Service and Proof of Service Rules
20346 rules across 416 courts
Service rules govern how parties must deliver filed documents to other parties and how that service must be proved. In e-filing courts, service can depend on whether a party is registered for electronic service, whether self-represented parties must receive paper service, and whether a certificate or proof of service must be attached. These rules often sit outside the filing portal itself, so a technically accepted filing can still be deficient if service is missing or late.
Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa(1,095)
When an heir’s or beneficiary’s address is unknown, a declaration detailing the search efforts is required before notice may be excused or an alternative notice prescribed.
Objections to motions in limine must be filed and served 5 calendar days before the issue conference, with a copy lodged with the assigned department's chambers.
The opposition statement must be served within 5 calendar days after the party receives the early conference request.
Copies of all written reports issued by a court-appointed Evidence Code section 730 expert must be transmitted to every counsel or unrepresented party at least 30 calendar days before trial.
The Evaluator must submit a written response addressing all complaint issues to the bench officer and copy all parties at least 2 calendar days before the Recommendation Conference.
A copy of confidential reports intended for use at a hearing must reach the courtroom clerk and all parties no later than five calendar days before the hearing.
A copy of the Request for Assignment of Discovery Facilitator must be served on every party to the action.
Represented parties in Designated Cases must allow service electronically.
Seven days before trial, parties must serve and file a list identifying all non-expert witnesses.
The petitioner must give opposing counsel or an unrepresented party notice of the ex parte application as required by California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1203, but need not notify the Court before presenting it.
A complaint declaration must be served on the other party, accompanied by a filed proof of service, and provided to the Family Court Services Manager.
Counsel must serve the complaint and file the required proof of service; failure to do so may result in an Order to Show Cause and sanctions.
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco(485)
A proof of service of summons is required for every method of service, including notice and acknowledgment of receipt.
The Juvenile Probation Officer must provide notice concerning the authorization application.
When serving the first defendant, plaintiffs must contemporaneously serve DDC with the complaint, Preliminary Fact Sheet, and exhibits in cases where DDC serves as Designated Defense Counsel.
Notice of the final-account or final-report settlement hearing must be given to the probate estate's personal representative, any relevant trust trustee, and the parties identified in Probate Code § 2621.
Parties must file and serve SFUFC Form 11.16 with any petition under the Family Law Act or Uniform Parentage Act.
The filing party must provide either at least three days of telephonic notice or at least five days of mailed notice to all interested parties after filing the ex parte petition.
A proposed order must be served on the other party and lodged with the court no later than five court days before the hearing.
An amended or cross-complaint served by mail within California is subject to five calendar days when the party has appeared.
A request to depose another party's expert must be in writing and served on all parties.
Within 24 hours after receipt of the signed, endorsed-filed JV-183 order, the requester must give notice of the hearing date and time and serve the petition by e-mail, facsimile, or U.S. mail on all parties and the HSA court office.
The copy of an appearance-and-examination order must be personally served on the judgment debtor or a third party at least ten days before the hearing.
After the court signs an order for posting, the petitioner must post the summons and any other specified document in the location most likely to give actual notice for four consecutive weeks.
Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Volusia, Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns(454)
A notice of hearing must be filed and served within five days after hearing time is reserved.
Notice of the petition must be given to the next of kin, health care surrogate, and/or attorney in fact for the person with the disability.
Circulate each proposed order among opposing counsel and self-represented litigants before submitting it to the Court.
A notice of cancellation must be filed and served immediately on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.
Attorneys and self-represented litigants must make and receive service by email, generally through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, unless excused.
A petitioner serving a declaration that a proceeding is adversary must serve it with the related petition.
An unrepresented party who designated an email address receives executed orders at that address.
The party scheduling a hearing must file and serve the notice immediately after reserving hearing time.
When the entity becomes unqualified for appointment, it must promptly file and serve interested persons with notice stating the reason and the date of the disqualifying event.
The inventory must be served on all residual heirs.
A notice of cancellation must be served immediately on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.
The personal representative should promptly send notice and publish for creditors so they have a reasonable 30 days to file items.
Scioto County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(408)
Copies of the order must be delivered to the listed recipients.
The process server must locate and tender the process and accompanying documents, then endorse completed service and return the process to the clerk for docketing.
Proof of service must state the service date and specific manner, including the applicable division of Civ.R. 5(B)(2).
A request for admission may be served on the plaintiff after the action commences and on another party after that party is served with the summons and complaint.
Postings under division (A)(2)(b) may not be made on the clerk of courts’ website.
The Court orders the Applicant to serve the Notice of Hearing on necessary parties who have not waived notice; certified mail with return receipt requested is an available method.
The fiduciary must serve a copy of the Entry on all interested persons within seven days.
The visit with the proposed ward must be completed at least 7 days before the hearing or the hearing may not be held.
For delivery under division (B)(5), proof of service must include a signed receipt or other evidence of delivery satisfactory to the court.
If a party is adjudged incompetent, the court upon motion served as provided in division (A) of this rule shall allow the action to be continued by or against the party’s representative.
A township may be served through one or more trustees, the township clerk, or the county prosecuting attorney, except that a Chapter 504 township may instead be served through its law director.
The fiduciary must file verification of notice service with the court by the date of the hearing.
Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles(355)
In newly filed cases, Defendant must serve verified responses to the Standard Request for Production of Documents on Plaintiff within 60 days after service of its answer to the complaint.
Motions in limine must be served on all opposing parties and counsel at least 10 calendar days before the FSC.
Orders withdrawing counsel become effective only upon filing the proof of service of the conformed order on all parties and clients.
All defendants must be served with the complaint by the case management conference.
Plaintiff's attorney must serve this Order and the attached Joint Case Management Conference Statement Addendum on all defense attorneys upon service of the Summons and Complaint.
All exhibits must be exchanged with opposing counsel early, long before trial.
Parties must disclose closing-argument graphics, demonstrative exhibits, and visual aids to opposing counsel by 8:30 am on the day of closing arguments or risk the Court prohibiting their use.
The Song-Beverly Act Addendum to the Case Management Conference Statement must be served on all parties/attorneys of record concurrently with the Notice of Case Management Conference.
Both parties must serve verifications along with the documents they produce.
The moving party must provide notice of this Standing Order (the IDC requirement).
At the conclusion of each court day, counsel must advise opposing counsel of the witnesses to be called the next day.
Within 30 days of the CMC order, plaintiff must provide copies of specified documents (purchase/lease contracts, vehicle registration, finance/account information, repair orders, incidental damages documents, market value information, and pre-suit communications) to the opposing side(s).
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Palm Beach County(346)
Requests must be raised by a petition or motion filed with the clerk, with a copy served on the opposing side and a courtesy copy provided to the court.
Judge Coates requires electronic service in Division V matters.
At least three days before trial, counsel must pre-mark the exhibits and exchange the pre-marked exhibits with opposing counsel.
The unilateral proposed stipulation must be provided to opposing counsel at least 48 hours before submission to the court, and opposing counsel must not have responded.
The plaintiff must serve the case-management order on every defendant with the initial complaint or petition and summons.
The listed ex parte motions may be submitted to Chambers with proposed orders only if served on all parties.
Plaintiff must serve the standing order on defendant's counsel within 20 days of counsel's first appearance and schedule a meet and confer within 60 days after service.
Plaintiff must serve the standing order on Defendant's counsel within 20 days after counsel first appears.
The noncompliance suggestion must identify the person and conduct at issue, be served on all parties, and be sent to chambers.
If the motion is granted, Plaintiff must prepare a Notice of Sale and send a copy to every party.
The designated filer must provide a copy of the proposed order or judgment to the opposing party for review by mail, hand delivery, email, or fax.
By opting in, the self-represented litigant agrees that court filings and written communications will be sent to the designated email addresses instead of regular U.S. Mail.
Central District of California(268)
If possible, the moving party shall serve the opposing party electronically. A party is considered served once the ex parte application has been e-filed. All parties registered for electronic service are notified of an ECF filing each time a document is e-filed with a link to the document for one free view. Defendants exempt from electronic service must be served the ex parte application by facsimile or personal service. See Local Criminal Rules 49-1.2, 49-1.3.2(b); Local Civil Rule 5-3.
Each party must serve objections to the other party's proposed jury instructions and verdict forms ten days before the Local Rule 16-2 meeting.
Government counsel must disclose to defense counsel whether electronic surveillance evidence or informant testimony exists.
The moving party must file and serve its motion by the schedule’s motions-in-limine filing date, and the responding party must file and serve its opposition by the date on the Order’s last page.
A defendant not served within 90 days after filing of the case, including a Doe defendant, will be dismissed under Rule 4(m).
Plaintiff's counsel must immediately serve the civil standing order on all parties and their attorneys, including any newly added parties.
Counsel must exchange objections to the proposed instructions 21 calendar days before the Final Pretrial Conference.
Parties must exchange proposed general and special jury instructions at least 35 calendar days before the Final Pretrial Conference (FPTC).
Plaintiff must promptly serve the complaint per Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and 5 and file required proofs of service per Local Rule 5-3.1.2.
A moving party withdrawing a motion must serve the withdrawal at least seven days before the hearing.
All sealed documents must be served by non-electronic means, with the NEF and sealed document served on opposing counsel.
Redlined amended pleading must be delivered to opposing counsel at least 2 hours before Local Rule 7-3 conference prior to filing motion to amend.
18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County(266)
DCFS must provide a case/service plan within 45 days of placement.
An employer moving to vacate a conditional judgment must send the Notice of Motion, answer, and motion to vacate to the judgment creditor or their attorney and the judgment debtor.
Petitioners must serve written notice of the filing on the DuPage County Board of Elections within 24 hours of filing the petition.
If one party is absent at the initial court date, the appearing party must deliver a copy of the arbitration order to the non-appearing party by mail or hand delivery within 3 business days.
GAL pleadings must be served on all parties.
Notice of a final account hearing must be sent to a represented person's attorney no less than 20 days before the hearing.
Discovery documents may be served personally, by U.S. mail, or by email, and proof of service and notice of filing must be filed with the Clerk.
No summary judgment motion may be heard until ten days after service of the notice of motion under Supreme Court Rule 11.
Each party must serve a completed Financial Affidavit on all parties entitled to notice within 30 days of the respondent's general appearance or first responsive pleading.
Pleadings, motions, and other documents filed without service in compliance with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12 will be stricken.
Accepted personal sureties' schedules of property must be filed with the bond and served on all opposing parties under Supreme Court Rule 11 within 48 hours of court acceptance.
The DuPage County Board of Elections must be a necessary party to any judicial review proceeding of electoral board decisions when it handles ballot printing, election materials, or absentee voting.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami-Dade County(250)
Proof of service must be filed in the court record before the pre-trial conference; cases without it may be removed from the calendar or not called.
Before the hearing, parties must provide copies of all proposed exhibits to the opposing party and attempt to stipulate to exhibits.
A copy of the exhibit list and exhibits must be provided to the opposing party or their attorney before the hearing.
Do not issue hearing notice before confirmation; if the opposing party is not registered with CourtMAP, generate a notice with a certificate of service and mail it to that party.
Mandatory disclosure (including financial affidavit) must be exchanged within 45 days of serving the initial pleading, and non-compliance may result in an order to show cause why the matter should not be dismissed or default entered.
Notices should be sent to the legal department for that agency with at least ten (10) days’ notice.
No emergency hearing will be scheduled on a new case without proper service, and a return of service must be filed with the Clerk of Courts.
Filings must be e-served on the opposing side through the E-Filing Portal.
If the opposing party is not registered for CourtMAP, the movant must generate their own notice of hearing with a certificate of service and mail it to the opposing party.
Before proceeding with an emergency motion, ensure it has been filed with the Clerk and copies provided to opposing counsel.
All parties must be copied on the email submitting an agreed transfer to chambers.
Written notice with a copy of the motion must be provided to opposing counsel/parties immediately after a hearing is set, and the setting party must file the Notice of Hearing on the docket.
Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Orange and Osceola Counties(249)
When any party receives service by U.S. mail, the proposed order and e-filed cover letter must also be delivered in hard copy by U.S. mail, overnight delivery, or hand delivery to chambers.
The motion must identify who received a copy and how it was received.
Counsel must provide copies of the withdrawal materials to every person who does not use the e-portal filing system.
The document is served electronically on the same day to all attorneys and interested parties listed on the ePortal Electronic Service List through Notices of Electronic Filing.
Attorneys and self-represented litigants must make and receive service by email through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal unless excused.
A self-represented party must immediately notify the Clerk of Court and all other lawyers or parties in writing when contact information changes.
PowerPoints and similar presentations must be provided to opposing counsel sufficiently in advance to permit objections to be raised and resolved.
Case law and other non-exhibit documents must be emailed to the court and opposing party at least three business days before the hearing or trial.
The e-filed Notice and Form 51 must be emailed to the division email address with all parties copied to begin the trial procedure.
The parties must serve counter or fairness deposition designations at least 20 days before the Pretrial Conference.
Within the same advance period, the State must serve the Defense a list of intended PTD witnesses with sufficient identifying and locating information.
Hearing materials must be emailed to chambers and opposing counsel at least three days before the hearing.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Counties(236)
Copy all parties on emails to the judicial office unless the communication is authorized ex parte by law.
Plaintiff must serve the order on defense counsel within 20 days of defense counsel’s first appearance and schedule a meet and confer within 60 days after service.
A party must serve written notice asserting privilege within ten days of discovering the inadvertent disclosure.
A party choosing not to receive e-mail service will receive the listed documents and communications by delivery or mail at the provided address.
The party who sets a hearing must notify all parties, the clerk, and the Judge’s office.
Counsel for the moving party must immediately serve the order on parties with physical addresses and file a certificate of service in the court file.
A response to requests for admission served with the initial process is due within 45 days of service.
Attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an email address for electronic receipt of signed orders and update Form 2.603 whenever their registered electronic-service email changes, unless excused.
A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.
Plaintiff must serve the order on defense counsel within 20 days of defense counsel’s first appearance and schedule a meet and confer within 60 days after service.
Anything sent to the Judge must be placed in the court file and sent to the opposing party.
Counsel must immediately serve the order on the indicated parties and file a certificate of service.
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hillsborough County(230)
For notice to a person with a developmental disability, filing proof of service on the person’s counsel may satisfy the notice requirement when counsel has waived notice for the client.
Parties must separately register each entitled email address in JAWS for each case to receive electronically signed orders, judgments, notifications, and court correspondence.
The cancellation notice must be served immediately on opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant.
The remission application and supporting documents must be served on the state and the clerk's legal counsel.
Every email sent to the judicial office must copy all parties unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law.
The required notice of hearing must be served on the clerk's legal counsel.
Counsel and self-represented interested persons seeking constructive service must complete and file an affidavit of diligent search and inquiry substantially similar to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure Form 1.924.
Service of a notice of hearing must occur immediately after hearing time is reserved.
A Notice of Hearing may be filed and served only after the Court confirms the hearing date or the other party fails to respond under the stated unilateral-setting procedure.
The petitioner must serve the Standing Temporary Order with the initial process and original petition.
Juvenile-delinquency petitions, motions, and other relief documents must be filed with the clerk and served under the cited Florida rules.
The notice of hearing must be served immediately after hearing time is reserved.
Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Clay, Duval and Nassau Counties(226)
The party presenting the proposed Order must provide addressed, stamped envelopes for parties not using the e-Portal and include their addresses on the proposed Order service list.
When impeachment by a prior inconsistent statement is planned, counsel must furnish a copy of the statement to the witness during trial testimony.
Before a default final hearing, the party seeking default judgment must have filed proof of service or an affidavit of diligent search and publication.
If applicable, Plaintiff must serve initial service of process on the specified defendants by no later than the court-entered deadline.
If counsel lacks an email address for an unrepresented party, counsel must mail or hand-deliver the proposed order and cover letter to the court.
Regular-mail service on parties not receiving E-Portal service requires a certificate of service to be filed in the case.
Cases in which the respondent is served by publication must include an affidavit of diligent search under the applicable Family Law Form 12.913 provision.
All further papers and pleadings shall be served by mail to Plaintiff’s designated email address(es) or, if none, to Plaintiff’s mailing address, pursuant to paragraph six above. Service shall be complete upon mailing or emailing.
Zoom is the default hearing format unless a party gives at least three business days' notice of an in-person appearance to the Clerk of Court, provides notice to the Court by email, and emails the other parties if possible.
The party submitting the proposed order is responsible for providing addressed, stamped envelopes to parties not using the e-Portal.
Counsel must serve Plaintiff by United States Postal Service and email with the order and specified related documents, then file a certificate of service with the Clerk.
A motion for rehearing or reconsideration must be filed with the clerk, with a copy electronically served on the judicial assistant.
Circuit Court of Cook County(226)
A notice of motion must be served with the motion in accordance with Illinois Supreme Court Rules 104 and Cook County Circuit Court Rules 1.1(a) and (b); e-filing of motions alone does not satisfy the notice of motion requirement.
Emergency motions require proper notice per local rules and Supreme Court Rules, with proof of notice delivered to the Court.
Approved agreed orders must be sent electronically to counsel and self-represented litigants within 48 hours by the Clerk.
The parties must exchange the listed pretrial documents at least 21 days before the pretrial conference.
Counsel for movant must notify mortgagor by letter of surplus and procedures to obtain funds.
At the prove-up hearing, plaintiff must provide proof of service of the complaint.
Proper notice of the hearing must be sent to all parties of record.
Notice of settlement petition submission must be sent to all counsel of record, including email addresses.
Pretrial memoranda must be emailed to chambers no later than 3 court days before settlement conference.
The movant must serve the signed scheduling order and provide notice to all parties of record before 5:00 PM on the filing day via fax, email, or hand-delivery.
Notices of remote or hybrid proceedings must be given per Illinois Supreme Court Rules, Circuit Court Rules, and Probate Act to all parties, interested persons, and entitled persons.
Proof of service must be filed with each e-served document and include email addresses, page count, an e-service statement, and date/time of transmission.
Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Brevard and Seminole Counties(215)
A party scheduling a hearing must notify all interested parties, including parties who have been defaulted.
For remote hearings, exhibits must be exchanged at least three business days before the hearing.
File a certificate of mailing no later than five days after the order is signed.
A notice of hearing must be served immediately after hearing time is reserved.
Without the client’s signed consent, a motion to withdraw must be set for hearing with at least five days’ notice to the parties.
The motion to withdraw and any hearing notice must be provided to the client at the client’s last known address.
Copies are furnished by e-service, and the moving party is responsible for serving non-registered pro-se parties.
Copy all parties associated with the case on the exhibit email, but do not copy the magistrate.
Stipulated motions must be copied to the opposing side or sides.
Parties must deliver case law and memoranda in paper format to the Court and copy opposing counsel at least 5 days before the Court event.
The moving attorney must mail a signed order to each nonregistered self-represented party within five days after e-service of the signed order.
The notice of hearing must be served immediately after hearing time is reserved.
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara(202)
The moving party must send a copy of the application to FCS.
The party requesting criminal protective order modification must serve the Request on all parties and agencies, including the District Attorney, Adult Probation (if applicable), the accused, and the accused's attorney, at least five days before the hearing.
A blank RA-015 must be served on all parties with a request for remote-appearance approval.
Subpoenas for FCS records and the signed Protective Order must be served on FCS at least six weeks before the date the records are required.
Plaintiffs must serve the Notice to Small Claims Litigants with the Plaintiff's Claim.
The Inventory and Appraisal and the Notice of How to File an Objection must be filed and served within 90 days of appointment pursuant to Probate Code § 2610.
Evaluator must serve written recommendations and report within 60 calendar days of the first evaluation appointment.
Notice to all parties must be given no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before filing an ex parte application.
Respondent must be served with FM-1199 and both redacted and unredacted versions of the petition.
Each party must file and serve a CSC Statement at least 10 calendar days before the CSC, stating remaining issues and proposed alternative language.
Notice requires serving the Declaration (FM-1013), proposed orders, and moving papers on all parties; telephone notice alone is insufficient.
The party requesting a criminal protective order modification must serve the Request on all parties and agencies at least five days before the hearing, and the prosecuting attorney must send a copy to the protected person unless the protected person is the requester.
Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania(189)
The Prothonotary must serve the proposed termination notice on counsel of record or, if a party is unrepresented, on that party at the last address of record using the manner required by the cited rules.
The litigant must receive notice at least five days before the Praecipe for Withdrawal of Limited Appearance is filed.
Subpoenas to the specified judicial officers, District Attorney, Public Defender, or their employees require at least seven business days' notice before the proceeding unless the recipient waives notice.
Copies of each motion for judgment on the pleadings must be served contemporaneously on the Court Administrator and assigned judge.
The requesting party must serve the formal transcript request on the presiding judge, the reporter, recorder, or transcriptionist, the District Court Administrator, and opposing counsel or the unrepresented opposing party.
The filed request, including the scheduled conference date and time, must be served on opposing counsel or, for a pro se party, on the party.
The Brief in Opposition must be served within 20 days of the letter date or it may not be considered.
The petitioner must promptly mail notice of the petition's presentation, a conformed copy of the petition, and a conformed copy of the order to the applicable owners, condemning body, or attorney of record.
Defendants must provide the requested discovery information to every other party within 30 days after receiving the requests.
The plaintiff must ensure prompt service of the petition and order on the defendant.
