Judge Lorie N. Savin
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Motion
- Upon Adjournment
Motion, Brief
- Before Scheduled Motion Hearing
Order
- Upon Order Entry
- Upon request
Adjournments
- Scheduling-order deadlines may be extended by written stipulation when necessary, provided mediation and trial dates are not affected.
- Only the moving party may adjourn a motion, and the moving party must notify chambers and the opposing party by 4:00 p.m. the Tuesday before the hearing.
- Failure to request an adjournment timely is not an emergency, and adjournment requests are not guaranteed to be granted.
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- A party requesting an interpreter must notify chambers at least two business days before the court date to adjourn or cancel.
- A stipulated adjournment order must be submitted at least two full business days before the court date and state the reason; late requests are not considered absent a medical emergency.
- Stipulated and motion-based adjournment requests must comply with MCR 2.503(B), and absent an emergency the stipulated order or hearing must be submitted or scheduled at least seven days before the court date.
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Court-wideDocument Format Requirements1 rule
All orders require an original signature, although an electronic signature is acceptable when authenticating software is used.
Original signatures must appear on all orders. Electronic signatures are acceptable but must be done through software that ensures the authenticity of the electronic signature.
Document Filing Requirements14 rules
A moving party must obtain a default from the County Clerk before presenting a default judgment to the court.
A party must file and obtain a default against the non-moving party from the County Clerk before presenting a default judgment to the court.
Document Type
Default Judgment
A party must file a motion requesting an evidentiary hearing before the judge.
A party must file a motion to request an evidentiary hearing before the judge.
Document Type
Evidentiary Hearing Motion
Unless the court excuses the moving party, the moving party must appear; failure to appear results in dismissal and may result in a financial penalty.
Unless excused by the court, the moving party must appear for the motion. Failure to appear will result in dismissal of the motion and may result in a financial penalty consistent with MCR 2.119(E)(4).
Document Type
Motion
The moving party must prepare the motion order based on the agreement or oral ruling and submit it for judicial signature before leaving the courtroom.
The moving party to every motion must prepare an order based on either the parties’ agreement or the Judge’s oral ruling. Do not leave the Courtroom until your order is prepared and submitted to the Judge for signature.
Document Type
Order
A completed Uniform Child Support Order (FOC 10) must be submitted with the judgment in any case involving children.
You must submit a completed Uniform Child Support Order (FOC 10) for any case involving children at the time you submit the judgment.
Document Type
Uniform Child Support Order
A Deviation Addendum (FOC 10d) must accompany the Uniform Child Support Order whenever the child-support formula is not followed in any way.
A Deviation Addendum (FOC 10d) must be attached to the Uniform Child Support Order if you are not following the child support formula calculations in any way.
Document Type
Deviation Addendum
Ex parte custody, child-support, and parenting-time orders must include the language required by MCR 3.207(B)(5), and other ex parte orders must include the language required by MCR 3.207(B)(6).
All ex parte orders regarding custody, child support, or parenting time must include the language required pursuant to MCR 3.207(B)(5). All other ex parte orders must include the language required pursuant to MCR 3.207(B)(6).
Document Type
Ex Parte Order
Attorneys and parties must attend all court hearings, including procedural hearings, unless the court states otherwise.
Attorneys and parties must attend all court hearings, including procedural hearings, unless specifically stated otherwise.
Document Type
Court Hearing
Reply, additional, and supplemental briefs are prohibited without express court permission unless the court rules otherwise allow them.
Consistent with MCR 2.119(A)(2)(b), no reply, additional, or supplemental briefs shall be permitted absent express permission from the Court unless otherwise allowed in the Court Rules.
Document Type
Reply Brief
Remote prisoner participation requests must include the prisoner's location, correctly spelled name, date of birth, and inmate number.
In order for chambers to make arrangements for a prisoner to participate in a hearing remotely chambers must be provided information about where the prisoner is being held (i.e. an MDOC facility, Oakland County Jail, etc.), and the individual's correctly spelled name, date of birth, and identifying inmate number.
Document Type
Prisoner Participation Information
An emergency motion must state the reason for the request, exigent circumstances, and the harm that could result if emergency relief is not granted.
