Genesee County Circuit Court Chambers Communication Rules
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Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes.
CRITICAL
For a minor guardianship filing without an ancillary connection, probate court clerical staff must communicate with the assigned probate judge’s office about party notifications and scheduling.
If the minor guardianship petition does not have an ancillary connection, as defined in the below paragraph, the filing will be assigned to a probate judge. Probate court clerical staff will communicate with the office of the assigned judge with respect to party notifications and scheduling.
CRITICAL
Before denying an accommodation request in whole or in part, the ADA coordinator must consult the applicant about whether an alternative accommodation would be acceptable.
Before the ADA coordinator denies in whole or in part a request for an accommodation, the ADA coordinator will consult with the applicant to determine whether an alternative accommodation would be acceptable.
CRITICAL
Questions about assignment of minor guardianship filings must be brought to the chief judge for review and determination.
Any questions with respect to the assignment of minor guardianship filings, shall be brought to the attention of the chief judge for review and determination.
CRITICAL
For an ancillary minor guardianship filing assigned to a family division judge, probate court clerical staff must communicate with that judge’s office about party notifications and scheduling.
If the proposed filing is ancillary to a pending matter assigned to a currently serving family division judge, the minor guardianship petition will be assigned to that judge. Probate court clerical staff will communicate with the office of the assigned judge with respect to party notifications and scheduling.
CRITICAL
If the applicant declines a proposed alternative accommodation, the ADA coordinator must notify the SCAO regional administrator of the intended denial.
If the applicant declines any proposed alternative, the ADA Coordinator will advise the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) regional administrator of the court’s intent to deny the request.
CRITICAL
An accommodation request may be submitted in writing on the court-provided MC 70 form or orally if the court allows; written requests must go to the identified ADA coordinator.
a. A request for accommodations under this policy may be presented in writing on a Request for Reasonable Accommodations and Response (SCAO-approved form MC 70), which shall be provided by the court, or orally as the court may allow. A written request must be made to the ADA coordinator identified in Attachment #1.
CRITICAL
Summary Disposition Motions must be scheduled with the Judge’s Office.
Must be scheduled with the Judge’s Office
CRITICAL
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Do not call the Judge’s Office to schedule a motion unless it is a Summary Disposition Motion.
Please do not call the Judge’s Office to schedule a motion unless it is for a Summary Disposition Motion
CRITICAL
- Contact
To adjourn a civil motion, email the judge’s secretary, court clerk, or law clerk by 4:00 p.m. on the originally scheduled date.
Civil motions may be adjourned by EMAILING the judge’s secretary, court clerk or law clerk by 4:00 p.m. on the date the motion was originally scheduled.
CRITICAL
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
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.
Civil Scheduling Conferences: Scheduled and conducted by Judge Newblatt’s secretary. Scheduling conferences are held by telephone per instructions attached to the notice. Due to the schedule, calls MUST be made at the time designated.
CRITICAL
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.
All dates for dispositive motions (including adjourned dates) must be approved by the judge's staff prior to filing the motion or re-notice of hearing. Counsel should contact our office well in advance of the cutoff date inasmuch as dispositive motions are capped at four motions per day.
CRITICAL
- Contact
- Phone
To adjourn a motion, contact the judicial office by telephone.
ADJOURNMENT OF MOTIONS: Contact judicial office, by telephone call.
WARNING
Specific issues regarding interpreters or interpreter services should be brought immediately to the language access coordinator.
Specific issues regarding interpreters or interpreter services should be brought immediately to the attention of the language access coordinator.
WARNING
Applicants should submit accommodation requests as far in advance as possible of the court appearance or activity.
c. Requests should be made as far as possible in advance of the date of the court appearance or other court activity.
WARNING
Specific issues with the court or a particular judge should be brought immediately to the court administrator.
Specific issues with the court or a particular judge should be brought immediately to the court administrator.
WARNING
Questions about assigning minor guardianship filings must be brought to the Chief Judge for review and determination.
Any questions with respect to the assignment of minor guardianship filings, shall be brought to the attention of the Chief Judge for review and determination.
WARNING
For a motion adjournment, contact the judicial office in advance or the court clerk on the scheduled motion day.
Contact judicial office in advance or the court clerk on the day that the motion is scheduled.
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
- Phone
- (810)257-3262
When calling about a case, have the case number available.
Judicial Administrative Secretary Bridget Ondocsin bondocsin@geneseecountymi.gov Phone (810)257-3262 **When calling about a case please have case Number available.
WARNING
Contact the court office to secure a date for summary disposition.
2:30 p.m. Summary Disposition (contact ofc to secure date)
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Call the judge’s office to obtain dates for PPO hearings.