The requesting party is responsible for serving the subpoena.
The Court Administrator must notify attorneys of record by mail and give unrepresented parties arbitration notice under Pa.R.C.P. 440.
Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus(189)
Notice of an ex parte application for a temporary conservatorship is required under Probate Code section 2250(e).
Parties must file and serve responsive papers to the Order to Show Cause no later than five (5) court days before the hearing.
A self-employed party must provide their most recent business profit-and-loss statement or financial statement when available.
A party requesting a law and motion hearing must also notify the opposing party or counsel.
Within 30 days after filing, petitioners must forward a file-marked copy of the adoption petition to the appropriate State Department of Social Services District Office.
A party intending to offer a recording containing spoken words must serve all parties and the Court a readily viewable electronic copy and transcript at least three court days before trial or an evidentiary hearing, unless the court orders otherwise.
A party requesting a remote appearance must serve the Notice of Remote Appearance on the other parties.
When an heir’s or beneficiary’s address is unknown, a declaration detailing efforts to locate them is required before the Court will dispense with notice or prescribe an alternate form of notice; those efforts generally include specified inquiries and investigations.
The petitioner must serve the respondent with the case-management-conference notice and a blank case management conference statement.
Except when the defendant fails to appear and a bench warrant is issued, counsel must serve a motion to be relieved on the defendant before the hearing.
Notice of an ex parte application for a temporary conservatorship is required under Probate Code section 2250(e).
The specified motions must be served on opposing counsel and filed with the court at least three court days before the first trial assignment date.
Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo(176)
A proof of service for mail service must use the language prescribed by Code of Civil Procedure section 1013(a).
An unopposed motion accompanied by defective proof of service may be continued, placed off calendar, or denied.
Civil Department electronic correspondence must simultaneously be sent to all opposing counsel or opposing self-represented parties.
A party intending to appear remotely must give notice of that intent to the court and all persons entitled to notice.
Plaintiff's counsel is responsible for maintaining and updating the email service list.
A party intending to appear remotely must give notice to the court and to every person entitled to notice of the ex parte proceeding.
For complex matters, all briefs, including reply briefs, must also be emailed to the complex civil department address in addition to any chambers courtesy-copy requirement.
If mailing is correct but publication is defective, the matter must be removed from the calendar or continued, with new notice provided by publication and mailing.
A completed Status Conference Statement must be served on all other parties at least five calendar days before the initial Status Conference.
The Notice is not served on an employee pension benefit plan.
At or before the initial case management conference, the parties must provide the clerk with an email service list and indicate whether they agree to court email service.
The parties must serve, but not file, motions in limine, witness lists, exhibit lists, and deposition designations five days before the pretrial conference.
Superior Court of California, County of Plumas(171)
Expert names and copies of their reports, unless included in a Children’s Services social study report, must be provided to all counsel at least 10 days before the hearing unless the Court orders a shorter time.
In cases other than contested proceedings, the specified case records and reports must be made available at least 2 calendar days before the hearing.
The petitioner must complete and file the original and one copy of form JV-569 proof of service when filing the petition.
A party seeking an ex parte order must notify all parties by 10:00 a.m. on the court day before the appearance, unless exceptional circumstances justify shorter notice.
Each party or attorney must serve the Settlement Conference Statement on the other party or opposing attorney.
In contested proceedings, updated case records must be made available to all counsel at least two calendar days before the hearing.
A Penal Code section 1538.5 motion set for hearing at the preliminary examination must be served at least five court days before the examination.
Proof of service of the summons and complaint must be filed within 30 days after the original complaint is filed.
For a petition to approve an account of a qualifying Special Needs Trust, notice of hearing must be provided to the specified state department directors at the Sacramento office.
The complaint must be served within 60 days after filing.
Reports prepared by a CASA advocate must be made available to all counsel a reasonable number of days before the hearing and never less than 48 hours before it.
The parties must serve the Settlement Conference Statement on opposing counsel by the stated deadline, unless the judge sets another deadline.
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas(158)
The party filing the praecipe must serve the opposing party with a hearing notice containing the requested relief and a copy of the proposed order.
The filing party remains responsible for serving all persons not covered by the DCR’s electronic notice procedure, as required by the rules of court.
Proof of service must be filed with the Department of Court Records and include an executed affidavit of posting service and one of the specified additional forms of proof.
A petition to strike or open a default judgment or judgment of non-pros must be served on all other parties before presentation to the General Motions Judge.
Service of an Allegheny County subpoena based on a foreign subpoena must comply with the specified Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
A defendant receiving a request must furnish the requested expert reports within 180 days after service of the request.
The party filing the praecipe must serve a copy of the rule on the opposing party.
For a minor's name-change petition, the petitioner must obtain the non-petitioning parent's consent affidavit and/or forthwith serve a copy of the scheduling order by certified and regular mail.
Service of the objecting party’s brief is required within twenty days after the overdue notice, failing which the objections will be overruled with prejudice.
The moving party is solely responsible for serving the listed custody-action documents on responding parties within five days after the Scheduling Order date.
When the court directs issuance of a writ, the order must be filed with the Department of Court Records, a proper writ must be obtained there, and the writ must be served on the respondent as directed.
The movant must serve all parties with notice of the time and place of argument.
Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania(152)
A copy of the post-hearing court order must be promptly forwarded to Lancaster County Prison.
A party filing a praecipe to transmit the record must notify the opposing party and file proof of service within five days of filing.
A party expecting to offer Rule 701 lay opinion testimony on liability or damages must provide opposing parties supporting information or documents when expert reports are due.
The continuance request must be filed with the Lancaster County Prothonotary, with copies sent to all parties or attorneys.
Counsel for a represented defendant homeowner must provide the loss mitigation package and workout proposal to the plaintiff, with a copy to the Diversion Program Coordinator, by the deadlines stated in the order.
For a qualifying residential mortgage foreclosure case commenced on or before July 31, 2021, a plaintiff lender filing a summary-judgment or judgment-on-the-pleadings motion must serve the defendant homeowner with the Urgent Notice substantially in Form 2.
Copies of all pre-trial orders must be provided to the President Judge, the District Court Administrator, and counsel.
A defendant proceeding under F(2) must follow the electronic-transmission-and-simultaneous-mail procedure in E(3) and serve a certified copy of the order on the prison.
The Certification Cover Sheet and applicable Urgent Notice are served on the defendant homeowner with the mortgage foreclosure complaint.
Legal notices must be published in the Lancaster Law Review.
In other cases pending before the Court or an appellate court, the Clerk of Courts need not serve the order on the prison until the full monetary bail condition is satisfied, unless the Court orders otherwise.
Exhibits should be exchanged in accordance with the certification order.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas(141)
Counsel for a party requesting transfer must serve notice of the hearing date upon all counsel of record and any unrepresented parties within 48 hours after receipt of the order scheduling the arbitration hearing and shall file an Affidavit of Service with the Office of Judicial Records.
The Sheriff must advertise real property execution sales once a week for three successive weeks in The Legal Intelligencer and a daily newspaper, with the first advertisement at least 21 days before the sale.
For attorneys or parties without an electronic-filing account, service of e-filed documents must be completed by the traditional methods required under Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.
If the alleged incapacitated person is in a hospital, nursing home or other institution, service must be made upon an attorney or authorized personnel of the institution and notice of the hearing should be given to the director or other authorized official of such facility.
At preliminary arraignment the defendant must be given written notice of the next Court appearance (stating date, time, and place), and must be served with written notice of any subsequent Court action, though failure to receive notice does not excuse the duty to appear.
Petitioner must serve the Order to Show Cause, Petition, and attachments on the Philadelphia County Board of Elections no later than March 17, 2026 by 5:00 PM.
The Electronic Filing System automatically serves all parties who previously filed electronically when original process is not required; the filing party must serve all others and all hard-copy filings.
Any interested party who does not join a private-sale petition or consent to the sale must receive notice of the filing in accordance with Pa. O.C. Rule 3.5.
When a guardian is designated in the initial complaint, service must be made on both the guardian and the defendant.
Once the Civil Electronic Filing System is implemented, notice of termination of the supersedeas will be served on the Philadelphia Municipal Court electronically.
Providence County Superior Court(129)
Service must be made within 120 days after commencement; otherwise the court may dismiss without prejudice or order service within a specified time, but must extend the period for an appropriate duration when the plaintiff shows good cause, and the rule does not apply to foreign-country service.
Attorneys and self-represented litigants who are Registered Users receive service electronically through the EFS.
Discovery must be served electronically through the EFS unless the discovery consists of non-conforming documents or is too voluminous, in which case conventional service is required.
A post-judgment wage-garnishment writ may issue only after motion, notice, and a hearing opportunity, and its hearing must be set ten to twenty-five days after the notice is mailed.
The plaintiff's attorney or self-represented litigant must file a copy of any related return receipt when it is received.
A preliminary injunction may not issue without notice to the adverse party.
A party taking a deposition upon written questions must serve the questions on every other party with a notice.
The defendant's insanity-defense notice must be served on the Attorney General within 30 days after the defendant enters the plea.
Within five days after receiving assignment notice, the arbitrator must notify the Arbitration Office and all parties that the designation was received and accepted.
A motion for substitution and the notice of hearing must be served on parties under Rule 5 and on nonparties under Rule 4.
Interrogatories may be served after commencement without leave of court, but a plaintiff serving within 60 days after service of process must first obtain leave of court, with or without notice.
Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado(129)
The moving party must send a copy of the application to the family court judge or commissioner.
The petitioner’s attorney is responsible for mailing all required notices.
In building and construction cases, the party alleging defective construction must serve all other parties a particularized statement of damages and itemized repair costs within 30 days after the first status conference.
Within 10 business days after the action is filed, petitioners must personally serve the appropriate public agency with their record-preparation request or notice of election to prepare the record themselves.
Except in Domestic Violence Restraining Order proceedings, both parties in a covered family law matter must serve the statement by the stated 10-calendar-day deadline, measured against the settlement conference or trial or evidentiary hearing, whichever is greater.
The party filing a visitation-related section 388 motion must immediately notify all parties of the request and ensure they receive a copy within two court days after filing.
Service on an attorney using a will-call file is complete five days after the date of the minute order or other document.
The personal representative and any attorney must deliver a copy of the order to each current depository and, if applicable, the receiving depository.
The court will not mail copies of documents placed in an attorney’s will-call file.
Moving papers must be served by facsimile transmission when possible.
For mail service within California, the required notice period before trial or a long-cause evidentiary hearing is increased by five calendar days.
The Court dispenses with notice of the dismissal hearing because the parties cannot with reasonable diligence be notified, finding good cause.
Jackson County Circuit Court(128)
The Court Administrator's Office must provide the notice summarizing Rules 68.12 and 68.13 to each pro se filer in a dissolution, post-dissolution, or other custody- or visitation-related proceeding.
The parties must serve and file with the court objections to the other party's counter-designations no later than 3 calendar days before trial.
The requesting party must deliver a copy of the entered protective order to the Director of the Department of Civil Records.
A minor over fourteen must receive notice of the guardianship hearing unless the minor consents to appointment, in which case the minor's witnessed signature must appear on the application.
Every withdrawal pleading and termination of limited appearance must include the client’s full address and be served on the client in addition to all other required recipients.
Motions must include certification that a copy was served on the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, and the court will not rule until the certification is provided.
For opposed motions in criminal cases, suggestions must be filed and served within ten days after the motion is filed.
The scheduling and pretrial order includes a certificate of service sent through the Court’s e-filing system to all attorneys of record.
Mailed notice and proof of mailing are required for creditors with unresolved claims, while publication is not required.
An abbreviated adversary order is generally used when service is by certified mail and no answer must be filed.
Notice of a request for judgment upon affidavit is not required for a party in default unless law otherwise requires it.
Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Pennsylvania(125)
For a distribution petition, except in the stated written-agreement and Eminent Domain Code cases, the court enters a decree nisi; absent exceptions, it becomes absolute ten days after service on the other parties and filing due proof of service.
Notice of the hearing and its purpose must be advertised once at least one week beforehand in a Berks County newspaper of general circulation and in the Berks County Law Journal.
Service of a court rule, citation, or order must include copies of the underlying petition or motion unless the opposing parties have already been served with a copy.
When filing a blank scheduling order, the party must serve it and the brief on all other parties and simultaneously file the required brief copies and proof of service.
When the opposing party has appeared or provided a service address in a pleading, pleadings must be served under Pa.R.C.P. 440, and rules, citations, or court orders entered on motions, petitions, or applications must be served under B.R.C.P. 207.1.
After certification, the county court administrator must publish the notice once in the Berks County Law Journal and a county newspaper, with the specified case and judge information.
A party may offer listed documentary evidence without further proof if the party gives all other parties written notice at least 10 days before the hearing.
Morgan County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio(123)
If waivers and consents are not filed from all interested parties, a hearing and service of notice upon them are required.
In every estate, the Notice of Hearing on Inventory must be served on all intestate heirs and/or vested beneficiaries of the decedent.
For Court-made service not covered by the stated exceptions, service goes to an attorney’s court mailbox if the attorney previously authorized that method in writing, and to others by ordinary U.S. Mail to the last address in the case file.
Name-change publication must occur once at least 30 days before the hearing, and the Court prepares the notice and arranges publication.
Attach proof of service, using original signed return receipt cards for certified mail and photocopies of Certificates of Mailing for ordinary mail.
Large attachments or exhibits over 30 megabytes cannot be filed electronically and must be submitted in hard copy and served on all other parties.
If the requested attorney fee exceeds the Local F. 71.1 guidelines, a hearing will be held and notice must be served on all heirs and, for an insolvent estate, creditors.
The fiduciary must arrange publication for a public real-property sale and advertise it for at least three successive weeks before the scheduled sale.
The fiduciary must serve a copy of every account and hearing notice on the specified heirs, beneficiaries, or next of kin, depending on the proceeding.
The defaulting party need not be served with the default-judgment application.
Unless the filing indicates otherwise, the certification states that service was through the designated court mailbox for attorneys with one, or by ordinary U.S. Mail for everyone else.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee Counties(117)
Completing the form authorizes the court, clerk, and all parties to send case-related communications to the unrepresented party by email or through the Florida Courts E-filing Portal.
For parties without e-filing email service, the proposed order must state that a signed copy will be sent by regular mail.
A motion to cancel a foreclosure sale must be noticed for hearing and served on all parties and the senior foreclosure judge at least five business days before the hearing.
The other party must be served, unless both parties signed a written settlement agreement and the opposing party signed an Answer and Waiver.
Opposing counsel must be copied on the proposed order and any cover letters submitted through the portal.
Absent a written stipulation or agreement, motions and evidence may be heard only in open court with all parties notified.
A defendant may not be served under an extension more than 180 days after filing.
Service of the petition and summons is not required when both parties have signed a written settlement agreement and the opposing party has signed an Answer and Waiver.
The moving party must coordinate the hearing time with opposing counsel and give hearing notice to all parties of record.
I certify that a copy hereof has been furnished on ________________________, by ☐e-mail,
A litigant who designates a mailing address will receive all court documents only by U.S. Mail.
Service by regular U.S. mail may be used to furnish the original to the Clerk of Circuit Court and true copies to the listed recipients.
Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Pennsylvania(115)
The responding party must serve its brief in the manner prescribed for the excepting party’s brief, at least 14 days before oral argument.
The appellant must provide a copy of the appraisal to the Board and other parties within 60 days after filing the appeal.
The Clerk must immediately notify each party’s attorney of record, or an unrepresented party, of an order, decree, or adjudication, provide a copy unless a bond is required and not yet posted, and record the delivery method in the docket.
The party filing the motion must obtain the preliminary-hearing transcript or relevant portion and make it available to the Court and opposing party as soon as practicable.
The other parties must provide the appellant with a counter-appraisal within 90 days after receiving the appellant’s appraisal.
A certificate of service must identify each document served, the service date, and the method of service.
A copy of the pre-trial statement must be served on the Hearing Officer and opposing counsel or any unrepresented party, and proof of service must be filed with the Prothonotary.
An affidavit of service must be filed consistent with C.C.R.C.P. 206.3 and include screenshots of all postings.
In civil cases, counsel should exchange expert lists and the substance of the experts’ testimony before trial or risk having the experts barred from testifying.
Admitted exhibits should be delivered to the court clerk.
Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma(115)
When public assistance or local child support enforcement services apply, the Request for Order and supporting documents must be served on the local child support agency simultaneously with service on the opposing party.
Notice of intent to seek temporary ex parte or emergency family-law relief must be given to the opposing party or attorney by 10:00 a.m. one court day before judicial review.
After the court grants an agreed JV-180 request, the moving party must serve the endorsed order on all other parties and then file an appropriate proof of that service.
Counsel remains attorney of record until the court’s signed order is served on the client and all parties and proof of that service is filed with the court.
Supplemental pleadings served by U.S. Mail must be mailed at least ten court days plus five calendar days before the Family Court Services appointment.
A noticed motion will not be accepted without an accompanying proof of service.
Opposition papers must be served on the opposing party or attorney by personal service, fax, or email by 9:30 a.m. on the day of judicial review; email service is limited to represented parties or self-represented parties who have consented.
The parties must notify both the settlement conference coordinator and the panelists of a pre-conference settlement.
Moving documents must be filed and served at least seven court days before the Family Court Services appointment.
The Court encourages voluntary electronic service in any proceeding before it.
Permitted service means include personal delivery, fax, email, and electronic transmission methods no slower than fax, but are not limited to those methods.
Superior Court of Fulton County(114)
Proof of service of the initial petition must be filed within 60 days of case filing, or dismissal may result unless diligence is shown and court leave granted.
Expert notice must be provided seven days before any evidentiary hearing requiring expert testimony.
Supplemental discovery must be provided within five business days of receiving additional information subject to disclosure.
State must provide written plea offer with sentence and reductions at least 10 days before Final Plea.
Expert notice must be provided at least 14 days before trial and 7 days before any evidentiary hearing.
Even when delivering courtesy copies, parties must still separately and timely serve and file the motion or other related filing with the Clerk's office.
A Leave of Absence must be filed and served upon chambers pursuant to U.S.C.R. 16.1 or 16.2, or it stands denied under U.S.C.R. 16.4.
Superior Court of California, County of Solano(112)
A copy of every pleading or document filed in the court file must be immediately provided to the Court Investigators Office by the filing party or attorney.
The timing for service of the complaint is governed by California Rules of Court rules 3.110 and 3.740(c).
A noticed motion challenging an evaluator's determination must be served on the other parties, the minor child's attorney, and the evaluator or investigator in compliance with Code of Civil Procedure section 1005.
Responsive papers in formal discovery must be filed and served in the same manner at least two court days before the hearing.
The reply memorandum may be served personally, by overnight mail, or, if previously agreed, by fax or electronic service.
When presenting an accounting, the conservator of the estate must serve an exact copy of the inventory on the Court Investigators Office at least 30 days before the review hearing.
Petitioners must file the opening memorandum directly in the designated CEQA department and serve it by personal service, overnight mail, or previously agreed fax or electronic service within 30 calendar days after service of the administrative record.
When the plaintiff, plaintiff’s attorney, or agent receives the judge-assignment notice in person, the person must acknowledge receipt, and the clerk must file the acknowledgement with proof of personal service.
Each counsel must serve a completed Trial Conference Statement on all parties at least ten court days before the Trial Conference.
Proof of service of the status-conference report must be filed with the court at least seven calendar days before the conference.
Within seven (7) calendar days of receiving the notification, petitioners and/or other parties must prepare and serve the agency and all parties with notice identifying items they contend should be added to or deleted from the record.
Service on petitioners of the agency’s preliminary estimated-cost notification is by personal service.
Southern District of Texas(108)
Responses and hearing requests for motions to dismiss must be filed within 20 days after service.
Exhibits must be marked and exchanged among counsel before trial.
Copies of any motion to reopen must be served on Probation, the Court's case manager, and all other parties to the case.
A party requiring authentication of an exhibit must notify offering counsel in writing within five days after the exhibit is listed and made available, and failure to object in writing before trial concedes authenticity.
All documentary exhibits must be exchanged before trial, with rebuttal exhibits exempt.
A motion to extend time to file the listed papers need be served only on the Chapter 13 Trustee and the U.S. Trustee.
Attached court materials must be served with summons and complaint or removal papers.
Defendants removing cases from state court must serve the Order for Conference and Disclosure of Interested Parties on all other counsel.
Plaintiffs must serve court materials and Order for Conference and Disclosure of Interested Parties on all defendants with summons and complaint.
Opposing counsel should be copied at the same time courtesy copies of urgent documents are sent to Chambers, unless they are automatically copied electronically.
Parties should agree on the form of exhibit exchange; absent agreement, use well-organized USB drives or a similar electronic transfer or download.
Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania(107)
The party filing exceptions must serve copies of both the exceptions and supporting brief on all other parties.
The party filing exceptions and a supporting brief must serve copies of both on all other parties.
Within 20 days after filing a report, the guardian must serve written notice on each care provider, next-of-kin, and all interested parties by first-class mail.
A copy of Prothonotary Form 212 must be served on all counsel when the form is filed.
The hearing notice must be served as prescribed by Pa. O.C. Rule 15.6 and Section 2513(b) of the Adoption Act.
The moving party must immediately serve all interested parties with the original pleading, order, program brochure, and custody questionnaire, and file an affidavit verifying service.
