Judge Melissa A. Presser

Applies to

Proposed order

Attorney-submitted proposed orders must identify the submitting attorney or law firm and provide the specified contact and registration information on the bottom left of the last page.

Applies to

Proposed order

A proposed order under Local Rule 1.12 may be presented only after the Court rules and directs a party to submit it, or after an agreement is read on the record and approved by the Court.

Applies to

Written order or judgment

Must include

proposed order

Unless the Court directs otherwise, the attorney or prevailing party must promptly present a draft written order or judgment with proof of service on opposing counsel.

Filing deadlines for motions and pleadings that fall on a legal holiday are extended to the Court’s next business day.

Filing deadlines for motions and pleadings are extended to the Court’s next business day.

If no objection is raised within five days after submission of a proposed order, the Court may enter it.

Matters scheduled for a legal holiday are continued to the Court’s next business day.

The judge assigned to a criminal or civil case decides whether the trial will be continued.

When distancing or facility limitations require a trial continuance, the assigned judge must find that the limitations necessitated the delay and make a record of the finding.

When an inactive probate case is placed on a docket call at the judge’s direction, the clerk must notify the last known attorney of record, personal representative, or both, of its time and place as directed by the judge.

The clerk must forward the dismissal order to all attorneys and unrepresented parties of record.

The draft written order or judgment must be accompanied by proof of service on opposing counsel, unless the Court directs otherwise.