Judge Erik Allen

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

At filing, each motion must include an original proposed order for the Court, one copy, and enough copies for the parties; the order must identify its preparer and include a full distribution list.

Applies to

Interrogatory answer or objection

Each interrogatory answer or objection must reproduce the full interrogatory immediately before the answer or objection.

Applies to

Motion for continuance

A motion for continuance must be in writing and signed.

Fee

4

Applies to

Fax transmission

The Clerk assesses a $4.00 fee for each fax transmission per case, subject to the stated approval of the Board of County Commissioners.

Fee

4.5

Applies to

County indigent transcript

A county indigent transcript may be charged at no more than $4.50 per page, and the reporter must submit the claim directly to the county.

Fee

4.5

Applies to

State indigent transcript

A state indigent transcript may be charged at no more than $4.50 per page.

All papers presented for filing must be flat and unfolded.

Duplicated interrogatory forms may not be filed or served unless their interrogatories are consecutively numbered and applicable to the case; the rule also states an exception when the case or number of parties makes such forms necessary and feasible.

Pleadings and papers filed by fax must be letter size.

Continuance motions are discouraged, and the Court may decline to approve a continuance even when the parties agree.

A continuance motion must be in writing unless made during the hearing; the excerpt ends before completing the sentence.

Before requesting a continuance, the attorney for the moving party shall confer with the other parties to determine any objections and to ascertain dates for rescheduling when all parties are available.