Judge Annielaurie van Wie
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Adjournments
- For a first continuance in EDC Court, counsel may file a motion stating the opposing side's position; one continuance will be granted if the plea, discovery, and time waiver are in place.
- Second or more continuances for Diversion paperwork may be obtained via a triplicate motion.
- Any further continuances beyond the first (or those for Diversion paperwork) must be called on the record and are granted only in exceptional circumstances.
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Request must include
Communication
Chambers
Document Filing Requirements1 rule
At sentencing in cases involving restitution, counsel must be prepared to state whether the client waives appearance for any restitution hearing.
If there is restitution in a plea, at sentencing be prepared to tell me if your client waives their appearance for any restitution hearing.
Document Type
Sentencing
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Emailing documents to the judicial assistant does not replace filing; all documents must still be filed through the normal electronic filing process.
Still file the pleading via the normal process, we will not file your documents.
Page 1 | Motion Practice
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
For a first continuance in EDC Court, counsel may file a motion stating the opposing side's position; one continuance will be granted if the plea, discovery, and time waiver are in place.
For EDC Court, for a first continuance you may file a motion with the opposing side's position and if you have the plea, discovery and waive time, I will give one continuance.
Page 1 | Specific Requirements or Preferences
Second or more continuances for Diversion paperwork may be obtained via a triplicate motion.
Second or more continuances for Diversion paperwork only can also be done on a triplicate motion.
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Any further continuances beyond the first (or those for Diversion paperwork) must be called on the record and are granted only in exceptional circumstances.
Any other further continuances will be called on the record and only granted in exceptional circumstances.
Page 1 | Specific Requirements or Preferences
To obtain continuance dates, check the sheet on counsel's table for presumed dates, or contact the court's CA to select a date.
If you need continuance dates, look on the sheet on counsel's table at the presumed dates. If that doesn't work, talk to my CA to select a date that works for the calendar.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Counsel must email filed motions and sentencing memos to the judicial assistant to ensure timely receipt, in addition to filing them normally.
Make sure to email filed motions and sentencing memos to my JA so we get them in a timely manner.
Page 1 | Motion Practice
For longer hearings, counsel should request a block of time and the hearing will be set at the end of the calendar if granted.
Typical hearings are very short, for longer hearings, let us know you want a block of time, and we will set them at the end of the calendar, if granted.
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