Judge Calvin L. Scott Jr.

Applies to

Pending appeals inventory

The Prothonotary of each county must prepare a Pending Appeals Inventory at the end of each month.

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Case information statement

A party identifies a qualifying case by entering the CCLD civil case code and Complex Commercial Litigation civil case type on the Case Information Statement.

Applies to

Pleadings and other filed papers

All pleadings and other papers filed with the court must include CCLD.

A motion opposing CCLD case identification must be filed before the Rule 16 scheduling conference unless the Panel Judge directs otherwise, and filing it does not extend deadlines for other pleadings, motions, or responses.

For non-expedited Rule 7(c)(1) motions, the general briefing schedule calls for an opening brief 30 days after filing, an answering brief 30 days later, and a reply 15 days after that.

Deadline

14 calendar days

For non-expedited motions other than Rule 7(c)(1) motions, the opposition is generally due 14 calendar days after filing and the reply seven calendar days later.

A lawyer should give all affected parties reasonable notice, whenever possible, before communicating with a court concerning pending or prospective litigation.

Ex parte communications with the court on pending matters should be avoided unless permitted by law.

Contact

Email to duty judge

Direct email to judicial officers is reserved for a true emergency arising outside regular business hours.

Appendices and compendia should use tabs.

Parties should submit joint exhibits rather than separate plaintiff or defense exhibit sets.

Exhibits should be organized chronologically, or, when chronological ordering is not feasible in a highly expedited matter, parties should provide a chronological exhibit list as soon as practicable.