The Prothonotary must promptly serve the arbitration certificate of readiness on the Court Administrator.
unless excused by Order of Court, notice shall also be given by personal service or registered mail to the last known address of all non-joining interested parties
Notice given by the Auditor or Master at a properly noticed hearing is sufficient notice of succeeding hearings.
Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas(106)
The objection must be promptly served on all other counsel and self-represented parties.
The court must issue and serve a rule to show cause on the tenant or the tenant’s counsel and all other parties of record.
Every filing must include a certificate of service as required by Rule of Criminal Procedure 576(B)(4).
Except for forfeiture petitions, an original petition and one copy must be filed with the Prothonotary, and a copy must be served on all other parties.
The motion for judgment on the pleadings must be filed with the Prothonotary together with a supporting brief and served on all other parties.
After appointment, the auditor or master must schedule a hearing, give all interested parties at least twenty days' notice, and provide the notice in accordance with Rule 4.2.
If service cannot be made, the Sheriff's Office must give the court an accounting of its attempted service steps.
The Divorce Hearing Officer must mail a copy of the Report and Recommendation and Proposed Order to all counsel and self-represented parties.
The court must issue and serve a rule to show cause on the tenant or the tenant’s counsel and on every other party of record.
Copies of a written request for daily, expedited, or same-day transcripts must be provided as required by paragraph (B)(2).
The court assumes responsibility for serving its orders, and including fax numbers or e-mail addresses does not authorize service by those methods.
Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania(103)
Upon motion by the landlord, accompanied by proof of service thereof upon the tenant 10 days prior thereto and accompanied by a copy of the escrow account passbook, the Court may dissolve the supersedeas if the passbook discloses that a monthly rental payment was not deposited in escrow within 10 days after the date the rental payment became due.
The petitioner must forthwith mail notice that the petition was presented, a conformed copy of the petition, and a conformed copy of the order to the applicable owners, condemning body, or attorney of record.
The Court may set an adjourned or continued hearing when warranted by the evidence and require notice to absent persons whose consent may be required, regardless of when their filed consent was executed.
Upon request, the official court reporter must transcribe and file the stenographic transcript and furnish a copy to the defendant and District Attorney.
All parties in interest must receive notice at least 20 days before the sale by personal service or certified mail to their last known address, unless notice is waived in writing or the Court dispenses with it for cause shown.
The termination notices must be sent by regular mail to the addressees’ last known addresses.
If an affidavit shows personal or certified-mail service may not be made, the citation must be published in the specified publications weekly for three successive weeks and posted conspicuously on the premises, subject to a different court direction for cause; the last advertisement and posting must be at least 20 days before the return day.
Serve notice of the hearing on all persons required by law at least 10 days beforehand and furnish proof of service at the hearing.
A Short Form Complaint must be served in every asbestos case.
A copy of exceptions must be served on the adverse party within four days or objections to the bill are waived.
If practicable, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be hand-delivered to the parties and each shall sign a receipt.
The sworn written sale return must include due proofs of publication and service of other required notices.
Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County(101)
Civil trial memoranda must be filed and served on opposing counsel at the time of or before submission to the court pursuant to EDCR 7.27.
Deposition designations (by page/line citation) for testimony used in lieu of live testimony must be filed and served by facsimile or hand two judicial days before trial.
Orders shortening hearing notice below 10 days cannot be served by mail, and hearing notice may never be shortened below 1 full judicial day.
Prevailing counsel must submit a draft order to opposing counsel for review and return before the order is submitted.
Counsel must affirmatively add themselves to the Electronic Service List on efilenv.com for each individual case, ideally when filing the initial pleading, as registration is not automatic.
A granted order shortening time must be served promptly on all parties.
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Cruz(101)
Service of small-claims evidence on all opposing parties must be completed seven court days before the hearing.
The filing party must serve every other party with notice of the case-management conference date.
The printout of proposed findings must be served on the opposing party.
The ex parte moving papers must be provided to the other side by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing, and may be delivered in person, by fax, or by email.
Proof of service must accompany an objection to ex parte relief.
Service of probate evidence on all opposing parties must be completed seven court days before the hearing.
The ex parte moving papers may be delivered to the other side in person, by fax, or by email.
Electronic service of electronically filed documents is optional unless the Court orders otherwise.
The ex parte papers may be delivered to the other party in person, by fax, or by email.
Superior Court of California, County of Merced(100)
Before filing an eviction action, the landlord must properly serve the tenant with a 3-day, 30-day, 60-day, or 90-day notice.
After substituted service, the server must mail a copy of the Summons and Complaint to the tenant at the service address.
Service may be made on behalf of all defendants who signed a joint written rental agreement.
For felony trials, the offering party must prepare a sound-recording transcript and serve it and a copy of the recording on all other parties at least 10 court days before trial.
Any order made on the CCRC's request must be immediately served by the Clerk's office on the parties or their attorney.
A self-represented party must have someone else mail the papers and sign the proof of service by mail.
When no one is available, the landlord may post the notice in an easily visible location and must also mail a copy to the tenant.
All other motions in limine must be served on opposing counsel by 4:00 p.m. six court days before the trial call date.
The Answer—Unlawful Detainer form (UD-105) must be served on defendants in blank form.
Proof of service of the summons must be made using Proof of Service of Summons, form POS-010.
Circuit Court for Baltimore City(99)
Liaison counsel must mail the Amendment and Show Cause Order to all counsel of record within three working days after the order's date.
For each plaintiff, plaintiff's counsel must serve documents on Whiteford, Taylor & Preston for all defendants in accordance with the Master Pre-Trial Schedule.
Responses to requests for admissions must be filed in accordance with the Maryland Rules, but are not due until 60 days after service of the requests.
Each currently participating defendant must serve defendants' liaison counsel and all plaintiffs' counsel in pending cases with the defendant's designated service recipient information within 15 days after entry of the order.
Discovery requests and answers generally must not be filed, but copies must be served on counsel of record for each party.
Before taking the position that requests for admissions are deemed admitted, the generating party must first notify any recipient whose response is past due.
A plaintiff seeking admissions from all defendants must serve a single set of documents only on Whiteford, Taylor & Preston as liaison counsel, which must make the documents available for other defendants to inspect or copy.
Superior Court of California, County of Fresno(98)
Before filing an unlawful detainer action requiring a Notice of Restricted Access, the plaintiff must provide the court with separate stamped, legal-size envelopes addressed to each defendant and to all occupants.
When the minor is not in custody, reply papers must be served at least two court days before the hearing unless the Court sets a different schedule.
For every sex-offender-registration termination petition, the petitioner or someone acting on the petitioner’s behalf must serve the petition and proof of current registration on the Fresno County law-enforcement agency and District Attorney’s Office within 15 court days after filing, and file proof of service within the same period.
After receiving the report or dismissal, the court must set a hearing date and give reasonable notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the specified participants.
Responsive pleadings must be served no later than two court days before the hearing.
Non-routine ex parte applications require adequate advance notice to all counsel.
Preliminary-hearing suppression motions must be personally served and filed at least five court days before the hearing.
The Clerk issues the case-management notice when the complaint is filed, setting a conference at least 120 days after filing, and plaintiff must serve the notice on each defendant with the summons and complaint.
When the minor is in custody, moving papers must be served on the opposing party at least five court days before the hearing unless the Court sets a different schedule.
The State Department of Social Services must provide a copy of the completed investigation report to the petitioner's attorney, if any, or to the petitioner.
FCS will not begin investigating a request for a new mediator or CCRC counselor until it confirms that the opposing party received a copy.
Superior Court of California, County of Nevada(98)
Each party must serve the FL-20 status and FCCR Conference Questionnaire on the other party at least ten calendar days before the conference.
The moving party must provide the clerk with all copies of notices needed for posting, publication, or mailing.
Both parties must serve the Pretrial Statement at least 10 court days before the trial date or settlement conference, whichever occurs first.
At least two court days before the hearing, copies of the CASA report must be provided through recipients' attorneys, if any, to the listed agencies, child, eligible parents, guardian, and other persons directed by the court.
A noticed motion must be accompanied by proof of service and provide ten calendar days' written notice to all other counsel, unless the court reduces the period for good cause.
A respondent must serve and file any response within ten (10) days, or fifteen (15) days if the petition was served by mail, after the petition is filed, or within ten (10) days after the reviewing court requests a response unless the court sets a shorter time.
A party must serve the status and FCCR conference questionnaire on the other party at least 10 calendar days before the conference.
Each party must file and serve a completed case-management conference statement at least 15 calendar days before the scheduled conference.
Copies of all papers filed with the court must be timely served on the local child support agency.
The moving papers, notice declaration, and any responding papers should be served on all other counsel as early as practicable when possible.
A subpoena for the counselor must be delivered to the clerk’s office at least five court days before a contested hearing to secure the counselor’s availability for cross-examination.
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas(96)
The standing master must give each party 15 days’ written notice of the pre-trial conference’s time and place.
Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to electronic filing and electronic service of documents filed through PACFile.
After receiving a timely distribution petition, the Clerk must notify Franklin County and anyone who filed a petition to share in the distribution.
Court Administration must receive paper copies of all electronically filed legal papers, court orders, and notices, even when a party uses PACFile.
The Confidential Information Form must be served on and made available to the parties, the Court, and appropriate Court staff under the Public Access Policy.
In an ejectment action commenced by filing a complaint endorsed with Notice to Defend, the plaintiff may move for a special order directing the method of service if service cannot be made under the applicable rule.
In an ejectment action commenced by writ where service cannot be made under the applicable rule, the plaintiff may move for a special order directing the method of service.
Failure by the moving party to serve the conciliator may result in cancellation of the conference, unless the non-moving party has provided actual notice.
After the confirming order is entered, the Court Administrator must promptly serve notice on all members of the Bar.
After receiving the parties’ pre-trial memoranda, the Domestic Relations Section must mail copies to each party before the court hearing.
Western District of Washington(96)
If the parties cannot agree on arrangements for a deposition of a person in custody, the noticing party must serve notice on the specified recipients at least 14 days before the proposed deposition.
Within ten (10) court days after notice of entry of a verdict, a party may file with the clerk and serve on each adverse party a notice of intention to move for a new trial on any of the grounds specified in subsection (n)(3) of this rule.
A party offering a video deposition instead of live testimony must submit it on DVD or thumb drive to chambers and all other parties by the deposition-designation filing deadline, in addition to following the procedures above.
Chapter 7 trustee must provide notice of final report and fee application using specific form in cases exceeding threshold.
If the defaulting party has appeared, all supporting papers must be served at the party’s address of record and electronically if available.
The notice of related case should be filed in the case bearing the earliest filing number and a copy thereof shall be served upon all counsel of record in all such cases.
Debtor must serve most recent tax return on UST and committee within 14 days of order for relief.
Service on UST for ex parte applications may be made by fax or email to specified address.
Southern District of New York(94)
Moving parties must serve Rule 56.1 Statements electronically in Microsoft Word format to all other parties.
All documents supporting a default-judgment request must be personally served on or mailed to the party against whom default judgment is sought.
Default-judgment applications must provide reasonable notice by an authorized method, with specified methods for domestic and international parties.
Deposition excerpts offered as substantive evidence and their synopses must be served on opposing counsel.
Motions for reconsideration must be served within 14 days of the entry of the challenged court order, unless otherwise provided.
Opposing parties are not required to serve responsive papers to motions for reconsideration unless directed by Judge McMahon.
Unless the parties agree otherwise, each party opposing infringement must serve its Invalidity Contentions on all parties no later than 45 days after service of the infringement contentions.
The Plaintiff’s Initial Discovery must be provided within 30 days after the Defendant has submitted a responsive pleading or motion, unless the court rules otherwise.
Parties must exchange FRCP 26(a) required initial discovery within 30 days of answer on last plaintiff or by case management order date.
A defendant must serve the sentencing submission eight days before the sentencing date.
A defendant must serve the sentencing submission two weeks before the sentencing date.
Plaintiff's counsel (or Defendant's counsel in removed actions) must promptly distribute copies of the Notice of Initial Pretrial Conference to all parties.
Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota)(94)
Serve the motion requesting remote appearance, the Notice of Hearing, and the original motion on everyone entitled to notice, including the court.
Serve the Notice of Hearing on all interested parties and file proof of service with the Clerk of Court.
A request to redact an exhibit must be made to opposing counsel at least five business days before trial; if the parties cannot stipulate, a motion must be filed and scheduled for hearing before trial.
The managing partners or designees must provide the Order to opposing counsel or pro se parties at the same time they provide the case list to the Court.
Attorneys are expected to provide each other copies of all exhibits before the hearing or trial.
The party submitting legal authority to the Court must provide the same authority to opposing counsel before the hearing.
Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania(94)
Notice of a hearing must be given to all counsel of record and any other persons the Court directs.
Confidential Information must be served on and made available to the parties, the Court, and appropriate Court staff as provided by the Public Access Policy.
The appellant must serve the appeal by certified or registered mail on the specified entities and the respondent owner, subject to the stated exception and address rules.
A copy of the Request for Conciliation Conference must also be served upon the Court Administrator.
If an affidavit establishes that the former owner's heirs and assigns are unknown, publication must be directed to the former owner and his heirs and assigns generally.
In an action seeking equitable relief, service by publication requires publishing a notice once in the Lackawanna Jurist and once in a daily newspaper of general circulation within Lackawanna County.
After receiving an endorsed ARD application, the applicant or attorney must transmit a copy to the District Attorney.
PACFile electronically notifies participating parties and attorneys upon submission, and that notice satisfies service requirements for account holders.
Service of the complaint must include the Notice of Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program.
An intervenor must serve the Notice of Intervention by certified or registered mail on the listed parties.
After the certification or designation order is filed, the Court Administrator must assign a judge, promptly schedule a status conference, and forward notice to counsel and unrepresented parties.
In a case in which a defendant is incompetent, the notice required by Pa. R.Civ.P. 2056(b) may be given by personal service or by registered mail.
Travis County District Courts(93)
For matters outside a limited appearance, service must be made on the party at the address in the notice, and notice to the attorney is ineffective.
Parties applying for ex parte orders must fully advise the opposing party of the relief and hearing sought unless the court waives this notice requirement.
Appendices in administrative appeals must be served on all parties but need not be filed with the Clerk.
A copy of the request to record, broadcast, or photograph must be delivered to the court, Court Administrator, all counsel of record, and all self-represented parties.
The petitioner must serve a copy of the pretrial information form on the Family Court Services Manager fourteen days before the final hearing.
The petitioner must serve the Family Court Services Manager a copy of the pretrial information form 14 days before the final hearing in covered termination and adoption suits.
Superior Court of California, County of Imperial(93)
The defendant's reply brief must be filed and personally served at least two court days before the suppression hearing.
DSS reports must be filed, served, and made available to all counsel before the hearing unless the Court orders otherwise.
The other party has 10 calendar days after service to review the proposed judgment and must notify the sender of any mistakes within that period; silence is treated as approval in the accompanying letter.
Failure to re-serve within fifteen days may result in dismissal of the new party and sanctions as permitted by law.
Whenever possible, the moving and responding papers and notice declaration should be served on the specified parent attorneys, child attorney, county counsel, social worker, and unrepresented parents.
If the defendant cannot be located for personal service or citation, service must be executed by publication in accordance with the receiving state's law.
An appointed attorney must give an adult client written notice of the attorney-complaint procedure within 10 days of appointment and provide evidence of that notice to the court within 10 days after giving it.
Service of process for initial family law filings in Mexico is handled through the Letters Rogatory process.
Notice may be excused when giving it would frustrate the order's purpose and cause the child immediate and irreparable injury.
The forms may be delivered to the Mexican family court personally, by mail, or through another person.
Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania(92)
The non-moving party must serve its responding brief on the assigned judge and the moving party.
Before a contested motion is presented, written notice must be given to all counsel and unrepresented parties at least two full business days beforehand by personal delivery or facsimile transmission.
After the conciliation office assigns the conference and attaches the order, the moving party must file the original pleading with the Prothonotary and serve the responding parties under the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
When filing a petition and affidavit for waiver or reduction of transcript costs, the requesting party must also serve a copy on the judge assigned to the case.
Registering to use the electronic filing system constitutes agreement to accept electronic service of all notices, opinions, and orders from the Clerk or Court.
If a discovery deposition is scheduled without the parties’ consent, written notice must be served on opposing counsel and any unrepresented party by an authorized method at least 14 days beforehand, unless an exception applies.
Unless the arbitration panel directs otherwise, parties must exchange specified expert reports, witness contact information, and intended exhibits at least 20 days before the arbitration.
Notice of a succeeding hearing given at a properly noticed hearing is sufficient notice of that succeeding hearing.
The petitioner must forward the resulting order to the District Court Administrator; failure to serve the order may delay transcription.
The Clerk, Register, and court may serve orders and other legal paper through counsel’s courthouse mailbox; no one else may use that service method.
Webb County District Courts(92)
A party seeking authentication must give the offering counsel written notice within five days after the exhibit is listed and made available; otherwise, failure to object in writing before trial concedes authenticity.
The order and judgment must be forwarded to opposing counsel for signature and approval as to form within seven days.
A. Notification of Arraignment/Initial Appearance Date. The District or the County Clerk shall notify each defendant of the arraignment in the defendant's criminal case by mail, as soon as practicable after the court sets the case for a hearing. The District or the County Clerk shall also notify the defendant's attorney, and surety or bail bond person of the arraignment by
Counsel must send opposing counsel copies of all communications sent to the court.
Each party must make its expected exhibits available for examination by opposing counsel.
I have been admonished that my attorney must mail a copy of the court of appeal's judgment and opinion to my last known address
When an attorney files a pleading or motion, the attorney must simultaneously deliver a copy to opposing counsel by hand, mail, email, or fax; a motion must include a statement identifying opposing counsel and how the copy was delivered.
All parties must exchange Exhibit Lists and Witness Lists at the Final Pre-Trial Hearing.
A filer who electronically files or serves a document, or agrees to accept service, must provide any e-mail address change to TexasOnline, the district clerk, and all parties.
A party must reasonably supplement or amend disclosure when they learn it was or has become incomplete or incorrect, no later than 30 days before the final hearing.
and shall submit to and opposing counsel not later than commencement of a proposed property division including property claimed or recognized as separate property.
A party challenging an exhibit's authenticity must notify counsel in writing within five days after the exhibit is listed and made available; failure to object in advance of trial concedes authenticity.
Court of Common Pleas of York County, Pennsylvania(92)
The same notice must be served by first-class mail on any affected child’s non-petitioning parent at least 20 days before the hearing.
Notice that the public-sale return has been filed must be given to all parties in interest.
The petitioner must serve notice of the petition’s and proposed order’s presentation on the listed claimants and interested persons, subject to the stated exceptions and conditions.
If proceedings on the Petition are continued, additional notice must be served at least 20 days before the continued date unless the Court issues an Order and the Clerk provides notice.
After withdrawal, the attorney must send the client copies of prior orders requiring action in the pending matter and file a certificate of service unless the petition already states that service.
Agency counsel may serve the specified documents using the referenced methods, and an affidavit of service must be filed with the Clerk before the proceeding.
For an application not presented ex parte, copies of all pleadings and proposed orders must be delivered to all other parties as soon as practicable and, if possible, before presentation to the Court.
Upon receiving a consolidation order, the prothonotary must send notice of it to unrepresented parties and counsel of record in the affected actions.
Pierce County Superior Court(91)
Any surrebuttal affidavits must be filed and served 2 days before trial.
Copies of the listed motion papers and supporting materials must be served on all counsel and self-represented parties at least 14 calendar days before the hearing.
A copy of the brief or memorandum must be served on opposing counsel, and a separate working copy must be delivered to the judge and marked as such.
When a family-law initial pleading is served by publication, the petitioner must serve the applicable orders within five court days after the respondent's first appearance.
After an ex parte Motion to Shorten Time is granted, the moving party must provide all other parties with copies of the related pleadings and underlying motion as soon as possible or as directed by the court.
In a dissolution, legal separation, or invalidity case, the petitioner must have the automatic temporary order served on the respondent.
When the case has been filed, the plaintiff must serve the case schedule on the defendants with the summons and complaint or petition.
The petitioner must serve a copy of the order on the other party, and the order binds the other party once served.
A response to an attorney-fee motion must be served on opposing counsel within seven calendar days after receipt of the motion.
When a document is e-filed, it must also be served using the e-service function on Pierce County’s Legal Information Network.
Attorneys and self-represented parties must keep their email addresses current, and service to the email address on file with the Clerk constitutes valid service.
Northern District of California(91)
The moving party must serve, but not file, each motion in limine opening brief at least 28 calendar days before the final pretrial conference.
Responding party must serve opposition to motion in limine at least 20 calendar days before the final pretrial conference.
Copies of all marked exhibits must be served on all parties at least seven days before the pretrial conference.
Parties must exchange all exhibits and related materials for their case-in-chief, plus a complete exhibit list, at least 21 calendar days before the final pretrial conference; voluminous exhibits must be reduced to remove irrelevant portions or use summaries.
Motions in limine moving papers must be served (not filed) at least 14 days before the pretrial filings due date.
Emergency relief will be denied unless the applicant shows it made every reasonable effort to notify the opposing party at the earliest possible time of its intent to seek emergency relief.
The filing party must serve all documents sought to be sealed on all parties and any designating third party whose confidential information is included.
