Judge Tricia Dare
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
All Motions
Courtesy copies
- Email • Upon Filing
- Upon Filing
Exhibits
- 1 copy • Before Hearing
Filings > 20 pages
Adjournments
- A moving party seeking an excused absence must call chambers by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday to report that the motion was adjourned or withdrawn.
- Unless otherwise stipulated, only the moving party may adjourn or withdraw a PPO motion.
- An interpreter request made with less than one week’s notice may result in no interpreter being provided or the hearing being adjourned.
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Court-wideDocument Format Requirements4 rules
The Judge’s Copy of proposed and stipulated exhibits must be tabbed and bound in a binder.
A Judge’s Copy of proposed and stipulated exhibits must be delivered to chambers in a tabbed binder no later than one week prior to the hearing.
All litigants and attorneys must sign the final order for a consent judgment.
On consent judgments, all parties (litigants and attorneys) must sign the final orders.
A withdrawal or substitution stipulation generally must be signed by every party, but only opposing counsel must sign when the opposing party is represented.
When filing a withdrawal or substitution of counsel, all parties must sign the stipulation including withdrawing counsel’s client and opposing party/parties. If the opposing party is represented by counsel, only counsel’s signature is needed on the stipulation.
The Court accepts electronic signatures in the form “/s/NAME” as well as wet signatures.
SIGNATURES: The Court will accept electronic signatures (i.e. /s/NAME) in addition to wet signatures.
Document Filing Requirements19 rules
A deviation from child support must be accompanied by the UCSO Deviation Addendum.
Any deviation in child support must be accompanied by the UCSO Deviation Addendum.
Document Type
Child Support Deviation
A party seeking an evidentiary hearing based on a factual dispute must file a motion requesting that hearing.
If you have an issue that involves a factual dispute, you must file a motion to request an evidentiary hearing before the Judge.
Document Type
Evidentiary Hearing Motion
Every motion for entry of a default judgment must attach the proposed judgment and any applicable support orders.
All motions for entry of default judgments MUST include an attached copy of the proposed judgment (and support orders, if applicable).
Document Type
Default Judgment Motion
A motion for reconsideration should not be accompanied by a praecipe or Notice of Hearing.
Do not file a praecipe or Notice of Hearing.
Document Type
Reconsideration Motion
Attorneys or litigants must prepare and present the order to the judge before leaving the courtroom unless the judge’s staff has stated otherwise.
Attorneys or litigants must prepare an order to present to the Judge before leaving the Courtroom (unless otherwise stated, the Judge’s staff will not prepare the order).
Document Type
Proposed Order
Every proposed ex parte order must include the required affidavit or verification and the quoted MCR 3.207(B)(6) notice.
All proposed Ex Parte Orders must have the required affidavit and/or verification as required by the court rules and must include the following notice, pursuant to MCR 3.207(B)(6):
Document Type
Proposed Ex Parte Order
Every judgment involving minor children must include a Uniform Child Support Order, even when support is requested at zero.
All judgments involving minor children must be accompanied by a Uniform Child Support Order, even if the parties are seeking to deviate support to a zero sum.
Document Type
Judgment Involving Minor Children
After the motion call, attorneys or litigants must prepare an order for the judge before leaving the courtroom unless the judge’s staff is stated to prepare it.
Attorneys or litigants must prepare an order to present to the Judge before leaving the Courtroom (unless otherwise stated, the Judge’s staff will not prepare the order).
Document Type
Motion
A party with a factual dispute must file a motion requesting an evidentiary hearing before the judge.
If you have an issue that involves a factual dispute, you must file a motion to request an evidentiary hearing before the Judge.
Document Type
Motion To Request Evidentiary Hearing
A party requesting a Friend of the Court referral must file a motion and notice it for hearing on the Court’s Motion Call.
parties requesting a referral to FOC must file a motion and notice the same for hearing on the Court’s Motion Call.
Document Type
Friend Of The Court Referral Motion
Every motion for entry of a default judgment must attach a copy of the proposed judgment and any applicable support orders.
All motions for entry of default judgments MUST include an attached copy of the proposed judgment (and support orders, if applicable).
