PROCEDURE THROUGH JANUARY 26, 2021: Consistent with Seventh Amended General Order 20-12, the requirement of noticing motions for presentment set forth in Local Rule 5.3(b) is suspended. Motions that are agreed will generally be granted without further briefing or hearing. Contested motions should, if possible, include an agreed briefing schedule; in the absence of an agreed briefing schedule, the Court will assess whether a response is required and, if so, set a briefing schedule. The Court will generally rule on the briefs without a hearing; to the extent the Court concludes a hearing is needed, the Court will set a hearing date and time.
PROCEDURE AFTER JANUARY 26, 2021: To be determined. This page and the links to the right contain important information about the Court's case management procedures. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with these procedures as well as those in the Local Rules. When there is a conflict, please follow the procedures outlined here.
These policies and rules have been designed to facilitate the prompt, efficient, and equitable disposition of civil cases on the Court's docket. The success of this Court’s trial procedures depends on your willingness to familiarize yourself with these materials and to act accordingly. Counsel will be expected to fully explain to the Court any failure to comply with the Court’s case management and pretrial procedures.
