement, motions in limine, deposition objections, proposed jury instructions, and verdict form must be filed 14 days before the pretrial conference; untimely motions in limine are deemed abandoned.

All motions in limine must be filed before the pre-trial conference to be considered.

Proposed orders should be submitted no more than 24 hours prior to the hearing and within five (5) days after the hearing is held

If the Court has not announced its ruling on such contested motions by pretrial, counsel should immediately advise the Court.

The defendant may apply to enter the Diversion Program by filing the attached Application for Entry with the Court within 20 days.

Defense counsel must file an entry of appearance promptly after retention.

Orders modifying or reinstating bail must be filed immediately with the Clerk of Courts.

If no conference has been requested and no motion is pending, the appellant must file a brief within forty days after notice that the complete record was filed.

The motion and order must be filed with the Clerk of Courts immediately after the motion is decided.

Exceptions must be filed within five business days after service or they are deemed waived.

A discovery-motion response must be provided to Chambers by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the scheduled court date.

A party opposing the petition must file a responsive brief within 10 days of service of the petitioner’s brief.

The motion and order must be filed immediately with the Clerk of Courts after the court decides the motion.

Each other party must file a responsive brief within thirty days after service of the appellant’s brief.

The appellant may file a reply brief within 10 days after service of the responsive brief.

Proposed Findings of Fact. If ordered, proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in non-jury cases should be submitted at least twenty days after the trial transcript is available.

Opposition documents must be filed no less than two days before the scheduled trial date.

If the non-moving party amends its pleading, within 21 days of such amendment, the moving party may file an answer, file a new motion to dismiss, or notify the Court that it will rely on the initially-filed motion to dismiss.

The proposed order must be submitted five days before the previously excluded time expires.

Represented parties must file the amended or supplemental pleading within seven days of the order granting a Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2) or (d) motion.

Contention interrogatories must be served at least 30 days before discovery closes unless the Court orders otherwise.

Joint pretrial order must be submitted at least 14 days before final pretrial conference.

A response or opposition to a pretrial memorandum of law is due two weeks after the opening memorandum is filed.

When the Government provides a Pimentel letter, Chambers must receive a copy at least one business day before the scheduled plea.

Counsel are prohibited from setting a return date for motions.

Parties must submit affidavits of direct testimony to the court at the time of joint pretrial order filing, with exceptions for certain witnesses.

If applicable, the parties must submit a post-discovery joint status letter one week after expert discovery closes.

Motions to exclude expert testimony must be made by the deadline for dispositive motions, not as a motion in limine.

A TRO filed after noon without the required notice will be heard no earlier than 9:00 a.m. the next business day.

Motions in limine must be filed at least three weeks before trial and will be heard on a Friday before trial.

Responses to motions are due on Wednesday and a hard copy is required.

The facilitator must file the Mediation Status Report within seven days after facilitation, and plaintiffs must ensure it is electronically filed and served.

Summary-disposition motions must be filed within 30 days after discovery closes under the scheduling order or they are waived.

Summary disposition motions must be filed within 18 months of the complaint; later filings require a motion for leave, and no hearing within 30 days of trial.

Stipulated orders opting out of case evaluation must be filed within 120 days of the first responsive pleading.

Dispositive motions must be scheduled within 30 days after case evaluation or within 30 days of the first facilitation, whichever is first.

Within 7 days of the praecipe ruling being posted or oral argument, the moving party must submit a formal order for the judge's signature that comports with the ruling and includes all relief.

In general, the Court requires that all RESPONSES be due 2 weeks prior to the MSD hearing and all REPLIES be due 1 week prior to the MSD hearing.

All motions in limine must be filed and heard no later than three weeks before trial.

Motion answers are due three business days before the scheduled hearing unless otherwise specified.

The Verification of Receipt and Deposit must be filed with the Court within seven days after the Entry directing the deposit is issued.

Settlement may avoid trial without an entry being filed initially, but an entry must be filed within 30 days or the case will be dismissed for want of prosecution.

At least one party must pay the jury deposit two weeks before trial; otherwise, all parties are deemed to have waived a jury trial.

The Certificate of Service and supporting documentation must be filed before the application is considered.

The case must be set for trial two weeks after the settlement conference.

The guardian of the estate must file the inventory and valuation within three months after appointment.