Document Type
Default Judgment Motion
Any deviation from child support must be accompanied by the UCSO Deviation Addendum.
Any deviation in child support must be accompanied by the UCSO Deviation Addendum.
Document Type
Ucso Deviation Addendum
Proposed ex parte orders must include the specified notice, under which objections or modification or rescission requests and a hearing request must be filed with the clerk, with a copy served on the Friend of the Court and other party, within 14 days after service.
All proposed Ex Parte Orders must have the required affidavit and/or verification as required by the court rules and must include the following notice, pursuant to MCR 3.207(B)(6): “This Order will automatically become a temporary order if the other party does not file a written objection or motion to modify or rescind the ex parte order and a request for a hearing. The written objection or motion and the request for a hearing must be filed with the clerk of the court, and a true copy provided to the friend of the court and the other party, within 14 days after the order is served.”
Document Type
Proposed Exparte Order
Every judgment involving minor children must be accompanied by a Uniform Child Support Order.
UNIFORM CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS: All judgments involving minor children must be accompanied by a Uniform Child Support Order, even if the parties are seeking to deviate support to a zero sum.
Document Type
Uniform Child Support Order
E-filed pleadings and documents should include counsel's and applicable in pro per parties' email addresses in the caption.
For e-filing cases, pleading and document captions should include email addresses for counsel of record and/or in pro per parties (if applicable).
Document Type
Pleading
Trial and evidentiary-hearing briefs must identify uncontested issues.
Be sure to also identify uncontested issues.
Document Type
Trial And Evidentiary Hearing Brief
A motion for reconsideration will not receive a hearing unless the court orders one.
Pursuant to the Court Rules, a hearing will not be held unless ordered by the Court.
Document Type
Reconsideration Motion
Trial and evidentiary-hearing briefs must identify uncontested issues.
Be sure to also identify uncontested issues.
Document Type
Trial Brief
Plaintiff should label proposed exhibits with numbers and Defendant should label them with letters.
When labeling exhibits, Plaintiff is to use numbers and Defendant is to use letters.
Document Type
Exhibits
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
An additional copy of the proposed default judgment and support orders should be e-filed before the hearing or delivered as a hard copy on the hearing day.
An additional copy of the proposed judgment and any applicable support orders should be e-filed prior to the hearing for the Judge’s signature or a hard copy provided to the Court on the day of the hearing.
Page 1 | DEFAULT JUDGMENTS
Consent judgments must be submitted through MiFILE at least three days before the statutory-proof appearance.
Consent judgments must be submitted via MiFILE at least three days prior to appearing for statutory proofs.
Page 1 | CONSENT JUDGMENTS
Responses to motions must be filed through MiFILE by noon on the Monday before the scheduled motion call.
Responses must be filed with MiFILE no later than 12:00 p.m. the Monday before the scheduled call;
Page 1 | RESPONSES TO MOTIONS:
Emergency motions must be written documents properly filed through MiFILE before the court will review them.
All emergency motions must be in writing and properly filed with the Court using MiFILE prior to review.
Page 1 | EMERGENCY MOTIONS:
Every emergency motion must be written and properly filed through MiFILE before the Court will review it.
All emergency motions must be in writing and properly filed with the Court using MiFILE prior to review.
Page 4 | Emergency Motions
Consent judgments must be submitted electronically through MiFILE at least three days before the statutory-proof appearance.
CONSENT JUDGMENTS: Consent judgments must be submitted via MiFILE at least three days prior to appearing for statutory proofs.
Page 7 | CONSENT JUDGMENTS
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The response filing deadline is 12:00 p.m. on the Monday before the motion call.
Responses must be filed with MiFILE no later than 12:00 p.m. the Monday before the scheduled call
Page 1 | RESPONSES TO MOTIONS:
A response not in the court file by 9:00 a.m. Tuesday before the motion call will not be reviewed.
Responses not in the court file by 9:00 a.m. the Tuesday prior to motion call will not be reviewed by the Court.
Page 1 | RESPONSES TO MOTIONS:
Trial and evidentiary-hearing briefs must be filed at least one week before the hearing unless the scheduling order states otherwise.
