Judge Kevin Wein
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Page & Word Limits1 rule
Motions in Limine and responses are limited to 4 pages each; no replies are permitted.
Motions in Limine are to be no more than four pages in length, and responses are no more than four pages in length. There are no replies.
Motion In Limine
4 pages
Applies to: Attorney
Response To Motion In Limine
4 pages
Applies to: Attorney
Document Filing Requirements5 rules
Fully drafted proposed orders must be submitted with all motions and petitions.
Fully drafted proposed forms of order must be submitted with all motions and petitions.
Document Type
Motion
Motions in Limine are prohibited in bench trials without leave, are capped at five per party, and must be limited to extremely prejudicial matters.
Motions in Limine shall not be filed in bench trials without leave of the Court. Absent leave of Court for good cause shown, each party may file no more than five Motions in Limine. Motions in Limine should address only extremely prejudicial matters, which could result in a mistrial. Motions in Limine should not be filed on routine evidentiary matters. Motions in Limine asking the Court to enforce a particular rule of evidence should not be filed.
Document Type
Motion In Limine
Motions must state the specific relief requested at the start or end or they are likely to be denied.
Please start or end your motions by telling me EXACTLY what you would like the Court to order. Often, the Court receives motions that do not ask for specific relief and just ask for the Court to do what it thinks is appropriate. The Court is likely to deny these motions.
Document Type
Motion
A meaningful joint pre-trial memo drafted by all parties together is required; separate pre-trial statements are generally unacceptable.
The Court expects a meaningful joint pre-trial memo drafted by all parties together. Separate joint pre-trial statements are generally unacceptable as they do not encourage the parties to work together to find common ground and narrow disputed issues.
Document Type
Joint Pretrial Memo
Each filing may contain only one motion or petition; responses and replies may not be combined with motions, except for true cross-motions for summary judgment.
No party should include more than one motion/petition in a single filing or combine a response/objection and a motion/petition or a reply and a motion in one filing (with the exception of a true cross-motion for summary judgment). This applies to requests for attorneys' fees or sanctions. A separate petition/application/motion should make such requests.
Document Type
Motion
Filing & Service rules
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Parties must confer before involving the court in discovery disputes; if unresolved, parties must jointly call the division to schedule a telephonic discovery conference rather than filing anything.
The parties or their counsel must speak directly, either in-person or on the phone, with one another BEFORE getting the Court involved in a discovery dispute. If your efforts to resolve the dispute fail, do not file anything. Both parties or counsel shall jointly call this division and set up a telephonic discovery conference. We will make every effort to get you in within a couple of days.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Time-sensitive motions must be emailed to the division with a copy and the opposing party's position noted, especially motions to continue.
If you file a motion that is time sensitive, please email the division with a copy and note the opposing part/counsel's position. This is especially true for motions to continue.
Page 1 | Motion Practice
All parties must be copied on all communications with the Court to avoid ex parte communications, and prompt responses to court emails are required.
Myself or my staff will often communicate with attorneys and their staff by email for various reasons. If I or one of my staff members contacts you by email, please respond promptly, even if it is just to acknowledge the email and estimate when you will be able to respond substantively. While I understand email etiquette frowns on a reply to all, in the case of emails from the Court it is essential to avoid ex parte communications. We will never contact just one side and the parties must make sure that everyone is copied on all communications to the Court.
Page 1 | Other Courtroom Policies and Recommendations
The division Judicial Assistant can be reached by email or phone for general inquiries.
The division Judicial Assistant can be reached at Alyssa.Rodriguez@JBAZMC.Maricopa.Gov. The division phone number is 602-506-7618
Page 1 | Specific Comments or Advice for Litigants
Parties may contact court staff if a matter has been pending for a reasonable time without response.
If something has been pending and you have waited for a reasonable amount of time but have not heard from us, please reach out to my staff. Keep in mind, however, that we often have to allow time to pass before we act, to give the opposing party a chance to respond or for a variety of other reasons. My staff works very hard. Please be courteous to them.
Page 1 | Other Courtroom Policies and Recommendations
Attorneys may contact the judicial assistant to request a brief status conference when a problem arises.
I try to make myself as accessible to the parties as possible. Attorneys may contact my judicial assistant if a problem arises that I would likely be able to address through a brief status conference.
Page 1 | Other Courtroom Policies and Recommendations
Parties should not copy the court on their email disputes; the court will not consider them.
On a related point, the parties or their lawyers should not copy the court on their email spats. The court will not consider them and it just makes everyone look less professional.
Page 1 | Other Courtroom Policies and Recommendations