When an obituary or other evidence of death is used to initiate the matter, the death certificate must be produced to the court within 30 days.

For estates where the decedent died after December 31, 2001, the fiduciary must prepare and file the inventory within 3 months of appointment.

Requested jury instructions and citations of authority must be provided at least ten days before the jury trial.

After the clerk notifies counsel that a case has defaulted, prevailing counsel must submit a default-judgment application within 15 days or the case will be dismissed for want of prosecution.

Final Pre-Trial Hearing: Five months after the filing of the Complaint for permanent custody,

The Court ORDERS that the Guardian of the Estate shall pay the remaining funds to to be used for the sole benefit of the ward and shall file a Final Account within 30 days of this Entry.

Motions for rehearing/reconsideration must be filed and accepted by the Clerk within the time prescribed by rule, statute, or law.

Motions requiring a hearing must be scheduled within 5 days of filing (excluding weekends and court holidays) so they can be heard within 35 days of filing, absent good cause.

The party requesting Uniform Motion Calendar relief must furnish a proposed order through the Court Online Order Portal within 5 days after the hearing.

Proposed orders after special set hearings must be uploaded to the CMS Workbench within 10 days of the hearing.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

Within 15 days of receiving the agreements, objections and disclosures, the moving party must reply in writing to each objection, agreeing or citing contrary authority.

If no coverage counsel is obtained, counsel must file and email a Status Report by 12 noon the business day before the hearing.

Summary judgment motions must be heard prior to 45 days before calendar call.

After filing, the Judge will review and enter an order or set a hearing; if no response within 10 days, follow up with the Clerk.

A supplemental certificate of conference must be filed at least 3 days before the submission/hearing date for discovery motions.

All expert witness challenge motions must be set for hearing before the trial date.

If a respondent has not appeared, a case may be dismissed unless a return of service or a properly executed waiver is on file before the dismissal date.

The parties should exchange and file with the Court exhibit lists, motions in limine, depositions offers and proposed jury charges or proposed findings of facts and conclusion at least three (3) days before trial or the Thursday before a Monday Trial setting.

If no judgment is filed within 14 days after the court is notified of settlement, the case is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Failing to enter a final order by the court-set entry date may result in dismissal.

All summary judgments should be set and heard at least thirty days before trial.

If a respondent has not appeared, the case may be dismissed unless a return of service or properly executed waiver is on file before the dismissal date.

Parties should brief or bring cases on unusual legal and evidentiary issues before the pretrial conference.

Within 15 days after entry of a so-ordered caption-amendment stipulation, a party as directed by the court must serve the Trial Support Office through NYSCEF and separately file and upload a second copy with the required CPLR 8019(c) notice on Form EF-22.

All pre-trial motions, including motions in limine, must be filed at least three weeks before the PTC so they can be made returnable at that conference.

The deadline for proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law is 10 calendar days after the close of the record in a nonjury trial, unless the court directs otherwise.

Parties must comply with deadlines and orders in preliminary, compliance, and status conference orders, and noncompliance may result in penalties.

A party intending to use a direct affidavit must provide the Court and all parties a copy at least three days before the witness is expected to testify.

A discovery update may be submitted any time by its due date, but the party must provide the update or request an extension by the deadline.

When an RJI accompanies a disclosure motion, the preliminary conference must be held within 45 days.

Court staff upload issued orders to NYSCEF, but an order is not entered until the County Clerk affixes a filing stamp.

Counsel must notify the court as soon as practicable after settlement or resolution of an active case or pending motion.

The draft CCO or SCO must be emailed to the part clerk no later than 12:00 noon on the day before the applicable conference.

The note of issue should be filed by the calculated DCM deadline, subject to the court's discretion.

When directed to obtain a conference appearance transcript, it must be ordered and paid for within 10 days of the appearance and filed within five days after receipt.

Unless the Trial Judge directs otherwise, counsel prevailing in a decision, order, decree, or judgment must prepare and submit the proper journal entry to opposing counsel within five days.

The case disposition date is the not-guilty verdict date, sentencing date, capias-issuance date for failure to appear, mistrial declaration date, or accepted dismissal-request date.

Motions in limine are discouraged and require good-faith discussion and certification of reasonable resolution efforts; they must be filed 30 days before trial unless a final pretrial order sets a different date.