Trial and Evidentiary Hearing briefs must be filed in all cases no less than one week prior to the hearing date, unless otherwise indicated in the scheduling order.
Page 1 | TRIAL AND EVIDENTIARY HEARING BRIEFS
An order submitted after 4:30 p.m. on the day the motion was heard is untimely and must be submitted as a stipulated order or under MCR 2.602(B)(3).
Orders on motions that are filed with the Court after 4:30 p.m. the day the motion was heard are considered untimely; an order received after this time must be submitted as a stipulated order, or pursuant to MCR 2.602(B)(3).
Page 1 | MOTION CALL: Orders Following Motion Call
A consent judgment must be submitted at least three days before the statutory-proof appearance.
Consent judgments must be submitted via MiFILE at least three days prior to appearing for statutory proofs.
Page 1 | CONSENT JUDGMENTS
If a signed consent judgment is not received within 21 days, the court may rescind the statutory proofs and dismiss the case.
If the Court does not receive a signed consent judgment within 21 days, it is within the Court’s discretion to rescind proofs and dismiss the case.
Page 1 | CONSENT JUDGMENTS
The court will not review an emergency motion until the clerk accepts it for filing and it is added to the court file.
The Court will not review an emergency motion until it has been accepted for filing by the Clerk’s Office and the motion is added to the court file.
Page 1 | EMERGENCY MOTIONS:
Final orders generally must be submitted at least three days before the scheduled appearance or statutory-proof taking.
Generally, the Court requires final orders to be submitted at least three days in advance of when the parties are scheduled to appear or otherwise plan to take statutory proofs.
Page 1 | SETTLEMENTS
A motion must be properly noticed for consideration during the Court’s Wednesday motion call.
MOTION CALL: Motions must be properly noticed in front of the Court to be heard as part of the Court’s Wednesday motion call.
Page 2 | Motions
A response not in the court file by 9:00 a.m. on the Tuesday before motion call will not be reviewed.
Responses not in the court file by 9:00 a.m. the Tuesday prior to motion call will not be reviewed by the Court.
Page 3 | Responses to Motions
Responses must be filed through MiFILE by noon on the Monday before the scheduled call, and responses absent from the court file by 9:00 a.m. Tuesday will not be reviewed.
Responses must be filed with MiFILE no later than 12:00 p.m. the Monday before the scheduled call; Responses not in the court file by 9:00 a.m. the Tuesday prior to motion call will not be reviewed by the Court.
Page 3 | Responses to Motions
Answers or replies to responses must receive chambers approval before filing.
Answers/Replies to Responses must be approved for filing by chambers pursuant to MCR 2.119(2)(b).
Page 3 | Responses to Motions
The Court will not review an emergency motion until the Clerk’s Office accepts it for filing and places it in the court file.
Please note that the Court will not review an emergency motion until it has been accepted for filing by the Clerk’s Office and the motion is added to the court file.
Page 4 | Emergency Motions
Trial and evidentiary-hearing briefs must be filed at least one week before the hearing unless the scheduling order provides otherwise.
TRIAL AND EVIDENTIARY HEARING BRIEFS: Trial and Evidentiary Hearing briefs must be filed in all cases no less than one week prior to the hearing date, unless otherwise indicated in the scheduling order.
Page 5 | Trials/Evidentiary Hearings
Consent judgments must be submitted at least three days before the statutory-proof appearance.
CONSENT JUDGMENTS: Consent judgments must be submitted via MiFILE at least three days prior to appearing for statutory proofs.
Page 7 | CONSENT JUDGMENTS
A motion that was not timely or properly filed cannot be added to the current motion call and may be re-praecipe for a later motion day.
If you were unable to timely or properly file a motion, we cannot add it to the motion call. You may re-praecipe the motion for hearing on a subsequent motion day.
Page 2 | Motions
Proposed exhibits should be stipulated before the trial or evidentiary hearing, and objections should be raised by formal motion noticed no later than the last regular motion call before the hearing.
Proposed exhibits should be stipulated to prior to trial or evidentiary hearing, with objections raised by formal motion and noticed for no later than the Court’s last regular motion call preceding the trial/evidentiary hearing.
