Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan
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Document Format Requirements2 rules
All documents must be submitted electronically via courtMAP in PDF format.
All documents must be submitted electronically via courtMAP in pdf format.
Orders must be submitted in Word format on the courtMAP pre-generated blank order form, separate from other documents.
Order MUST be in Word format on the courtMap pre-generated blank order form (separate and apart from other documents being submitted).
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Document Filing Requirements10 rules
The proposed Notice of Cancellation must specify the reason for cancellation and be uploaded as a separate submission to the courtMAP hearing event.
Prepare the proposed Notice of Cancellation (NOC), specifying the reason for the cancellation, and upload it as a separate submission to the courtMAP hearing event;
Document Type
Notice Of Cancellation
When setting a motion to dismiss for hearing, the motion and the complaint must be uploaded as supporting documents to the courtMAP hearing date.
e- Motions to Dismiss: When setting a Motion to Dismiss for hearing, you MUST upload the Motion and the Complaint as supporting documents to the Courtmap hearing date.
Document Type
Motion To Dismiss
To make the motion calendar, the filed motion and all supporting documents must be attached at scheduling, and the movant must still prepare, file, and serve a Notice of Hearing.
To Make Calendar: Select available date and time via courtMap. The filed motion(s) and all documents in support must be attached when the hearing is scheduled. Once a green "Success" message appears, the hearing has made calendar. You must still prepare, file, and serve a Notice of Hearing.
Document Type
Motion Calendar Hearing Request
All submitted orders must be renamed in the 'Generic Order' title block rather than left with the generic title.
All orders MUST be titled in the block marked "Generic Order - You MUST rename the Order Title."
Document Type
Proposed Or Agreed Order
All hearing requests require a completed Special Set Hearing Request Form, and the motion, exhibits, affidavits, transcripts, and legal authority must each be submitted separately and properly titled via courtMAP.
To Schedule a Hearing: You must submit the completed Special Set Hearing Request Form (Available in the hearing documents section - ALL hearing requests require a special set request form), the motion(s), exhibits, affidavits, transcripts, legal authority, etc., via courtMAP. Each item must be submitted separately as a supporting document to your request, and each must be properly titled for ease of review.
Document Type
Special Set Hearing Request
Order submissions must include the motion, all supporting documents, any stipulation, and a letter of explanation.
Motion and all supporting documents, stipulation, and a letter of explanation MUST be submitted.
Document Type
Proposed Or Agreed Order Submission
Competing orders must be submitted under the proposed order tab on CourtMAP with a title beginning 'PROPOSED order on...' so the Court can locate the competing order.
COMPETING ORDERS: Competing orders shall be submitted under the proposed order tab on Courtmap. The tile of the order must begin with ''PROPOSED order on ... " This title will prompt the Court to look for the competing order. Failure to properly label your order may result in multiple orders being entered and unnecessary delays in your case.
Document Type
Competing Proposed Order
The Special Set Request Form must indicate if the hearing is evidentiary so the court can schedule a clerk's appearance.
If your Special Set hearing is an Evidentiary one, please indicate as such on the Special Set Request Form so that the court can schedule the appearance of a clerk at the hearing.
Document Type
Special Set Hearing Request Form
All proposed or agreed orders must include the Judicial Assistant's email.
Please include the Judicial Assistant's email in all Proposed or Agreed Orders submitted.
Document Type
Proposed Or Agreed Order
Proposed/agreed orders submitted after a hearing must include a cover letter indicating when the hearing was held and other pertinent information.
AFTER A HEARING If required to submit a Proposed/Agreed Order, please include a Cover Letter indicating when the hearing was held and any other pertinent information.
Document Type
Proposed Or Agreed Order
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
courtMAP will not generate a notice of hearing, so the movant must e-file the notice of hearing via the e-portal system.
d. Although the movant and the parties listed on the service list at the time the hearing is set will receive an Email from courtMAP indicating that an event has been created, a notice of hearing WILL NOT be generated. The movant MUST e-file the notice of hearing via the e-portal system.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
The notice of cancellation must not be e-filed until the Court has reviewed and approved the cancellation, after which it must be filed with the Clerk's Office.
Do NOT e-file the notice of cancellation until after the Court has reviewed and approved the cancellation. If the hearing is cancelled, the NOC must be filed with the Clerk's Office.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
Copies of notices, motions, and orders must be submitted through courtMAP.