The motion must state the reason for the request, including any exigent circumstances and the harm that could result if the matter were not addressed on an emergency basis.
Document Type
Emergency Motion
A represented party may be excused from the first settlement conference if the party's attorney attends.
A party represented by an attorney may be excused from the first settlement conference so long as their attorney is present.
Document Type
First Settlement Conference
Pleading and document captions should include counsel's and self-represented parties' email addresses unless the self-represented party's information is confidential in Friend of the Court records.
Pleading and document captions should include email addresses for counsel of record and/or self-represented parties, unless the self-represented party's contact information is confidential in the Friend of the Court's records.
Document Type
Pleading
The court ordinarily issues a scheduling order at the settlement conference unless the parties have already presented a signed consent judgment and placed proofs on the record.
The court will issue a scheduling order at the settlement conference date unless the parties present a signed consent judgment in advance and place proofs on the record..
Document Type
Scheduling Order
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
An emergency motion must be filed with the County Clerk and a copy delivered directly to chambers and presented to a judge’s clerk.
Emergency motions must be filed with the County Clerk's Office with a copy delivered directly to chambers and presented to one of the judge's clerks.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
An attorney who wishes to withdraw as counsel within 30 days of a trial or evidentiary hearing must file a motion.
A motion must be filed if an attorney wishes to withdraw as counsel within 30 days of a trial or evidentiary hearing date.
Page 1 | Withdrawal/Substitution of Counsel
A Praecipe must be filed with the Case Management Office by 4:30 p.m. on the Wednesday before the requested motion-hearing date.
To have your motion heard, you must file a Praecipe with the Case Management Office by 4:30 pm on the Wednesday prior to the date you wish your motion to be heard.
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A signed consent judgment and related orders must be submitted at least five business days before the court date.
Please present the signed consent judgment and necessary related orders to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to your court date so the Court may review the documents in advance.
Page 1 | Consent Judgments
All judgments and orders submitted for prooftaking must be provided to the court at least five business days before the hearing date.
The Court requires sufficient time to review proposed judgments and orders prior to taking proofs. All judgments and orders must be submitted to the Court at least five (5) business days in advance of the court date where you intend to take proofs.
Page 1 | Taking Proofs for a Consent Judgment or Default Judgment
Responsive pleadings must be filed by the Friday before the Wednesday motion call.
Parties must file any responsive pleadings by the Friday before the Wednesday motion call.
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A request to take proofs by Zoom will be granted only if the court has reviewed the documents in advance, and the documents must be submitted at least five business days before the court date.
Requests to take proofs by Zoom will only be granted where the Court has reviewed documents in advance and will not be granted if the documents are not submitted as least five (5) business days before your Court date.
Page 1 | Taking Proofs for a Consent Judgment or Default Judgment
The proposed default judgment and related orders must be submitted at least five business days before the hearing date.
The moving party must present the proposed default judgment and necessary related orders to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the court date so the Court may review the documents in advance.
Page 1 | Default Judgments
A party may place a settlement on the record without filing a motion by notifying the judge's clerk and requesting a hearing time at least five business days in advance.
Parties may place a settlement on the record without filing a motion by notifying the judge's clerk and requesting a hearing time with at least five (5) business days’ advance notice.
Page 1 | Settlements
The court may dismiss the case if it does not receive the signed consent judgment and related orders within 21 days.
If the court does not receive a signed consent judgment with any necessary related orders within the twenty-one (21) days, it is within the court's discretion to dismiss the case.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
A Confidential Settlement Agreement referenced by a judgment must be emailed to chambers by the proofsubmission deadline, with opposing counsel copied.
If the Judgment references a Confidential Settlement Agreement, the agreement must be submitted to the judge for her review via email at SavinChambers@oaklandcountymi.gov by this deadline, as well. Opposing counsel must be copied on this email.
Page 1 | Taking Proofs for a Consent Judgment or Default Judgment
Courtesy Copy Requirements
An adjourned motion requires a new judge's copy because the court does not retain the prior copy after removal from the Motion Call docket.
If you adjourn your motion, you will need to deliver a new "Judge's Copy" of the motion as copies are not retained once a motion is removed from the Motion Call docket.
Page 1 | Adjourning Motions
The court will hold copies in chambers for five (5) business days and discard any copies not picked up by then.