If the first party fails to timely deposit, another party may preserve the jury-trial right by depositing no later than 21 days before trial.

The chairperson must file the Report and Award within 30 days after the hearing and forward copies to all parties or counsel the same day.

All motions in limine must be filed and emailed to the judge's staff attorney thirty days before trial.

The notice of appeal, and a demand for the record if required, must be filed at week 0 of the administrative appeal schedule.

A compliant pretrial statement must be filed two weeks before trial.

An unacceptable or missing attorney certification causes the dispositive motion to be overruled and the case scheduled for trial within 90 days.

A party-requested trial assignment date change requires filing the corresponding entry with the clerk within five days after the change.

Counsel must email proposed jury instructions to the judge's staff attorney as an attachment fourteen days before trial.

The earliest restitution-hearing date in the summons must be the first available Thursday at least 14 days after filing, or a later non-holiday Thursday.

A motion for a child interview under Texas Family Code section 153.009 must be filed and heard at least 30 days before trial or the request is waived.

A motion to compel discovery responses must be filed within 10 days after discovery closes or the complaint is waived, subject to the Rule 193.6 exclusion sanction exception.

An objection or motion to exclude or limit expert testimony must be filed at least 30 days before trial and heard at or before the pre-trial conference or it is waived; the deadline cannot be moved without leave of court.

Pretrial disclosures must be made at least 30 days before trial.

All dispositive motions must be filed, set for hearing, and heard at least 30 days before trial or they will be waived.

A motion to compel discovery responses must be filed within 10 days after discovery closes, or the complaint is waived except for exclusion under Rule 193.6.

All motions to deem admissions admitted must be both filed and heard at least 15 days before trial.

All dispositive motions must be filed and heard at least 30 days before trial.

Each party must file or exchange inventory and income information by the deadline entered on the form.

Daubert/Dupont expert challenges must be filed at least ten days before the hearing or trial.

Summary-judgment motions must be filed, set for hearing, and heard at least 30 days before trial, and the deadline cannot be moved without leave of court.

Appeals from residential lease possession judgments must be filed within 10 days of judgment entry.

A defendant's preliminary objections to personal jurisdiction, venue, or service must be filed within 90 days after service of the complaint or they are deemed waived.

the legal paper has been rejected as authorized by law. The Office of Judicial Records shall immediately notify, by email, the filing party of the reason for the rejection and whether the legal paper may be modified or a new legal paper must be submitted.

Guardians must file annual reports as Guardian of the Person and as Guardian of the Estate each year on the anniversary date of their appointment.

A motion to quash and any other motions may be filed within 10 days of when the transcript from the IGJ and any other IGJ discovery is turned over to defense counsel.

A hearing on a Petition for Review must be scheduled and held within 72 hours after the petition is filed, unless the person's counsel requests a continuance.

A 12-member jury may be requested in the jury demand or within 30 days thereafter.

The Office of Judicial Records must specify the reason when refusing a filing.

After review, the Clerk of Family Court notifies the filing party by email or on the Electronic Filing System whether a legal paper was accepted, not accepted, or refused for filing.

The non-moving party must respond to the summary-judgment motion within 30 days after service.

The party without the burden must file its argument court brief at least seven days before the scheduled argument date, unless the Court sets another date.

The non-moving party must file a response and proof of service no later than 30 days after service of the summary judgment motion.

If no exceptions are filed within 30 days after the account is filed, and required notice and proof have been filed, the account is confirmed and the accountant must distribute the funds and file a release or satisfaction.

A witness-attendance bill of costs following a continuance must be filed within 10 days after the continuance.

The praecipe must request the next argument court date at least 24 days after filing, or a later date certified as agreeable to all parties and the assigned judge.

Within 10 days after exceptions are filed, the excepting party must arrange for transcription and pay the stenographer’s estimated cost, unless the court grants an extension for cause shown.

Exceptions to a bill of costs must be filed with the Clerk of Courts within five days after the bill is filed.

Objections to accounts may be made at any time prior to the close of business on the first Tuesday of each month (or the first Monday of each month should the first Tuesday be a holiday) to the Court by the Clerk by filing such objections in writing in the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court Division.