Counsel must exchange witness lists and direct examination exhibits at the end of each trial day; opposing counsel must respond with objections and cross-examination exhibits within 24 hours.
By joint agreement, parties may exchange only a complete list identifying the proposed exhibits by Bates label or other identification instead of the documents themselves.
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda(90)
Plaintiff must serve all named defendants and file proofs of service with the court within 60 days of filing the complaint.
Standard interrogatories to plaintiffs are deemed served when the complaint is filed; answers must be served within 60 days of filing.
Subpoenas for a child custody recommending counselor must be hand-delivered to Family Court Services at least ten days before the appearance date and must include the required witness fee.
A party demonstrates reasonable diligence for substituted service by making at least three good-faith personal-service attempts on three different days at three different times, on at least two different weekdays, with specific time-of-day requirements for dwelling-house attempts.
You must serve a copy of the logs every 30 days from the following start date, ____________, on the following: Opposing counsel or party Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) 5669 Gibraltar Dr. Pleasanton, CA 94588
Both parties must have served their preliminary declarations of disclosure and filed proofs of service with the court.
Superior Court of California, County of Siskiyou(90)
Each party must deliver the arbitration disclosure notice directly to the nominated arbitrator.
A CASA Report must be served on the specified recipients at least five calendar days before the hearing at which it will first be considered.
Cross-complainants must serve each cross-defendant with a copy of the Notice when serving the cross-complaint.
Each contingent heir, devisee, and legatee must receive mailed notice of the petition hearing.
The plaintiff must serve each party with a complete copy of the Notice of Case Management Procedures when serving that party with the summons.
Appearing parties must serve ex parte applications or written oppositions on all other appearing parties at the first reasonable opportunity; the stated presumed deadlines differ for moving and opposition papers, and facsimile service is allowed.
When notice is served on a person requesting special notice, or a petition seeks approval of a testamentary trustee’s accounting, the petition and all supporting papers must be served with the notice.
The detaining agency is responsible for giving the Supervising Clerk, all parties, and appointed counsel timely notice of the detention hearing’s date and time.
Court of Common Pleas of McKean County, Pennsylvania(90)
The praecipe to list a case for trial must be served on all other parties and, if represented, their counsel.
Notice that a petition under Rule 5.4 was filed must be provided to the decedent’s personal representative under Rule 3.5(b)(1).
The praecipe form states that a copy has been served on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties and calls for the manner of service to be stated.
Notices and additional notices must be sent by prepaid first-class United States mail, and service is complete upon mailing.
The party must provide the required supplemental information to other counsel.
Service under Rule 4.3 may occur even if the local judicial district has not implemented electronic filing.
District of Delaware(89)
A party claiming patent infringement must serve the Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions on all parties, unless the parties agree otherwise.
A reply must be served within seven days of the Opposition to proceed without leave.
The case-dispositive motions and supporting opening briefs and affidavits must be served by the date left blank in the schedule.
Unless the parties agree otherwise, plaintiffs must serve their Infringement Contentions on defendants no later than 45 days after service of the Noninfringement Contentions.
Within one month after receiving the fact-witness list, each party must serve a list of the rebuttal fact witnesses it intends to call at trial.
All objections to the Presentence Investigation Report must be sent to the probation officer before sentencing.
Absent party agreement and Court approval, the patentee must finally supplement its identification of accused products and serve final infringement contentions by the specified date.
Unless otherwise ordered, plan-confirmation materials to be considered at or in connection with the hearing must be served by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time three business days before the hearing.
Demonstratives created during testimony, demonstratives for cross-examination, and blow-ups or highlights of exhibits or testimony need not be provided to the other side in advance.
The Court encourages parties to serve and respond to contention interrogatories early in the case.
Blow-ups or highlights of exhibits or testimony need not be provided to the other side before use.
The Court encourages parties to serve and respond to contention interrogatories early in the case.
New York Supreme Court, Kings County(89)
Initial post-judgment applications must be personally served on the litigant unless the court or adversary waives service, and service on prior counsel is defective.
Motion papers must be served on adversaries in compliance with CPLR § 2214.
Proposed trial witness lists must be served on the other parties under the same five-day pre-second-conference timing requirement.
Cross-petitions must be served on all parties and filed with the court at least seven days before the return date.
Cross-petitions must be served on all parties and filed with the Court at least seven days before the return date.
Unredacted expert affirmations and affidavits must be emailed to Chambers when the motion papers are filed.
All motion papers must be served on all appearing parties through NYSCEF when contact information is listed, or by another authorized method.
Motion papers, answering affidavits, and reply affidavits must be served on the parties under CPLR 2214 or the most recent Administrative Order unless otherwise stipulated or ordered.
A default order and notice of entry must be served on each defaulting party within seven days after filing on NYSCEF or with the county clerk for a non-e-filed case.
Both the RJI and Preliminary Conference request must be served on all parties.
Motion and special-proceeding papers involving pro se or qualifying non-appearing parties require additional service methods beyond legally prescribed service and NYSCEF filing.
For cases not converted to e-filing, affirmations must be emailed to the Court at least one day before the court appearance with notice to all sides.
Superior Court of California, County of Ventura(88)
Trial briefs must be served on all parties and emailed to the court at least three court days before trial.
The joint proposed jury questionnaire must be served either personally or by email with a PDF attachment.
A party requesting a jury questionnaire must serve and lodge the joint proposed questionnaire, including written juror instructions, by the trial-call date.
A copy of the Civil Case Cover Sheet Addendum must be served with the summons and complaint or petition.
The summons and complaint must be served promptly, and proof of service must be filed with the court.
If an ex parte temporary-guardianship hearing is denied and the matter proceeds to a hearing, the petitioner must give notice as required by Probate Code § 2250(e).
Trial briefs, witness lists, and in limine motions may be served on all parties before trial by personal service or by email with a PDF attachment.
Unless previously completed, opposing counsel must exchange in limine motions at or immediately after announcing ready at the trial call, subject to individual trial-court rules.
Counsel representing a conservatee, ward, or proposed conservatee or ward must be served with every filed document, including confidential documents, on or about the filing date.
The requesting party must mail a copy of the continuance request to all parties.
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento(88)
A request to compel a party's physical presence must be served no later than two court days before the hearing.
Unless the parties stipulate, the Petition and related documents must be personally served on all parties or their attorneys before filing with the court.
The moving party must serve the ex parte order on the opposing/responding party and file proof of service before the return hearing date.
Notice must be given to the Director of the California Department of Health Care Services when a spousal property petition is based on Medi-Cal qualification.
If parties cannot agree on dates, the court selects the trial and settlement conference dates and serves notice on the parties.
Notice of hearing on a deceased conservatee's final account must be given to the personal representative or trustee, or to heirs and devisees if none exists.
Each party must lodge the Mediation Program Statement with the mediator and serve all other parties at least 10 days before the scheduled mediation.
All ex parte documents must be served and filed as required by California Rules of Court rules 3.1203, 3.1205, and 3.1206.
Upon filing a written objection, the objecting party must serve all parties with the objections and blank ADR forms PR/E-LP-002 and PR/E-LP-001.
Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter Counties(87)
Documentary evidence intended for introduction at a Zoom or in-person hearing must be scanned as a PDF and emailed to the Judicial Assistant at least 48 hours before the hearing.
A party seeking to add allegations arising after filing must submit a Supplemental Petition and serve a copy on the Respondent.
A true and correct copy of the order is furnished by electronic service to both the petitioner and respondent.
Case law, memoranda, and non-evidentiary hearing materials may be submitted by email with the case number, hearing date, and related motion or matter.
Documents must not be served at court appearances without advance notice to opposing counsel or so close to the appearance that opposing counsel cannot adequately prepare or respond.
Service under an extension is permitted or must occur within 240 days from filing of the complaint, as reflected in the case-completion schedule.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County(87)
After confirming the non-moving party's availability, the moving party must serve the notice of hearing on the non-moving party; the Judicial Assistant will not confirm that notice was received.
A copy of the notice of change of plea must be sent by email to the opposing party.
The notice of hearing must certify that the other party received notice via email.
Attorneys must register the client's email with the State's e-Portal for e-service within two days of the withdrawal order being signed.
A cancelled motion hearing requires filing a Notice of Cancellation with proper notice to all interested parties.
The client must be served with the Motion to Withdraw and Notice of Hearing, and the certificate of service for both documents must include the client's name and contact information.
A copy of the filed Exhibit List must be served on the opposing party.
Harris County District Courts(87)
Notice of a submission setting must be served at least 10 days before the hearing, or earlier when a statute or rule requires more notice.
The party preparing a judgment or order must provide the proposed document to all opposing parties at least five days before entry.
After a hearing date is assigned, the requesting party must file and serve a notice of oral hearing stating the exact title of the motion(s).
If a hearing is passed, counsel must promptly notify the Clerk at 832-927-3795 and all parties.
Responses must be served at least 3 days before the submission date, or earlier if required by statute or rule.
If an emergency hearing is granted, the movant must give proper notice to all parties.
Notify the opposing side when requesting a daily copy.
Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania(87)
A party who declines electronic filing or electronic service, or cannot access the system, must be served legal papers in physical paper format.
1. That all respondents have been served with the following petition or motion: . 2. That an affidavit of service has been filed or is attached.
A party filing a bond must immediately serve a copy on the adverse party or the adverse party’s attorney, except in appeals from proceedings before the minor judiciary.
After objections are filed, a copy must immediately be served on the accountant and all other interested parties or their attorneys, and proof of service must be filed within ten days.
Whenever briefs are required, they must be served on the other interested parties in accordance with the Rules.
(2) Dependency Petitions, Shelter Care Applications, and Applications for Emergency Protective Custody shall be served upon the attorneys and the Office of Children and Youth Services via electronic transmission, first- class mail, or in-person in accordance with Pa.R.J.C.P. 1331(B)(2).
Copies of written requests for daily, expedited, or same-day transcripts, or secure electronic feed, must be delivered as required by subsection (2).
Dependency Petitions and Shelter Care Applications must be served on the child and all guardians by certified mail and first-class mail, or in person.
After the requesting party pays the balance owed as ordered, the Court Reporter must file the transcript and serve the requesting party with a copy.
A filed bill of costs must be served forthwith on all adverse parties or their attorneys.
Subpoenas must be served on witnesses by certified mail, first-class mail, or in person, in accordance with Pa.R.J.C.P. 123(B)(1).
When ordinary service cannot be made, the Court may authorize alternative service upon learning the facts through a supplemental affidavit.
Superior Court of Cobb County(86)
The clerk must publish the notice and mail the notice, order for publication, and complaint, if any, to the defendant.
Service on the respondent must be made by publication as provided by law.
If a parent or guardian will not sign the consent and acknowledgment form, the petition must identify the planned service method in boxes (b), (c), and (d).
The District Attorney must notify the crime victims necessary for the probation-termination case.
EFSP registration consents parties to electronic service of documents other than subpoenas or summons.
Service by publication is an available service method under the separate Service by Publication packet.
Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County, Pennsylvania(86)
For divorce cases inactive for at least two years, the Prothonotary must send a Notice of Proposed Termination to counsel of record or, if a party is unrepresented, to the party.
The plaintiff must serve a copy of the answer on the petitioner or the petitioner's attorney of record when the answer is filed.
Written notice of the auditor or master’s first hearing must be served on all known heirs, devisees, unpaid legatees, and distributees or their attorneys 20 days before the hearing.
In commercial real estate tax assessment appeals, discovery requests must be propounded within 60 days after the appeal is filed, unless the Court enters a case management order.
The party must serve opposing counsel with the supplemental witness information or plan when it is filed with the court.
After preparing a report, the auditor or master must serve the parties or their attorneys with 20 days' written notice of the date fixed for filing, and allow the parties access to the report in the meantime.
A copy of every filed brief must be served on counsel of record, any unrepresented party, and the Court.
The Prothonotary must serve the order on the defendants, attorneys of record, and Housing Opportunities, Inc. by First-Class Mail.
Within 90 days after filing the appeal, the Appellant must serve supporting documents and a statement of the grounds and basis on the Board and all other parties.
Auditors must notify all parties of the time and place of their hearings.
When publication is required, it must be printed twice in the Mercer County Law Journal.
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(84)
Until further notice, USPS certified mail is acceptable only when the return contains a clear, legible signature as determined by the Court.
Trial briefs must be served and filed at least seven days before trial.
At the hearing, the Plaintiff must provide proof that the defendants’ service address is valid.
The filing party is responsible for serving every filing made after the complaint.
Until further notice, Certified Mail is not acceptable for service unless the return contains a clear, legible signature as determined by the court.
Proposed orders must be served contemporaneously on all parties.
Each pro se litigant is responsible for obtaining copies of all documents filed in the case.
Service on a nonresident pro hac vice attorney must also be made on local counsel, and service on local counsel is deemed service on the nonresident attorney.
An E-filed complaint, third-party complaint, or other summons-bearing claim must include required service instructions.
The Plaintiff’s attorney must file an affidavit of service or proof of service on the defendants for the complaint.
Proposed jury instructions, interrogatories, and verdict forms must be served on the other parties at least 14 days before trial.
The parties must serve their proposed jury instructions, interrogatories, and verdict forms on one another.
22nd Judicial Circuit Court, McHenry County(84)
A represented party or witness must serve notice of an objection on the listed courtroom participants and the requesting Media Coordinator or News Media by 4:00 p.m. on the first business day after filing.
Before the court permits alternative service, service through the county sheriff should be attempted and proof of service should be filed.
After dismissing a cause for want of prosecution, the clerk must mail notice to all pro se parties and attorneys of record within ten days and place a copy with the certificate of mailing in the record.
A copy of the subpoena and notice of service must be served on every party who has appeared within 48 hours after issuance.
Notice of motion service must follow Supreme Court Rule 11, may be effected by fax when Rule 11(b)(4) permits, and requires proof of service compliant with Supreme Court Rule 12.
The court email for a proposed order must simultaneously include all other parties through their attorneys, or directly to a self-represented party.
A party should file proof by affidavit or similar means of each service attempt, together with an attached copy of the document served or attempted to be served.
Any transmittal letters should be limited to the fact of the transmittal only and opposing counsel shall be notified of the transmittal letter contemporaneously.
Superior Court of California, County of Butte(83)
For a hearing scheduled between February 1 and the filing of the parties’ tax returns, the parties must exchange the listed information and other forms showing income received during the previous year.
A copy of form GR.020 must be provided to opposing counsel.
The parties must notify Family Court Services at least seven court days before a contested hearing requiring investigator testimony; the requesting party must submit a confirming letter via eFile rather than subpoena the investigator.
An appointed Parenting Coordinator may withdraw by giving written notice to the Court and the parties, with or without stating a reason.
The Income and Expense Declarations need not be served on the other party.
Superior Court of California, County of Modoc(83)
Deliver any supplemental profit and loss statement to the other party no later than five court days before the hearing.
When an out-of-county judge is assigned, counsel must give notice of non-appearance as early as possible and no later than two court days before the hearing.
If an estate beneficiary has died, notice must be given as required by California Rules of Court, Rule 7.51(e).
Responsive pleadings must be served within 30 days after service of the complaint.
A responding party seeking affirmative relief must file and serve a separate order to show cause or notice of motion.
In the Court's discretion, failure to file and serve opposition papers may be treated as a waiver of objections and an admission that the motion or application is meritorious, except for opposition to an ex parte application.
Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania(82)
The movant must serve all parties with a time-stamped copy and certificate of service within three days after the court signs the rule.
A copy of each preliminary objection, motion, or response must be served on the undersigned at the time of filing.
Exceptions to an Interim Order must be served on opposing counsel or parties and sent to the specified court email address.
A copy of the brief must be served on the opposing party when the brief is filed.
The rule governs electronic service of papers under the terms provided by Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 205.4.
Electronic service is complete when the paper is sent to the recipient’s email address or, for a system website filing, when the system emails the recipient that the paper is filed and available for review.
Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania(81)
Petitioners must promptly serve the modification or contempt petition and scheduling order on respondents and file a certificate of service by the scheduled conference.
The Clerk of Court must forward a copy of each document filed by an individual to that individual's attorney of record, if any.
A party serving a legal paper must file a certificate of service with the Juvenile Section Prothonotary before or on the hearing date.
For a defendant held in a county facility, the transportation order must be served with at least 48 hours' notice.
Notice of filing must be given to the persons and in the manner directed by the Court.
Notice of filing a proposed-distribution statement or an auditor-appointment request must be given as prescribed by Rule NOC-6.3.
For an out-of-county incarcerated defendant, serve the Sheriff with three certified copies of the Transportation Order at least 14 business days before the hearing or trial.
Ottawa County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio(79)
Clerk of Courts staff must mail the fingerprint card and dismissal entry to BCI, or provide the individual’s personal identifying information if the card is unavailable.
The parties must immediately notify the Chairman and Assignment Commissioner of any settlement or dismissal.
The Clerk must mail each defendant a copy of the judgment entry by registered or certified mail to the address in the complaint.
Trial briefs must be provided to opposing counsel.
Applications for compensation for receivers or their attorneys may be made only after prior notice to creditors and other interested persons as directed by the Court.
Service by publication must be made by posting unless the Court orders otherwise.
The specified discovery requests must be served on opposing counsel or parties under the applicable rules and must not be filed with the Court.
A minor or person under disability may not waive notice unless otherwise prescribed by law.
At a domestic hearing concerning the reasonableness or necessity of work, a duly signed medical report is sufficient and admissible if properly served on opposing counsel within seven days before the hearing.
When a case is ordered sealed or expunged, the Court must identify the agencies to be notified, and the Clerk must notify each agency by certified mail.
The party seeking review should contact the Assignment Commissioner to obtain the hearing date and time and thereafter, notify the opposing party of his counsel in an appropriate manner calculated to give actual, timely notice of the hearing.
Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino(78)
Unless the court orders otherwise, the listed pretrial materials must be filed with the court and served on opposing parties.
When a proceeding is scheduled with less than three business days’ notice, the party choosing remote appearance must serve and file form RA-010 with the application or pleadings for the proceeding.
Parties or their counsel must inform the court and all other parties at the earliest opportunity if they learn that a child wishes to address the court.
For a proceeding with at least three business days’ notice, a party choosing remote appearance must file form RA-010 and serve notice so it is delivered at least two business days before the proceeding; email service is permitted if the parties or counsel consent.
Copies of relevant documents provided to the mediator must be provided to the other party or counsel at the same time.
A person who decides to appear remotely after receiving another party’s notice must file form RA-010 and serve all others who have appeared no later than five business days before the hearing or trial.
Parties subject to mandatory electronic service and self-represented parties who consent to it must provide an accurate email address, designate a primary address if providing more than one, and notify the court of changes.
Failure to file proof of service in compliance with CCP section 116.340(c) may result in dismissal.
Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, Pennsylvania(78)
Appellants must serve the appeal by certified or registered mail or personal service on the specified Board, County Commissioners when applicable, and respondent owners.
The petitioner must serve opposing counsel and self-represented parties when filing a petition for special relief.
If an owner's identity or address is unknown or notice is returned undeliverable, the Sheriff must publish notice of the sale once in the Adams County Legal Journal and one local newspaper of general circulation.
The defendant must give written notice of an address change to the specified bail and court authorities within 48 hours of the change.
Appellants are advised, but not required, to serve the municipality's legislative governing body and the school district's board of directors at the stated locations.
Superior Court of California, County of Trinity(78)
Specially prepared instructions must be shown to opposing counsel.
The District Attorney must receive at least two days’ actual notice before the hearing, unless the District Attorney expressly waives the time.
Service must ensure actual physical receipt by the opposing party or counsel and Family Court Services by noon on the preceding court day, but the counselor may consider untimely served declarations.
All exhibits, exhibit lists, and witness lists must be filed with the court and shown to opposing counsel prior to jury selection.
A declaration proving service of the notice of appeal on the Labor Commissioner must be filed with the appeal papers.
The prosecution should deliver a formal resolution offer to defense counsel before the day of the pretrial conference.
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas(75)
The Montgomery County Law Reporter is the designated legal periodical for publication of all notices.
When filing the return of record, the municipality or municipal agency must serve the specified recipients with a list of the documents and materials included in the return.
When the property or properties being sold lie in different counties, the first publication must be made at least 60 days before the sale.
Opening a PACFile account constitutes consent to electronic filing and electronic service of documents filed on PACFile in a district that permits electronic filing.
Upon filing a notice of appeal from a zoning hearing board or governing-body zoning decision, the appellant must serve it on the listed entities and parties granted party status.
An appointed auditor or master must give written notice that a report was filed to counsel of record, or use first-class mail, publication, or court-authorized alternative service when the stated conditions apply.
A hard copy of the Pre-Trial Statement must be served on the Hearing Officer and opposing counsel or any unrepresented party.
For a procedure by petition, actual notice of the petition filing and the court-fixed confirmation date must be given to the specified recipients, and the date must be at least twenty days after notice of filing the petition.
If expungement is granted, the petitioner or counsel must obtain certified copies and mail them to every agency listed in the proposed order, including a self-addressed stamped envelope.
The requesting party must serve copies of the formal transcript request on the presiding judge, court reporter, and opposing counsel or unrepresented opposing party.
Assignees and receivers must publish notice of their appointment once a week for three successive weeks.
Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(75)
For service by publication in a divorce, annulment, or legal separation action under Civ.R. 4.4(a)(2), the Clerk of Courts must post notice in three specified locations.
The Court must notify the Petitioner and ODRC of its decision through the Court’s electronic record.
The statement of evidence must be served on the other party within 14 days after objections are filed; the other party may serve an objection or proposed amendment within ten days after service of the statement.
The filing party must serve filings after the complaint and include a certificate of service.
Any other party filing objections must serve all other parties no later than 10 days after the first objections are filed.
A movant may serve a reply to a response to any written motion within seven days after service of the response.
Snohomish County Superior Court(75)
Multimedia evidence must follow the applicable administrative order, cannot be filed with the court before the hearing, and must be timely served on the opposing party.
Responsive documents must be served on the parties and counsel at least 5 calendar days before the hearing.
An opposing party must serve its responsive materials and alternative proposed order on all counsel and unrepresented parties by noon two court days before the contested hearing.
When a case is determined to be arbitrable, the prevailing party must serve the Arbitration Coordinator with an order transferring the case to arbitration.
A numbered, cited copy of the proposed jury instructions must be served on each opposing counsel or pro se party.
The hearing may be stricken or justification may be denied in whole or in part if service affidavits are not in the court file by the hearing or service was untimely.
Reply documents must be served on all counsel and unrepresented parties by noon two court days before the contested hearing.
A motion for revision must be filed with and served on all other parties, together with a completed calendar note, within the statutory deadline.
After an appearance, the party or counsel must receive notice before an application for an immediate temporary restraining order heard by a commissioner in ex parte proceedings.
An alternative service agreement permits valid electronic service between consenting parties and service through the clerk's e-filing system unless the agreement specifically declines clerk-system service.
New York Supreme Court, Westchester County(74)
After an exhibit is admitted, its proponent must provide complete copies to the Court, the adversary, and any witness who needs one.
Supplemental discovery demands may be served only for items that could not reasonably have been demanded previously and must be served at least 20 days before the disclosure deadline, or 25 days before the deadline when served by mail.
Counsel and self-represented moving parties seeking temporary injunctive relief must demonstrate compliance with the Uniform Rules requirement to notify affected parties.
Plaintiff must serve the Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness on any NYSCEF-opted-out party within 20 days after entry of the order and file proof of that service through NYSCEF.
The other parties must receive notice of an appearance or motion adjournment request.
Requests to adjourn a motion's return date must include notice to all parties.
A self-represented party who has not consented to NYSCEF must serve and receive documents in hard copy unless the parties agree or the court directs otherwise.
Objections to the admissibility of an appraisal must be filed within thirty days of service of the appraisal or they are waived.
If the case is not an e-file case or the moving party has not opted into NYSCEF, the Court will email the signed Order to Show Cause to that party.
Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino(73)
A Request for Informal Discovery Conference must be served on all parties by an authorized or agreed method no later than the next court day after filing.
Service of a motion in limine must be completed at least eight days before the conference.
An Answer to a Request for Informal Discovery Conference must be served on the opposing party by an authorized or agreed-upon method no later than the next court day after filing.
Any written motion in limine must be served on the opposing party eight days before the applicable filing event.
Unless the parties stipulate or the court orders otherwise, authenticity declarations, affidavits, or sworn testimony must be filed and served when AI-generated material is submitted or filed.
Documents presented to the court at the readiness calendar must be served on opposing counsel pursuant to San Bernardino County Local Rule 411 et seq.
Notice of the discovery conference must be given to all parties.
The plaintiff must file proof of service for the summons and complaint and for the Initial Case Management Conference Order.
Reply papers must be filed and served on every party at least two court days before the hearing, subject to the Rule 1650.1 extensions when personal service is not used.
Parties must comply with California Rules of Court rule 3.1206 when serving ex parte application and opposition papers.
Superior Court of California, County of Kern(73)
Notice of an ex parte hearing must be given to all counsel and unrepresented opposing parties by 8:30 a.m. on the court day before the hearing.
A party filing the notice must serve the child’s social worker and attorney or CASA before filing, using personal service, first-class mail, or an equivalent method and filing proof of service; the clerk serves a nonparty’s letter instead.
When the insurer claim is resolved, plaintiff’s counsel must notify the insurer that the action is pending and seek consent to dismiss it.
Hardin County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions(73)
A party requesting service by publication must arrange and pay for publication and direct the publisher to file proof of publication with the Clerk of Courts.
The movant must initiate service of notice of a show-cause motion and its hearing on the subject party under the summons-service rules in Civil Rules 4 through 4.6.
Within seven days after appointment, the administrator must notify all persons entitled to inherit, including support-allowance recipients, unless they received notice of the hearing or waived notice.
In a civil action, file the summons-service request, a copy of the complaint or petition, and the manner of service with the original complaint or petition and the required deposit.
If the plaintiff is unrepresented or the defendant waived service of the summons, the admonishment must be handed to the filing party and mailed to the other party.
Requests for personal or residential service by the Hardin County Sheriff are limited to three attempts.
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(73)
Notice of a necessary receivership property sale must be given to all creditors with filed claims and all interested parties.
When a party’s request for service by publication is granted, notice must be served by publication under Civ.R. 4.4 unless otherwise provided by law; publication may be made in the Daily Law Journal, the court-designated journal.
Documents served electronically after 5:00 p.m. local time are deemed served the next day.
The filer must notify pro se parties who are not registered with the court’s e-File system when “Judge Access Only” documents are filed.
Notice of a receivership property sale must be provided to all creditors who filed claims and all interested parties.
The filing party must serve documents filed after the original complaint or indictment, other than summons-requiring filings, and include the applicable certificate of service.
A sale to a former owner or a person interested in the receivership's business or operation may not occur until all creditors receive notice fixing the sale-confirmation date.
Proof of service is required for all servable documents filed after the indictment or original complaint and must comply with the applicable civil or criminal procedure rule.
Defendants must be served with criminal-case indictments in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure.
If service fails, the filing party must reissue service within 14 days after receiving the court’s notification.
Waiver of service of process may be requested and completed under Civil Rule 4.7.
When the court grants a request for publication, notice may be published under Civ.R. 4.4 in the Daily Law Journal unless another legal provision applies.
California Rules of Court(72)
Electronic filers must immediately notify the court and all parties of any change to their electronic service address, if they have consented to or are required to accept e-service.
Parties required to file electronically must also serve and accept service of documents electronically, subject to exceptions for personal service, court orders, and self-represented parties.
Consent to accept electronic service is shown by serving and filing notice that includes the electronic service address, or by manifesting affirmative consent with the court or EFSP and providing the service address.
A complaint or initial pleading filed and endorsed electronically may be printed and served as if filed in paper form.
Notice for temporary conservator appointments may be given via telephone, fax, email, or personal delivery instead of mail.
Court may authorize notice by telephone, fax, or e-mail instead of personal delivery for temporary guardianship notice exceptions.
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas(72)
The Clerk must serve the Case Schedule on each defendant together with copies of the pleading and summons.
After the Court approves and e-files a proposed order or entry, the submitting party must print and mail it to all non-registered parties.
The party submitting a proposed order or entry is responsible for serving the signed e-filed copy, while the Clerk is responsible for serving the Civ.R. 58(B) notice of judgment and recording that service.
If title evidence shows that necessary parties were not made defendants, the attorney must promptly add and serve those parties with the complaint under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.
The Probation Department must notify the ODRC of the disposition of each CQE Petition as required by the Ohio Administrative Code.
The party making service of an entered order must file proof of service.
Notice of the time and place of an urgent equitable-relief hearing must be served on the adverse party or the party's counsel.
The Treasurer’s counsel ordinarily need not be served with post-complaint answers, motions, cross-claims, or other documents, except the proposed final judgment, unless inconsistent Taxes are asserted or challenged.
Fort Bend County District Courts(71)
For divorce cases with children and no waiver, proof of personal service must be filed and on file 10 days before the hearing.
The District Clerk must provide all parties and counsel of record notice of the Agreement in cases transferred under it.
The petitioner or movant must provide the scheduling order to each party, including pro se parties, who has made or makes a general appearance in the pending case.
The parties must exchange the listed final-trial financial disclosures and proposed materials no later than ten days before trial begins.
Notice and proof of notice to the opposing attorney or party must comply with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
For every Temporary Orders hearing, the parties must exchange Proposed Requested Relief by noon on the preceding business day.
It is ordered that the Clerk of the Court to which this assignment is made, if it is reasonable and practicable, and if time permits, give notice of this assignment to each attorney representing a party to a case that is to be heard in whole or in part by the assigned Judge or upon written instructions by the trial court.
A courtesy copy should be provided to opposing counsel/party in your case.
Superior Court of California, County of Lassen(71)
Law enforcement must enter the criminal protective order and proof of service into CLETS within one business day after service or receipt from the court.
Ex parte applications must comply with California Rules of Court 3.1200 et seq., provide notice to parties by 10:00 a.m. the day before the hearing, and include the specified declaration.
The service deadlines in this rule apply to civil pleadings, except in unlawful detainer actions, Family Code proceedings, and proceedings with different service requirements prescribed by law.
After a signed document is electronically filed, another party may demand production of the original; the demand must be served on all other parties and not filed with the court.
Superior Court of California, County of Kings(71)
A copy of any sound-recording transcript that counsel expects to play or offer into evidence must be served on opposing counsel.
Notice for an ex parte application must be provided by 10:00 a.m. on the preceding court date.
Proof of service of the Case Management Conference notice must be filed within 60 days after the complaint is filed and may be combined with the proof of service for the summons, complaint, or cross-complaint.
The telephonic-appearance request must be served on all other parties or their attorneys and DCSS.
The submitting party must serve every other party with a copy of the executed order using a Notice of Entry of Judgment or Order (CIV-130).
Unless the parties have a written agreement, a parent planning a child’s residence change for more than thirty (30) days that affects either parent’s ability to follow the parenting plan must notify the other parent by mail, send a copy to their attorney of record, and, to the extent feasible, provide notice at least forty-five (45) days before the move.
The party objecting to a family law commissioner must serve notice on every party who has appeared at least five court days before the hearing.
The District Attorney must receive notice of a sentence- or probation-modification motion at least fifteen days before the hearing.
For motions calendared in Juvenile Court, written notice to opposing counsel and the court may be reduced to five court days, and opposition must be filed and served two court days before the hearing.
A declaration under penalty of perjury must be filed and served under the applicable procedures to be assured of consideration on the hearing date.
Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Pennsylvania(68)
Notices required to be published in a legal periodical must be published in the Beaver County Legal Journal.
The adverse party must receive written notice of the motion’s presentation time at least three business days beforehand.
A demand for a de novo hearing filed after entry of a Proposed Interim Order must be served under Pa.R.C.P. 440.
Counsel for the Commonwealth shall be notified of such motion and may then request in writing transcription of additional portions of the record stating reasons therefor.
Petitioner's counsel must file proof of service after serving the petition and rule.
Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin(68)
Responsive declarations or reports served by mail must be served at least ten judicial days before the hearing.
All requested jury instructions must be presented to the trial court and served on opposing counsel at a time deemed appropriate by the court.
A Notice of Remote Appearance must be served no later than 5 court days before the applicable hearing.
A copy of the remote-appearance notice or opposition must be delivered to the department where the proceeding will be held.
If the Court determines that a temporary-guardianship hearing is necessary, the petitioner or attorney must serve the notice on persons required to receive it and file proof of service with the Court.
If a case that has been set for judicial arbitration or court mediation settles, plaintiff must immediately serve a copy of written Notice of Settlement or other disposition on the ADR neutral provider appointed in the case and file the Notice of Settlement with the court.
Circuit Court of Boone County, Illinois (17th Judicial Circuit)(67)
When a subpoena return date is not a previously scheduled court date, the requesting party must notify all parties of the new return date.
For service by publication, the plaintiff must provide proof of service within seven calendar days of the first publication date.
Unless the issuing judge orders otherwise, warrants, bench warrants, and body attachments for other criminal and misdemeanor offenses issued in Winnebago County may be served in Winnebago, Boone, DeKalb, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, and Stephenson Counties, Illinois.
Each party must provide the opposing party with a set of marked jury instructions.
Northern District of Illinois(65)
Parties in ECF cases who are neither E-Filers nor represented by an E-Filer and who have not consented to electronic service are entitled to paper copies of electronically filed documents, served in accordance with the Federal Rules and local rules.
When deposition testimony is proposed instead of live testimony, the offering party must serve page-and-line designations 10 business days before the pretrial order due date.
A party claiming patent infringement must serve its Initial Infringement Contentions on all parties within 14 days after the LPR 2.1 Initial Disclosure.
A party asserting non-infringement must serve Final Non-infringement Contentions on all other parties within 28 days after service of the Final Infringement Contentions.
For deposition testimony offered instead of live testimony, the offering party must serve page-and-line designations 10 business days before the pretrial order is due.
Parties must serve proposed stipulations and uncontested facts on each other no later than 10 business days before the pretrial order's due date, and confer in good faith no later than 5 business days before the due date.
The parties must serve proposed stipulations and uncontested facts on each other at least 10 business days before the proposed order is due.
A certificate or affidavit of service (complying with the local rules) must be included with all electronically filed documents whenever service is made on a party who is not an E-Filer or is represented by an E-Filer.
Plaintiff must separately email Defendant Microsoft Word versions of the Exhibit Chart and Deposition Designation Chart.
When counsel is assigned to represent a pro se party and the summons and complaint have not yet been served, an order directing service by the U.S. marshal or other appropriate method must accompany the assignment order.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County(65)
If the motion hearing date and time are not stipulated, the Zoom hearing must be scheduled at least seven days out and notice must be given to the other parties by email.
Parties must serve briefs, lists, and motions on opposing parties or counsel.
The moving party must immediately notify opposing counsel or parties of a motion cancellation or adjournment.
Counsel of record accept service of filings and other communications by email at the identified or directed address.
Court orders are served through MiFile, and failure to register for MiFile notifications will not excuse noncompliance.
All documents and exhibits must be submitted to the court and the parties at least two days before the hearing.
When service is selected during submission, selected parties are served at checkout and MiFILE generates a proof of service for filing in the court file.
Unless exempt from mandatory e-filing, parties and the Court use the Court’s electronic filing and service system for e-service; parties must maintain a functional email address, and specified transmission failures are attributable to the authorized user.
Deposition notice must be served on a party’s corporate representative at least 14 days before the deposition.
Arraignments by mail are considered individually on a case-by-case basis.
Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania(65)
Within thirty (30) days of the date of service of the objecting party’s brief, the responding party shall file and serve a brief in accordance with the requirements of subsections (a)(1-4) of this rule.
After the hearings, the Hearing Officer will file and serve a Final Report and Recommendation addressing outstanding economic claims and, if appropriate, appointment-fee apportionment.
Serve legal papers on attorneys or parties without a PACFile account under Pa.R.J.C.P. 1167(B) and 1345(B), and the Clerk of Courts must serve court orders.
Arraignment notice may also be given by first-class mail or in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 114.
Superior Court of California, County of Tulare(64)
When the case-opening and income-information conditions are met, the Department must mail its report to the parties or attorneys within 120 days after referral.
Known creditors must receive notice, and proof of mailing must be filed before any petition for final distribution.
Each party's counsel must deliver a written settlement-conference statement to the civil calendar clerk and all other counsel at least five court days before the conference.
Proof of service of the Notice of CMC must be filed within 60 days after the complaint is filed and may be combined with the proof of service for the summons, complaint, or cross-complaint.
Written opposition to an ex parte order request must be presented to the juvenile-division court clerk within four hours after notice is received.
A written complaint about appointed minor’s counsel must be filed and served on all counsel and self-represented parties, with a copy delivered to the courtroom clerk; the court responds within 30 days.
14th Judicial Circuit Court, Rock Island County(63)
Notice by U.S. Mail must be mailed at least ten days before the hearing.
When notice is sent by regular U.S. Mail, proof of mailing must be included in the record.
Personal, facsimile, or email hearing notice must be delivered at least one court day before the motion hearing unless otherwise provided.
Notice may be given by personal delivery, mail, email, or facsimile, but the manner and recipients must comply with Supreme Court Rule 11.
with copies served upon opposing counsel or to any party not represented by an attorney not later than seven days prior to the final pre-trial conference.
The respondent must complete and serve the Rule 9(d) documents so the petitioner receives them no later than three court days before the hearing.
The respondent must complete and serve the required Rule 9(d) documents on the petitioner no later than three court days before the hearing.
The party requesting a motion hearing must give written notice to all eligible appearing and nondefault parties unless the Court excuses notice.
Civil cases and supplemental proceedings with no trial or disposition activity for the preceding year may be dismissed and stricken from the docket upon 14 days' notice by mail.
Email service must be transmitted at least one court day before the hearing and identify the person sending the email.
Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Pasco and Pinellas Counties(62)
The plaintiff or counsel must serve the corresponding case-track Standing Order on all named defendants together with the summons and complaint.
A self-represented party who has not consented to email service must receive all pleadings and orders by U.S. mail.
Galveston County District Courts(62)
Upon a written or typed request, the probation department must electronically provide all evaluations and risk assessments, including noted questionnaires and outside-agency evaluations.
Upon a written or typed request, the probation department must electronically provide all service-provider progress reports.
Electronic service is complete when the filer transmits the document to the receiving party's email address.
A party requesting a hearing must serve all other parties with notice of the hearing date, time, and matters to be considered.
Three days are added to a prescribed period for action when the triggering document is electronically served.
Investigators with the Galveston County Criminal District Attorney's Office may issue summons in juvenile matters.
Circuit Court of Grundy County, Illinois (13th Judicial Circuit)(62)
Each attorney must mail the original pre-trial memorandum to the pre-trial judge and a copy to each opposing counsel at least five days before the conference.
After a motion is heard without prior notice, written hearing notice must be personally served or mailed to the specified parties, and proof of service must be filed within two days of the hearing.
A request for permission to appear remotely must be made through a written motion that is filed, scheduled, and served under Circuit Court Rules 2.1(a) and 2.1(c), unless a standing order or case-specific discretionary exception allows otherwise.
The clerk must provide a mandatory-mediation notice form with the summons, serve it on the defendants with the summons, and provide proof of service as for the summons.
Documents must be served on parties not registered for E-filing or E-service as otherwise provided by order, rule, or statute.
A summary judgment motion cannot be heard until ten days after service of its notice under Supreme Court Rule 11.
Documents that require personal service to confer jurisdiction must be served conventionally, not electronically.
Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras(61)
When an officer obtains a TE-GVRO through an oral request, the officer must serve and file the order with the court as required by Penal Code section 18140.
The proof-of-service form provides personal-service and mail-service options, identifies the server as an adult nonparty, and requires a declaration under penalty of perjury.
In general civil cases filed after June 30, 2001, plaintiffs must serve each defendant with the ADR information package along with the complaint.
The clerk must mail all parties notice of the trial date and time at least 10 days before trial.
The moving party must timely notify the appointed Special Advocate of motions concerning the child, non-minor dependent, or ward.
A copy of the review decision must be provided to both the complainant and the attorney.
The court clerk must mail a Courtesy Notice to the defendant at the provided address.
A party objecting to a tentative ruling should promptly notify the opposing party of the objection’s substance in time for the parties or their attorneys to appear at the hearing.
The emergency temporary-orders procedure is identified as applying upon one day’s prior notice of hearing.
Hocking County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions(61)
The party who submitted or approved an entered proposed order must serve it on the receiver or counsel and specified parties, and file proof of service.
The order must be delivered to the Clerk of Courts for filing, mail service on the petitioner and respondent, and police department notification.
When the prosecutor requests service of an indictment by summons, the Sheriff must serve the arraignment-scheduling judgment entry and notice of the right to appointed counsel when serving the indictment and summons.
If title evidence shows a necessary party was not named as a defendant, the submitting attorney should promptly add that party and must serve the complaint under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure.
The clerk should also notify the DRC of the disposition of the petition as required under the Administrative Rules, and if granted order the DRC to issue the CQE to Petitioner.
After appearing, a party must provide a regularly monitored email address, and service should thereafter be electronic when possible.
Parties who receive an electronic filing notification are not entitled to Civ.R. 6(D)’s additional response time.
The clerk must send the specified CQE petition notice to the Hocking County Prosecuting Attorney.
Court of Common Pleas of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania(60)
The Prothonotary must mail copies of the notice of appeal in the provided envelopes and docket returned or refused mail; if first-class mail cannot effect service, the appellant must arrange personal service on the appellee.
Exceptions must be served promptly on the parties in interest or record counsel, personally or by ordinary mail.
You must serve all orders and the complaint on the defendant by certified mail, return receipt requested, signed only by the addressee.
The probation department must give the child, the child’s parents or legal guardians, and the child’s counsel written notice of the right to request a formal review at six-month intervals, at least ten days before the date set for scheduling the review.
Service must be completed within 30 days after the complaint is filed with the Prothonotary.
Counsel of record and unrepresented parties must receive notice of the assigned hearing or argument date at least 20 days beforehand.
A party or attorney who serves a subpoena must file a copy and proof of service with the Clerk of Courts within five days after service.
The complaint copy sent to the other parent is sent by certified mail, and the filer bears the cost.
The self-represented party must keep current contact information provided to the court, other self-represented parties, and attorneys of record.
