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Supporting and opposing memoranda are due eight days before the hearing.

These memoranda are due eight days before the hearing as required by Local Rule 9.9.

A summary-judgment motion and supporting documents must be filed and served at least 65 days before trial.

The motion and all documents in support thereof shall be filed and served not less than 65 days prior to the trial.

An opposition and supporting documents must be filed and served at least 15 days before the summary-judgment hearing.

Any opposition to the motion and any documents in support thereof shall be filed and served not less than 15 days prior to the hearing on the motion.

A reply memorandum must be filed and served at least five days before the summary-judgment hearing.

Any reply memorandum shall be filed and served not less than 5 days prior to the hearing on the motion.

Joint pre-trial outlines must be submitted 30 days before trial.

Joint Pre-Trial Outlines are due 30 days before trial.

A judgment must be submitted within ten days after the hearing or trial.

Judgments must be submitted within ten days of the hearing/trial.

Deadline

15 calendar days

After a written stipulation is executed, the typewritten judgment must be submitted within 15 calendar days.

If a Written Stipulation has been executed, the typewritten judgment must be submitted within fifteen calendar days.

Deadline

7 calendar days

All other judgments, including consent agreements and considered decrees, must be submitted within seven calendar days.

All other judgments, whether a consent agreement or a considered decree, must be submitted within seven calendar days.

Deadline

65 court days

Motions for Summary Judgment must be filed and served on all parties at least 65 days before trial.

Motions for Summary Judgment shall be filed and served on all parties at least sixty-five (65) days prior to trial, as required under Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 966.

Deadline

15 court days

An opposition to a Summary Judgment motion and all supporting documents must be filed and served at least 15 days before the motion hearing.

Any opposition to the motion and all documents in support of the opposition shall be filed and served not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing on the motion.

Deadline

30 court days

Summary Judgment motion hearings must occur at least 30 days after filing and at least 30 days before trial.

Hearings must be at least thirty (30) days after filing and at least thirty (30) days before trial.

Deadline

1 working days

Except for Summary Judgment motions, reply memoranda must be received before 4:00 p.m. on a day providing one full working day before the hearing.

Reply memorandum must be furnished to the Judge and served on all other parties so that it is received before 4:00 p.m. on a day that allows one full working day before the hearing, except for Motions for Summary Judgment.

Deadline

3 business days

Settlement position papers or outlines are due in chambers by noon three business days before the settlement conference and may be hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed to the law clerks.

Settlement Position Papers/Outlines are due in Chambers no later than NOON, three (3) business days prior to the conference, and should be hand-delivered, faxed to Chambers and/or emailed to the Law Clerk(s).

A judgment must be submitted within 10 days after the hearing or trial.

Judgments must be submitted within ten (10) days of the hearing/trial.

Summary-judgment motions must be filed and served on all parties at least 65 days before trial.

Motions for summary judgment shall be filed and served on all parties at least 65 days prior to trial.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Applies to

Opposition

An opposition to a summary-judgment motion and all supporting documents must be filed and served at least 15 days before the motion hearing.

Any opposition to the motion and all documents in support of the opposition shall be filed and served not less than 15 days prior to the hearing on the motion.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Applies to

Reply brief

A reply memorandum in support of a summary-judgment motion must be filed and served at least five days before the motion hearing.

Any reply memorandum shall be filed and served not less than 5 days prior to the hearing on the motion.

A summary-judgment hearing must be scheduled at least 30 days after filing and at least 30 days before trial.

Hearings must be at least 30 days after filing and at least 30 days before trial.

Deadline

8 calendar days

Applies to

Brief

Memoranda supporting or opposing motions or exceptions must be submitted eight days before the hearing.

Memoranda supporting or opposing motions or exceptions are due 8 days before the hearing as required by Rule 9.9 of the Local Rules.

Applies to

Jury instructions

Proposed jury instructions and jury interrogatories must be submitted to the court ten days before trial.

The parties shall submit proposed jury instructions and jury interrogatories to the court 10 days prior to trial.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Applies to

Default judgment

A judgment must be submitted within ten days after the hearing or trial.

Judgments must be submitted within 10 days of the hearing/trial.

Deadline

72 hours

Required

Always

The opposing party must file a brief opposition statement with supporting authority citations at least 72 hours before the hearing.

The opposing party shall file at least 72 hours prior to the time of the hearing a brief statement of the reasons in opposition with a citation of authorities relied upon.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Required

Always

When a costs bond is required, default may not be entered until 10 calendar days after the bond is filed, unless the Court directs otherwise.

Section 7. No default shall be entered until the expiration of ten calendar days, or as otherwise directed by the Court, after the filing of a bond for costs, when such bond has been required.

