Judge Tara Cook

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Written appearance

Each party or counsel must file a written appearance that includes the party’s or counsel’s name, address, and telephone number.

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Written appearance

A party or attorney may not address the court before filing a written appearance.

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Pro se written appearance

A written appearance filed without further pleading must comply with Rule 5(a), be acknowledged under oath with the specified statement, and, if it waives notice or consents to an immediate hearing, state that the party received the relevant pleading and attach it, unless a statutory form applies.

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Written appearance

A copy of the written appearance must be served on all other parties who have appeared, using the method prescribed for service of pleadings.

The party seeking a motion hearing must give written notice to parties who have appeared and are not in default, and to parties whose time to appear has not expired.

The court directs how notice must be given for a motion made within a court day of trial.

The court may direct that a motion, with or without notice, be set or reset on a date within 60 days.

A summary-judgment motion cannot be heard sooner than ten days after service of its notice of motion.

If the Clerk’s office is open, a complaint or petition seeking one of the listed ex parte orders must be filed there before applying to a judge.

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Appearance

One appearance fee is due for a single appearance covering multiple parties; separate appearances require separate fees.

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Appearance

No appearance fee is required of a person cited in the specified supplementary proceedings.

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Written appearance

The appearance fee must be paid when the party first appears and accompany the written appearance.