Sedgwick County District Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Unless the court orders otherwise, counsel must confer or make a reasonable effort to confer with opposing counsel before filing a motion to compel discovery.

Unless otherwise ordered, the Court will not entertain any such motion unless counsel for the moving party has conferred or has made reasonable effort to confer with opposing counsel concerning the matter in dispute prior to the filing of the motion.

CRITICAL

A party filing a motion must attempt to confer with the other party before any court hearing.

Any party who files a motion has a duty to attempt to confer with the other party prior to any hearing by the Court.

CRITICAL

Before filing a motion on specified issues, the parties must submit those issues in writing to the case manager for a recommendation.

Once assigned, and until further order of the Court, all issues related to custody, residency or parenting time, as well as any other issues the parties agree to submit, shall be presented to the case manager in writing for recommendation before any motion on those issues may be filed.

CRITICAL

Unless the court orders otherwise, counsel must confer or make a reasonable effort to confer with opposing counsel before filing a motion to compel discovery.

Unless otherwise ordered, the Court will not entertain any such motion unless counsel for the moving party has conferred or has made reasonable effort to confer with opposing counsel concerning the matter in dispute prior to the filing of the motion.

CRITICAL

A party who files a motion must attempt to confer with the other party before the court hearing.

Any party who files a motion has a duty to attempt to confer with the other party prior to any hearing by the Court.

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Counsel must schedule qualifying pretrial motions with the assigned trial judge so they are resolved before trial; the Court may continue trial and charge the continuance to the responsible party if counsel do not.

Pretrial motions that require presentation of evidence or significant legal argument that could delay the start of jury selection must be resolved prior to the trial date. Counsel have the burden to schedule such motions with the assigned trial judge. If they do not the Court may continue the trial, at its discretion, and charge the continuance to the party responsible for the delay.

CRITICAL

After a case manager is assigned and until further court order, the specified issues must be submitted to the case manager in writing for a recommendation before a motion on those issues may be filed.

Once assigned, and until further order of the Court, all issues related to custody, residency or parenting time, as well as any other issues the parties agree to submit, shall be presented to the case manager in writing for recommendation before any motion on those issues may be filed.

WARNING

A motion to stay a Court Trustee income-withholding order must be heard by the Hearing Officer or District Judge on the docket attended by the assigned Court Trustee.

Motions to stay income withholding orders issued by the Court Trustee shall be heard by the Hearing Officer or District Judge on the docket attended by the Court Trustee assigned to the particular case.

WARNING

Pretrial motions other than bond reduction or modification motions are heard or assigned at the Friday 9:00 a.m. Motion Docket following the filing week, unless the Presiding Judge orders another time.

The Presiding Judge of the Criminal Department will hear or assign Pretrial motions, other than for bond reduction/modification, at the 9:00 a.m. Motion Docket on the Friday following the week in which a party files the motion, or at such other time as the Presiding Judge may order.

WARNING

Motions in cases where both parties are self-represented are heard by the assigned Family Law judge on Mondays at 9:30 a.m.

All motions filed in cases where both parties are self-represented shall be heard on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. by the assigned Family Law judge.

WARNING

All other Family Law motions are heard by the assigned Family Law judge on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. or Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.

All other motions in Family Law cases shall be heard on Mondays at 1:30 p.m., or Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m., by the assigned Family Law judge

INFO

The moving party may choose any hearing date on the appropriate docket without first obtaining the assigned Family Law judge’s permission.

The moving party may select any hearing date on the appropriate docket, without advance permission from the Assigned Family Law Judge.