Sedgwick County District Court Chambers Communication Rules

WARNING

If permission was properly requested and granted and the case remains with the trial judge, media outlets wishing to cover post-trial motions or sentencing should tell the trial judge in advance.

Assuming that permission for camera and/or audio coverage was properly requested and granted, and that the case is still assigned to the trial judge, media outlets wishing to cover post trial motions and sentencing should simply communicate their intention to the trial judge in advance.

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Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

316 660-5690

An eviction defendant may call the Civil Clerk to request a bench-trial date; if the defendant receives one before noon on the summons date, the defendant need not appear at the eviction summons hearing.

YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS FOR YOUR SCHEDULED COURT APPEARANCE: 1) Appear in person at the date, time and place on the Eviction Summons 2) Call the Civil Clerk at 316 660-5690 to request a date and time for a bench trial. IF YOU CALL THE CIVIL CLERK AND RECEIVE A DATE AND TIME FOR A BENCH TRIAL BEFORE NOON ON YOUR EVICTION SUMMONS DATE, YOU NEED NOT APPEAR AT THE EVICTION SUMMONS HEARING.

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Media outlets must maintain their own court calendar and confirm coverage permission with the trial judge before the proceeding.

Media outlets are responsible for maintaining their own court calendar, and for confirming permission for camera and/or audio coverage with the trial judge in advance of the proceeding.

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Requests to photograph, record, or provide live coverage of a proceeding must be directed to the coordinator.

A request to photograph, record, or provide live coverage of a court proceeding must be directed to the coordinator.

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Phone

(316)660-5810

Camera or audio coverage requests should be directed to the media coordinator as soon as possible; Joni Wilson is listed as the contact for such requests.

Request for camera and/or audio coverage of all civil court proceedings should be directed to the media coordinator as soon as possible. Contact Information Requests for camera and/or audio coverage should be directed to Joni Wilson: E-mail: Joni.Wilson@kscourts.gov Fax: (316)941-5361 Phone: (316)660-5810

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Contact

Email to chambers

Exhibits for a remote hearing should be emailed in advance to the address designated by the Assigned Judge, or to the Division Email if none is designated.

Exhibits for use in a remote hearing should be emailed in advance, at the email address designated by the Assigned Judge. If no email address is designated, the exhibits should be sent to the Division Email.

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Requests for copies of recordings, video, or photographs must go to the pool representative, who supplies them to media representatives upon request at no more than actual cost.

Requests for copies of audio recordings, video, or photographs must be directed to the pool representative, who will supply copies upon request to media representatives at a price not exceeding actual cost.

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Contact

Email

All requests for camera and/or audio coverage of court proceedings shall be directed to the media coordinator. Requests (with the exception of requests to cover 1st appearances) must be in writing. Requests must include the defendant’s full name, and the case number if available. E-mail requests are preferred.

All requests for camera and/or audio coverage of court proceedings shall be directed to the media coordinator. Requests (with the exception of requests to cover 1st appearances) must be in writing. Requests must include the defendant’s full name, and the case number if available. E-mail requests are preferred.

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Questions about prospective hearing or trial scheduling should be directed to the assigned judge.

Questions concerning prospective scheduling of hearing or trial dates should be directed to the assigned judge.

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All requests for camera and/or audio coverage of court proceedings shall be directed to the media coordinator. Requests (with the exception of requests to cover 1st appearances) must be in writing. Requests must include the defendant’s full name, and the case number if available. E-mail requests are preferred.

All requests for camera and/or audio coverage of court proceedings shall be directed to the media coordinator. Requests (with the exception of requests to cover 1st appearances) must be in writing. Requests must include the defendant’s full name, and the case number if available. E-mail requests are preferred.

WARNING

If coverage permission was properly requested and granted and the case remains with the trial judge, media outlets wishing to cover post-trial motions or sentencing should tell the trial judge in advance.

Assuming that permission for camera and/or audio coverage was properly requested and granted, and that the case is still assigned to the trial judge, media outlets wishing to cover post trial motions and sentencing should simply communicate their intention to the trial judge in advance.

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If the case is reassigned, the media outlet should verify coverage permission with the new judge as soon as the hearing is scheduled.

If the case has been reassigned, the media outlet should verify that they still have permission for camera and/or audio coverage with the new judge as soon as the hearing is scheduled.

WARNING

While domestic conciliation is pending, counsel or a self-represented litigant may contact the conciliator, but must copy or include the other party or their counsel on communications about substantive issues.

Either party’s counsel or pro se litigant may contact the domestic conciliator while the process is pending, but they must copy the other attorney (or pro se litigant if unrepresented) or include them in the communication on any substantive issue.

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Requesting media must determine which court has the case and follow up with the Media Coordinator or the court about permission for coverage.

It is the responsibility of the requesting media to ascertain to what court the case is assigned, and to follow up with the Media Coordinator or directly with the court regarding permission for cameras and/or audio coverage.

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The civil professionalism guideline recommends that lawyers avoid ex parte oral or written communications with the court about a case’s merits, except as provided by statute.

Does not engage in ex-parte communications (oral or written) with the court concerning the merits of a case, except as provided by statute.

WARNING

The judge must receive at least one week’s notice of a request to bring recording equipment into the courtroom, but may waive the notice requirement for good cause.

The judge must be given at least one week’s notice of the request to bring cameras, recording equipment, or other electronic communication devices into the courtroom. The judge may waive this requirement for good cause.

