Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Derrick O’Neill

Judge • Ada County District Court, Idaho

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Supporting Memorandum or Brief
15 pgs
Supporting Memorandum or Brief
25 pgs
Responding Memorandum or Brief
15 pgs
Opposing Memorandum or Brief
25 pgs
Reply Brief
10 pgs
Reply Memorandum or Brief
15 pgs

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Ada County District Court, Idaho publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 26 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

All 10
  • Applies to
    Proposed order

    A proposed order must be filed as a separate document.

  • Applies to
    Supporting or opposing brief

    Supporting and opposing memoranda or briefs must contain the party’s facts, reasons, points, and authorities, and must precisely cite any relied-upon record facts.

  • Applies to
    Proposed order

    A proposed order for a routine or uncontested matter may be submitted when the motion is filed.

Page Limits

All 7
  • Limit
    15 pages
    Applies to
    Supporting memorandum or brief

    Except for routine or uncontested matters, a motion must include a separate supporting memorandum or brief no longer than 15 pages.

  • Limit
    25 pages
    Applies to
    Supporting memorandum or brief

    A supporting memorandum or brief for a summary judgment or other dispositive motion is limited to 25 pages.

  • Limit
    15 pages
    Applies to
    Responding memorandum or brief

    An opposing party must submit a responding memorandum or brief no longer than 15 pages.

Service

All 4
  • A party requesting that a hearing or proceeding be rescheduled must notify the other parties.

  • The Office of the Public Defender must be served with the motion and any other filings concerning a request for public defense costs.

  • The movant must serve the Office of the Public Defender with notice of any hearing, whether scheduled by the defense or prosecution.

Sealing

All 2
  • A document requested to be sealed is lodged and treated as sealed pending the court’s decision; the rules specify what happens to it if the request is granted or denied, including how to file it unsealed.

  • The Public Defender’s Office must keep service and payment requests confidential, except as needed for payment, county budgeting, or compliance with public records laws.

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