Copies of the Notices, Motions and Orders must be submitted through courtMAP.
Page 1 | Foreclosure Calendar Information
Motions for reconsideration/rehearing must not be set for hearing; they must be e-filed and emailed to the Judicial Assistant for the Judge's review.
Motions for Reconsideration/Rehearing: are NOT to be set for hearing, these motions must be E-Filed and E-mailed to the Judicial Assistant for the Judge's review.
Page 1 | Miscellaneous
Proposed or agreed orders that have already been submitted must not be submitted again, to avoid duplicate orders.
**If a Proposed Order or Agreed Order HAS BEEN SUBMITTED DO NOT Submit it again, to avoid duplicate Orders.**
Page 1 | Additional Instructions (Order Submission Procedures / After a Hearing)
Motions for reconsideration, rehearing, new trial, and other post-trial motions (excluding entitlement to fees and costs) will not be heard on the motion calendar and must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant for the Court's review and instructions.
f. Motions for Reconsideration, Rehearing, New Trial, and other post-trial motions (excluding Entitlement to Fees and Costs: These motions will not be heard on motion calendar and should not be set for hearing unless instructed to do so by the Court. Email your motion to the Judicial Assistant. The Court will review the motion and instruct the parties on how to proceed.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information / Special Set Request Form
Exhibits for in-person evidentiary hearings must not be uploaded to the eFiling Portal; parties must bring hard copies of all exhibits to court.
Exhibits for in-person evidentiary hearings ARE NOT to be uploaded or submitted to the eFiling Portal, the parties MUST bring hard copies of all exhibits to Court.
Page 1 | Evidence Procedures - ONLY FOR ZOOM HEARINGS
Emergency motions must first be e-filed and then submitted under the 'emergency motion' tab on courtMAP.
Emergency motions must first be e-filed and then submitted under the “emergency motion” tab on courtMAP.
Page 1 | Additional Instructions (Emergency Motions)
All motions and notices of hearing must be e-filed and uploaded to courtMAP at least 7 business days before the scheduled foreclosure hearing.
All motions and notices of hearings must be e-filed and uploaded to courtMAP at least 7 business days before the scheduled hearing.
Page 1 | Foreclosure Calendar Information
For special set hearings, the parties must not file a notice of hearing because the court-generated notice is filed automatically.
A notice of hearing SHOULD NOT be filed by the parties.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
Notices of cancellation must be filed through e-filing and courtMAP.
Please file Notice(s) of Cancellation through e-filing and courtMAP.
Page 1 | Foreclosure Calendar Information
All special sets, regardless of length, must be set through courtMAP, which allows scheduling up to 90 minutes if the Court has availability.
All special sets regardless of the amount of time, must be set through courtMAP. The system will allow you to schedule for up to 90 minutes if needed as long as the Court has availability.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
After the moving party offers a hearing date upon service of the motion, all other parties must respond within one business day, or the moving party may set the hearing on the offered date.
“Coordinated” means that the moving party offers a date upon service of the motion and all others respond within one (1) business day with agreement to the offered date or an alternate date(s) that is/are within a week of the offered date and is on a date that the Court holds Motion Calendar. Failure to “coordinate” entitles the moving party to set the motion for hearing on the offered date.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Original loan documents must be delivered to the Clerk's office before the hearing.
Original Loan Documents: MUST be delivered to the Clerk's office prior to hearing.
Page 1 | Miscellaneous
Foreclosure hearings require seven business days' notice before the hearing.
Must give 7 Business Days’ Notice.
Page 1 | Foreclosure Calendar Information
The prevailing party must submit the proposed/agreed order by no later than 5:00 PM on the day of the hearing.
Prevailing party shall submit a Proposed/Agreed Order by no later than 5:00PM of the day of the hearing.
Page 1 | Additional Instructions (Order Submission Procedures / After a Hearing)
Oppositions must be filed, served, uploaded to CourtMAP, and emailed to the Court no later than 7 business days before the hearing, or the relief may be granted without oral argument.
Responses: Unless otherwise instructed by the Court or as required by an applicable rule of Court, any opposition to a filed Motion shall be filed, served, uploaded to CourtMap and emailed to the Court no later than seven (7) business days prior to the date of the hearing, absent which the relief requested in the Motion may be granted without oral argument.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Exhibits for evidentiary (Zoom) hearings must be uploaded to the eFiling Portal at least 5 days before the hearing.