Page 6 | Exhibits
When a consent judgment is not prepared at the statutory-proof appearance, the Court generally allows 21 days to submit a signed judgment if only signatures remain outstanding.
If the consent judgment has not been prepared when the parties appear before the Court to take statutory proofs, the Court will generally allow the parties 21 days to submit a signed consent judgment based on a recorded settlement so long as there are no pending disagreements over the judgment and it is only a matter of obtaining signatures.
Page 7 | CONSENT JUDGMENTS
If a signed consent judgment is not received within 21 days, the Court may rescind the statutory proofs and dismiss the case.
If the Court does not receive a signed consent judgment within 21 days, it is within the Court’s discretion to rescind proofs and dismiss the case.
Page 7 | CONSENT JUDGMENTS
Service and Proof of Service Rules
A copy of a filed emergency motion should be emailed to Judge Dare’s chambers.
A copy of the motion should be emailed to JudgeDareChambers@oaklandcountymi.gov upon the motion being filed.
Page 1 | EMERGENCY MOTIONS:
After a motion is filed, court staff email the notice of hearing to the moving party, who is responsible for arranging service of the motion.
Upon the filing of a motion, court staff will email a completed notice of hearing to the moving party – the moving party is responsible for arranging service of the motion.
Page 8 | Personal Protection Orders (PPO)
For e-filing cases, the Court sends true copies through MiFILE, parties and counsel should be attached to receive them, and additional copies must be ordered through Court Explorer.
TRUE COPIES: For e-filing cases, true copies are sent by the Court through MiFILE; please ensure all parties and counsel are attached to their case in the MiFILE system so they can receive copies of submitted documents. Any additional copies will need to be ordered through Court Explorer.
Page 2 | Orders Presented for the Judge’s Signature
Juvenile-order copies must be obtained from Juvenile Intake and will not be provided by chambers.
Copies of Juvenile orders will need to be obtained by contacting Juvenile Intake at (248) 858-0033. Chambers will not provide copies of juvenile orders.
Page 2 | Orders Presented for the Judge’s Signature
Courtesy Copy Requirements
A summary-judgment motion must be filed with a Judge’s Copy directed to the staff attorney.
Please file the motion and direct a Judge’s Copy to the staff attorney’s attention.
Page 1 | MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT:
When adjourning a motion, a new Judge’s Copy must reach chambers by the Friday before the adjourned motion call.
If adjourning a motion, another Judge’s Copy of the motion must be delivered to chambers no later than the Friday prior to the adjourned motion call.
Page 1 | MOTION CALL: Adjourned or Cancelled Motions
Proposed and stipulated exhibits require a Judge’s Copy delivered to chambers in a tabbed binder at least one week before the hearing.
A Judge’s Copy of proposed and stipulated exhibits must be delivered to chambers in a tabbed binder no later than one week prior to the hearing.
Page 1 | RETURN OF JUDGMENT DATES
Motions, briefs, and responses exceeding 20 pages, including exhibits, require a printed Judge’s Copy delivered to chambers.
Motions, briefs, and responses that exceed twenty pages in length (including exhibits) must have a printed Judge’s Copy delivered to chambers.
Page 1 | JUDGE’S COPIES:
A motion for reconsideration must be filed in the original through MiFILE with a Judge’s Copy directed to the staff attorney.
File the original motion with MiFILE and direct a Judge’s Copy to the staff attorney’s attention.
Page 1 | MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION:
Motions, briefs, or responses longer than 20 pages, counting exhibits, require a printed judge’s copy delivered to chambers.
JUDGE’S COPIES: Motions, briefs, and responses that exceed twenty pages in length (inclusive of exhibits) must have a printed Judge’s Copy delivered to chambers.
Page 2 | Motions
An adjourned motion requires another Judge’s Copy to be delivered to chambers by the Friday preceding the adjourned motion call.
If adjourning a motion, another Judge’s Copy of the motion must be delivered to chambers no later than the Friday prior to the adjourned motion call.
Page 3 | Adjourned or Cancelled Motions
A summary-judgment motion must be filed with a Judge’s Copy directed to the staff attorney.
Please file the motion and direct a Judge’s Copy to the staff attorney’s attention.