Hancock County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions(60)
For designated eFile case types, filers must serve Civ.R. 5 notices, orders, and other documents by courier, mail, or electronic means and file proof of service with the clerk.
An attorney who accepts representation must immediately notify the Court and, as appropriate, all other parties or counsel, even before entering an appearance.
A party or counsel using the standing process-server procedure represents that due diligence was performed to ensure the server is not a party to the litigation.
For designated eFile case types, the court must issue, file, and serve the listed documents using traditional certified mail service, subject to this rule.
Each party must serve the pretrial memorandum by the deadline of seven days before trial.
Each party must notify the child support enforcement agency in writing of the specified contact and license information and any changes until further notice from the issuing court or agency.
The filed notice or certificate for formal discovery requests or responses must verify that they were served.
Assignment notices may be placed in counsel's drawer, emailed, or mailed prepaid; if counsel has no drawer, email or prepaid mail may be used.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court(60)
Bail motions must be served and filed in writing at least 48 hours before the scheduled hearing unless the parties agree to shorten the notice period.
A default judgment motion based on publication must include a Form CV 4 affidavit or substantial equivalent on yellow paper, proof of publication, and proof of mailing the publication summons.
If the tenant cannot be found, service by publication may be used, normally through the Daily Reporter newspaper.
Court of Common Pleas of Forest County, Pennsylvania(60)
Briefs must be filed with the Prothonotary, copied to the Court Administrator, and served on all parties of record.
In the event notice cannot be given in such manner, notice shall be given by advertisement one time in the Warren Times Observer for Warren County and The Forest Press for Forest County and one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the decedent resided. The date of publication shall be at least twenty (20) days prior to the hearing.
A party filing exceptions must serve a copy by ordinary mail on the official and all counsel or unrepresented parties who have formally appeared.
The hearing officer must serve a copy of the motion on the District Attorney’s office.
A copy of a waiver of arraignment must be served on the District Attorney under Rule L576.
The review hearing must be set at least twenty days after service of the petition and notice of the hearing.
After completing the Criminal Case Scheduling Form, the defendant must receive a copy; the District Attorney must retain a copy, and a present defense attorney must also receive a copy.
The petitioner must give at least 20 days’ written notice of the intended extension request to adversely affected persons who do not join the petition.
The appraisers must serve a copy of the appraisal on the personal representatives or, if none exists, as the Court directs.
(h) At the conclusion of the hearing, any party who had entered a formal appearance may submit proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and/or briefs for the purposes of aiding or guiding the official; provided, however, that copies of such submissions shall be delivered or mailed to each person who has appeared in the proceedings in person or by counsel.
For service or notice, a party may use the address provided to the Board during its proceedings.
Dallas County District Courts(59)
Respondent must file and serve all responsive evidence at least 4 days before the TI hearing.
Motions and pleadings must not be served in any manner that unfairly limits another party's opportunity to respond.
A party setting a hearing must serve written notice on all parties, with a copy to the Clerk, within one business day of receiving the setting.
Copies of exhibits must be directed to opposing counsel contemporaneously.
Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo(59)
A withdrawn or court-taken-off-calendar law-and-motion matter may be restored only by compliant written notice or by the court’s discretionary determination.
A copy of the jury-instructions request must be served on every other counsel in the case.
When the court returns an endorsed filed order or judgment, the submitting party must serve a copy on every party or their counsel.
When a responding party fails to appear, the moving party must immediately submit proof of timely service or the matter may be taken off the calendar.
New York Supreme Court, Nassau County(58)
At least 24 hours' notice of a TRO must be given unless the moving party demonstrates significant prejudice from giving notice.
Except in extraordinary circumstances causing significant prejudice, the moving party must email opposing counsel or the unrepresented opposing party at least 24 hours before presenting an emergency application, but the court may waive this notice in a true emergency.
The parties must promptly notify the Court in writing, with appropriate documentation when necessary, of specified changes in circumstances.
Counsel must inform the Court of an Appellate Division decision or other specified change in circumstances affecting a case’s status.
Communications between litigants or counsel ordinarily must not be copied to the court, except in circumstances specified by the Part Rules.
The Court may, in its discretion, waive the 24-hour notice requirement for a true emergency.
Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Pennsylvania(58)
If an evaluator has been appointed, the Prothonotary must mail the evaluator a copy of the trial scheduling order.
A copy of the Request for Conciliation Conference must be served by mail to the plaintiff’s address.
Copies of the Pretrial Narrative must be served on all parties.
For a nonconsented motion or petition, a copy must be provided to the opposing party five business days before presentation to the judge.
Collin County District Courts(57)
Evidence emailed instead of submitted through Dropbox must be sent to all parties, the court reporter, and the court officer by noon on the day before the hearing.
The pro se litigant is responsible for ensuring that all opposing parties or attorneys receive timely notice of the trial setting in compliance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Parties seeking affirmative relief must serve their expert designations and provide the experts' written reports by the scheduling-order deadline.
The filing party is responsible for ensuring that all opposing parties or attorneys receive timely notice of the trial setting in compliance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
In divorce cases, each party must serve a sworn inventory on the other party within 30 days after the order.
Notice of the order must be posted outside the courtroom and served upon lead counsel.
Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Pennsylvania(57)
The Confidential Information Form must be served on and made available to the parties, the Court, and appropriate Court staff as provided in the Public Access Policy.
Requesting parties must serve the filed Form B on the District Court Administrator by hand delivery, mail, facsimile, or email to the specified address.
Before the call on a proposed termination, the applicable court office must notify all parties and/or attorneys, including by publication where required.
Court of Common Pleas of Warren County, Pennsylvania(57)
Proof of publication must be submitted to the Court before the hearing.
For an incarcerated defendant in an out-of-county facility, a transportation order must be obtained from the Court and served on the Sheriff at least seven days before the defendant is to appear; responsibility for obtaining it depends on the reason for the appearance.
After a public-sale petition is allowed, notice of the proposed sale must be given in the form and manner prescribed by Pa. O.C. Rule 3.6.
The respondent must promptly serve a copy of the answer on each adverse party or counsel as provided by Pa. R.C.P. No. 440.
Forest County Children and Youth must promptly serve orders and court notices filed with the Clerk in Forest County dependency matters, and Warren County Children and Youth must do so in Warren County matters, using the requirements and methods in Pennsylvania Rule 1167.
Copies of appraisal exceptions must be served on the fiduciary, if any, and the spouse or the spouse’s attorney within five days after filing.
The Prothonotary must forward to counsel of record a copy of all documents filed by individuals represented by that counsel.
The notice form certifies that it was mailed to the named individuals on the date stated in the notice.
Cameron County District Courts(56)
A document filed electronically must be served electronically through the electronic filing manager when the recipient's email address is on file.
(a) Service of All Documents Required. At or before the time of a document’s filing, the filing party must serve a copy on all parties to the proceeding. Service on a party represented by counsel must be made on that party’s lead counsel. Except in original proceedings, But a party need not serve a copy of the record.
The clerk may send case-related notices, orders, and other communications to parties electronically.
Superior Court of California, County of Tuolumne(56)
Notice must be given to the representative of a deceased conservatee or ward and, if that representative is the conservator or guardian or no representative exists, to the deceased person’s heirs or devisees.
The parties must serve the required trial brief on the other party no later than 5 calendar days before trial.
Trial briefs must be provided to opposing counsel no later than one court day before trial, unless the Court orders an earlier submission.
Special-administration petitions ordinarily require at least 24 hours’ notice to the surviving spouse, the nominated executor, and any other person the Court identifies as entitled to notice.
Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans(55)
Summary-judgment motions must be served on all parties at least 65 days before trial.
For a document requiring service without citation, the filing party must obtain an extra certified copy and give it to the Constable for the return of service.
Certain discovery materials must be served on opposing counsel or parties but generally are not filed unless a judge orders filing; the serving party must retain the original.
A copy of the motion must be mailed to all counsel of record before it is submitted to the court.
Fulton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio(55)
When a QDRO is filed, counsel or a self-represented party must simultaneously file a praecipe directing the Clerk to serve it on the Plan Administrator.
The GAL must provide a copy of the payment motion to each party or other entity responsible for payment.
Unless the application is addressed at the initial receivership hearing, written notice must be given to the debtor, appearing parties, and persons for whom service of process remains pending.
Counsel must notify their clients of all hearing dates.
The Court must notify the Prosecutor’s Office of scheduled hearings as soon as reasonably practical after scheduling.
Responses to motions for a hearing or trial may be served as provided by Civ.R. 6(C), but a movant may not reply to the response.
New York Supreme Court, New York County(55)
When a NYSCEF order directs the County Clerk to act, counsel must serve the order by filing a completed NYSCEF Form EF-22 notice with NYSCEF.
Motion and opposition papers, if any, must also be emailed to the Part 37 email address with all parties copied.
Orders concerning consolidation, severance, or caption amendment must be served with notice of entry on the County Clerk and General Clerk’s Office.
New York Supreme Court, Bronx County(55)
Plaintiff must serve the Note of Issue and inquest-request letter on the defendant by first-class mail within 10 days of filing them in NYSCEF and upload an affidavit of service within 10 days after service.
The party filing the RJI must file proof of service of the RJI, the preliminary-conference request, and the notice on the opposing litigant or attorney no later than ten days before the preliminary conference.
For a non-e-filed order to show cause, proof of service must be emailed to the Part Clerk by 9:00 a.m. on the return date to avoid possible denial.
After providing the required TRO notice, the movant must immediately e-file proof of that notice's service to NYSCEF.
The movant must send the notice letter to the defaulting party by certified mail, including the motion's new return date.
Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee(55)
Pretrial motions, except summary judgment motions, must be served on the opposing party with all supporting material at least 14 days before the hearing.
Movant must provide sworn income and expense statement to adverse party by 5:00 p.m. Monday before hearing; non-movant by 12:00 p.m. Thursday before hearing.
Adversary proceedings require service of process and are governed by the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, Evidence, and local rules.
I hereby certify that a true and exact copy of the foregoing has been forwarded via U.S. Mail to the (Defendant/Respondent)(Counter-Defendant/Respondent) (opposing party) at (address of opposing attorney or party) on this the _____ day of ________, 20____.
Post-hearing briefs must be filed with the Civil Court Clerk, a copy delivered to the Judge, and a copy contemporaneously mailed to opposing counsel or pro se party.
Self-represented litigants are not automatically enrolled to receive e-service. If the court appoints an attorney to serve in a fiduciary capacity, the attorney is not automatically enrolled to receive e-service. In cases involving a self-represented litigant or an attorney serving in a fiduciary capacity, parties should take special care to ensure that Notice is effective.
Both parties must bring sworn income and expense statements supporting each party's income, to the Court at the time of the motion hearing.
Service may be effectuated by mailing a copy of the Proposed Parenting Plan to the adverse party at their last known address. The same should be reflected in a certificate of service on the Proposed Parenting Plan.
Lake County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(54)
A defendant must deliver written medical reports and the substance of unwritten reports from specified doctors who examined or consulted concerning the claimant.
An expert witness may not testify unless counsel procures a written report and provides it to opposing counsel.
Electronic service is complete when the electronic filing system receives the document, applicable court rules govern response periods, and electronically served parties receive the same three-day response extension as parties served by mail.
An electronic filing must include a certificate of service identifying the manner of service for each party entitled to service and using the specified certificate language.
Trial witness reports must be delivered by the case-management-order deadline and before the pretrial conference.
Service may be made under any applicable provision of Civ.R. 4 through Civ.R. 4.6.
Travis County District Court, Texas(54)
For cases requiring an evidentiary hearing, motions must be filed and served on the District Attorney at least 21 days before the hearing unless the parties agree otherwise.
For matters outside a limited appearance, service must be made on the party at the address in the notice; notice to the attorney is ineffective.
Each party must deliver the required form to the opposing party before the case is called for hearing and to the judge at the time of the hearing.
Unless income or net resources are agreed or stipulated, each party must furnish the specified income records to the opposing party before the hearing.
The petitioner must serve a copy of the completed pretrial information form on the Family Court Services Manager fourteen days before the final hearing in termination suits other than CPS-brought suits and in all adoption suits.
The party requesting a hearing setting must give notice to all other parties.
Court of Common Pleas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania(54)
The Court Administrator must serve copies of notices for the listed criminal proceedings.
No party needs to receive advance notice that the petition seeking only issuance of a rule to show cause has been filed.
Wood County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(54)
The clerk must serve paper copies of all entries and orders on self-represented litigants who are not registered e-filing users.
A filer may not transmit service copies by fax.
Electronic-filing notification constitutes service of orders under Civil Rule 58.
Superior Court of California, County of Yuba(54)
Warrants, including arrest warrants, may not be served in a courtroom.
Service on a second-degree relative at the county seat whose whereabouts are alleged to be unknown is sufficient only if a declaration shows reasonable efforts to locate the relative.
Copies of an evaluator’s written withdrawal request must be mailed to counsel or, if a party is unrepresented, to that party.
Henry County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(54)
The Clerk must notify each defendant by registered or certified mail, sending copies of the pleadings and judgment entry to the address in the complaint.
The Notice of Completion of Limited Appearance must be served as well as filed.
Dallas County District Court, Texas(53)
To stay the deposition, a motion to quash must be served on opposing counsel or parties under Local Rule 2.05 by the third day the courthouse is open after delivery of the deposition notice.
Written notice of electronic media coverage must be served on the parties no later than the day before the scheduled proceeding.
Exhibits should be emailed to all counsel/pro se and the Court Reporter rsbehelcr@dallascountv.orgl no later than 2 business days before the hearing.
Copies must be delivered to opposing counsel; the timing qualification is incomplete in the provided text.
Marion Superior Court(52)
Court notifications concerning non-case-specific mass tort matters must be served only through the Master Docket.
In dissolution and paternity matters, the moving party or counsel must serve notice of the hearing or trial at least seven days before trial and file a copy with the court by the trial date.
Proof of service of summons must be provided by the trial date or the action may be dismissed under Trial Rule 41(B) or 41(E).
Counsel must establish a File & ServeXpress administrator and maintain Internet access, an email account, and a username and password to serve and receive documents electronically.
A subpoena may be served on a law enforcement officer at the officer's workplace by leaving a copy with the department's supervising official, who must immediately deliver it to the officer; this method constitutes valid service on the officer.
Court of Common Pleas of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania(51)
Unless the papers were previously presented directly to the court, a plain copy must be delivered to the District Court Administrator as part of the service process within five days of filing or grant.
The moving party must furnish its brief to the District Attorney and a copy to the court 10 days before argument.
A party or attorney who serves a subpoena must file proof of service with the Clerk of Courts.
When notice is required, final confirmation is not effective until the petitioner’s attorney files proof of publication or an affidavit of service.
The Master must promptly notify the parties of the appointment and provide a copy of the court rules.
The probation department must give the child, the child’s parents or legal guardians, and the child’s counsel written notice of the right to request a formal review at least ten days before the date set for scheduling the review.
Court of Common Pleas of Blair County, Pennsylvania(50)
For a mortgage foreclosure complaint involving an owner-occupied residence, the Program Notice and HOOCert must be served on the defendant along with the complaint.
The moving party must serve a true and correct copy of the notice or order on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties.
The moving party must notify all other parties of record of the hearing or argument's date, time, and location.
The moving party must notify all other parties of record of the argument’s date, time, and location.
Court Administration notifies the requesting party of the decision, and the requesting party must notify all parties of record.
Any required notice of publication in the Blair County Legal Bulletin is excused until further court order.
Superior Court of California, County of San Benito(50)
A response to a writ petition that was not served by mail must be served within 10 calendar days after the writ petition is filed.
A self-represented remote participant who does not e-file documents must serve copies of proceeding exhibits on all other parties.
Service timing is governed by Code of Civil Procedure section 1005(b), and hearings are calendared to allow proper notice unless the court shortens time.
An attorney requesting a hearing must serve a copy of the request on the complaining party.
The applicant must provide the opposing party a copy of the moving papers by 3:00 p.m. on the preceding day.
If current documentation has not been exchanged five court days before the hearing, the parties must exchange specified wage and tax records, plus specified business records for a self-employed party; the submitting party may strike confidential information.
The applicant must provide the moving papers to the opposing party as soon as reasonably possible and no later than 3:00 p.m. the day before the ex parte hearing.
Superior Court of California, County of Monterey(49)
All contingent beneficiaries are entitled to notice of the hearing.
Settlement conference statements must be served at least five court days before the settlement-conference hearing.
Written evaluator reports and recommendations must comply with Family Code section 3111 and California Rule of Court 5.220 and be served consistently with those provisions.
A motion to withdraw involving a surety bond must include proof of service of the notice required by Probate Code section 1213.
Within 20 days after receiving the Notice of Referral to Mediation, the parties must confer with the assigned mediator about conflicts and deliver a complete copy of their case management statements.
When a person entitled to notice cannot be located for service, parties may use optional Local form CI-129 to document their current efforts to locate that person.
Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt(48)
A social worker’s or probation officer’s report must be filed with the court and served on the parties or counsel as required by law unless the court orders otherwise.
A written peremptory challenge to the regularly assigned juvenile judicial officer must be served on all parties or their attorneys of record at least ten calendar days before trial or hearing.
When filing an amended petition without court leave, a copy must be served on all parties no later than the pretrial hearing.
Honolulu First Circuit Court(47)
The filing party must conventionally serve the in camera review notice on non-JEFS or nonconsenting parties without providing a copy of the underlying document.
The Notice of Electronic Filing for an in camera document must be provided electronically to eligible recipients, but the in camera document may not be attached or linked to the notice.
The automatically generated Notice of Electronic Filing proves service on JEFS Users and parties who consented to electronic service.
When mail service is likely to prejudice the opposing party, use personal delivery or electronic service, including email or facsimile transmission.
Richland County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(47)
The applicant must request service on the Richland County Prosecutor.
After the affidavit is filed, the clerk must arrange posting at four specified public locations, may not post the notice on the clerk's website, and must post it for six successive weeks with the information required for newspaper publication.
A copy of the Notice of Bankruptcy and Suggestion of Stay must be served on other counsel and unrepresented parties of record in the affected actions.
After defense counsel receives discovery, the defendant must provide reciprocal discovery within thirty days.
For an attorney with a Mansfield law office, placement of a document in the attorney's Clerk's-office mailbox is sufficient service and becomes effective two business days after placement; Saturdays, Sundays, and Ohio legal holidays are excluded from business days.
After appearing in the case, a party must provide an email address, and service should thereafter be made electronically when possible.
Superior Court of California, County of Placer(47)
Proof of service of the forfeiture petition must be filed within ten court days after the petition is filed.
Responsive documents in formal discovery must be served at least ten court days before the hearing.
Absent a court-filed stipulation, the petition package must be personally served on every party or the party's attorney of record before it is filed with the court.
If the hearing is set on more than fifteen (15) court days notice, a party must file and serve form RA-015 no later than five (5) court days before the hearing.
For a non-evidentiary hearing set on less than three court days' notice, all other parties must receive notice by the applicable deadline: with the moving papers for the party requesting the hearing, or by 2:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing for any other party.
A case management conference appearance notice may be faxed to the case management clerk at (916) 408-6275.
Auglaize County Court of Common Pleas(46)
The Clerk must serve the Journal Entry on the listed recipients, choosing hand delivery, electronic means if available, or regular U.S. mail.
When filing a relocation notice, the filing party must request service on the other party by certified mail.
Unless otherwise ordered, send the sealing or expungement entry and required form by certified mail to the law enforcement agencies listed in the order, including BCI.
Circuit Court of Marshall County, Illinois (10th Judicial Circuit)(46)
The written demand must be served on the executor, administrator, or guardian in the manner provided for service of motions.
Copies of documents presented to the court with a motion must be served with the hearing notice, or the notice must state that the copies have been served.
Counsel or a self-represented party seeking to introduce a witness's testimony must notify the witness of the request or grant of extended media coverage.
If a motion heard without prior notice is denied, notice must be given in accordance with Rule 23(a).
A person seeking to depose a witness to a will must give the court-directed hearing notice to each heir, legatee, and devisee identified in the probate petition.
Financial affidavits must be served on all parties.
shall give such notice of the hearing thereon as the court may direct.
Personal service of process must be used.
Circuit Court of Perry County, Illinois (24th Judicial Circuit)(46)
The Clerk must notify all pro se parties and attorneys of record of a dismissal for want of prosecution within 10 days of dismissal.
The clerk must mail the attorneys of record, or the representative if there are no attorneys of record, notice that the account is due and notice of the account hearing date and time.
The hearing notice must be given and served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12.
In civil matters, an original discovery request must be served on the party or parties to whom it is directed.
When a Rule to Show Cause issues, the clerk must mail all persons interested in the estate administration, including unpaid creditors, notice of the contempt proceeding and its return date.
Unless an exception applies, serve a motion hearing notice at least five business days before the hearing; delivery before 4:00 p.m. is complete that day, while delivery at or after 4:00 p.m. is complete the next court day.
After at least one year of estate inactivity, the court may set a status call and direct the clerk to notify the attorney of record, the personal representative, or both at their last known address.
Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania(46)
The petitioner must serve the executed motion cover sheet on the alleged incapacitated person and the specified counsel, potential intestate estate beneficiaries, power-of-attorney agents, residential service providers, and any other parties the court directs.
