Genesee County Circuit Court Filing Rules

Each party must file a written acceptance or rejection of the entire evaluation with the ADR Clerk within 28 days after service.

A judgment resolving the last pending claim and closing the case, or an order disposing of that claim, must state immediately before the judge’s signature whether it resolves and closes the case under MCR 2.602(A)(3).

If an objection is filed to a Seven-Day Rule order, the moving party must file a notice of hearing set for a Monday at 1:30 p.m.

To schedule a motion other than a Summary Disposition Motion, file a Notice of Hearing with the Clerk’s Office.

The requested voir dire, jury instructions, and verdict form must be provided to the law clerk no later than Monday prior to commencement of trial.

The mediator must report the mediation’s status to the Court within seven days after completion, but may delay reporting until an requested evaluation is complete.

The amended Pretrial Summary and Order must be submitted within one week of the hearing.

The listed motions and trial disputes must be filed and heard according to the scheduling order.

The requested voir dire, jury instructions, and verdict form must be provided to the law clerk by noon on the Friday before trial.

The listed requested trial materials are due to the law clerk by noon on the Friday before trial.

The ADR Clerk's stated email address is designated for electronic service of case-evaluation summaries and supporting documents.

The Judge’s secretary schedules and conducts civil scheduling conferences by telephone under the notice instructions, and calls must be made at the designated time.

Contact the court office to secure a date for summary disposition.

Dates for dispositive motions, including adjourned dates, require judge’s staff approval before filing or re-noticing; counsel should contact the office well before the cutoff because only four dispositive motions are scheduled per day.

Summary Disposition Motions must be scheduled with the Judge’s Office.

A request to change scheduled deadlines must be brought before the Court by motion and notice of hearing.

The moving party may adjourn a motion up to twice without refiling and must contact the Judicial Office or Court Clerk in advance or by the end of the scheduled motion day.

In civil cases, two motion adjournments are allowed without re-filing the motion.

Before requesting an adjournment from the Court, approval must be sought from the opposing party.

Approval for an adjournment must be sought from the opposing party.

The case-evaluation fee is $50 if a judge is a member of the panel.

A standard motion fee is required for a motion for reconsideration.

File motions for reconsideration without a hearing date, and pay the standard motion fee.

A judge’s copy of every motion and brief must be provided to the law clerk upon filing.

Every motion requires a clearly marked judge’s copy delivered to the Law Clerk by hand, mail, or email—not to the Clerk’s Office; failure may cause delay, waiver of oral argument, or fees.

A summary-disposition motion requires a judge’s copy delivered to the law clerk, and that copy must not be filed with the original motion in the Clerk’s Office.

The Judge schedules criminal pre-trial and motion cut-off dates at the initial pre-trial; provide a Judge’s copy of any motion and brief to the law clerk upon filing.

Civil motions require judge’s copies delivered to the judge’s office no later than noon Thursday before the set motion; failure may cause delay, waiver of oral argument, or fines.

Unless the hearing notice provides otherwise, each party must serve the summary and supporting documents on all parties and file proof of service at least 7 days before the hearing.

Final witness list and exhibits must be exchanged and marked by counsel, and the requested voir dire, jury instructions and verdict form must be provided to the law clerk no later than Friday prior to commencement of trial.

Counsel must exchange exhibits.

Counsel must exchange exhibits.

Counsel must exchange exhibits.

A motion for reconsideration must be filed without a hearing date.

People examining juror personal history questionnaires may not make photocopies, photos, or verbatim handwritten copies, but may record summary notes of pertinent information.

Counsel must mark exhibits.

Counsel must mark exhibits.

Judge’s copies for Summary Disposition Motions must not exceed 20 pages.

The summary must state the submitting party’s factual and legal position and is limited to 20 double-spaced pages with one-inch margins and 12-point font.

Judge’s copies for summary disposition motions are subject to a 20-page limit.

Summary disposition motions are limited to 20 pages.

All motions, motions in limine, and disputes concerning voir dire, jury instructions and verdict form must be heard no later than two weeks prior to trial.

A settlement conference is required approximately nine days before trial, is held on Monday afternoons, and requires counsel, parties, and anyone with settlement authority to appear.

PPO filing and processing are handled through an electronic workflow.

Do not submit motions, pleadings, or orders by email; mail or hand-deliver them, including the appropriate number of copies and a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you want filed copies returned.

The Clerk must file the acceptance-or-rejection notice in a sealed envelope.