Judge Scott W. Souers

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Notice of remote appearance

A party electing to appear remotely at a civil non-evidentiary hearing must file form RA-010.

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Notice of remote appearance

A party seeking to appear remotely at a civil evidentiary hearing or trial must file form RA-010, unless the court authorizes a shorter notice period.

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Opposition to remote proceeding

A party opposing remote appearance or testimony at a civil evidentiary hearing or non-jury trial may serve and file form RA-015.

Deadline

3 court days

File the remote-appearance notice at least three court days before a civil non-evidentiary hearing; a late filer may still request permission, subject to the court’s discretion.

Deadline

15 court days

File form RA-010 at least fifteen court days before a civil evidentiary hearing or trial, unless the court authorizes a shorter period.

Deadline

5 court days

Serve and file the opposition at least five court days before the proceeding when the evidentiary hearing or trial is noticed at least fifteen days in advance.

Deadline

2 court days

Give other parties notice of a remote appearance at least two court days before the hearing by a means reasonably calculated to provide notice, including text, email, or oral notice.

Deadline

10 court days

The court must give appeared parties entitled to notice at least ten court days’ notice before conducting an evidentiary hearing or non-jury trial remotely.

Deadline

10 court days

A party requesting remote appearance at a civil evidentiary hearing or trial must notify other parties at least ten court days beforehand using a means reasonably calculated to provide notice.

Contact

Letter fax

A person requesting disability accommodations may notify the court or submit Form MC-140 to the Court Executive Officer by mail or fax.

The court does not reserve a specific hearing time for ex-parte applications; parties may contact the Clerk’s office to set a hearing, subject to the stated exceptions to this local rule.

Persons in the courtroom may not talk to the clerk while court is in session, except when the conversation is directly related and necessary to the matter before the court.