Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County Filing Bundling Requirements
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Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed. This page is scoped to Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Each distinct pleading or document must be saved and uploaded separately rather than combined into one PDF.
Documents need to be separated – do not submit all your different pleadings/documents as one PDF. You MUST separate and save each pleading/document to your PC prior to uploading into MiFILE.
Distinct documents cannot be combined and filed in a single electronic file.
Distinct documents cannot be filed together in a single file – see #3 above.
Pages belonging to one document and any attachments to that document must be combined before MiFILE submission rather than uploaded separately.
Combine documents – do not submit individual pages separately. You must combine them prior to uploading or “merge” them after you have uploaded each page. Any attachments to a pleading/document need to be combined with the main document before submitting through MiFILE.
The Record of Divorce or Annulment form may not be attached to the Judgment of Divorce.
The Record of Divorce or Annulment form cannot be attached to the judgment.
Each pleading or document must be submitted as a distinct document, with its pages combined rather than uploaded separately.
Submit each pleading/document as its own document. Do not submit each “page” separately.
All required documents in a domestic new case filing must be uploaded in one bundle as separate documents.
Submit all required documents into the same bundle – make sure each document is uploaded as a separate document.
For three or more motions in limine, each binder tab must contain a motion and its corresponding response; the parties must not submit separate binders.
Upon the filing of three or more motions in limine, Judge O’Brien will require the parties to submit a tabbed binder with the judge’s copies of the motions and corresponding responses. Each tab should include a motion and the corresponding response, not separate binders from both sides.
After three or more motions in limine are filed, the parties must submit a tabbed binder containing the judge’s copies of the motions and responses.
Upon the filing of three or more motions in limine, Judge O’Brien will require the parties to submit a tabbed binder with the judge’s copies of the motions and corresponding responses.
An order filed under the seven-day rule must include the Notice of Presentment, Proposed Order, and Proof of Service as one document, with a separate copy of the proposed order for entry if no objection is filed.
When filing an order under the 7-day rule, please file the Notice of Presentment, Proposed Order, and Proof of Service as one document. In addition, please file another copy of the proposed order separately so that it can be entered if no objection is filed.
For an order filed under the seven-day rule, the Notice of Presentment, Proposed Order, and Proof of Service must be filed together, with an additional separate copy of the proposed order.
When filing an order under the 7-day rule, please file the Notice of Presentment, Proposed Order, and Proof of Service as one document. In addition, please file another copy of the proposed order separately so that it can be entered if no objection is filed.
The motion praecipe and pleading must use the same title, and multiple requests require separate motions and praecipes rather than one combined filing.
The motion praeipe and motion pleading must have the same motion title. The Court requires separate motions and praecipes for multiple requests. The Court will not hear multiple motions in one single filing.
Parties may not combine all exhibits into one PDF.
Parties may not provide every exhibit combined into a single PDF document.
Documents, photographs, and non-audio/video exhibits must each be submitted in an individual PDF.
The parties shall submit all documents, photographs, and non-audio/video exhibits in individual PDF documents.
Non-confidential proposed exhibits should be appended to the motion filing, with plaintiffs using sequential numbers and defendants using sequential letters.
Non-confidential proposed exhibits should be appended to the motion filing with Plaintiff using sequential numbers and Defendant using sequential letters to separate each exhibit.
The court strongly encourages parties seeking default judgments to e-file the proposed judgment documents simultaneously with the motion.
The court highly encourages parties seeking default judgments to e-file their proposed judgment documents at the same time as their motion.
A Record of Divorce or Annulment form and Judgment of Divorce may be submitted together in one bundle only as separate documents.
If filing both documents at the same time, they may be submitted in the same bundle but as separate documents.
Multiple pleadings or documents may be submitted together in a single submission bundle.
You may submit multiple pleadings/documents in one submission (called a bundle).
A summons may be filed in the same bundle as the complaint, but it must be uploaded as a separate document.
The summons may be filed in the same bundle as the complaint but as a separate document.
Does Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County require motion papers to be bundled?
Yes. Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County requires bundling for covered papers. An order filed under the seven-day rule must include the Notice of Presentment, Proposed Order, and Proof of Service as one document, with a separate copy of the proposed order for entry if no objection is filed.
Does Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County require motion papers to be bundled?
Yes. Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County requires bundling for covered papers. Pages belonging to one document and any attachments to that document must be combined before MiFILE submission rather than uploaded separately.
Does Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County require motion papers to be bundled?
No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Each pleading or document must be submitted as a distinct document, with its pages combined rather than uploaded separately.
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