Witness subpoenas must be requested at least 10 days before trial unless the court allows otherwise.

Subpoenas for witnesses shall be applied for at least 10 days before trial (unless otherwise allowed by the Court).

Discovery portions intended for trial or a potentially dispositive pretrial motion must be filed at the outset of trial or when the motion is filed if their use can reasonably be anticipated.

If interrogatories, requests, answers, or responses are to be used at trial or are necessary to a pre-trial motion which might result in a final order on any issue, the portions to be used shall be filed with the Clerk at the outset of the trial or at the filing of the motion insofar as their use can be reasonably anticipated.

Deadline

72 hours

A memorandum in opposition to rules must be filed at least 72 hours before the hearing.

Memorandum in Opposition to Rules is due 72 hours before the hearing as required by Rule 11 of the Local Rules.

Deadline

24 hours

Settlement position papers must reach chambers at least 24 hours before the settlement conference by fax or email to the law clerk.

Settlement Position Papers are due in chambers at least 24 hours before the scheduled settlement conference and should be faxed to chambers or emailed to the law clerk.

Deadline

5 calendar days

The pretrial memorandum is due in chambers five days before trial and may be sent by fax or email to the law clerk.

Pre-trial Memorandum is due in Chambers five (5) days before the trial date and should be faxed to chambers or emailed to the law clerk.

Deadline

10 calendar days

A judgment must be submitted within 10 days after the hearing or trial.

Judgments must be submitted within ten (10) days of the hearing/trial.

Deadline

3 business days

The settlement conference outline must be submitted three business days before the settlement conference.

The settlement conference outline is due on the ____ day of _____, ____, which is three [3] business days prior to the settlement conference.

Consent judgments must be submitted within 14 days after the hearing.

Consent Judgments are to be submitted within 14 days of the hearing.

Judgments must be submitted within 10 days after the hearing.

Judgments are to be submitted within 10 days of the hearing.

Deadline

8 calendar days

Memoranda in support of or opposition to motions and exceptions must be filed at least eight calendar days before the hearing.

Pursuant to Rule 9.9 of the Local District Court Rules, Memorandum in Support or in Opposition to Motions and/or Exceptions must be filed at least eight calendar days prior to the hearing date.

The jury deposit order is due within 30 days after the status conference date.

THE JURY DEPOSIT ORDER IS DUE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE STATUS CONFERENCE DATE.

Deadline

3 business days

All settlement conference outlines must be filed three business days before the conference, and attorneys must appear timely and prepared.

The undersigned counsel further certify that they have been informed of the Court’s requirement that all settlement conference outlines must be filed three [3] business days prior to the conference and that the Court requires that attorneys appear at conferences timely and prepared.

Deadline

8 calendar days

Opposition and reply memoranda must be filed at least eight calendar days before the hearing.

All opposition and/or reply memoranda must be filed at least eight (8) calendar days prior to the time of the hearing.

After a trial date is selected, the Joint Pre-Trial Outline is due ten days before trial and is the only filing deadline.

Once a trial date is selected, the only filing deadline is a "Joint Pre-trial Outline" due ten (10) days prior to trial.

Summary judgment, Daubert, and motions in limine must be filed at least sixty days before trial to be heard.

In order to be heard, motions for summary judgment, Daubert motions, and motions in limine must be filed at least sixty (60) days prior to trial.

Deadline

72 hours

Applies to

Confidential quantum memorandum or position paper

All parties must submit confidential quantum memoranda or position papers at least seventy-two hours before the settlement conference.

Mandatory confidential quantum memoranda or position papers are due from all parties seventy-two (72) hours prior to the settlement conference.

A Rule to Show Cause or Order must be filed before the matter is placed on the Court's docket.

You must file a Rule to Show Cause / Order prior to the matter being set on the Court's docket.

Supporting and opposition memoranda must be filed eight days before the hearing, and noncompliance may result in forfeiture of oral argument.

Memoranda supporting or opposing motions or exceptions are due eight days before the hearing as required by Rule 9.9 of the Local Rules. Failure to comply with this rule may result in forfeiture of oral argument.

A plaintiff may amend the petition without leave of court before the answer is served.

Plaintiff may amend their petition without leave of court at any time before the answer thereto is served.

A formal motion must be filed timely.

A formal Motion must be timely filed.

Expert designations must be filed at least 90 days before trial.

Expert designations are to be filed at least 90 days before the date set for trial.

All witness and exhibit lists must be filed at least 90 days before trial.

All witness and exhibit lists are to be filed at least 90 days before the date set for trial.

A defendant may amend the answer once without leave of court within 10 days after service.

