Judge Harriet Bernick
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Exhibits
- 4 copies • Hand Delivery • At Least 24 Hours Before Trial
Adjournments
- Before seeking a continuance, contact the other party to see if a stipulation can be filed.
Request must include
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Document Filing Requirements7 rules
Exhibits must be Bates stamped before submission: Plaintiff uses numbers 1-499, Defendant uses 500-1000.
Prior to submitting any exhibits, the parties are required to bate stamp their records. The Plaintiff is to use numbers 1-499, and the Defendant should use the numbers 500-1000.
Document Type
Exhibits
Proposed orders must be in WORD format, without the heading 'proposed' and without strikethrough formatting.
Provide a proposed order, when applicable, in WORD format. Do not use the heading "proposed" in your order. Do not use strikethrough format for the Orders - they should be in final format.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Motions must state the position of all parties; if a party could not be reached, detail the attempts to contact them.
Please provide the position of all parties in your Motion. If you could not get ahold of a party please indicate how many times you tried to reach them and the dates and times of the contact and the method used for the contact.
Document Type
Motion
Personal electronics will not be accepted into evidence; content must be printed in hard copy or saved to a thumb drive.
The Court will not accept personal electronics (e.g. cell phone, digital cameras, or personal computers) into evidence. Anything that is captured on a personal electronic device must be printed in hard copy and submitted to the Court as an exhibit or four copies must be made and saved to a thumb drive.
Document Type
Exhibits
Parties must confer with opposing counsel regarding stipulating to exhibits before trial.
Please confer with the opposing party regarding stipulating to exhibits prior to the trial.
Document Type
Exhibits
After Bates stamping, submit exhibits according to the Clerk of Court website instructions.
After the exhibits are bates stamped, Parties should submit their exhibits according to the instructions on the Clerk of Court website at clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov.
Document Type
Exhibits
Motions requesting expedited consideration must state so in the heading and include the other side's position.
If you are filing a Motion and requesting expedited consideration, please include that information in the heading of your Motion. In addition, communicate with the other side and place their position in your Motion.
Document Type
Motion
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
All pleadings must be e-filed; if filing within 24 hours of a hearing, email a copy to the judicial assistant.
E-file all pleadings and if you are filing the documents within 24 hours of the hearing, please email the judicial assistant a copy of the documents you filed.
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
Four copies of exhibits must be delivered in person to the Judicial Assistant at least 24 hours before trial/hearing.
Please provide four (4) copies of the exhibits in person to the Judicial Assistant at least 24 hours prior to the start of the trial/hearing
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Before seeking a continuance, contact the other party to see if a stipulation can be filed.
If you need a continuance, contact the other party to see if you can file a Stipulation.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Counsel must email chambers if running late to a hearing due to another matter.
If counsel is going to be late to a hearing because they are held up in another matter, please send my staff an email letting us know this.
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Contact chambers by email or phone; wait 24 hours before following up unless there is an emergency.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out by email to JUC09@jbazmc.maricopa.gov or call 602-372-0778. Please wait 24 hours before emailing judicial staff a second time unless there is an emergency.
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Call the provided number for TEAMS login issues.
If you are having trouble logging into TEAMS, please call my staff or call this number: +1 (917) 781-4590. Participant Code: 248 804 623#.
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