Exhibits MUST be uploaded to the eFiling Portal at least five (5) days before the hearing (instructions on how to submit evidence is available in the hearing documents section).
Page 1 | Evidence Procedures - ONLY FOR ZOOM HEARINGS
Responses and supporting documents must be uploaded via courtMAP no later than 7 business days before the scheduled special set hearing.
Responses and any other Supporting Documents must be timely uploaded via courtMAP to the appropriately scheduled hearing no later than seven (7) business days prior to the hearing date.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
Motion calendar hearings require 7 business days' notice before the hearing.
Notice Before Hearing: 7 Business Days
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Original loan documents must be delivered to the Clerk's office in Room 133 prior to the final foreclosure hearing.
Original Loan Documents: MUST be delivered to the Clerk’s office prior to final hearing. The documents must be sent to room 133.
Page 1 | Foreclosure Calendar Information
Motions to dismiss must be set for hearing within 45 days of filing or they are deemed waived, stricken, and a default will be entered.
Motions to dismiss MUST be set for hearing within 45 days of being filed. Failure to set the Motion to Dismiss for hearing shall be deemed waived and the motion will be stricken by the Court and a default will be entered.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Foreclosure motions and notices of hearing must be filed and uploaded to courtMAP at least 7 business days before the hearing.
All motions and notices of hearings must be e-filed and uploaded to courtMAP at least 7 business days before the scheduled hearing.
Page 1 | Foreclosure Calendar Information
A special set hearing is not scheduled until the filer receives an email showing status 'Approved,' at which point the court-generated Notice of Hearing is automatically filed with the Clerk's Office.
Although a Notice of Hearing is automatically generated, the hearing is not scheduled until you receive an email that specifically reflects the status as "Approved." If approved, the court-generated Notice of Hearing will be automatically filed with the Clerk's Office.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
Service and Proof of Service Rules
The scheduling party must provide the Zoom meeting information to anyone not on the service list; courtMAP sends the meeting ID to parties on the e-service list before the hearing.
b. Zoom meeting ID is created for every hearing. The meeting ID is sent out to all parties on the eservice list prior to the hearing date. It is the responsibility of the scheduling party to provide the Zoom information to anyone not on the service list.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information / Special Set Request Form
Courtesy Copy Requirements
Hard copies or binders must not be submitted to chambers unless instructed by the Judge.
DO NOT Submit Hard Copies or Binders to Chambers, unless instructed by the Judge.
Page 1 | Additional Instructions (Order Submission Procedures / After a Hearing)
No hard copies or binders will be accepted in chambers.
c. No hard copies or binders will be accepted in chambers.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Binders and courtesy copies sent to chambers are not allowed.
Any binders or courtesy copies sent to chambers are not allowed.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
Filing Bundling Requirements
Parties may set more than one motion at a time on the motion calendar, but the case will then be heard at the end of the calendar.
a. You may set more than one motion at a time, but your case will be heard at the end of the motion calendar.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Motions for summary judgment must be set for hearing on the Court's special set calendar, and sooner dates require contacting the Judicial Assistant.
Motions for Summary Judgment shall be set for hearing on the Courts special set calendar. If you need a sooner date, contact the Judicial Assistant requesting time needed.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
Before any discovery motion hearing, the parties must meaningfully meet and confer or the motion will be rescheduled, the parties forced onto in-person motion calendars, and sanctions may be imposed on one or all attorneys.
The parties are reminded that the rules require the parties to have a meaningful meet and confer prior to the hearing. If the parties do not meet and confer, the motion shall be rescheduled, and the parties shall be forced to attend in-person motion calendars. Additionally, the court may sanction attorneys, one or all, for failing to meet and confer.
Page 1 | Miscellaneous
Evidentiary hearings may not be set on the motion calendar and must be specially set.
Evidentiary Hearings: are NOT to be set on the motion calendar, they must be special set (Please see the courts instructions on Special Sets)
Page 1 | Miscellaneous
Evidentiary hearings must be specially set and must not be set on the Court's motion calendar.
Evidentiary hearings MUST be specially set, DO NOT set an evidentiary matter on the Courts Motion Calendar.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form / Evidence Procedures - ONLY FOR ZOOM HEARINGS
Parties must meet and confer on proposed order language before submission, and if they cannot agree, each may upload an order titled 'PROPOSED' so the court looks for the competing order.
