Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Macomb County Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

For an emergency motion, the movant must e-file it with a TBD date and time, email the clerk and secretary after filing, and await the court's decision.

The moving party must: 1.) E-file the emergency motion and on the praecipe label the date and time as TBD by the court, 2.) Advise the Clerk and Secretary via email after the completion of the efiling, 3.) Wait to receive a decision from the Court as to the emergency request.

The court will ordinarily decline to hear motions added to the docket absent good cause.

Absent good cause, the Court declines to hear add-ons.

Counsel must contact the clerk by phone or email to discuss a date before e-filing a dispositive motion and praecipe.

Please contact the Clerk by phone &/or email to discuss a date prior to e-filing the praecipe and motion.

Unless the court indicates otherwise, a reconsideration motion has no scheduled hearing and requires no response.

Unless the Court otherwise indicates, no hearing is scheduled, and no response is required.