Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

A document ordered by a Minute Entry or other Order is expected to be filed by the required date.

Timely Filing and Emailed Copies: When a Minute Entry or other Order directs the parties to file a document, the Court expects that the document will be filed by the required date.

CRITICAL

Deadline

2 calendar days

Provide the Joint Pretrial Statement no later than two weeks before the Final Trial Management Conference.

• Joint Pretrial Statement must be provided no later than two weeks prior to the Final Trial Management Conference, and include a summary of facts to be read to the jury.

CRITICAL

A document directed by a Minute Entry or other Order must be filed by the date specified.

When a Minute Entry or other Order directs the parties to file a document, the Court expects that the document will be filed by the required date.

WARNING

Deadline

2 calendar days

The judge will have read filings submitted at least two days before a hearing; for a filing within a week of a hearing, the judge requests an emailed copy to the judicial assistant in advance.

I will have read everything that has been filed before the scheduled hearing date and time, so long as it was submitted no later than two days prior to the hearing. If you file something within a week of a hearing, please e-mail a copy of your filing to my judicial assistant, Stephanie Pham (stephanie.pham@jbazmc.maricopa.gov) in advance of the hearing so that I may read it.

WARNING

Observe the time limit stated in the hearing-setting minute entry; request additional time by motion well in advance, though additional time is not assured.

The time for oral argument/presentation of evidence will be limited and stated in the minute entry setting the hearing. Keep to that time limit. If you "need" more time, ask for it by motion, way in advance of the hearing. My inclination is to not give more, but it could happen.

WARNING

A judicial officer will not sign a separate Entry of Default, and default becomes effective ten days after the application is properly submitted.

A judicial officer will not sign an Entry of Default. Further, the Clerk of the Superior Court will not enter a separate Entry of Default, even if one is submitted with the Application for Entry of Default; the default becomes effective ten (10) days after the application is properly submitted to the court.

WARNING

Deadline

10 business days

A hearing on a garnishment objection or hearing request should be scheduled within ten business days after receipt.

A hearing should be scheduled within ten business days of receiving the objection/request for hearing.

WARNING

Filing the application is treated as entry of default, which becomes effective ten days afterward; the clerk will not enter a separate default.

The Clerk of the Superior Court will not enter separate Entry of Default, even if one is submitted with the Application for Entry of Default; it considers the filing of the application sufficient to constitute entry of default which will become effective ten (10) days thereafter.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Case Management Conferences must be scheduled every 45 to 60 days.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED setting regular Case Management Conferences, every 45 to 60 days, as follows:

WARNINGCriminal cases

At the Scheduling Conference, the judge will meet with the lawyers who will try the case, and the defendant(s) must be present.

At the Scheduling Conference, the judge will meet with the lawyers who will try the case. The defendant(s) shall also be present.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Trial must be set within 270 days in a complex case.

IT IS ORDERED setting the trial for , 20 at am/pm ( trial days) before the Master Calendar Assignment Judge in Courtroom . [Time Limits: 270 days in a complex case]

WARNINGCriminal cases

A Scheduling Conference shall be set on either the Case Management Judge's calendar or the assigned trial judge's calendar as soon as possible after the case has been designated as complex.

A Scheduling Conference shall be set on either the Case Management Judge's calendar or the assigned trial judge's calendar as soon as possible after the case has been designated as complex.

WARNING

Have exhibits to the clerk one week before a bench trial, contested injunction-against-harassment hearing, or default-and-damages hearing.

One week prior to your bench trial, contested hearing on an injunction against harassment, or default and damages hearing, please have your exhibits to the clerk.

WARNING

Deadline

5 calendar days

A motion to dismiss or other dispositive motion filed less than five weeks before trial should not be expected to be decided before trial.

As a result of the time frames for responses and replies, do not file a motion to dismiss (or other dispositive motion) less than five (5) weeks before trial and expect it to be ruled upon before the trial.

WARNING

When a pending matter’s motion to withdraw lacks the client’s written consent, the court will not rule until the response-filing period has passed.

When filing a motion to withdraw as counsel of record, counsel must comply with Rule 5.3, Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure. Pursuant to those rules, if a matter is pending and counsel has not obtained the client’s written consent to counsel’s withdrawal, I will not rule on the motion to withdraw until the time for the filing of a response has passed.

WARNING

Accelerated or expedited rulings should be requested only for unforeseen circumstances; the judge will not expedite when urgency results from the moving party’s delay and generally will not prioritize a motion that could have been filed sooner.

I will not expedite oral argument or a ruling where it appears that the “need for speed” was caused by the moving party’s delay. I also generally will not put a matter ahead of other matters when the moving party could have filed the motion much sooner. Requests for accelerated/expedited rulings should be reserved strictly for unforeseen circumstances.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days

Interpreter requests for people with limited English proficiency must be made 10 days before the hearing.

Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made 10 days in advance of the hearing.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

5 calendar days

Requests for disability accommodations must be made five days before the hearing.

Requests for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities must be made five days before the hearing.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days

A party requesting a court reporter must file a Request for Court Reporter 10 days before the hearing.

However, if a party prefers the presence of a court reporter, a "Request for Court Reporter" must be filed 10 days before the hearing.

WARNINGCivil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days

Motions to strike are strongly discouraged; parties should instead raise the point in a responsive pleading within 10 days.

Motions to Strike are strongly discouraged and often are not even countenanced by the Rules. Make your point in your responsive pleading within 10 days.

WARNING

Deadline

5 court days

In some cases, the Court waits five court days after electronic service and rules on the sixth day.

Because the response deadline for electronic services is already short (five days) there are times I will simply wait five court days and rule on the sixth day.

WARNING

The Court generally will not consider discovery or non-disclosure disputes first raised after the Trial Setting Conference deadline, except disputes concerning disclosures that first occur after that deadline.

Untimely Discovery Disputes: The Court will generally not consider discovery disputes or non-disclosure disputes that are raised for the first time after the Trial Setting Conference deadline, except for disclosures occurring for the first time after the Trial Setting Conference Deadline.

WARNING

If no motion deadline is set, a motion must be filed early enough to allow at least a response and reply.

If a motion deadline is not set, a party must file a motion with enough time to allow for a response and a reply at the minimum.

INFOCriminal cases

Case Management Conferences will be scheduled every 45 to 60 days.

Case Management Conferences will be set every 45-60 days.

INFOCriminal cases

The judge shall schedule regular Case Management Conferences and, if necessary order the parties to participate in good faith settlement discussions pursuant to Rule 17.4(a)(2)

The judge shall schedule regular Case Management Conferences and, if necessary order the parties to participate in good faith settlement discussions pursuant to Rule 17.4(a)(2)

INFO

Deadline

2 calendar days

The Court will provide the draft electronic jury questionnaire at least two weeks before trial and set a deadline for comments and requested changes.

The Court will provide counsel and the parties with a draft of the electronic questionnaire for comment at least two weeks prior to trial and will include a deadline for responses and requested changes.

INFOCivil cases

Deadline

5 court days

For some motions, Judge Lang may wait five court days and rule on the sixth day, given the five-day response deadline for electronic services.

Because the response deadline for electronic services is already short (five days) there are times Judge Lang will simply wait five court days and rule on the sixth day.