13th Judicial Circuit Court, Mobile County, Alabama Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

Written objections to the genuineness or relevancy of proposed documents, exhibits, or physical evidence must be made to the Court at least 14 days before trial and specify the grounds.

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 document, exhibit, or physical evidence.

CRITICALCivil cases

Written objections thereto may be made not less than 14 days before trial specifying the grounds of objections.

Written objections thereto may be made not less than 14 days before trial specifying the grounds of objections.

CRITICALCivil cases

In cases outside the Fasttrack system, all parties must disclose experts at least 60 days before trial.

Disclosure of experts in cases not included in the Fasttrack system shall be made by all parties not less than 60 days before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

The party filing the Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness must disclose its experts no later than when it files the motion; all parties must disclose no later than 14 days after that filing.

Such disclosure of experts shall be made by the party filing the Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness not later than the time of filing such motion. Disclosure by all parties shall be made not later than 14 days after the filing of the Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness.

CRITICAL

If no Controverting Certificate is filed, the Court will set the case for trial seven days after the Motion to Set is filed.

Seven days after a Motion to Set is filed, if a Controverting Certificate has not been filed, the case will be set for trial, which trial date shall not be reset except for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

The parties must file a Motion to Set for Trial and Certificate of Readiness no later than 270 days after the Complaint is filed.

Either or both parties shall file a Motion to Set for Trial and Certificate of Readiness (preferably jointly), which shall be filed no later than 270 days after the filing of the Complaint.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

Exhibits must be uploaded to Alafile at least 3 business days before trial or hearing to avoid exclusion if the opposing party objects.

uploaded to the Exhibits Module in Alafile 3 business days prior to the trial/hearing will not be allowed into evidence if the opposing party raises an objection to same.

CRITICAL

all attorneys shall notify the Court when a case has settled by immediately filing 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

WARNINGCivil cases

Other parties' counsel may file a Controverting Certificate within 14 days after the readiness motion is filed.

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 reasons therefore.

WARNINGCivil cases

If no Controverting Certificate is filed, the case will be placed on the Active Calendar 14 days after the Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness is filed, unless the Court orders otherwise.

Fourteen days after a Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness is filed, if a Controverting Certificate has not been filed, the case shall be placed on the Active Calendar, unless otherwise ordered by the Court

WARNINGCivil cases

Unless the Court orders otherwise, a case without a filed Controverting Certificate must be placed on the Active Calendar 14 days after the readiness motion is filed.

Fourteen days after a Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness is filed, if a Controverting Certificate has not been filed, the case shall be placed on the Active Calendar, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

WARNINGCivil cases

Written objections thereto may be made not less than 14 days before trial specifying the grounds of objections.

Written objections thereto may be made not less than 14 days before trial specifying the grounds of objections.

WARNINGCivil cases

All parties are under duty to supplement responses to discovery as provided by Rule 26(e)(3) ARCP which should be done not less than 30 days before trial.

All parties are under duty to supplement responses to discovery as provided by Rule 26(e)(3) ARCP which should be done not less than 30 days before trial.

WARNINGCivil cases

Counsel for another party may file a Controverting Certificate within 14 days after the Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness is filed.

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.

WARNINGCivil cases

Any other party may file a Controverting Certificate within 7 days after the Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness is filed.

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.