Johnson County District Court Filing Rules

Supplemental answers are required if the responding party or counsel obtains further information after serving answers and before trial.

All motions requiring a hearing should list the hearing date, time and division for the motion in bold letters below the case number in the caption of the case, after first consulting with opposing counsel and the administrative assistant.

The parties may submit an agreed CMO for court approval before the case management or status conference instead of attending that conference in the courtroom.

All parties should cooperate to prepare the pretrial order jointly.

The parties must submit any motions in limine to the Court.

The order to set a conference or hearing must be filed before the noticed deadline.

The parties must jointly submit the listed documents to the Court one week before the final trial conference in WORD and PDF format.

The parties must submit the specified trial-preparation materials to the Court 21 days before the final hearing.

The preliminary witness and exhibit list is due by the date specified in the order.

Responses to motions in limine must be submitted by close of business one week before the final trial conference.

The Petitioner must give notice to all heirs at law located through the search.

When emailing exhibits to the court, you must send copies to the opposing party.

A motion for leave to withdraw must be served on all counsel of record.

When emailing exhibits to the Court, you must also send copies to the opposing party.

Written discovery may not be served after May 11, 2012, unless the parties agree or the Court orders otherwise.

All communication with the Court is to be through the Administrative Assistant, who will provide any instructions for parties, represented by counsel or otherwise, and who schedules all hearings.

If a no-contact order prevents contact with the other side, email the judge’s assistant to explain the problem.

When submitting a re-filed case, the Clerk must be advised of the re-filing, the prior case number, and the prior assigned division.

Communications with the Court should go through the administrative assistant, who can provide instructions not covered by the guidelines.

Parties must clear motions with Division 6 and identify them in the notice of hearing; counsel may not add motions to an existing hearing without court approval.

The draft pretrial order must be submitted in MS Word format.

Requests for ex parte temporary child custody and support orders must use Domestic Form 2, with or without restraining orders, unless a judge approves a different form.

The draft order must be submitted in MS Word format.

The draft pretrial order must be submitted in MS Word format.

Complete or delete all purple-highlighted text boxes before filing the pretrial order.

The parties must pay the $150 mediation fee within 14 days after the order is filed, subject to the Court’s discretion to reapportion, reduce, or waive it, and payments go to the District Court Trustee in person or by mail.

Record copies are charged at $0.50 per page.

The motion to modify filing fee is listed with a $62 fee.

An extension motion must state whether opposing counsel or the self-represented party was consulted and their views, when the document was first due, any prior extensions and the last extension’s expiration date, and the reason for the request.

A review hearing generally will not be continued or removed from the docket unless all parties agree.

The trial date is firm, and a continuance will be considered only in extraordinary circumstances.

Agreed dates will not be changed absent extraordinary circumstances or a later written party agreement filed with and approved by the Court; later business pressures are not extraordinary circumstances.

A motion to extend the deadline for amending pleadings or joining parties must be filed before the deadline.

Before contacting the Court for an ex parte emergency hearing, counsel or self-represented parties must make a good-faith effort to notify opposing counsel; emailing the motion only a few minutes before the hearing is insufficient.

Dispositive motions should be fully briefed and argued early enough to allow the Court at least two months to rule before the pretrial conference.

The parties may choose a district court judge, retired district court judge, or mutually agreed mediator; if they cannot agree, the Court will appoint a mediator.

Before filing a discovery-compel motion, the moving party must undertake and describe communications or attempted communications to resolve the dispute.

Before filing a motion to compel discovery, moving counsel must contact the Court to schedule a conference call to discuss the issues with all parties' counsel.

Counsel should provide bench copies of all pleadings when the Judge is expected to review them before a hearing or without a hearing under Kansas Supreme Court Rule 133.

Counsel must electronically provide the assigned judge or division with copies of motions and supporting and opposing briefs when filing, unless otherwise specified; selecting a bench-copy option during e-filing does not transmit the document to the division.

Counsel should provide bench copies of pleadings when the Judge is expected to review them before a hearing or without a hearing under Kansas Supreme Court Rule 133.

If you want Division 15 to have a courtesy copy of a filing, submit one; it may be possible to send it through the e-filing system.

A chamber copy is required for every motion.

If the case is not eligible for an ex parte order, a party may redact personal identifying information but must retain an unredacted copy for later use.

In a divorce case not eligible for an ex parte order, a party may redact personal identifying information if the party retains an unredacted copy for later use.

Documents requiring payment may be filed by fax to 913-715-3405.

The agreed proposed order must be submitted to Division 12’s E-Queue and filed with the Clerk by noon Friday before the final pretrial conference, unless otherwise ordered.

Do not submit the proposed order to the Division 11 e-queue; email it to the specified address.

Parties must submit a Pretrial Order through the electronic queue at least two days before a Pretrial Conference.

Each final witness and exhibit list must be e-filed with the Court.

Unless the court specially authorizes otherwise, briefs on motions for summary judgment, to dismiss, and for judgment on the pleadings are limited to 50 pages for support, 50 pages for opposition, and 20 pages for reply.

The parties are encouraged to submit one set of proposed jury instructions with separate sections for agreed instructions, plaintiff-only proposals, and defendant-only proposals.