WARNING

If coverage was properly requested and granted and the case remains with the trial judge, media outlets should communicate their intention to cover post-trial motions or sentencing to that judge in advance.

Assuming that permission for camera and/or audio coverage was properly requested and granted, and that the case is still assigned to the trial judge, media outlets wishing to cover post trial motions and sentencing should simply communicate their intention to the trial judge in advance.

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The receiving party must inform the Clerk of any change in address.

The Kansas Payment Center shall forward said payments to receiving party at (city, state, zip) and it shall be the responsibility of the receiving party to inform the Clerk of any change in address.

INFO

Phone

(316)660-5810

Requests for camera or audio coverage should be directed to Joni Wilson-Colby using the listed email, fax, or phone contact information.

Requests for camera and/or audio coverage should be directed to Joni Wilson-Colby: E-mail: jwilcol@dc18.org Fax: (316)941-5361 Phone: (316)660-5810

INFO

A judge’s aide will be available to take pre-docket announcements beginning 15 minutes before the docket starts.

A judge’s aide will be available 15 minutes prior to the start of the docket to take pre-docket announcements.

INFOCivil cases

As a nonbinding professionalism guideline, lawyers should contact the assigned judge to try to resolve a dispute before suspending a deposition.

Contacts the assigned judge in an effort to resolve disputes, before suspending a deposition pursuant to K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 60-230(d).

INFO

A judge’s aide will be available to take pre-docket announcements beginning 15 minutes before the docket starts.

C. A judge’s aide will be available 15 minutes prior to the start of the docket to take pre-docket announcements.

INFOCriminal cases

Attorneys involved in conflicting jury trials may express a preference about which case should take priority.

The attorneys may express a preference on which case should take priority.

INFOCivil cases

The nonbinding professionalism guidelines recommend that lawyers avoid oral or written ex parte communications with the court about a case's merits, except as provided by statute.

Does not engage in ex-parte communications (oral or written) with the court concerning the merits of a case, except as provided by statute.

INFO

The media coordinator will send copies of written coverage requests to the Criminal Court clerk for the case file and to the Criminal Assignment court.

The media coordinator will maintain a master list of all requests, and will forward copies of written requests for camera and/or audio coverage to the Criminal Court clerk for insertion into the case file, along with a copy to the Criminal Assignment court.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Trial scheduling should be arranged by contacting the Assigned Family Law Judge’s aide by telephone.

Trials should be scheduled by contacting the Assigned Family Law Judge’s aide by telephone or by the Assigned Judge’s Family Law Conference Email.

INFO

Parties who wish to hold a discovery conference may schedule it with the assigned Family Law Judge or designee at a date and time approved by the judge.

If the parties wish to hold a discovery conference, they may schedule it with the assigned Family Law Judge, or the judge’s designee, at a date and time approved by the Assigned Family Law judge.

INFO

Contact

Email

E-mail is the preferred method for submitting coverage requests.

E-mail requests are preferred.

INFOCriminal cases

Contact

Phone

Court Services office staff remain available to be contacted by telephone.

Staff in the Court Services offices will remain available for contact by telephone.

INFO

If trial coverage permission is denied, the court will notify the media coordinator as soon as possible.

In cases where permission to cover a trial is denied, the court will notify the media coordinator as soon as possible.

INFO

The civil professionalism guideline recommends contacting the assigned judge to try to resolve disputes before suspending a deposition.

Contacts the assigned judge in an effort to resolve disputes, before suspending a deposition pursuant to K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 60-230(d).

INFO

Contact

Phone

Phone

316 660-5690

For questions about the forms, contact the Limited Actions department by phone at 316 660-5690.

Please contact the Limited Actions department at 316 660-5690 if you have questions about the forms.

INFO

Unless the referring order states otherwise, the domestic conciliator may permit communication with a nonparty at the conciliator’s discretion.

Unless otherwise stated in the referring Order, communication with a nonparty is permitted at the discretion of the domestic conciliator.

INFO

Contact

Phone

If time does not permit a written motion, the court may waive the writing requirement, and attorneys are encouraged to call the assigned judge for a ruling.

If time does not permit the filing of a written motion, the Court may, in its discretion, waive this requirement; (e.g., disputes arising during the taking of depositions), in which event attorneys are encouraged to call the assigned judge for a ruling thereon.

INFO

Parties may schedule a discovery conference with the assigned Family Law Judge or designee, subject to the judge’s approval of the date and time.

If the parties wish to hold a discovery conference, they may schedule it with the assigned Family Law Judge, or the judge’s designee, at a date and time approved by the Assigned Family Law judge.

INFO

Phone

(316)660-5810

Requests for camera or audio coverage should be directed to the media coordinator as soon as possible; contact Joni Wilson by email, fax, or phone.

Request for camera and/or audio coverage of all civil court proceedings should be directed to the media coordinator as soon as possible. The media coordinator will forward requests to the Civil Assignment court for review. The court will notify the media coordinator of the disposition of cases scheduled for trial for which a camera/audio request has been received. Contact Information Requests for camera and/or audio coverage should be directed to Joni Wilson: E-mail: Joni.Wilson@kscourts.gov Fax: (316)941-5361 Phone: (316)660-5810

INFO

The Criminal Assignment Court will notify the assigned hearing court of a properly filed coverage request as soon as possible.

The Criminal Assignment Court will notify the court to which a case is assigned for hearing of a properly filed media request for camera and/or audio coverage as soon as possible.