The court will hold the copies in chambers for five (5) business days due to storage constraints. The court will discard all copies not picked up by that time.
Page 1 | Returning Orders
A judge's copy of the motion and brief, labeled as such and dated on the first page, may be delivered to chambers by 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the hearing.
Parties may deliver a copy of their motion and brief, labeled "Judge's Copy" with the date the motion is set at the top of the first page, to chambers by 4:00 pm on the Thursday before the scheduled motion hearing date.
Page 1 | Judge's Copy of Motions/Briefs
If attorneys provide extra copies, clerks will furnish up to four true copies of a signed order or one for each party, whichever is greater.
As a courtesy, our clerks will provide up to four true copies of a signed order, or as many true copies as there are parties, whichever is greater, if extra copies are provided by the attorneys.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A party requesting an interpreter must notify chambers at least two business days before the court date to adjourn or cancel.
If you have asked for an ASL or foreign language interpreter and want to adjourn or cancel your court date, you must inform Judge Savin's staff in chambers at least 2 business days prior to your court date.
Page 1 | Cost for ASL and Foreign Language Interpreters
A stipulated adjournment order must be submitted at least two full business days before the court date and state the reason; late requests are not considered absent a medical emergency.
Stipulated orders to adjourn must be submitted at least two full business days prior to the court date and must include the reason for the adjournment. Do not assume a request to adjourn a matter will be granted. Adjournment requests made less than two (2) business days prior will not be considered absent a medical emergency.
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Stipulated and motion-based adjournment requests must comply with MCR 2.503(B), and absent an emergency the stipulated order or hearing must be submitted or scheduled at least seven days before the court date.
Requests to adjourn by stipulation or motion must comply with MCR 2.503(B). A stipulated order to adjourn must be submitted at least 7 days prior to the upcoming court date absent an emergency. A motion to adjourn must be scheduled to be heard at least 7 days prior to the upcoming court date absent an emergency.
Page 1 | Requests to Adjourn
Parties must be present and prepared to begin a scheduled trial or evidentiary hearing unless the court has signed an advance adjournment order.
You must be present and prepared to start the proceeding on the scheduled trial or evidentiary hearing date unless the court has signed an order adjourning that trial or evidentiary hearing date in advance.
Page 1 | Adjournments
Only the moving party may adjourn a motion, and the moving party must notify chambers and the opposing party by 4:00 p.m. the Tuesday before the hearing.
Only the moving party may adjourn their motion. The moving party is required to notify chambers and the opposing party of any adjournment by 4:00 pm the Tuesday before the motion is scheduled to be heard.
Page 1 | Adjourning Motions
Scheduling-order deadlines may be extended by written stipulation when necessary, provided mediation and trial dates are not affected.
The deadlines in the scheduling order may be extended, when necessary, by written stipulation so long as the extension does not interfere with mediation or trial dates.
Page 1 | Extension of Dates in Scheduling Order
Failure to request an adjournment timely is not an emergency, and adjournment requests are not guaranteed to be granted.
A party or attorney’s failure to timely request an adjournment is not an emergency. Do not assume adjournment requests will be granted.
Page 1 | Requests to Adjourn
Chambers Communication Rules
Contact chambers as soon as possible to request a foreign-language or sign-language interpreter; at least seven days' notice is required to avoid an adjournment.
Should you need a foreign language interpreter or sign language interpreter, please contact chambers as soon as possible. Failure to provide at least seven (7) days' notice may result in an adjournment.
Page 1 | Interpreters
Requests for prisoner participation by phone conference must be made to chambers at least seven days before the hearing, or as soon as practicable based on incarceration.
In order to have sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements, requests for a prisoner to participate by phone conference must be made to chambers at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing date, or as soon as practicable based on the participant's incarceration date.
Page 1 | Timeframe for Prisoner Participation
Questions about motion call may be submitted by email or phone, but court staff cannot answer substantive motion questions or provide legal advice.
You may submit any other questions about the motion call via email to SavinChambers@oaklandcountymi.gov or call Judge Savin’s Chambers at (248)858-5285. Please keep in mind that court staff cannot answer questions about the substance of a motion or provide legal advice.
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