Page 4 | Motions for Summary Judgment
A motion for reconsideration must be filed through MiFILE with a Judge’s Copy directed to the staff attorney.
File the original motion with MiFILE and direct a Judge’s Copy to the staff attorney’s attention.
Page 4 | Motions for Reconsideration
One Judge’s Copy of proposed and stipulated exhibits must be delivered to chambers in a tabbed binder no later than one week before the hearing.
A Judge’s Copy of proposed and stipulated exhibits must be delivered to chambers in a tabbed binder no later than one week prior to the hearing.
Page 6 | Exhibits
A copy of a filed emergency motion should be emailed to Judge Dare’s chambers.
A copy of the motion should be emailed to JudgeDareChambers@oakgov.com upon the motion being filed.
Page 4 | Emergency Motions
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
A stipulated order referring a matter to Friend of the Court is accepted only if FOC recommended referral during a pre-motion conference; otherwise, the parties must file and notice a motion.
Orders of Reference to Friend of the Court will not be accepted by stipulation unless the referral is recommended by Friend of the Court during a pre-motion conference; the parties must file a motion and notice the same for hearing on the Court’s Motion Call.
Page 1 | ORDERS OF REFERENCE TO FOC:
Referenced motions receive a Friend of the Court pre-motion conference on Zoom, with FOC sending advance notice, meeting instructions, and login information before the motion call.
Friend of the Court pre-motion conferences will continue to be held on Zoom until further notice; if a motion is to be addressed by Friend of the Court in a pre-motion conference, FOC staff will send the parties notice prior to the scheduled motion call with further instructions regarding the time of the meeting and the Zoom login information.
Page 1 | FRIEND OF THE COURT PRE-MOTION CONFERENCE:
After a Friend of the Court pre-motion conference, if no stipulated order is entered, the moving party may re-notice and re-praecipe the motion for a judge hearing.
If the parties do not enter a stipulated order following the pre-motion conference and the issuance of FOC’s proposed resolution, the moving party may re-notice and re-praecipe their motion for an audience with the judge.
Page 1 | FRIEND OF THE COURT PRE-MOTION CONFERENCE:
After an unresolved Friend of the Court conference, the non-moving party may file a motion adopting the proposed resolution and notice it for hearing.
The non-moving party may likewise properly file a motion to adopt the proposed resolution and notice the matter for hearing.
Page 3 | Friend of the Court Pre-Motion Conference
After an unresolved Friend of the Court conference, the moving party may re-notice and re-praecipe the motion for a hearing before the judge.
If the parties do not enter a stipulated order following the pre-motion conference and the issuance of FOC’s proposed resolution, the moving party may re-notice and re-praecipe their motion for an audience with the judge.
Page 3 | Friend of the Court Pre-Motion Conference
Friend of the Court pre-motion conferences will remain on Zoom until further notice, with FOC staff providing notice and meeting instructions before the scheduled motion call.
Friend of the Court pre-motion conferences will continue to be held on Zoom until further notice; if a motion is to be addressed by Friend of the Court in a pre-motion conference, FOC staff will send the parties notice prior to the scheduled motion call with further instructions regarding the time of the meeting and the Zoom login information.
Page 3 | Friend of the Court Pre-Motion Conference
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Only the moving party may cancel a motion or re-notice it to another motion call.
Only the moving party may cancel or re-notice a motion to another Motion Call.
Page 1 | MOTION CALL: Adjourned or Cancelled Motions
Stipulated trial adjournments should satisfy the listed conditions; requests outside those conditions must be made by formal motion.
Cases eligible for adjournment by stipulation should meet the following conditions (requests for adjournments outside of these conditions should be made by formal motion):
Page 1 | ADJOURNMENTS
The moving party must immediately notify opposing counsel or parties of a motion cancellation or adjournment because the court will not provide that notice.
The moving party must immediately contact opposing counsel/parties to inform them of the cancellation or adjournment – the Court is not responsible for informing the non-moving party of the cancellation.
Page 1 | MOTION CALL: Adjourned or Cancelled Motions
To obtain an excused motion-call adjournment or cancellation, the moving party must call chambers by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday and email Case Management to remove the praecipe.
