13th Judicial Circuit Court, Mobile County, Alabama Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Settlement agreement

When a case settles, attorneys must file the signed settlement agreement with the Court.

all attorneys shall notify the Court when a case has settled by immediately filing the signed settlement agreement with the Court

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Written objection

An objection to medical bills must be written and specify its grounds.

If applicable, all doctor, medical and hospital bills shall be sent to or made available to all parties not less than 21 days before trial and shall be admitted in evidence as reasonable without further proof, unless written objection to any such bills be made to the Court no less than 14 days before trial specifying the grounds for objection.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Jury instructions

Each requested charge must be identified by the party’s last name and numbered.

Each requested charge will be typed on letter sized paper and identified by the party's last name and shall be numbered.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion to set and certificate of readiness

The Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness must use a form similar to the clerk's form and include the ten specified case, discovery, trial, party, expert-disclosure, evidence-availability, and compliance statements.

The Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness will be in a form similar to that available of in the clerk's office and will contain the following information: (1) The date the complaint was filed; (2) That the issues in the case have been defined and joined; (3) That all discovery has been completed or will be completed within 60 days after the filing of the Certificate of Readiness; (4) That a jury trial has or has not been demanded; (5) The expected length of the trial expressed in hours and/or days; (6) A brief description of the plaintiff's claim; (7) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of the parties or their attorneys responsible for their litigation; (8) That the movant certifies that all expert witnesses expected to testify at trial have been disclosed to all parties, together with a summary of their opinions; (9) That the movant acknowledges his/her responsibility to make all documents, exhibits, and physical evidence, or copies thereof, expected to be used in the case in chief available to the other parties, not less than 21 days prior to trial, for inspection and copying; (10) That the movant certifies that he/she has read the pre-trial order, that he/she has complied with it to date and will comply with its requirements in the future.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Controverting certificate

A Controverting Certificate must identify the particular Certificate of Readiness statements being challenged and state the reason for each objection.

Within 14 days after a Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness has been filed, counsel for any other party may file a Controverting Certificate specifying the particular statements contained in the Certificate of Readiness to which objection is made, and the reason therefore.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Request for record search and or copies of court records form

To request copies or certified copies of records, complete and submit the Request for Record Search and/or Copies of Court Records form.

For copies or certified copies of records please complete and submit the form below. Forms Request for Record Search and/or Copies of Court Records

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Controverting certificate

Within 7 days after a Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness has been filed, any other party may file a Controverting Certificate specifying the statements contained in the Certificate of Readiness to which the objection is made, and the reason(s) therefore.

Within 7 days after a Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness has been filed, any other party may file a Controverting Certificate specifying the statements contained in the Certificate of Readiness to which the objection is made, and the reason(s) therefore.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Evidentiary objection

A written objection must specify its grounds concerning the genuineness or relevancy of proposed documents, exhibits, or physical evidence used solely for impeachment.

The same shall then be authenticated and admitted into evidence without further proof, unless written objections to any such documents or exhibits be made to the Court not less than 14 days prior to trial specifying the grounds of objection to the genuineness and relevancy of the proposed documents, exhibits and physical evidence used solely as impeachment evidence.