Defendant may amend their answer once without leave of court at any time within ten days after it has been served.

The Court will not permit pleading amendments within 75 days of trial.

The Court shall not permit amendment to pleadings less than seventy-five (75) days prior to trial.

Summary-judgment motions must be filed at least 65 days before trial.

Pursuant to LSA-CCP Art. 966, Motions for Summary Judgment shall be filed and served on all parties not less than sixty-five (65) days before trial date

A summary-judgment motion must be heard more than 30 days after filing and at least 30 days before trial.

and heard more than thirty (30) days after filing and not less than thirty (30) days prior to trial.

Deadline

48 working days

A bench-trial Quantum Study is due 48 hours before trial, excluding weekends and holidays.

For BENCH TRIALS, all parties are required to submit a Quantum Study 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) in advance of the trial date.

Applies to

Opposition

Opposition to a summary-judgment motion must be filed at least 15 days before the hearing.

Opposition to Motions for Summary Judgment shall be filed and served not less than fifteen (15) days prior to hearing on the Motion.

Applies to

Reply brief

A reply memorandum on a summary-judgment motion must be filed at least 5 days before the hearing.

Any reply memorandum shall be filed and served not less than five (5) days prior to hearing on the Motion.

Motions to limit or exclude expert testimony, including motions in limine and Daubert motions, must be filed at least 60 days before trial and heard at least 30 days before trial.

Motions to limit and/or motions to exclude expert testimony: (including any Motions in Limine and Daubert motions) shall be filed not less than sixty (60) days prior to trial and heard at least thirty (30) days before trial.

All motions other than motions in limine must be filed at least 30 days before trial and heard at least 15 days before trial.

All other motions except motions in limine: shall be filed not less than thirty (30) days prior to trial and heard at least fifteen (15) days before trial.

Deadline

7 working days

The special-damages list is due 7 working days before trial.

Plaintiff(s) shall submit a list of special damages seven (7) working days prior to trial.

Deadline

48 working days

Proposed judgments and findings of fact for a bench trial are due 48 hours before trial, excluding weekends and holidays.

Parties shall also submit proposed judgments and proposed findings of fact 48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) in advance of the trial date.

Deadline

72 hours

The Settlement Conference position paper or quantum memorandum must be submitted 72 hours before the conference.

When appearing for a Settlement Conference, a mandatory position paper/quantum memo is due seventy-two (72) hours before the Settlement Conference date.

Applies to

Jury cash deposit

The jury cash deposit must be made no later than 60 days before trial.

This sum shall be deposited NO LATER THAN (60) days prior to trial.

A Rule to Show Cause or Order must be filed before the matter is placed on the Court’s docket.

You must file a Rule to Show Cause/Order prior to the matter being set on the Court’s docket.

Summary-judgment motions must be filed and served at least 65 days before trial.

Motions for Summary Judgment, shall be filed and served on all parties at least sixty-five (65) days prior to trial, as required under Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 966.

Opposition papers in summary-judgment litigation must be filed and served at least 15 days before the motion hearing.

Any opposition to the motion and all documents in support of the opposition shall be filed and served not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing on the motion.

Summary-judgment hearings must be scheduled at least 30 days after filing and at least 30 days before trial.

Hearings must be at least thirty (30) days after filing and at least thirty (30) days before trial.

Supporting and opposing memoranda are due eight days before the hearing.

Memoranda supporting or opposing motions or exceptions are due eight (8) days before the hearing as required by Rule 9.9 of the Local Rules.

Proposed jury instructions and jury interrogatories must be submitted ten days before trial.

The parties shall submit proposed jury instructions and jury interrogatories to the Court ten (10) days prior to trial.

A judgment must be submitted within ten days after the hearing or trial.

Judgments must be submitted within ten (10) days of the hearing/trial.

Deadline

30 calendar days

The jury-trial cash deposit must be made no later than 30 days before trial.

This sum shall be deposited no later than thirty (30) days prior to trial.

Memoranda supporting or opposing motions or exceptions must be filed eight days before the hearing, with noncompliance potentially forfeiting oral argument.

Memoranda supporting or opposing motions or exceptions are due eight days before the hearing as required by Rule 9.9 of the Local Rules. Failure to comply with this rule may result in forfeiture of oral argument.

Position papers must be submitted 72 hours before the settlement conference.

Position papers are due 72 hours prior to the conference.

For jury trials, proposed jury instructions and interrogatories must be submitted ten days before trial, with a courtesy hard copy and an electronic Microsoft Word copy sent to the law clerk by flash drive, CD, or email.

Jury trials - The parties shall submit proposed jury instructions and jury interrogatories to the court ten days prior to trial. Please provide a courtesy hard copy along with an electronic copy in Microsoft Word on a flash drive, CD, or email to the law clerk.