For an adjournment or cancellation to be excused by the Court, the moving party must call chambers by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday to advise the clerk that the motion has been adjourned or withdrawn, and email Case Management at cmo@oaklandcountymi.gov to remove the praecipe from the Court’s Motion Call list.
Page 1 | MOTION CALL: Adjourned or Cancelled Motions
Unless otherwise stipulated, only the moving party may adjourn or withdraw a PPO motion.
Unless otherwise stipulated, only the moving party may adjourn or withdraw a PPO motion.
Page 1 | ADJOURNMENTS
Every motion and order seeking an adjournment must state the reason, identify the requesting parties, and specify the requested adjournment number.
All motions and orders for adjournment must state the reason for the adjournment, the requesting party or parties, and be labeled as “First Adjournment,” “Second Adjournment,” etc.
Page 1 | ADJOURNMENTS
A stipulated request to adjourn trial must be made by the final pretrial; requests made afterward will not be granted.
Any requests to adjourn trial by stipulation must be made prior to or at the final pretrial – such requests will not be granted following the final pretrial.
Page 1 | TRIAL DATES
A moving party seeking an excused absence must call chambers by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday to report that the motion was adjourned or withdrawn.
To be excused by the Court, the moving party must call chambers by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday to advise the clerk that the motion has been adjourned or withdrawn.
Page 1 | MOTION CALL: Abandoned Motions
A scheduled trial or hearing remains on the docket until a stipulated order is signed; without a timely stipulated order, all parties must appear as scheduled.
Trials and hearing dates will remain on the Court’s docket until a stipulated order is presented to the Court for the Judge’s signature; if parties fail to submit a stipulated order to the Court prior to their scheduled date, it is expected that all parties shall appear for the scheduled trial or hearing.
Page 1 | ADJOURNMENTS
Unless the court excuses the moving party, it must appear for its motion.
Unless excused by the Court, the moving party must appear for the motion.
Page 1 | MOTION CALL: Abandoned Motions
A moving party seeking a court excusal for failure to appear must call chambers by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday and advise the clerk that the motion was adjourned or withdrawn.
To be excused by the Court, the moving party must call chambers by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday to advise the clerk that the motion has been adjourned or withdrawn.
Page 3 | Abandoned Motions
Only the moving party may cancel or re-notice a motion, and that party must immediately notify opposing counsel or parties of the cancellation or adjournment.
The moving party must immediately contact opposing counsel/parties to inform them of the cancellation or adjournment – the Court is not responsible for informing the non-moving party of the cancellation.
Page 3 | Adjourned or Cancelled Motions
To obtain an excusal for an adjourned or canceled motion, the moving party must call chambers by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday and email Case Management to remove the praecipe from the Motion Call list.
For an adjournment or cancellation to be excused by the Court, the moving party must call chambers by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday to advise the clerk that the motion has been adjourned or withdrawn, and email Case Management at cmo@oakgov.com to remove the praecipe from the Court’s Motion Call list.
Page 3 | Adjourned or Cancelled Motions
A request to adjourn trial by stipulated order will not be granted after the parties’ final pretrial.
Requests to adjourn trial by stipulated order will not be granted once the parties have had their final pretrial.
Page 4 | Adjournments
Before seeking a stipulated trial adjournment, parties must contact chambers for approval and a new date.
Parties must first contact chambers to receive approval for adjournment by stipulation and for a new date.
Page 4 | Adjournments
A stipulated request to adjourn trial must be made before or at the final pretrial and will not be granted afterward.
Any requests to adjourn trial by stipulation must be made prior to or at the final pretrial – such requests will not be granted following the final pretrial.
Page 4 | Final Pretrial
An interpreter request made with less than one week’s notice may result in no interpreter being provided or the hearing being adjourned.
Any requests for interpreter made with less than one weeks’ notice may result an inability for the Court to provide an interpreter for the hearing or the adjournment of the hearing.
Page 1 | ADJOURNMENTS
A non-moving party alleging improper service should ask the moving party for an adjournment or raise the service issue in the responsive pleading.
The non-moving party should contact the moving party to ask for an adjournment of the motion or otherwise raise service issues in their responsive pleading.
