Courtesy copies are required for exhibit books. Details: 5 copies, delivery before trial, by hand delivery. Five sets of tabbed and indexed exhibit books must be delivered to Department T for trial.
Judge Shirley K. Watkins's rules set a pre-motion procedure for CMC statements. Meet and confer per CRC 3.724 and 3.727 is required prior to each Case Management Conference.
The rule requires proposed order. Parties seeking a private court reporter must submit a proposed order designating the reporter as official.
The rule requires proposed order. Proposed orders are required for all motions.
Parties may contact Judge Shirley K. Watkins' chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. Parties may not email the courtroom without prior court approval; courtroom email is not regularly monitored.
Judge Shirley K. Watkins's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. The request must include reason for request. Trial continuances require a noticed motion, ex parte application, or stipulation and order with a mandatory good cause declaration.
A fee is required for covered filings. A filing fee is required for trial continuances.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Complaints, answers, petitions, and responses must be separately filed; attorneys must efile these documents.
The rule states that filing is treated as not specified. Complaints and answers cannot be deemed filed as an attachment to another document.
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: all parties, timing: 1 calendar days before hearing. Ex parte applicants must notify all parties by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte appearance per CRC 3.1203.
A filing fee is required for trial continuances.
Complaints, answers, petitions, and responses must be separately filed; attorneys must efile these documents.
Complaints and answers cannot be deemed filed as an attachment to another document.
Case Management Conference statements must be filed no later than 15 calendar days before the CMC per CRC 3.725.
Meet and confer per CRC 3.724 and 3.727 is required prior to each Case Management Conference.
Trial continuances require a noticed motion, ex parte application, or stipulation and order with a mandatory good cause declaration.
Parties seeking a private court reporter must submit a proposed order designating the reporter as official.
The proposed order for a private court reporter must be received by the court before the hearing.
Ex parte applicants must notify all parties by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte appearance per CRC 3.1203.
Proposed orders are required for all motions.
Parties may not email the courtroom without prior court approval; courtroom email is not regularly monitored.
Jury fees must be paid or a waiver obtained 30 days before trial.
Jury fee payments or waiver requests must be filed 30 days before trial.
Depositions must be lodged before trial with a Notice of Lodging Depositions.
Motions in Limine must be filed 16 court days (business days) before the FSC hearing.
Joint Witness List must be filed by the Final Status Conference.
Joint Exhibit List with DATE ID'd and DATE ADMITTED columns must be filed by FSC.
Joint Statement of the Case must be filed by the Final Status Conference.
Proposed Verdict Form must be filed by the Final Status Conference.
List of jury instructions must be filed by the Final Status Conference.
Five sets of tabbed and indexed exhibit books must be delivered to Department T for trial.
Proposed Juror Questionnaires (if requested) must not include questions about jurors' residences.