Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County Service and Proof of Service Rules

Applies to

Proposed judgment

Service

Other to all parties

Proposed judgments must be lodged and served on the other parties, and the record must show service before the Court will enter the judgment; e-filing with an attorneys' fees application without shown service is insufficient.

Proposed forms of judgment need to be lodged and served on other parties pursuant to Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure 5.1(d) and 58. The Court will not enter a proposed form of judgment that is submitted through e-Filing with an Application for Attorneys' Fees, because the docket does not show that the form of judgment was served on the other parties. The record must show service before the Court will enter the proposed judgment.

Service

Other

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.

Deadline

2 business days

Service

Other

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.

Deadline

0 calendar days

Service

Other to opposing party

All documents and pleadings must be delivered to opposing counsel on the filing date.

All documents and pleadings shall be delivered to opposing counsel on the date they are filed with the Court.

Required

Always

Service

Other to opposing party

Materials submitted to the Division must be provided to the other side unless there is a basis for ex parte review.

Materials cannot be submitted to the Division without providing a copy to the other side, unless there is a basis for ex parte review.

Required

Always

Service

Other to opposing party

Materials submitted to the Division must be provided to the other side unless there is a basis for ex parte review.

Materials cannot be submitted to the Division without providing a copy to the other side, unless there is a basis for ex parte review.

Applies to

Exhibits

Service

Other to clerk

All exhibits must be timely uploaded or provided to the court clerk.

All exhibits should be timely uploaded or provided to the court clerk.

Service

Other

Materials submitted to the Division must be copied to the other side unless there is a basis for ex parte review.

Materials cannot be submitted to the Division without providing a copy to the other side, unless there is a basis for ex parte review.

Deadline

24 hours

Applies to

Exhibits

Service

Other to opposing party

Exhibits intended for use during opening statements must be shown to opposing counsel at least 24 hours in advance.

If any party intends to use exhibits during opening statements, the exhibits must be shown to opposing counsel at least 24 hours in advance of their use.

Service

Email

Parties will likely be ordered to serve pleadings, filings, and discovery materials by mail and email per Rule 5(c)(2)(C)&(D).

To minimize costs and memorialize communications between parties, the Court will likely order the parties to serve pleadings, other court filings and discovery materials (to the extent feasible) by mail and email, as provided in Rule 5(c)(2)(C)&(D).

Deadline

5 calendar days

Service

Electronic service

The response deadline for electronic services is five days.

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.