Judge Paul Joseph Cucuzzella

Applies to

Scheduling order

Counsel must file a line identifying agreements that change a date or deadline in the existing scheduling order.

Applies to

Dismissal

Must include

caption

Each dismissal caption must state whether the dismissal is with or without consideration.

Applies to

Amended cross claim

Before the automatic dismissal of cross-claims, a Cross-Plaintiff may file an amended cross-claim that states a cause of action, recognizes the dismissal, and states an intent to proceed despite the Plaintiff's dismissal.

An expedited guardianship petition filed by 11:00 a.m. will receive a hearing on the seventh day after filing.

Court-appointed counsel’s answer and report must be filed before the hearing, with a courtesy copy delivered to the hearing judge’s chambers at least one day beforehand.

When a bond is required for a pre-judgment attachment, counsel must post it with the Clerk before receiving the order and writs.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Applies to

Pretrial order

Plaintiffs must serve the scheduling order on defendants who have not answered, and defendants must notify plaintiffs within ten days if service is contested.

Service in an expedited guardianship case must occur within the period specified in the show cause order.

Affidavits of service must be filed with the Clerk, and date-stamped copies must be delivered to Magistrate Walsh.

If the objection remains uncured after 30 days, plaintiff's counsel and the objecting defendant's counsel must meet and confer to attempt to cure it.

By consent and without a court order, participants may agree to extend a filing deadline when a technical problem would cause the deadline to be missed.

The Court may permit Plaintiff additional time to locate or provide an unavailable item upon motion and when that item was not reasonably available when the filing was made.