If the moving party complies with paragraph (1), the non-moving party has a filing deadline on or before the Tuesday before the argument date, or Monday if Tuesday is a holiday; the remainder of the provision is not included here.

A retaxation hearing must be held at least five days after notice is served on the parties.

The Settlement Conference Statement must be filed at least 10 court days before the Settlement Conference.

A guardianship appointment petition must be set for hearing at least 20 days after filing.

Each party must file an initial case management statement with the Clerk at least 15 calendar days before the initial case management conference.

Documents required for an uncontested or default hearing must be filed at least 10 court days before the hearing.

Notice of settlement must be submitted at least one court day before the hearing.

A counter-request to set an unlawful detainer case for trial using Judicial Council Form UD-150 must be filed within five Court days.

Except as provided in subsection A, an ex parte application and all supporting papers must reach the Probate Clerk by 12:00 p.m. the afternoon before the hearing, and noncompliant pleadings may be rejected.

The petition may not be filed and an offer may not be accepted before the sale date specified in the published notice.

A challenge for cause or other request to disqualify an Appellate Division judge should be made as soon as its basis is known and no later than 15 days before the initially scheduled Oral Argument, unless the moving papers show good cause for late filing.

A child-support stipulation missing a completed FL-191 is held for ten days after filing and returned unprocessed unless the form is provided during that period.

Additional pleadings must be filed in a timely manner to be reviewed by the Probate Examiner.

To avoid a continuance, an affidavit or declaration proving the will should be filed with the Clerk at least five Court days before the probate petition hearing.

Exceptions will be dismissed if the notes of testimony have not been ordered and, if required, paid for within thirty days after the exceptions are filed.

Agreed orders must be sent promptly to the Court for signature.

A party seeking counsel fees as taxable costs must file an appropriate petition within 20 days after the case concludes.

A request for partition or allotment of real estate must be made before or at the audit.

In a non-jury case, each party must file proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law by the commencement of trial.

All subsequent requests for administrative conferences must be filed at least 30 days before the trial listing date.

If an answer is filed and a party seeks to develop a record on disputed material facts, depositions must be completed within 45 days after service of the answer to the preliminary objection.

Each party must file the Pretrial Statement five days before the Pretrial Conference.

If exigent circumstances prevent contemporaneous provision of the reduced documentary copy, the proponent must file it within five business days after the proceeding concludes.

If the objecting party has not filed a praecipe within 20 days after filing preliminary objections, another party may file one to bring the objections before the court, without filing a brief with that praecipe.

After 3:00 p.m., a temporary PFA petition may be filed before the on-call District Justice within the county because the Court is deemed unavailable.

When the preliminary objections properly assert facts not otherwise of record and include a notice to plead, no praecipe or brief is required until the matter is ready for submission to the court.

At least one week before the bench trial or hearing, submit an exhibit list identifying stipulated and/or proposed exhibits by email to the judge’s staff attorney and deliver hard copies of all exhibits to chambers.

Parties must appear for trial unless a final order has been entered by 4:30 p.m. on the prior business day; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.

Jury instructions and the Verdict Form are due one week before trial.

In criminal cases, jury instructions are due one week before trial and must be delivered to chambers in a three-ring binder.

Motions must be filed and heard at least 30 days before the scheduled final pretrial or settlement conference.

Stipulated orders for adjournment requests must be e-filed by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday before the hearing.

The bench trial or hearing brief must be filed and served on opposing parties two weeks before the proceeding.

Motions in limine must be heard at least 30 days before the scheduled trial date.

Responsive pleadings must be filed by the deadline in MCR 2.119(C)(2).

Emergency motions may be filed at any time.

Failure to timely submit an order as required may result in any sanctions available to the Court.

Reply papers must be served and filed within 10 days after service of opposition papers.

After reaching an agreement to modify the loan or otherwise resolve a foreclosure action, the plaintiff must move for discontinuance by Notice of Motion within 30 days.

A fully executed stipulation of settlement or discontinuance must be e-filed as soon as practicable.

A summary judgment motion must be filed within 60 days after the filing of the Note of Issue.

The CPLR 3214 statutory stay is superseded by the standing rules for CPLR 3211, 3212, and 3213 dispositive motions, except for CPLR 3211(g) motions and absent contrary court order.

Unless the Administrative Judge directs otherwise, mediation does not extend or stay deadlines or proceedings, including discovery, motion practice, and trials.

