The status call is conducted at 9:15 A.M. Contested matters are set for 9:30 A.M.
Counsel may appear by zoom or in person on agreed (uncontested) matters or unless the Court has previously directed counsel or litigants to be present in person. Attorneys and self-represented litigants must be present in person for contested matters.
Attorneys present on Zoom should be logged in by 9:15 A.M.
The Court reviews pending motions before the day of hearing. Courtesy copies should not be sent unless requested by the Court.
For “L”, "CH", "LA", or "MR" cases filed after 1/1/2024, the parties may submit agreed orders via Odyssey up to 24 hours before the call starts in lieu of appearing for a status hearing. The agreed orders should confirm the status of the discovery if applicable, what actions will be completed by the next court date as well as the purpose of the next status hearing. Proposed trial continuances or resetting contested hearings must be addressed in open court.
Court orders filed electronically should be submitted on the day the case was addressed in court.
Cases set for bench trial will also be assigned a 9:15 A.M. trial status date set for the week before trial.
Cases set for jury trial will also be assigned a 9:15 A.M. trial status date, usually for the Friday before trial. Unless otherwise directed, counsel for all parties should be physically present at that hearing with a proposed brief statement of the facts of the case suitable for reading to the jurors, proposed jury instructions, motions in limine and remaining pretrial motions to be addressed.
Do not email the Judge other than in an emergency, to report settlement of an impending trial, or to respond to an email sent by the Judge.