Judge Stephen W. Berrier

Applies to

Request for exemption from mandatory electronic filing and service

Must include

proposed order

An exemption request must include Form EFS-007 and proposed order Form EFS-008.

Applies to

Proposed order

Electronically filed proposed orders must comply with Rule 3.1312(c), and editable versions must be emailed to the applicable division address.

Applies to

Jury instructions

Joint jury instructions must include every instruction any party intends to offer.

Deadline

5 court days

Motions in limine and trial briefs must be filed five court days before trial unless the Court orders another time.

Deadline

5 court days

In civil jury trials, the parties must lodge joint jury instructions five court days before trial unless the Court orders another time.

Deadline

5 court days

Family law trial briefs must be filed five court days before trial or hearing, and a courtesy copy must be provided to the trial judge.

An attorney who files and serves an exemption request must receive paper service until the Court rules on the request.

Self-represented parties, non-parties, and attorneys excused from electronic filing must receive conventional service.

When a Law and Motion continuance is based on oral agreement, the requesting party must file written notice with proof of service before the hearing date and time.

A document will not be filed, received, or forwarded for judicial review unless it is accompanied by the correct filing fee or an approved fee-waiver application.

The Court Collection Division or its agents may verify fee-waiver application information, and erroneous information may result in penalties or striking the documents filed under the application.

Within three years after granting in forma pauperis status, the Court may review a litigant’s changed financial condition and order payment of previously waived fees and costs according to ability to pay.