A judgment must be submitted within ten days after the hearing or trial.

Judgments must be submitted within ten days of the hearing/trial.

Applies to

Summary judgment motion

Motions for summary judgment must be filed within the deadlines established by Louisiana Civil Code article 966 and following.

Motions for Summary Judgment must be filed within the delays provided by Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Art. 966, et seq.

Deadline

48 hours

Pre-trial outlines must be submitted to the judge’s chambers 48 hours before the trial date.

Pre-Trial Outlines are due to the Judge’s Chambers 48 hours prior to the trial date.

Deadline

72 hours

Applies to

Opposition

Memoranda in opposition to rules must be filed 72 hours before the hearing.

Memoranda in Opposition to Rules are due 72 hours prior to hearing as required by Rule 8 of the Local Rules.

Deadline

24 hours

Applies to

Quantum memorandum

All parties must submit a written quantum memorandum to the judge’s chambers 24 hours before the conference.

All parties shall to submit to the Judge’s chambers a written quantum memorandum 24 hours prior to the conference.

Supporting and opposing memoranda, and memoranda on exceptions, must be filed at least five days before the hearing.

Memoranda supporting or opposing motions or exceptions are due at least five (5) days before the hearing date.

Deadline

1 working days

A mover or exceptor who wishes to provide a reply memorandum must furnish it to the trial judge and serve all other parties so it is received before 4:00 p.m. on a day allowing one full working day before the hearing.

If the mover or exceptor wishes to furnish the trial judge a reply memorandum, the reply memorandum must be furnished to the trial judge and served on all other parties so that it is received before 4:00 p.m. on a day that allows one full working day before the hearing.

For a hearing or trial conducted by Zoom, a hard copy of the exhibits must be provided to the judge's chambers at least five days before the hearing or trial.

If the hearing, or trial, is scheduled via Zoom Video Conference, a hard copy of the exhibits must be provided to the Judge's chambers no later than 5 days before the hearing or trial.

Deadline

15 calendar days

A typewritten judgment based on an executed written stipulation must be submitted within 15 calendar days.

If a Written Stipulation has been executed, the typewritten judgment must be submitted within fifteen calendar days.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Consent-agreement and considered-decree judgments must be submitted within seven calendar days.

All other judgments, whether a consent agreement or a considered decree, must be submitted within seven calendar days.

Each party requesting joint custody must submit an Appendix 29.2A- or 29.2B-type custody plan to chambers five days before the hearing or trial.

Whenever any party requests joint custody (including a request made in the alternative to a request for sole custody), each party shall submit to chambers five days before the time fixed for hearing/trial a custody plan similar to those in Appendix 29.2A or Appendix 29.2B.

In specified spousal- and child-support proceedings, all documentation ordered by the Appendix 23.0C Hearing Information Order must be submitted to chambers five days before the hearing or trial.

In all proceedings involving the awards, increase, or decrease of spousal support and child support, counsel and/or the parties shall submit to chambers all documentation ordered by the Appendix 23.0C Hearing Information Order five days before the time fixed for hearing/trial.

The contradictory hearing must be scheduled at least 30 days after filing and at least 30 days before trial.

A contradictory hearing on the motion shall be set not less than 30 days after the filing and not less than 30 days prior to the trial date.

Applies to

Position paper

Position papers must be submitted 72 hours before the settlement conference.

Position papers are due 72 hours prior to the conference.

A party may make a supplemental expert disclosure within 30 days when the evidence solely contradicts or rebuts another party’s evidence on the same subject.

Either party shall then be permitted thirty (30) days for supplemental expert disclosure if the evidence is intended solely to contradict or rebut evidence on the same subject matter identified by another party.

A party may file supplemental witness and exhibit lists within 30 days when the evidence solely contradicts or rebuts another party’s evidence on the same subject.

Either party shall then be permitted thirty (30) days for supplemental lists if the evidence is intended solely to contradict or rebut evidence on the same subject matter identified by another party.

A written request to use the Pre-Trial Conference as a Settlement Conference must be received no later than 72 hours before the conference.

Such request must be received in writing no later than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the Pre-Trial Conference.

Settlement-position papers must reach chambers 72 hours before the settlement conference, by hand delivery, fax, or email to the law clerks.

Settlement Position Papers are due in chambers within seventy-two (72) hours prior to the conference, and should be hand-delivered, faxed to chambers and/or emailed to the law clerk(s).

Requests for daily transcripts of trials must be arranged with the court reporter before the trial day.

Daily copy transcript requests of trials must be pre-arranged with the court reporter prior to the day of trial.