After discovery is complete or deemed waived, the plaintiff must serve and file a Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness through NYSCEF within twenty days of the Trial Readiness Order.

The proposed Preliminary Conference Order is due at least two days before the scheduled conference.

Plaintiff must serve and file a Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness by the date in the Preliminary Conference Order, unless the Court extends it, and no later than ten (10) days after the Trial Ready Conference.

Denominating an untimely motion as a cross-motion does not make it timely.

Respondent may request in writing an audit within 60 days after service of the statement of income and expenses.

An untimely summary-judgment motion or cross-motion may be denied if not filed within the 60-day period.

An OAH must be submitted within 14 days after the hearing, and failure to meet the deadline may result in sanctions.

On a court business day, documents received by 4:00 PM PST are file stamped with that date; later documents are file stamped the following court business day, and receipt occurs when the last page arrives.

The request to set an unlawful-detainer case for trial is due within 45 days after the original complaint is filed.

The Court must review the status of each child removed from a parent or guardian within 12 months after entry into Foster Care.

After issue is joined, a jury demand must be made when the request to set trial is filed or by written demand within five days after the answer is filed or the time to answer expires.

All OAHs must be submitted within 14 days after the hearing, and failure may result in sanctions.

Each party must serve and file a trial brief five calendar days before trial.

Form PL-007 must be filed 15 days before trial.

On a court business day, documents received by 4:00 PM PST are file-stamped that day; later submissions are file-stamped the following court business day, and receipt occurs when the last page arrives.

A notice of appeal must be filed within 60 days after rendition of the judgment.

The case management statement's timing provision sets a deadline no later than 15 calendar days before the case management conference or review; the sentence continues beyond this excerpt.

The listed trial readiness documents must be served and filed at least ten calendar days before the Final Trial Status Conference.

At least five business days before an evidentiary hearing, counsel and parties must exchange with each other and file all intended evidence and demonstrative aids.

Parties must file notices of conflict at least seven calendar days before docket sounding.

A notice of potential trial conflicts must be filed before docket sounding.

The sealed original arbitration decision and transcripts must be filed with the Clerk when the parties are notified of the decision.

A proposed order may not be submitted before the hearing.

The paper-submission grace period ended on May 2, 2019.

Comments must be filed by August 11, 2026, and a person seeking oral argument must file a separate request.

File the remote-appearance stipulation at least five days before the scheduled hearing.

Motions to add parties or amend the complaint must be filed sufficiently in advance to be heard before the 180-days-before-trial deadline.

The opposing party has 20 days from being served to file an answer.

Attorneys and pro se litigants must exchange exhibits with the opposing party no later than 10 business days before the hearing or trial.

Unless the Court directs otherwise, jury instructions and verdict forms must be fully discussed and submitted before docket sounding.

For a plea in absentia, file the appropriate forms with the Clerk three business days before the hearing and do not send them to the Judicial Assistant.

For remote proceedings, parties must submit marked exhibits three business days in advance and confirm that the Court received them.

File Ex Parte pleadings and documents with the Clerk and ensure they are viewable on the docket before requesting the hearing.

A party seeking pretrial redaction of an exhibit portion must make the request to opposing counsel at least five business days before trial.

Requests for Technology Services must be filed in a timely manner before the trial or hearing.

After the negotiated-plea cutoff, pleas are open pleas requiring a sentencing hearing and, when requested and applicable, a presentence investigation, unless charges are significantly amended or the Court extends the cutoff for extenuating circumstances.

For an in-person hearing, exhibits may be brought to the courtroom the morning of the hearing.

A departure request may be filed at sentencing if the State already knows of the request and no continuance is needed to secure rebuttal witnesses.

Trustees must file accounts at least annually, and an account covering more than one year does not excuse deviations from ordinary account requirements.

A hearing must be held before the court may accept a property bond.

A standard order-to-calendar request must be filed at least five court days before the requested hearing.

If the confirmation hearing is more than one year after the date of death, a sale reappraisal must be filed before the hearing may proceed.

Evidence in probate matters must be submitted to the court and served on all opposing parties seven court days before the hearing.

In decedent’s estates, parties must file all petitions and status reports with the Clerk's Office at least 15 days before the hearing, unless otherwise specified.