A certified copy of the order must be served on the alleged incapacitated person, their counsel, and persons who would inherit from them if they died intestate.
A party objecting to a transcription must serve a written objection on the court reporter within the 30-day period.
A party filing a bill of costs must immediately notify the opposing party of the filing.
Every party must be served with a copy of an ordered brief at the same time the brief is filed.
The form scheduling order directs the petitioner to serve it on all parties and interested persons within the period specified in the order and provide proof to the court the specified number of working days before the proceeding.
The praecipe for a rule to show cause must be served on the other party or parties in interest.
The Magisterial District Court must serve written notice of the hearing and a copy of the objections by first-class mail at least 30 days before the hearing.
Counsel may submit written itemized special-damages statements and related photographs or plans to the opposing side at least 10 days before trial; if no written objection is made five days before trial, proof of those materials is not required at trial.
Allen County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(46)
A Motion for Service by Posting must be filed with an affidavit from a party or the party’s counsel.
Electronic service of a subsequent pleading, filing, or document in an e-filed case is valid, effective service on parties designated in the certificate of service and has the same legal effect as service of an original paper document.
The notice of hearing or show-cause order must be served with the motion and citation under the Civil Rules.
Jackson County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions(42)
The parenting proceeding affidavit must be filed and served with any complaint, petition, or motion concerning parental rights and responsibilities, parenting time, custody, or visitation.
The defendant must serve the temporary-order motion, memorandum, and supporting affidavit with the answer under Civil Rule 5.
The requester must mark the appropriate box to identify the requested method of service.
All motions and supporting documents must be served on opposing counsel.
The Clerk must mail a copy of the temporary restraining order to both parties by ordinary mail.
E-service is electronic notice of a filed document to all other electronically registered case participants through the E-Filing system.
Circuit Court of Stark County, Illinois (10th Judicial Circuit)(42)
A written demand on an executor, administrator, or guardian must be served in the manner provided for service of motions.
Motion-hearing notice must be given to parties who have appeared and are not in default, and to parties whose time to appear has not expired on the notice date.
The mediator must send a copy of the report to each attorney of record or pro se litigant and to the judicial coordinator.
Before presenting a petition for payment of money deposited with the county treasurer by court order, the petitioner must serve notice on the county state’s attorney, the former legal representative and attorney, and anyone else entitled to notice under a court order in the proceeding.
Notice must be given at least 10 days before the hearing in the manner provided by Supreme Court Rule 105, subject to the stated exceptions.
Circuit Court of Monroe County, Illinois (24th Judicial Circuit)(42)
When a witness files an objection, the Circuit Clerk must serve it on the listed persons and the media coordinator or news media.
An objection to a scheduled remote hearing must be made by a timely filed motion properly noticed for hearing.
Transmit notice of an objection to the Judge and Trial Court Administrator on the filing date, and to the other listed persons by 4:00 p.m. on the first court day after filing.
A dispositive motion may not be heard until at least ten business days after service of notice and proof of service.
A copy of the notice is provided to counsel of record, parties appearing without counsel, the Trial Court Administrator, and the presiding judge.
Notice of the hearing on any account intended to be binding pursuant to Section 24-2 or Section 24-11 of the Illinois Probate Act shall be provided as follows: (1) Unless waived by the person entitled thereto, the notice of hearing shall be given to the ward (if any), to each claimant whose claim is filed and remains
For an estate with no activity for at least one year, the Court may direct the Clerk to notify the attorney of record, the personal representative, or both, at their last known address of a status call's time, date, and place.
King County Superior Court(41)
Counsel should review LGR 30, which requires e-filing of most documents and requires attorneys to “promptly register to accept e-service via the Clerk’s eFiling application” unless a waiver is obtained.
Counsel should review LGR 30, which requires e-filing of most documents and requires attorneys to “promptly register to accept e-service via the Clerk’s eFiling application” unless a waiver is obtained.
If an attorney seeks to have the attorney, party, witness, advocate or victim appear for a hearing via Zoom, the attorney should make a request by notifying court and the opposing counsel at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing, absent extenuating circumstances.
Orders are e-signed and e-served electronically, and parties are responsible for signing up for e-service through the Clerk's Office.
Superior Court of California, County of Glenn(41)
Before providing case documents or unsolicited comments to the evaluator, counsel must first provide copies to the other side and minor’s counsel at least 72 hours in advance, with an additional five days for mailing.
Moving, opposing, and reply papers must be served within the time prescribed by law.
If the Judge requests it, the Court sets the ex parte hearing date and time; parties must provide their papers to the Court and affected counsel with adequate review time, and should serve moving papers before the hearing by personal delivery, fax, express mail, or similar means whenever practicable.
Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania(41)
For property-damage repair bills and estimates to be offered without further proof, written notice must be given to the adverse party or counsel at least 30 days before arbitration, and no indication of a dispute may have been received.
A copy of each brief must be served on every other party.
Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County(40)
Discovery requests and responses, but not the actual production of documents, must be served electronically through LEXIS/NEXIS.
All correspondence with the Court must copy every Delaware attorney of record.
A separate joinder or supporting brief must be served within three business days after service of the motion or opposition.
Demonstratives responding to first-time trial testimony must be provided to the opposing party as early as possible.
Mailing of a notice at least 60 days before the hearing date, with a shorter time only upon application and for good cause shown;
The notice-delivery requirement may be waived only if the Producing Party gives prior written consent.
In expedited litigation, the plaintiff should serve initial written discovery requests with the complaint or motion to expedite, or as soon as possible thereafter if infeasible, while the defendant should promptly propound any requests.
Miami County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(40)
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Unless the court agrees otherwise or the parties stipulate, motions in limine must be served no later than fourteen court days before trial.
Every person interested in the estate must receive notice of the hearing on a personal representative’s claim petition in the manner provided by Probate Code section 1220 before the claim may be allowed.
A complaint about appointed counsel's conduct must be served on all counsel and self-represented parties.
Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania(39)
For an uncontested motion, the moving party or counsel must provide timely written notice to all other parties of the motion, proposed order, and presentation date and time.
A certificate documenting service of preliminary objections on all opposing counsel and unrepresented parties is required.
Each party must serve the conciliation conference statement on opposing counsel and any unrepresented party at least ten days before the conference.
Serve the specified filed documents and a blank verification form on the opposing party by personal service or first-class and restricted-delivery certified mail, then file a certificate of service.
The moving party must serve the face sheet of a motion for summary judgment on the District Court Administrator.
The court will not consider a contested motion unless notice has been provided to opposing counsel as required by the referenced subdivision.
A certificate documenting service of a motion for summary judgment on all opposing counsel and unrepresented parties is required.
The praecipe’s certification states that the notice was served on all counsel of record and any unrepresented party by first-class United States mail.
Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(39)
Service by publication must conform to law.
For an initial complaint or another document requiring clerk service, the Clerk follows the e-filer’s service instructions.
Multnomah County Circuit Court(39)
Garnishment writs may be served by the sheriff or a qualifying Oregon resident over 18 (ORS 18.625).
After the court signs the order, the creditor must serve it on the debtor and the movant must file a proof of service (SLR 5.161).
Any response to a covered pretrial motion must be served on the judge immediately after assignment.
A preliminary-injunction show-cause order must provide five days’ notice of the hearing unless the court shortens the period.
All court notices go to the firm's attorney of record (who signed the initial pleading or first appearance); changing attorney of record within a firm requires written notice to the clerk's office but is not a substitution of counsel and requires no court appearance.
Warren County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(38)
Failure to timely file the required certificate of service constitutes grounds for denying confirmation of the sale.
Every filing’s certificate of service must state each recipient attorney’s or party’s name, business address, and email address and must be signed in compliance with the Civil Rules.
The certificate of service on every filing must state the service date and manner and identify certified mail, facsimile transmission, email, or hand delivery.
Butler County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(38)
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A proof of service must be timely filed or the motion will be dismissed for improper service.
Responses, briefs, and replies must be filed and served as required by MCR 2.116(G)(1)(a).
Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County, Pennsylvania(37)
The Fayette County Court Administrator is responsible for serving Court notices on each party’s attorney or, if unrepresented, on the party.
After filing the report, the master must immediately serve each party’s counsel—or an unrepresented party—with the report and recommendation and written notice of the right to file exceptions.
The Clerk of Courts must notify the prosecutor and defendant in person or by regular mail at least 30 days before the criminal trial list is called.
The specified motion papers must be delivered in the stated order to the Court Administrator and every party of record at least two business days before presentation, unless emergency circumstances stated in the motion require a shorter period.
When the report is prepared, the master must give interested persons or their attorneys at least ten days’ notice of the date the report and proposed decree will be filed, following Pa. R.C.P. No. 440.
16th Judicial Circuit Court, Kane County(36)
Copy of physician/expert fee motion and hearing notice must be served on the physician/expert, except for controlled experts under Supreme Court Rule 213.
Written notice of intent to appear for prove-up must be sent to respondent after default entry, with proof of service filed by prove-up.
Petitioners in judicial review of electoral board decisions must serve written notice of petition filing to the relevant election board within 24 hours of filing.
Personal service of motion hearing notice must be made by 4:00 PM at least 2 court days before hearing.
Email (pro se with designated email) or fax (with consent) notice of motion hearing must be made by 4:00 PM at least 3 court days before hearing.
Summons and complaint must be served by any legally allowed method; Small Claims cases may use certified mail via Circuit Court Clerk.
Superior Court of California, County of Riverside(36)
Notice of an ex parte hearing must be provided by 10:00 a.m. on the preceding court day.
All visual aids intended for use in opening or closing must be shared with the opposing side, with objections handled outside the jury's presence.
A party obtaining an order must promptly serve it on all parties and file a proof of service with the Court.
Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(36)
If a party timely files objections, any other party may serve additional objections on all other parties no later than ten days after the first objections are filed.
The filing party must provide the Clerk of Courts with sufficient copies of documents to be served by the Clerk or Sheriff.
The plaintiff must serve the Prosecutor on the Treasurer’s behalf with the specified entries, whether or not the Treasurer is named as a party.
Notices posted pursuant to Civ.R. 4.4(A)(2) may be posted at the three designated public locations listed.
Superior Court of California, County of Shasta(36)
Plaintiffs must serve all named defendants with the LF-CIV-100 and file proof of service within 60 days after filing the complaint.
A copy of the petition must accompany the notice of hearing when served on a person requesting special notice and when the petition is a testamentary trustee’s accounting.
The public agency must personally serve the preliminary cost notification on petitioners within 20 calendar days after receiving the request to prepare the administrative record.
The preliminary declaration of disclosure should be served within 60 days after the petition is filed.
Waller County District Court(35)
All parties must be added and served by the docket control order's joinder deadline.
When a defendant is under bond, the no-bill certificate must be delivered immediately to the surety or bondsman and the defendant.
Submission requires at least 21 days' notice to every affected tax entity and jurisdiction identified by name and address; a generic statement that all parties or jurisdictions were notified is insufficient.
Pro se parties should provide an email address for efile service, an address, and a current phone number when filing any petition or responsive pleading; parties unable to provide this information must file a pleading requesting an exception.
Harris County District Court, Texas(35)
The identified final information and proposed materials must be exchanged by 10 days before trial.
Responses must be served at least 3 days before the submission date, or earlier if required by statute or rule.
Notice of submission setting must be served at least 10 days before the date of the hearing, or more if required by statute or rule.
Unexchanged rebuttal or impeachment exhibits must respond to a matter raised by the other side.
Court of Common Pleas of Snyder County, Pennsylvania(35)
Legal papers, including court orders and notices, must be served under Pa.R.Crim.P. 576 on attorneys or parties without an account and on the listed court offices.
The requesting party must serve copies of the formal request on the assigned court reporter or reporters and the District Court Administrator.
Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte(35)
The summons and complaint must be served on all named defendants within 90 calendar days after the complaint is filed.
The appointed advocate is entitled to receive the social worker’s report when it is filed with the Court.
Any written expert-witness reports must be disclosed to all parties at least two court days before the hearing.
The Court will provide hearing notice to all counsel and parties.
Williams County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(35)
Unless the court has already served the entered order through the e-filing system, the submitting or approving party must serve it on the receiver or receiver's counsel and on all appeared parties or parties whose service of process remains underway, and must file proof of service.
The expert's report and all relevant documents, including records and bills, must be provided to opposing counsel at least 10 days before the expert's deposition or final settlement pretrial, whichever occurs first.
Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County, Pennsylvania(35)
A putative father who is a petitioner must be given notice under the cited statutes.
If the non-petitioning parent is not joining the petition, notice of the hearing must be given to that parent.
When a criminal action is commenced by summons, the Issuing Authority must mail the prescribed notice with the summons.
Motions must be served on the District Court Administrator concurrently with filing.
A copy of the hearing notice must be given to the other parties.
Summit County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(34)
The clerk must serve ODRC with a time-stamped copy of a judgment entry granting a CQE petition.
For the specified frivolous-conduct proceedings, the Court must give notice to all parties, hold a hearing, and decide within 60 days of judgment whenever possible unless the Court and parties agree otherwise.
McLennan County District Courts(34)
Exhibits must be emailed to all parties and the court reporter at least 24 hours before the hearing.
Electronic service is complete when the filer transmits the document to the party's email address.
District of Columbia(34)
Service of pre-initial appearance criminal documents must be in paper form, as provided in FRCP.
Automatic CM/ECF notice satisfies certificate of service requirement for parties receiving electronic notification; separate certificate required for paper copies.
Circuit Court of LaSalle County, Illinois (13th Judicial Circuit)(33)
When the clerk issues the required citation, the clerk must mail notice of the citation proceeding and its return date to all interested estate persons, including unpaid creditors.
An extended media coverage request must include notice to the court media liaison, counsel of record, and parties appearing without counsel.
New York Supreme Court, Erie County(32)
Reply papers must be served at least four dates before the return date unless the Court approves otherwise.
Each party must provide a written settlement proposal to the other party at least two weeks before the initial appearance.
Where the premises are occupied, notice of any motions should be mailed to the defendant(s), regardless of whether they are in default in answering the complaint.
A default application must include an affidavit of service showing that the papers and return date were served on the defendant.
Holmes County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Division(32)
An objecting party must submit written objections attached to the proposed entry, or may submit an alternative proposed entry, and must serve written objections and alternative entries on counsel and unrepresented parties.
Copies of jury-instruction requests must be furnished to all other parties when the requests are made.
Shelby County Circuit Court, Tennessee(32)
Service copies to all adverse parties must meet the same 45-day or 15-day deadlines applicable to the proponent's or respondent's filings.
An unsigned proposed order must be presented in open court with proper proof of notice to all other counsel and parties.
Highland County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio(32)
A written continuance motion must be served on the opposing party.
A motion filed for a purpose other than trial must be served on the opposing party and filed at least 14 days before the scheduled hearing.
A party that obtains a prospective exhibit after the Disclosure Date despite due diligence must supply it to the adverse party within 24 hours of obtaining it and at least 24 hours before referring to it at trial.
Legal counsel must provide their clients a copy of the guardian ad litem report.
The parties must exchange the documentation and information specified in the mediation referral order.
Court of Common Pleas of Potter County, Pennsylvania(32)
Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to electronic filing and electronic service of PACFile documents in any judicial district that permits electronic filing.
Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to accept electronic service of documents filed on PACFile in districts permitting electronic filing.
Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(32)
Using the e-filing portal does not eliminate the filer’s obligation to serve the other parties.
Copies of filed exceptions must be served on each arbitrator and the Arbitration Commissioner within 48 hours after filing, and the exceptions must then be assigned for hearing before the judge.
Washington County Circuit Court(31)
A motion to disqualify a judge must be served on every opposing party, and a copy must be delivered to chambers for the affected judge.
When the stated respondent-service or respondent-request condition is met, parties seeking a prejudgment TRO or emergency custody order must give the other party or that party’s attorney reasonable notice of the appearance information and the basic relief requested.
A copy of the motion seeking authorization to issue a subpoena duces tecum must be served on all opposing parties.
For remote-appearance matters not requiring a motion, parties must provide notice in the manner prescribed by court guidelines.
Court of Common Pleas of Bedford County, Pennsylvania(31)
Serve the Notice to Defend, Complaint, and Verification within 30 days of filing, with the filing date determined by the document’s time stamp.
Form 3c: Personal Service – An adult, other than you, (such as a relative of yours, an employee, co-worker of yours, the Sheriff, private courier service, or any reliable third party), may personally hand Notice to Defend and Divorce Complaint to the other party. The person who hands the papers to your spouse must sign a completed Acceptance of Service.
File the Acceptance of Service or Affidavit of Service with the Prothonotary’s Office and have the original and one copy time-stamped.
If certified mail is returned unclaimed, use another form of service.
Filing the Praecipe restarts the service period, providing 30 days to serve or 90 days if the other party lives outside Pennsylvania.
All required forms must be properly served to complete a 3301(d) divorce.
Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County, Pennsylvania(31)
After scheduling, court administration returns the preliminary-objection materials for filing and docketing and for conforming the scheduling order; the Prothonotary transmits a conformed copy to the moving party for service.
The responding party must serve its brief on all counsel of record and unrepresented parties.
C. In the event that a case settles after an arbitration hearing has been scheduled, the plaintiff shall serve a copy of the discontinuance on the court administrator prior to the date of arbitration. Failure to do so, may result in the arbitrator costs being assessed upon the plaintiff.
The moving party must promptly notify all interested parties of the continuance order.
The petitioner must serve the attached application and completed rule order on Mr. Foster at the stated address.
Superior Court of Arizona in Pima County(31)
When an order permitting service by publication is obtained within 90 days after filing, the affidavit of publication must be filed within 130 days after filing the complaint.
After service and answer, copies of every subsequent filing must be provided to the assigned judicial officer and all other parties.
A copy of the Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness must be provided to the opposing party, the assigned division, and Case Management Services.
The Summons, Complaint, and FASTAR Certificate must be served on all other parties within 90 days.
In child-support establishment or modification matters, a party must timely provide the required Rule 49(e) and/or Rule 91(m) documents to the other represented party or self-represented party without filing them with the clerk.
Required family-law disclosures must be provided to the opposing attorney or self-represented party and must not be filed.
On the same day the award is filed, the arbitrator must mail or otherwise deliver copies to all parties.
The plaintiff must file proof of timely service within 90 days after filing, or within 130 days when service by publication applies, and must cure a missing proof of service within 15 days of the court's notice to avoid dismissal without prejudice.
Superior Court of California, County of Madera(31)
The Notice of Family Law Case Status Conference must be served on the respondent with the petition, and proof of service must be returned to the court after service.
A party served with the income-and-expense declaration must complete it in duplicate, serve one copy, and file the other with the Clerk three court days before the hearing.
By the first case management conference, plaintiffs must serve the summons and complaint on all defendants and file proofs of service, or submit an application and order for publication of summons; extensions of time for service may not be requested by application and will be considered at the conference.
Circuit Court of Wabash County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)(30)
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A copy of the civil contempt judgment must be provided to the contemnor.
When a motion is heard without prior notice, the attorney obtaining the order must serve written notice with the specified case, judge, hearing, and order information on parties not found in default, and file proof of service with the Clerk within two days after the hearing.
Superior Court of California, County of Mariposa(29)
After a modification hearing, the Court must send the applicable Family, Juvenile, or Probate Court a copy of the modified order or denial order, including a minute order.
When the victim is present, the Court must provide the victim with a copy of the Criminal Protective Order.
Southern District of California(29)
Each Settlement Conference Statement must be served on opposing counsel.
Federal, state, or local governments that provide medical benefits are entitled to notice of settlement or suit.
Tarrant County Civil District Courts(29)
Unless otherwise agreed or ordered, counsel must make qualifying videotapes and films available and serve page-and-line designations at least 14 days before trial when they were taken 45 or more days before trial; impeachment-only materials are excepted.
Videotaped depositions and other films taken within 45 days of trial must be made available to opposing counsel, with the required designations, sufficiently in advance to permit an objection hearing before trial.
Circuit Court of Gallatin County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)(29)
The moving party must give written hearing notice to parties who have appeared and are not in default, and to parties whose time to appear has not expired.
The party seeking a motion hearing must give written notice to parties who have appeared and are not in default, and to parties whose time to appear has not expired.
The timing for motion-hearing notice given by mail is governed by Supreme Court Rule 12(c).
Montgomery County District Courts(29)
Motions and hearings without live testimony must be set by submission with at least 10 days’ notice, unless the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure require a longer notice period.
The respondent must electronically serve the response on the movant and provide a copy in Word or WordPerfect format.
If an oral hearing is granted, the requesting counsel or party is advised of its date and time and must give proper notice to all counsel and parties.
Circuit Court of Henry County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit)(28)
A party may offer the listed documents without foundation or other proof if every other party receives written notice of the intent to offer them at least 30 days beforehand, accompanied by a copy.
Notice by personal delivery, mail, email, or facsimile must comply with Supreme Court Rule 11 as to manner and recipients.
The Circuit Court Clerk must serve notice of the award on all parties who have filed an appearance.
Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)(28)
Orders to show cause may be served personally on the respondent.
The party seeking a motion hearing must give written notice to parties who have appeared and are not in default, and to parties whose time to appear has not expired when notice is given.
The moving party must give written hearing notice to appearing parties not in default and to parties whose time to appear has not expired when notice is given.
The timing for notice given by mail is governed by Supreme Court Rule 12(c).
