Judge John Doody
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Document Filing Requirements2 rules
Requests for attorney fees must be supported by a China Doll Affidavit with notice to the opposing party.
Requests for attorney fees must always be supported with a China Doll Affidavit, with notice to the other side.
Document Type
Motion For Attorney Fees
In probate cases, additional information about the impact of a proposed order on the ward is required in compliance with the Sleeth case.
In a probate cases, additional information about the impact of your proposed order on the ward will be required in compliance with the Sleeth case.
Document Type
Proposed Order
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Exhibits must be scanned and lodged electronically no later than 2 court days before the hearing via the Clerk of Court exhibits submission link.
Not later than 2 court days before the hearing, scan and lodge exhibits in electronic form using the following link:(https://www.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov/services/exhibits-submission).
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Time spent by the Court reading exhibits counts against each party's time allocation (presumptively 30 minutes per side) in time-limited hearings.
Please note exhibits have a direct correlation with time limitations also. In cases where you are time limited, such as hearings on Injunctions against Harassment or Orders of Protection, the time I spend reading exhibits will count against the time allocated to each party to present their case (presumptively 30 minutes per side).
Page 1 | Joint Pre-Trial Memo and/or Conference; Exhibits and Objections
Parties in Injunction against Harassment or Order of Protection hearings are given 15 minutes to state their case.
Parties involved in hearings on an Injunction against Harassment or an Order of Protection are given fifteen (15) minutes to state their case.
Page 1 | Trial Practice and Procedure
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Any document filed with the Court must be served on the opposing party or their attorney, with an indication on the pleading that service was made, or the Court will not consider the matter.
If you file anything with the Court, be sure to send a copy to the other side or the other side’s attorney, and indicate on your pleading that you have done the same. Otherwise I cannot consider the controversy outlined within your materials.
Page 1 | Motion Practice
Within 2 court days before the hearing, counsel must coordinate with the Court Clerk to mark exhibits and share copies with the opposing party before the proceeding starts.
Within the same two day advance time, coordinate with the Court Clerk to mark exhibits before a hearing, and share a copy of each exhibit with the opposing party before the proceeding starts.
Page 1 | Joint Pre-Trial Memo and/or Conference; Exhibits and Objections
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Oral argument may be scheduled when a written motion is filed or when requested in the body of a motion or response.
Oral arguments may be scheduled when a written motion is filed or requested inside the body of a motion or response.
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