Counsel and self-represented parties must file trial briefs no later than seven court days before trial.

All Judicial Council forms, including declarations, must be filed timely.

A financial declaration filed within the six months preceding the current request is timely for the expert-fee rule.

A domestic-violence, elder-abuse-prevention, or dependent-adult-abuse-prevention restraining-order request must be filed by 10:00 a.m. to receive same-day consideration.

Filing items must be received by 5:00 PM.

In misdemeanor courtrooms, motions to suppress must be set for confirmation at 9:00 a.m. on the Tuesday before the hearing.

Summary-judgment motions are due within 120 days after the Note of Issue is filed, with untimely motions considered only upon a detailed showing of good cause and lack of prejudice.

The admitted-exhibit list and its hard copy must be filed within seven days after the conclusion of trial.

A Notice of Malpractice filed after 60 days requires leave of court obtained by motion and a showing of good cause.

Summary judgment motions must be filed no later than 60 days after the Note of Issue is filed.

Summary-judgment motions and cross-motions must be served and filed no later than 60 days after the Note of Issue is filed.

For e-filed motions, opposition and reply papers must be e-filed by the motion's return date and will not be accepted afterward.

A summary-judgment motion submitted before the rules were disseminated on February 26, 2022, will be accepted even if filed more than 60 days after the Note of Issue.

Compliance conferences are held in person on Monday afternoons.

The affidavit of service must be filed within five days after service or as soon thereafter as the signed return receipt is returned to the plaintiff.

Counterclaims, crossclaims, and answers must be filed before the conciliation conference, with a copy provided to the Custody Conciliation Officer.

Return receipts proving service of notice must be filed on the return day.

Counsel must create the restricted account and file the affidavit of deposit with the Clerk within 30 days.

Each party must submit a memorandum to the Court at least one week before the pretrial conference.

The required written report must be submitted within 10 days; the text does not specify what event starts that period.

A person addressed by the notice must join the action within 20 days after receiving it or the person’s cause of action will be barred and the action will proceed without them.

If an incarcerated party chooses neither telephone participation nor a writ, the party may submit an informal brief setting out a custody proposal at least 24 hours before the conference.

The Domestic Relations Master may move for an Associate Master to be appointed in his place within ten days after service of the appointment order, for cause shown.

If an incarcerated party elects neither telephone participation nor a writ, the party may submit an informal brief setting out a custody proposal at least 24 hours before the conference, and it will be considered at the conference.

The moving party should file a written response with the Prothonotary and Court Administrator within 10 days after objections are filed.

The trial statement, motions in limine or other pretrial motions, and written confirmation of exhibit exchange must be filed at the Probate Court at least five court days before trial.

Drop box filings stamped before 5:00 p.m. are filed that day; those stamped after 5:00 p.m. are deemed filed the next court business day.

Written responses to ex parte applications must be submitted by 8:30 a.m. on the hearing date using the court drop box or e-filing program, with proof of service to the moving party.

Unless otherwise ordered, the writ of mandate merits opening brief must be filed at least 45 calendar days before the hearing.

Motions in limine, oppositions, and the list of disputed motions must be filed at least two court days before the first day of trial.

Parties must meet and confer no later than 30 calendar days before the Case Management Conference.

Only cases confirmed for trial at the TRC remain on the Department 9 Trial Calendar and are assigned to a trial department the following Tuesday.

CMP timelines are tolled from the filing of the action until the earlier of the arbitration award filing, claim conclusion, or 180 days after designation as an uninsured motorist case.

The respondent's brief is due 40 days after the deadline for filing the Record.

If the Court calls for a response to a Motion for Reconsideration, a reply may be filed within two days after service of the response.

If trial briefs are filed, they must be filed by noon three court days before the scheduled trial start.

When the matter is submitted on affidavit, the trial date will be approximately 20 weeks after filing.

Agreed or default finalization of minor guardianship matters must be scheduled on the Minor Guardianship docket.

Guardianships and conservatorships must be reviewed at least annually unless the court extends the review period.

The arbitrator must issue a written decision on an attorney-fee motion within 14 days after the motion is made.

If the Court requests a response to a Motion for Reconsideration, a reply may be filed within two days after service of that response.

In a civil-arbitration case, a party may file a Statement of Arbitrability through the discovery cutoff without leave of court in lieu of the confirmation-of-joinder form.