11:00 a.m. PPO Hearings (call judge’s ofc to get dates)
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone
To contact the court about a motion adjournment, use the judicial office or court clerk by telephone; on Mondays, the court clerk may instead be contacted in the courtroom.
Adjournments of Motions: Contact the judicial office or the court clerk by telephone. On Mondays, contact the judicial office by telephone or the court clerk in the courtroom.
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone
Have the case number available when calling to inquire about a case.
Please have the case number available when calling to inquire about a case.
WARNING
Schedule a summary disposition motion hearing through the Judge’s office with either the law clerk or the secretary.
The hearing date must be scheduled through the Judge’s office with either the law clerk or the secretary.
WARNING
For a motion adjournment, contact the judicial office in advance or the court clerk on the scheduled day.
Contact the judicial office in advance or the court clerk on the day that the motion is scheduled.
WARNING
Contact the judicial office to obtain motion dates.
Motion dates are obtained by contacting the judicial office.
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Before calling the office to ask about docket status or whether an order or pleading was filed or received, review the Register of Actions or Court Schedules online.
***BEFORE CALLING OUR OFFICE TO INQUIRE WHETHER A MOTION IS ON THE DOCKET OR WHETHER AN ORDER OR PLEADING HAS BEEN FILED OR RECEIVED, PLEASE VISIT 7th Judicial Circuit Court AND CLICK ON “CASE SERACH” TO REVIEW THE REGISTER OF ACTIONS OR “COURT SCHEDULES” TO REVIEW UPCOMING MOTION OR TRIAL DOCKETS.
WARNING
Defense counsel must contact the court before every hearing date to ensure the defendant is transported from GCJC.
It is the responsibility of defense counsel to contact the court prior to all hearing dates to ensure that the defendant is transported from GCJC.
WARNING
- Contact
- Phone
Have the case number available when calling to inquire about a case.
When calling to inquire about a case, please have the case number available.
WARNING
For a motion adjournment, contact the judicial office or court clerk in advance and provide a future date.
Contact the judicial office or court clerk in advance as motions will not be adjourned without a future date.
INFO
- Contact
- Email to clerk
The ADR Clerk's stated email address is designated for electronic service of case-evaluation summaries and supporting documents.
A copy of the case evaluation summary and supporting documents shall be electronically served on the ADR Clerk at: adrclerk@7thcircuitcourt.com at least 7 days before the hearing.
INFO
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
- Phone
- (810) 257-3252
The ADR Clerk may be contacted by telephone at (810) 257-3252.
The ADR Clerk can also be contacted via telephone at (810) 257-3252.
INFO
The juvenile records office and the County Clerk’s legal division are the designated points of access for information about court operations, including where to file documents and how to access records.
- c. The juvenile records office and the legal division, of the Genesee County Clerk, are the central points of access for information for the public, citizens, litigants and attorneys regarding access to courts and court operations, such as where to file documents, how records are stored and how records may be accessed.
INFO
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 810-257-3252
For additional questions about the record-check information, contact the court by phone at 810-257-3252.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the court at 810- 257-3252.
INFO
Interested individuals may apply to the ADR Clerk to become case evaluators and may request application forms from the Clerk.
To appear as a case evaluator, interested individuals may apply to the ADR Clerk. Application forms are available upon request to the ADR Clerk.
INFO
- Contact
- Email to clerk
The ADR Clerk may be contacted by email at adrclerk@7thcircuitcourt.com.
The ADR Clerk can also be contacted via email at adrclerk@7thcircuitcourt.com
INFO
Petitioners do not need to contact the court for scheduling dates.
Petitioner does not need to contact the court for scheduling dates.
INFO
- Contact
Email the judicial administrative secretary rather than calling for a quicker response.
Judicial Administrative Secretary: Michelle Orvis MOrvis@geneseecountymi.gov (Please email versus calling → quicker response)
INFO
- Contact
- Phone
- Phone
- 810-424-4454
Order transcripts through the Transcript Request Line at 810-424-4454.
Transcripts are ordered through the Transcript Request Line, 810-424-4454.
INFO
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Counsel may email the office the agreed requested discovery period so the office can generate a scheduling order.
Counsel may agree and email our office with the requested amount of time for discovery and the scheduling order will be generated from that information. kdearlove@geneseecountymi.gov.
How may parties contact Genesee County Circuit Court?
Genesee County Circuit Court: For a minor guardianship filing without an ancillary connection, probate court clerical staff must communicate with the assigned probate judge’s office about party notifications and scheduling.
Judge David J. Newblatt: 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.
Judge Khary L. Hanible: 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.
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