The court directs how notice must be given for a motion made within a court day of trial.
Stark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(28)
All parties must comply with Ohio Civil Rule 12(A)'s service deadlines for answers and replies.
Notice of a continuance motion must be served on opposing counsel, who may promptly file an opposing affidavit.
When required by the assigned judge, a pretrial statement summarizing the issues and damages must be filed with the clerk and served on opposing counsel.
The certificate of service must state that copies of the request were sent to all necessary parties, including counsel of record and any potentially affected party.
Potter County District Courts(28)
Counsel seeking a temporary restraining order or other ex parte relief must notify the opposing side and make a reasonable effort to provide the application and proposed order at least two hours before presentment, subject to the stated emergency exceptions.
The advance notice requirement for a TRO or ex parte application does not apply when a filed certificate alleges imminent irreparable harm with insufficient time to notify or that notice would impair the court's authority to grant relief.
A copy of every written request to the court must be sent to the opposing party, with a signed statement acknowledging that service.
A deposition notice given fewer than ten calendar days in advance is presumed unreasonable.
Superior Court of California, County of Yolo(27)
If the court determines a temporary-guardianship hearing is necessary, the court will send notice to the attorney and petitioner.
An attorney requesting an exemption must be served in paper form until the court rules on the request.
For a non-relative's guardianship-of-the-person petition, mailed notice under Probate Code Sections 1540–1543 must reach the two identified social-services agencies at least 45 days before the hearing.
Circuit Court of Jasper County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit)(27)
Each defendant must be served with a summons substantially in the form prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 101(b), together with a copy of the complaint.
When issuing the required Rule to Show Cause, the Clerk must mail notice of the contempt proceeding and its return date to all interested persons, including unpaid creditors.
A copy of the subpoena and notice of service must be mailed first class to all parties who have appeared within 48 hours of issuance.
Randall County District Courts(27)
Except for qualifying emergencies, counsel seeking a temporary restraining order or other ex parte relief must notify the opposing side and use reasonable efforts to provide the application and proposed order at least two hours before judicial consideration.
A self-represented litigant must notify the opposing attorney or party of every court setting or order obtained and file a copy of that notice.
After a party files for bankruptcy protection, counsel must promptly notify the affected court or courts by telephoning the Court Coordinator.
Counsel must promptly notify the court after a bankruptcy concludes through discharge, denial of discharge, dismissal, or another disposition.
A deposition notice providing less than ten calendar days is presumed unreasonable.
District of New Jersey(26)
Settlement memoranda must be submitted via email to SDA_orders@njd.uscourts.gov.
All exhibits should be circulated to all attorneys, witnesses, and the Court in advance of hearing or trial.
Parties must provide participant email addresses with role descriptions, including emails for witnesses, experts, and other participants, to the Court.
Clark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(26)
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Each proposed order must be emailed to the court and copied to all counsel of record.
The plaintiff or petitioner must file proof of service of the initial complaint or petition and related filings within 90 days, or the case may be dismissed absent proof of diligence and court permission.
Wyandot County Court of Common Pleas(26)
When a real-estate appraisal is necessary or legally required, the Clerk must immediately notify counsel when it is returned by mailing a full copy to counsel or, for pro se parties, to the parties of record.
The complaint and summons must be mailed by ordinary mail with address correction requested to the defendant’s last known address and, if a corrected or forwarding address is reported during the six-week posting period, mailed to that address as well.
After notice that service failed, counsel must make reasonable efforts to complete service within 28 days, or the case may be dismissed without prejudice.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(26)
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Local counsel must file proof of service on all parties.
A true and correct copy of the Order must be delivered to the party or counsel by certified mail, with the date of delivery certified.
Copies of all documents filed must be sent to opposing counsel.
If the opposing party’s or attorney’s signature cannot be obtained, the order must include a certification that a true and correct copy was delivered to the party or counsel by certified mail.
Court of Common Pleas of Venango County, Pennsylvania(25)
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A defendant filing a written motion or answer must serve a copy on all other parties who have appeared, in accordance with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12.
Notice of a hearing on a motion to defer mediation must be provided to all interested parties, including the appointed mediator.
A summary judgment motion cannot be heard until at least ten days after service of the notice of motion.
Mail service of a subpoena may be shown prima facie by the specified return receipt and affidavit, with delivery at least 14 days before compliance is due.
Circuit Court of Wayne County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)(25)
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Opposing counsel must serve the proffering attorney with all objections to the testimony and page-and-line designations for intended trial portions within 10 days after receiving the initial designation.
The identified affidavits must be served on all other lead counsel or parties, and their attachments must be made available at the requesting party's cost.
Each party must provide the listed witness and exhibit materials to the court reporter and serve them on all other parties by 3 p.m. on the day before the pretrial conference.
Defiance County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(24)
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The complaints or petitions, notices, and orders referenced in the commencement rule must be served in accordance with Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1930.4.
A copy of the appeal must be transmitted immediately to Court Administration.
Circuit Court of Richland County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)(24)
Personal service of a motion-hearing notice must be completed before 4:00 p.m. on the second court day before the hearing; mailed notice follows Supreme Court Rule 12(c).
An intent to repudiate must be sent to the other party’s attorney, or to the party if unrepresented.
The mediator must transmit the prepared agreement to the parties and every attorney of record.
Motion hearing notice given by mail is governed by Supreme Court Rule 12(c).
Madison County District Court, Texas(24)
Notice of designated vacation weeks must be served on the court, opposing counsel, and the appropriate clerk.
Once a formal motion is filed with the clerk and served on the district attorney, the court shall set a definite hearing date at the motions ancillary.
Champaign County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(24)
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Postcard notification of a dismissal order must follow Rule 306a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
A notice of submission must set a submission date at least ten days after service.
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County(23)
For virtual trials, provide exhibits to the court and opposing parties so everyone can access the exhibits to be used.
At filing, copies must be emailed to the Division and provided to the other party, together with a copy of the filing receipt.
Court of Common Pleas of Union County, Pennsylvania(23)
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The requesting party or counsel must promptly mail notice of the sale’s time, date, and location to record owners or their counsel and to non-default interested parties or their counsel, except for publication-only service of summons on record owners.
The Prosecuting Attorney must serve a copy of the sale motion on every party who appeared in the foreclosure action.
Circuit Court of Crawford County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)(23)
A copy of the written appearance must be served on all other parties who have appeared, using the method prescribed for service of pleading copies.
A copy of the appearance must be served on all other parties who have appeared, using the method prescribed for serving pleadings.
The mediator must serve a copy of the report on all parties.
Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit)(23)
The Clerk must mail notice that the account is due and notice of the account hearing’s date and time to the attorneys of record or, if there are none, to the representative.
A copy of the mediation letter must be submitted to the other party or, if represented, their counsel.
The requesting party may be directed to provide to all other parties, within 7 days (or sooner if so ordered), true and correct copies of the return of documents and reasonable access to inspect any tangible thing.
In civil matters, an original discovery request must be served on the directed party or parties, and a copy must not be filed with the Clerk.
Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(23)
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Certified mail in a proceeding involving title to real estate must be marked for delivery restricted to the addressee.
A party must serve the motion on opposing counsel and file proof of service.
Fourth Judicial District Court, Colorado(22)
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Requests to continue civil cases should be done by written motion and the opposing counsel or parties must be served.
The Court must send identified courts appropriate notice and response forms by U.S. mail with a certificate of mailing.
Court of Common Pleas of Tioga County, Pennsylvania(22)
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The report becomes part of the Court records, and a copy must be provided to the parties.
The Chairman must give written notice of the arbitration hearing’s time and location at least 30 days beforehand, and may send the notice directly or provide it to the Prothonotary for service.
Initial-hearing notice must be mailed at least 20 days before the hearing to the specified counsel, heirs, creditors, and qualifying agencies; unrepresented parties must receive notice at their last known address of record.
Panola County District Court, Texas(22)
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(4) Upon payment of the final balance owed, the court reporter or court transcriptionist shall deliver the original transcript to the appropriate filing office and copies to the parties pursuant to L.R.J.A 4008.
Establishing a PACFile account constitutes consent to electronic filing and electronic service of documents filed in PACFile.
Circuit Court of Effingham County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit)(22)
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Except where the rules provide otherwise, a motion hearing notice must be served by the second court day before the hearing, with completion determined by the stated 4:00 p.m. rule or Supreme Court Rule 12 for other methods.
The party requesting a motion hearing must give written notice to the specified parties, except that notice of a motion made within a court day of trial must be given as directed by the court.
Wise County District Court(21)
Certified mail is an available service option.
The requestor may select E-service for return of the issuance.
The requestor may provide a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage for return of the issuance by mail.
Williamson County District Courts(21)
Formal service by a sheriff, constable, or private process server requires a copy of the petition, a return of citation on file for 10 days, and expiration of the time to file an answer.
Service of the divorce petition may be completed by the respondent filing a notarized written response or answer with the District Clerk's office.
Subpoenas must be served through the Williamson County District Clerk or Constables Offices, with private-process-server service and related fee reimbursement permitted only if the court pre-approves the service.
Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County, Pennsylvania(21)
For notices sent directly to criminal defendants, court administration or court staff must serve the notice and provide a copy to the clerk for filing.
A copy of the Certificate of Readiness must be served on counsel of record and unrepresented parties of record.
Washington County District Court, Texas(21)
The requesting party must deliver the Notice of Setting to each attorney of record and self-represented litigant at the address listed on the Setting Request.
Immediately upon employment, defense counsel must give written notice to the District Attorney and the Court Coordinator or appropriate District Clerk.
When the client has not given written consent, the withdrawing attorney must send the client the motion and the hearing or submission notice by certified mail or email.
Postcard notification of a dismissal order must follow Rule 306a.
Court of Common Pleas of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania(21)
A party may directly serve filed documents on opposing parties or counsel but must file a Certificate of Service; the Prothonotary serves any court-issued Order or Rule to Show Cause and files a certificate that is prima facie proof of service.
To invoke the CDC Order’s protection, a tenant must provide the landlord with an executed copy of the specified declaration.
Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania(21)
The filing party must serve a copy of the trial-list praecipe on the District Court Administrator.
The attorney for the Commonwealth must give the defendant notice of the date and time set for tendering the plea.
Circuit Court of Clinton County, Illinois (4th Judicial Circuit)(21)
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Personal service of motion-hearing notice must occur before 4:00 p.m. on the second court day before the hearing; mailed notice follows Supreme Court Rule 12(c).
Proof of service of post-hearing notice must be filed with the Clerk within two days after the hearing, and notice must follow Supreme Court Rule 11.
Circuit Court of Franklin County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)(21)
Unless the court orders otherwise, a written objection to an order to show cause must be filed and served at least 48 hours before the hearing.
After a motion is heard without prior notice, the attorney obtaining the order must serve notice containing specified case and hearing information on all non-default parties and file proof of service within two days after hearing.
Court of Common Pleas of Montour County, Pennsylvania(21)
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Unless another method is specifically requested, the Clerk may serve summons and complaint on the named county officials by delivering them to their offices.
Each required motion memorandum must include at its front or back a statement, proof, or indication that the motion and memorandum were served on opposing counsel or unrepresented opposing parties.
Circuit Court of Lawrence County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)(20)
Personal service of motion hearing notice must occur before 4:00 p.m. on the second court day before the hearing.
After a motion is heard without prior notice, the attorney obtaining the order must serve specified written notice on nondefaulting parties and file proof of service within two days.
Motion hearing notice must be given in the manner and to the persons specified by Supreme Court Rule 11.
Dane County Circuit Court(19)
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After the court allows withdrawal, the withdrawing attorney must serve the judgment-entry copy by regular U.S. mail on the specified recipients.
Electronically filed documents must be served under the applicable Ohio civil or criminal procedural rule.
Polk County District Court, Texas(19)
A copy of the court setting request must be furnished to all counsel in the case.
Relevant authorities must be presented to the Court and provided to opposing counsel at least 24 hours in advance of the motion hearing.
If a hearing is required, the hearing should be conducted as soon as practicable with notice to all parties.
Superior Court of California, County of Sutter(19)
An ex parte applicant must notify all parties by 10:00 a.m. on the court day before the appearance, unless exceptional circumstances are shown, and must make prior arrangements with the civil clerk.
In juvenile dependency matters, parties must serve form RA-025 at least 10 court days before the hearing, or serve notice by 9:00 a.m. on the preceding court day when the hearing is set on less than 10 days' notice.
Witness lists must be provided to all counsel at least 48 hours before the hearing.
Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania(19)
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A defendant who requests a court setting must give the State notice of all such settings.
The requesting party in a criminal non-jury case must notify the other side of the setting.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Macomb County(19)
A summons-extension request must include a motion and proposed order, be submitted before the original summons expires, and show due diligence by the plaintiff in attempting service.
An alternate-service request must include a verified motion, proposed order, process-server affidavit, and postal verification of at least three service attempts on different days and times.
If a settlement is resolved and dismissal is entered before a settlement conference, appearances are unnecessary, but attorneys must notify the court of settlement before the scheduled conference.
Muskingum County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(19)
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Within five days after receipt, the Court will provide the subject Guardian Ad Litem with the comments or complaint and notice of the response date.
The Guardian ad Litem, as a party, should be served with all pleadings, motions, and other case documents.
Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County, Pennsylvania(18)
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When a post-conviction petition is filed, the clerk must issue written notice to the prosecuting attorney.
The Pretrial Statement must be served on all other attorneys appearing in the action at least 14 days before the first formal Pretrial Hearing.
When a divorce, dissolution, or legal-separation filing is made, the Clerk must deliver a Registration Form to the filing party, serve one on the non-filing party with the summons, and note delivery or service on the docket.
Lubbock County District Courts(18)
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Each served party must file and serve all necessary responsive pleadings within the time required by law.
The responding party must be served with the initial Case Management Conference notice when the Summons and Complaint are served, or when a cross-complaint is served on a new party.
A party appearing by telephone must give proper notice to the court and all other parties at least two days beforehand.
In the specified civil case management, law and motion, ex parte, and short-cause family matters, parties may stipulate orally or in writing to waive notice of other parties’ remote appearances.
Logan County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio(18)
Interested persons must be notified of an inventory or account hearing by regular U.S. mail 10 days before the hearing, unless they waived notice or their names or addresses cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, as indicated by an affidavit of fiduciary.
In emergency guardianship proceedings, the Court requires appointment of a process server to serve the alleged ward.
Publication must occur within 15 days after filing.
When the attorney seeks fees above the Rule 71.2 amount and the fiduciary's consent is not in the file, the application must be set for hearing and notice issued to all beneficiaries.
Superior Court of California, County of Orange(18)
A party presenting deposition witnesses must provide opposing counsel its written deposition designations on a highlighted hard copy transcript no later than the Issue Conference.
Complaints must be served on all defendants and proofs of service filed within 60 days.
Circuit Court of Edwards County, Illinois (2nd Judicial Circuit)(18)
An order to show cause must be served personally or by regular mail to the respondent’s last known address, as determined from specified records or another reasonable means.
Motion notice must be given in the manner and to the persons prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 11.
A summary judgment motion may not be heard until at least ten days after service of its notice under Supreme Court Rule 11.
Superior Court of Gwinnett County(17)
Notice must be emailed to counsel of record and sent by regular mail to pro se parties.
The clerk certified that notice of arraignment was deposited in the U.S. mail on May 6, 2026, for the June 2, 2026 hearing.
Eastern District of Virginia(17)
Clerk serves orders by mail and records service in an informational entry.
Western District of Texas(17)
Seven weeks after the CMC, the Defendant must serve preliminary invalidity contentions containing the specified prior-art chart and identifications.
Unless excused by the Court, motions requiring service under statute or rule must be served on all parties and may be served through CM/ECF.
Written objections to the Presentence Investigation Report should be sent to the Probation Officer.
Guadalupe County District Court, Texas(16)
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The notice must be sent to the debtor’s or party’s last known address and direct them to appear before the Master Commissioner for discovery and examination at the designated date and time.
Discovery responses must be written and acknowledge or deny whether the items exist; copies of responses and evidence must be served on the opposing party and filed with the Court.
The party requesting a sale must file the amount-to-be-raised statement and serve a copy on all parties and the Master Commissioner.
Coryell County District Courts(15)
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Within the 21-day period, the Plaintiff must serve the Order, statement of claim, and supporting documents on Defendant’s counsel.
The adverse party must serve and file objections and cross-designations within seven days.
Gonzales County District Court(14)
Notice of the intended dismissal and the dismissal hearing's date and place must be sent to each attorney of record and each pro se party.
Attorneys may file vacation letters for periods of up to four weeks per year, with copies to all opposing counsel.
Oklahoma County District Court(14)
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Attorneys may be substituted upon motion and three (3) days notice to all parties.
Copies of pre-trial motions must be furnished to the District Attorney.
Circuit Court of Johnson County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit)(14)
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Legal papers must be served under Pa.R.Crim.P. 576 on attorneys and parties without accounts, including the Sheriff, Adult Probation, Court Reporter, and Court Administration for orders and notices.
Pleadings and legal papers may be served on the self-represented party at the address listed, which need not be the party’s home address if court rules allow.
Burnet County District Court, Texas(14)
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Where publication service is permitted, publish once in a daily newspaper in the county where the action is brought.
The moving party is responsible for serving the hearing notices.
Eastern District of Pennsylvania(13)
Counsel must mark and exchange exhibits before a hearing or trial begins.
Counsel must disclose, serve, and maintain copies of all exhibits under the Federal and Local Rules whether or not the exhibits are filed on ECF, and must retain copies after proceedings conclude or the action terminates.
Leon County District Court, Texas(13)
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The State must inform the defense at least one day before trial of promises of benefit or leniency to an accomplice or prospective witness related to testimony or cooperation.
The State must furnish the Defense a copy of its witness list on or before the day it files the list.
Superior Court of California, County of San Diego(11)
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Each party must deliver the proposed support form to the opposing party and Court Coordinator before 5:00 p.m. seven days before a trial determining child or spousal support.
Before presenting a TRO or other petition for extraordinary relief, the movant’s attorney must notify known opposing counsel and give them an opportunity to appear.
At the time disputed or agreed pretrial forms are due, the party must also deliver the Proposed Disposition of Other Issues to each opposing party and the Court Coordinator, except for temporary-orders requirements.
Circuit Court of Pulaski County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit)(11)
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When the report is filed, the Court must send copies to counsel and unrepresented parties with the required notice cover sheet attached.
Each party must serve its exhibits on the opposing party and bring three sets to the final hearing.
The Court mails hearing notices to counsel and unrepresented parties, while counsel must notify their clients of hearing dates.
Bell County District Courts(11)
A party without an attorney must maintain a current address on file with the District Clerk.
After the 14-day adversary hearing, the Court Coordinator must provide written notice of all case-related hearings to all parties, including the attorney ad litem and guardian ad litem, by personal delivery, mail, email, another court-directed method, or notice in open court.
Circuit Court of Alexander County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit)(11)
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The arresting agency or appropriate County Sheriff must give the defendant a Notice of Court Setting at arrest or release on bond, stating a court appearance date on a regularly scheduled criminal docket day.
When the Local Rules or other applicable law require it, the requesting party must notify all attorneys of record and self-represented litigants of the hearing setting.
Clay County District Court, Texas(10)
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New parties must be joined and served by the date specified in the scheduling order.
The party submitting a proposed judgment, decree, or order must circulate the signed version to all parties after it is returned via efile.
The party who submits a docket control order for signature must circulate the signed order to all parties after it is returned via efile; efile sends it only to the requesting party.
Caldwell County District Court(10)
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The County Attorney's Office must include a certificate of service showing service of the Petition and Affidavit on the individual and, if represented, the individual's counsel.
The completed transcript-request form should be sent to the address stated on the form for the appropriate district.
Circuit Court of Jackson County, Illinois (1st Judicial Circuit)(9)
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The party setting a hearing by submission must give all parties at least ten days’ notice, or longer if required by statute.
The party serving a witness subpoena must file proof of service with the court clerk.
Terry County District Court, Texas(7)
A copy of the motion must be delivered or mailed to opposing counsel.
The District Clerk must refer to and serve this Order with any precept for a Zoom hearing noticed by the Clerk.
Hockley County District Court, Texas(7)
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When a litigant is self-represented, copies of conference-scheduling correspondence must be mailed to that party.
The party filing an RJI must give every other party written notice of the conference dates.
Adams County Court of Common Pleas, General Division(6)
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Parents, caregivers, and child placing agencies must notify DFPS/2Ingage and the Court within two business days after any medication is prescribed for a child.
DFPS/2Ingage must notify the parent and the parent’s attorney of significant events within 48 hours of learning of them.
Witness and exhibit lists must be emailed to all parties, the court coordinator, and the court reporter by noon three days before the proceeding or as soon as they are available.
Brown County District Court(5)
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The notice of mediator acceptance or recusal must be filed with the court, and a copy must be mailed to all parties.
Civil litigants may opt in to receive electronic service under CCP §1010.6.
Chambers County District Court, Texas(4)
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Section 522(f) motions must be filed and served under Rule 7004, and a certificate of service must be filed promptly.
If the Court has not served the Plan, the Debtor must serve it on all creditors, the Trustee, and other parties in interest, then file proof identifying the service date, method, and recipients’ names and addresses.
Grimes County District Court, Texas(4)
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