Ingham County Circuit Court, Michigan Document Format Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Zoom exhibits must be pre-marked, with plaintiffs using numbers and defendants using letters.

All exhibits are to include an exhibit list and must be pre-marked – Plaintiff shall use numbers, Defendant shall use letters – and provided to the other attorneys or litigants and the court at least three business days prior to the hearing or trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

In-person exhibits must be dropped off at the Clerk’s Office in a sealed, pre-labeled envelope stating the case number, hearing date, and submitting party.

All exhibits must be dropped off to the Clerk’s Office who will forward the exhibits to the Judicial Suite. Exhibits must be pre-labeled and dropped off in a sealed envelope that states the case number, the date of the hearing, and which party is submitting them.

CRITICAL

Format

DOCX

Jury instructions must be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

Parties must submit one complete set of joint, stipulated jury instructions in Microsoft Word format to Kacie Smith and Janell Liles via email at ksmith@ingham.org and jliles@ingham.org on the date noted on your trial notice.

WARNING

Exhibits brought to court must be in the proper format.

All exhibits must brought to the court in the proper format.

WARNING

The video feature must be used when testimony is being taken.

In order to determine the credibility of witnesses, the video feature shall be utilized if testimony is being taken.

WARNING

Attorneys or litigants must bring a device with an HDMI port to play audio or video in the courtroom.

It is the responsibility of the attorneys or litigants to bring a device that has an HDMI port so the audio or video can be played in the courtroom.