Johnson County District Court Document Format Requirements

WARNINGCivil cases

Remove the instruction page before submitting the proposed order.

The instruction page should be removed before submitting the proposed order to the court.

WARNINGCivil cases

A proposed parenting plan in MS Word or similar format. The Division 1 preferred form is found on the Division 1 webpage.

A proposed parenting plan in MS Word or similar format. The Division 1 preferred form is found on the Division 1 webpage.

WARNINGCivil cases

Use red for the Petitioner’s disputed language, blue for the Respondent’s, purple for a third party’s, and black or green for agreed language.

If the parties are submitting a proposed order that contains language upon which the parties are unable to agree, the Petitioner’s proposed language should be in red while the Respondent’s proposed language should be in blue. Third party proposed language should be in purple. The court will assume that language in black or green fonts is agreed.

WARNINGCivil cases

Delete inapplicable sections or mark them “N/A.”

Inapplicable sections should be deleted or marked “N/A”

WARNINGCivil cases

Unless otherwise directed by the court, a chambers copy of the proposed instructions should be provided to the judge along with an electronic version of the proposed instructions in either Word or WordPerfect.

Unless otherwise directed by the court, a chambers copy of the proposed instructions should be provided to the judge along with an electronic version of the proposed instructions in either Word or WordPerfect.

WARNINGCivil cases

A party may present an exhibit electronically only if opposing counsel, the witness, and the Court can access and view the same document.

Parties may present exhibits in electronic format so long as opposing counsel, the witness, and the Court have access to and see the same document.

WARNINGCivil cases

Mark Petitioner’s exhibits 1–99, Respondent’s exhibits 100–199, and third-party exhibits 200–299.

Petitioner’s Exhibits will be marked 1 – 99. Respondent’s exhibits will be marked 100 – 199. Third party exhibits will be marked 200 – 299.

WARNINGCivil cases

The proposed order must be in WORD format.

The proposed order must be submitted to the e-queue of Judge Wonnell in WORD format.

WARNINGCivil cases

Petitioner, respondent, and third-party exhibits must use their respective assigned number ranges.

Petitioner’s Exhibits will be marked 1-299. Respondent’s exhibits will be marked 300-599. Third party exhibits will be marked 600-899.

WARNINGCivil cases

The draft order must be in MS Word format.

The draft order must be submitted to the Court, by email, in MS Word format no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled pretrial conference.

INFO

You are encouraged to identify or label your exhibits.

Try to identify your exhibits somehow ("Exhibit 1 photo of car" or "Exhibit A, text messages dated April 14, 2020" etc.).

INFO

The Court recommends identifying exhibits, for example by exhibit number and a description.

Try to identify your exhibits somehow ("Exhibit 1 photo of car" or "Exhibit A, text messages dated April 14, 2020" etc.).

INFOCivil cases

Copies of exhibits may be used instead of originals.

Copies of exhibits may be used in lieu of originals.

INFOCivil cases

For pre-filled dropdown sections, select the appropriate option using the dropdown arrow.

Many sections are pre-filled using a dropdown. Click on the arrow and select the appropriate option.

INFOCivil cases

Copies of exhibits may be used instead of originals.

Copies of exhibits may be used in lieu of originals.

INFOCivil cases

Dates use the pre-filled dropdown process, but pre-filled text may be edited when necessary, including to change times.

This also applies to dates. The pre-filled text may be edited if necessary, such as editing times.

INFOCivil cases

Duplicate repetitive form sections by clicking the plus icon.

Some repetitive sections of the form can be duplicated by clicking the plus icon.