Judge Acena J. Beck

Applies to

Notice

Pretrial Services and/or Detention Center staff must provide the defendant a written notice with contact information for scheduling the drug-treatment screening upon release.

Applies to

Motion docket

An attorney objecting to a pre-ruling must initial the designated section of the motion docket.

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Summons

If a case is reassigned or transferred, the issuing judge must re-issue a summons until the receiving judge can hear the matter.

An objection to a pre-ruling must be made before the motion docket begins at 1:30 p.m.; an objected-to case is set for hearing on the next docket.

The court shall review a petition for a protective order immediately upon its filing.

Petitioners must not be sent away or left waiting for extended periods.

The clerk or deputy clerk must present the petition electronically to the on-duty judge, and if that judge cannot be reached within one hour, to all District and Circuit Court judges.

After regular business hours, the authorized agency or officer must present the petition to the Family Court Judge on call.

Petitioners seeking to initiate contempt proceedings should contact the district clerk’s office.

Applies to

Order terminating parental rights

The clerk must send two certified copies of the termination order to the state child protective agency.

The Clerk must serve a copy of a transfer order on all parties of record.

A show cause order cannot be heard unless an officer authorized to serve a summons has served it on the person named in the order.