A motion in limine is heard with the civil pretrial unless it concerns expert testimony, in which case it must be heard no later than two months before trial.

Deposition objections filed on the trial day generally will not be entertained, although good cause may permit consideration.

Deposition objections filed on the trial date will not be entertained unless good cause is shown.

A summons-extension request must be submitted before the original summons expires.

Counsel must provide trial witness lists to the court and all counsel 14 days before trial, including witness presentation information and specified details for medical experts.

Dispositive motions must be filed and heard at least 28 days before trial unless the Court permits otherwise.

Written replies to a response to a summary-judgment motion must be filed and served within seven days after service of the response.

Counsel must file dismissal entries no later than 30 days after the mediation conference and notify the Mediation Department if additional time is required.

The Court will dismiss a CQE petition for want of prosecution if the petitioner fails to pay the court-cost deposit and complete filing within 30 days.

A revised document must be filed within the original filing period and before a party responds to the original.

Within 14 days after the writ is returned, the party who filed it must file a Motion to Confirm Sale and submit a final proposed Confirmation of Sale Entry to the Court.

A faxed document is filed when the clerk time-stamps receipt, not when it was transmitted.

A party in a case referred to parenting coordination may file a complaint about the PC within one year after the appointment ends.

A party not objecting to a factual finding that chooses to file a transcript must do so within 30 days after filing objections, unless the Court extends the time in writing or other good cause applies.

A purchaser who does not pay the remaining purchase price within 30 days after the Confirmation of Sale Entry is filed may be deemed in contempt of court.

The non-moving party need not respond to a dispositive or default motion during the deferral period.

The sworn statement required by Rule Fourteen (C) must be filed at least three days before the hearing date, whether the matter is heard by the Court or Divorce Referee.

Parties must submit all required paperwork and proposed orders to the Divorce Referee and Courtroom Clerk at least 24 hours before the hearing.

At least ten days before trial, parties in contested divorce, separate-maintenance, or legal-separation actions must file the specified pretrial documents.

At least 10 days before trial in a contested divorce, separate-maintenance, or legal-separation action, the parties must file the listed documents.

When no responsive pleading has been filed, a Rule 55 default judgment must be obtained after service of process and before further hearing of the divorce case.

The income-and-expense affidavit must be filed and served within 60 days after the complaint is filed or, for a defendant, within 60 days after the answer is due.

If an electronically submitted order has not been entered within seven days, a hard copy must be delivered to the Division II Courtroom Clerk or Room 208.

A motion for a new trial or to alter or amend judgment must be set for hearing within 30 days after filing.

A motion for a new trial or alteration or amendment of judgment must be set for hearing within 30 days after filing.

For new cases subject to the E-Filing Rules, the Court will accept documents filed through E-Filing as validly filed unless an express exception applies.

Noncompliance ordinarily prevents a dispositive motion from being heard, but the Court may modify the deadlines, assign resulting expenses, or rule without waiting for required filings.

Orders submitted by email will be reviewed and entered as soon as possible.

Once both sides have annotated the transcript, the annotated transcript must be submitted to the court prior to commencement of trial.

Procedural stipulations form must be e-filed by 12:00 p.m. the Wednesday before trial and included in the trial notebook.

Ex parte applications must be filed by 12:00 PM the day before the hearing.

Initial Case Management Conference Statement must be filed at least 5 court days before the conference.

The signed Procedural Stipulations form is due by 12:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before trial.

Opposition to ex parte applications is due by 10:00 a.m. on the hearing date.

OCLR 317 items must be filed 5 days before pretrial conference; motions in limine follow Code.

Ex parte moving party must call clerk to reserve by 12:00 p.m. day before hearing.

All motion papers must be filed within 24 hours of reserving a motion date, except for summary judgment motions.

Trial documents must be filed by noon the Friday before trial.

b. Objections to Depositions to be used at trial.

A written status report must be filed no later than seven days before the pretrial conference.

Unless the court orders otherwise, a post-conviction motion is considered decisional 14 days after filing.

Any reply brief must be filed within 5 days after the Appellee's brief is filed.

Motions in limine, deposition objections to be used at trial, and supporting briefs must be served on opposing counsel and filed with the Court five days before trial.