Judge Paula Williams
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Adjournments
- Extension or continuance requests must include the current deadline, proposed new deadline, opposing party's position, specific good cause, and the position of all parties.
- Requests made after a deadline has passed must explain the untimeliness.
Request must include
Communication
Chambers
Document Filing Requirements4 rules
Discovery motions must include a certification stating the date and method of the meet and confer and the unresolved issues.
Motions must include a certification specifying: the date of the meet and confer, how it took place (telephone, video, or in-person), and the specific issues that remain unresolved.
Document Type
Motion
AI tools may be used for drafting and research, but all AI-generated content must meet the same accuracy, relevance, and professionalism standards as other submissions.
Parties and counsel may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in drafting pleadings or conducting legal research. However, any filing that relies on AI generated content must meet the same standards of accuracy, relevance, and professionalism required of all submissions to the Court.
Document Type
Filing
Every motion must be accompanied by a proposed order.
A proposed order must accompany every motion.
Document Type
Motion
Combination pleadings are prohibited; each filing must be separate, self-contained, and may not incorporate by reference other filings.
Parties shall not file combination pleadings. All petitions, objections, applications, and motions are to be filed separately and designated as such. No filing will be accepted if filed in combination with another. Additionally, all filings shall be fully self-contained and shall not “incorporate by reference” other separate filings for review and consideration as part of the pending filing.
Document Type
Motion
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Witness lists, exhibit lists, and pre-hearing memoranda must be filed and exchanged at least five business days before an evidentiary hearing unless otherwise ordered.
Witness lists, exhibit lists, and any pre hearing memoranda must be filed and exchanged at least five business days before an evidentiary hearing, unless otherwise ordered.
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Parties must meet and confer before filing any discovery motion.
Parties must meet and confer before filing any discovery motion.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Extension or continuance requests must include the current deadline, proposed new deadline, opposing party's position, specific good cause, and the position of all parties.
When requesting to extend or continue deadlines or vacate hearings, parties must include: the current deadline, the proposed new deadline, whether the opposing party agrees, specific good cause supporting the request, and the position of all parties.
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Requests made after a deadline has passed must explain the untimeliness.
requests made after a deadline has passed must explain the untimeliness.
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Chambers Communication Rules
All emails to the Judge's Division or chambers must copy opposing counsel and self-represented parties.
All emails to the Judge's Division/chambers must copy opposing counsel and self represented parties.
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Chambers will not calculate deadlines; any inquiry must include the party's own calculation.
Chambers will not calculate deadlines for parties; inquiries must include your own calculation.
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Parties must discuss scheduling issues among themselves before involving the Court.
Scheduling issues must first be discussed among the parties before involving the Court.
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