Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County Courtesy Copy Requirements

A division copy of each motion must be emailed, with all parties copied.

Please efile all motions and provide a division copy of motions via email, with all parties copied.

For expedited relief or filings pertaining to a hearing less than four days away, counsel must email a courtesy copy of the filing to Division staff and copy all other counsel and unrepresented parties.

E-filed documents do not instantaneously arrive in the Division's inbox. As such, if a party is seeking expedited relief or the filing pertains to a hearing less than four days away, counsel should email a courtesy copy of the filing to Division staff. You must copy all other counsel and unrepresented parties when emailing a courtesy copy. Emails that do not include the other parties will not be read and will be deleted.

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

Required

Always

Parties must provide a bench copy to the Division on the date of the hearing.

This Division DOES require the parties to provide a bench copy on the date of hearing.

The Court will accept courtesy copies of emergency pleadings by email, but will rule only on properly filed pleadings except in true emergencies.

The Court will accept a courtesy copy of emergency pleadings by email. Except in true emergency situations, the Court will rule only on properly filed pleadings.

Division copies of all motions and pleadings must be provided to the division in advance of a hearing.

Division copies of all motions and pleadings are required.

Bench copies of all exhibits are required in a three-ring binder with corresponding exhibit numbers.

Bench copies of all exhibits are required and should be provided in a three-ring binder, with corresponding exhibit numbers to make for an efficient proceeding for the Court and all participants.

Required

Always

Copies of filings must be emailed to the Division and provided to the other party at the time of filing, along with the filing receipt.

Copies must be emailed to this Division and provided to the other party at the time of filing, along with copy of an eFiling or other filing receipt.

One hard copy of all exhibits to motions must be provided to the division no later than 24 hours after the motion, response, or reply is filed.

It would be greatly appreciated if you provide one hard copy of all exhibits to motions to my division no later than 24 hours after the motion, response or reply is filed.

One hard copy must be provided to the division for any court submission exceeding 30 pages in the aggregate.

Likewise, for any court submission exceeding 30 pages in the aggregate (including exhibits), it is appreciated if you kindly provide one copy to my division.

Required

Always

Each party must provide a binder with hard copies of all disclosure statements at least 14 days before jury selection.

Each party shall provide a binder containing a hard copy of all disclosure statements no less than 14 days before jury selection commences.

Courtesy hard copies not required for e-filed items except deposition designations, which require paper copies with objection/response charts.

Judge Thorson does not require courtesy hard copies of any e-filed item, unless you are submitting deposition designations. Only then are paper copies of designated deposition transcripts with objection and response charts/annotations helpful.

Courtesy copy required for documents filed only in hard copy.

If you only filed your document in hard copy, please do provide a courtesy copy to the Division, as otherwise we do not get notice of it.

Courtesy hard copies are not required except for deposition designations, where paper copies of designated deposition transcripts with objections and response charts are required.

Judge Valenzuela does not require courtesy hard copies of any pleading, unless you are submitting deposition designations per the procedure noted in the Trial Setting Minute Entry. Only then are paper copies of designated deposition transcripts with objections and response charts/annotations helpful.

Counsel must deliver a copy of any motions or pleadings to chambers so the judge sees them promptly.

Please make sure you deliver a copy of any motions/pleadings filed through e-file OR if you file them through the clerk, if you want me to see it soon.

Required

Always

E-filings made within 24 hours of a proceeding require a courtesy copy delivered to the courtroom.

Alternatively, if you e-file a document within twenty-four (24) hours of a proceeding, please deliver a courtesy copy to the courtroom.

In criminal cases, e-filing a notice of filing letters close to sentencing requires a courtesy copy to the courtroom.

Alternatively, if you e-file a notice of filing letters close to sentencing, please deliver a courtesy copy to the courtroom.

Exhibits must be marked with the courtroom clerk before the hearing and counsel must provide a courtesy copy to the other side.

Exhibits must be marked with the courtroom clerk prior to the hearing, and counsel shall provide a courtesy copy to the other side.

A separate bench copy of exhibits is not required.

A separate bench copy of exhibits is not necessary.

Electronic copies of critical exhibits are appreciated, with PDF preferred.

The Court appreciates elctronic copies of exhibits (.pdf preferred), if there are critical exhibits in the case.

Bench copies of exhibits are appreciated, preferably as a tabbed notebook with matching exhibit numbers.

Bench copies of exhibits are appreciated. If the Bench copy is a tabbed notebook, with all exhibit numbers matching the actual exhibit numbers, all the better for the Court to follow the line of questioning, make notes, and speed up the proceeding.

Courtesy hard copies are not required except for deposition designations, where paper copies with objection/response charts are helpful.

Judge Cushner does not require courtesy hard copies of any item, unless you are submitting deposition designations per the procedure noted in the Trial Setting minute entry. Only then are paper copies of designated deposition transcripts with objection and response charts/annotations helpful.