The status call is conducted at 9:00 A.M. Contested matters
are set for 9:30 A.M.
Counsel may appear by zoom or in person on agreed
(uncontested) matters 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 9:00 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 1/1/24, 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 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 9:00 A.M.
trial status date set for the week before trial.
Cases set for jury trial will also be assigned a 9:00 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.