Ada County District Court, Idaho Filing Rules

If an order specifies an authorized amount, additional expenditures require prior court approval.

The defendant must fill out the guilty plea advisory.

When disclosing an expert, a party must contemporaneously provide the information required by I.R.C.P. 26(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii), whether or not an interrogatory is pending.

Parties who believe the case cannot be ready for trial within 540 days must notify the Court’s clerk.

For an inquiry about a civil matter pending before Judge Miller, contact the Court by email at either listed address.

To schedule a hearing on Judge Scott’s Ada County calendar, contact Sandra by phone.

Contact Heather by phone to schedule a hearing on Judge Medema’s Elmore County calendar.

Contact the court clerk by phone to schedule a hearing in advance, or the motion may not be heard.

Dispositive motions must be filed at least 120 days before trial, the parties may not alter the deadline, and a noncompliant summary-judgment motion may not be scheduled and may be summarily denied.

If, within fourteen days of the filing date of a motion, a movant fails to notice the motion for hearing and fails to request the matter be decided without hearing, the court may consider the motion withdrawn.

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

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

Discovery must be served sufficiently early to be completed by the applicable discovery cutoff dates.

When ESI is requested or exchanged, the parties must confer in person or by phone within 10 days of a formal ESI discovery request, and responding parties must disclose specified ESI information at the conference.

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.

A party may not vacate a hearing without the other parties’ consent unless the court orders otherwise.

A continuance requires a counsel-signed motion and supporting affidavit with specified information, and may be granted only by Court order under extraordinary circumstances not controlled by or foreseeable to the parties.