Before submitting a proposed order, the parties MUST meet and confer regarding the language in the order. If the parties are unable to agree on the language in the order after they meet and confer, each party may upload a proposed order. In the title, you must label your order ''PROPOSED'', this will prompt the court to look for the competing order.
Page 1 | Additional Instructions (Order Submission Procedures / After a Hearing)
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Trial order deadlines control over case management order deadlines, and motions to extend deadlines must be agreed or set on the motion calendar, with agreed extension orders uploadable to CourtMAP without a hearing.
CONFLICTS IN SCHEDULING ORDERS: When the Court issues a CMO and then a trial order, the trial order deadlines shall control. Trial reset orders do not impact the original trial order deadlines. Any motions to extend deadlines must be agreed to or set on motion calendar. Agreed orders extending deadlines may be uploaded on Courtmap without a hearing.
Page 1 | Miscellaneous
Agreed trial continuances may be uploaded as agreed orders on courtMAP, but an order continuing a trial will not automatically generate a new trial date.
Motions to Continue Trials: If there is an agreement between the parties, an agreed order may be uploaded on courtmap. If the Court signs the order., the parties MUST contact the Judicial Assistant via E-mail to obtain a new trial order. An order continuing a trial WILL NOT automatically generate a new trial date.
Page 1 | Miscellaneous
Chambers Communication Rules
After the Court signs an agreed order continuing a trial, the parties must email the Judicial Assistant to obtain a new trial order.
If the Court signs the order., the parties MUST contact the Judicial Assistant via E-mail to obtain a new trial order.
Page 1 | Miscellaneous
After uploading the proposed Notice of Cancellation, a copy must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant including all parties.
then you MUST E-mail a copy of the notice to the Judicial Assistant including all parties.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
The moving party may cancel a motion calendar hearing on CourtMAP, and if unable to do so, must email the Judicial Assistant because no hearing will be cancelled via phone.
Cancellations: The moving party may cancel a hearing on a motion calendar on CourtMap. In the case that the parties CANNOT cancel the hearing please E-mail the Judicial Assistant, NO HEARING WILL BE CANCELLED VIA PHONE.
Page 1 | Motion Calendar Information
If no order is received within 30 days of submitting a proposed order, the parties must email the Judicial Assistant.
If you have not received an order on a hearing within 30 days of submitting the ''Proposed Order'' Please E-mail the Judicial Assistant.
Page 1 | Miscellaneous
Inquiries may be directed to the Judicial Assistant by email, with a copy to all parties required, after reading all the instructions.
Inquiries may be directed to the Judicial Assistant (Copy to all parties required). Please read the following to the end before emailing the JA.
Page 1 | Additional Instructions (Foreclosure, Motion Calendar, and Special Set calendars)
For special set hearings, parties must contact the Judicial Assistant with a time request and 5 dates and times both sides are available.
Note: Due to the Courts current assignment as Chief Judge, you may not see much availability for Special set hearings. Please contact the Judicial Assistant with time request and 5 dates + times BOTH sides are available, and the Court will accommodate one of the dates requested.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
Requests for special set hearings longer than 60 minutes must be emailed to the Judicial Assistant with all parties copied and must attach the motion, supporting documents, time sought, completed request form, and Zoom/in-person preference.
Special Sets for more than 60 minutes: If you would like to request a Special Set hearing that is more than 60 minutes, please send an email to the Judicial Assistant with all parties copied. Please ensure the motion is attached, any supporting documents, the amount of time you are seeking, the Courts completed Special Set Hearing Request Form, and if you are requesting for your hearing to be on Zoom or in-person.
Page 1 | Special Set Request Form
If no ruling is received within 30 days of uploading competing proposed orders, the parties must email the Judicial Assistant.
For Contested hearings where competing proposed orders are uploaded. if you do not receive ruling within 30 days of the uploading of the order, you must E-mail the Judicial Assistant to advise of same
Page 1 | Additional Instructions (Order Submission Procedures / After a Hearing)
Parties needing a sooner hearing date must contact the Judicial Assistant to request the time needed.
If you need a sooner hearing date, please contact the Judicial Assistant to request time needed.
Page 1 | Foreclosure Calendar Information / Motion Calendar Information / Special Set Request Form