Page 3 | Requests to Adjourn for Service
Stipulated trial adjournments should remain within the one-year filing guideline, have an upcoming mediation scheduled, and be agreed to by the parties; requests outside those conditions should be made by formal motion.
Cases eligible for adjournment by stipulation should meet the following conditions (requests for adjournments outside of these conditions should be made by formal motion): 1. The proposed new date for Trial does not exceed the case’s one-year filing guideline, 2. The parties have an upcoming mediation session scheduled, and 3. The parties are stipulating to the adjournment.
Page 5 | Adjournments
A trial or hearing remains on the docket unless a stipulated order is presented for the judge’s signature, and all parties are expected to appear if no stipulated order is submitted before the scheduled date.
Trials and hearing dates will remain on the Court’s docket until a stipulated order is presented to the Court for the Judge’s signature; if parties fail to submit a stipulated order to the Court prior to their scheduled date, it is expected that all parties shall appear for the scheduled trial or hearing.
Page 5 | Adjournments
An adjournment request must state the reason, identify the requesting parties, and be labeled as the first, second, or subsequent adjournment.
adjournment must state the reason for the adjournment, the requesting party or parties, and be labeled as “First Adjournment,” “Second Adjournment,” etc.
Page 5 | Adjournments
Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, only the moving party may adjourn or withdraw a PPO motion.
ADJOURNMENTS: Unless otherwise stipulated, only the moving party may adjourn or withdraw a PPO motion.
Page 8 | ADJOURNMENTS
Chambers Communication Rules
Requests for remote prisoner participation must be made to chambers at least one week before the hearing or as soon as practical if incarceration occurs later.
To make the necessary arrangements, requests for remote prisoner participation must be made to chambers no later than one week prior to the hearing date or as soon as practical based on the date of incarceration.
Page 1 | ADJOURNMENTS
A party needing an interpreter must notify chambers as soon as possible using the appropriate SCAO form.
Any party in need of an interpreter must let chambers know as soon as possible, and must be made using the appropriate SCAO form.
Page 1 | ADJOURNMENTS
A party needing an interpreter must notify chambers as soon as possible using the appropriate SCAO form.
Any party in need of an interpreter must let chambers know as soon as possible, and must be made using the appropriate SCAO form.
Page 8 | Interpreter Requests
Requests for remote prisoner participation must be made to chambers at least one week before the hearing, or as soon as practical when incarceration occurs later.
To make the necessary arrangements, requests for remote prisoner participation must be made to chambers no later than one week prior to the hearing date or as soon as practical based on the date of incarceration.
Page 8 | Prisoner Participation
A moving party may call chambers at (248) 858-0337 for prompt assistance with an emergency motion.
To receive prompt assistance with your emergency motion, the moving party may contact chambers for further instructions at (248) 858-0337.
Page 1 | EMERGENCY MOTIONS:
Parties may contact chambers to ask whether an upcoming hearing can be held on Zoom and must observe the stated Zoom requirements when requesting it.
The parties may contact chambers to inquire if an upcoming hearing may be held on Zoom instead, but please see above requirements before requesting.
Page 1 | Courtroom Policies
Requests for a motion hearing by Zoom must be emailed to chambers with the opposing party or counsel copied.
all Zoom requests should be made by email to JudgeDareChambers@oakgov.com with the opposing party/counsel copied on the email.
Page 2 | Motions
Additional pretrial status conferences may be requested by calling chambers or emailing JudgeDareChambers@oakgov.com.
Additional status conferences with the Court in advance of the parties’ final pretrial may be requested by calling chambers or sending an email to JudgeDareChambers@oakgov.com.
Page 4 | Status Conference
A moving party may call chambers at (248) 858-0337 for prompt assistance and instructions regarding an emergency motion.
To receive prompt assistance with your emergency motion, the moving party may contact chambers for further instructions at (248) 858-0337.
Page 4 | Emergency Motions
Judge Dare's chambers may be contacted by email at JudgeDareChambers@oakgov.com.
JudgeDareChambers@oakgov.com
Page 9 | Chamber’s Contact Information
Judge Dare's chambers may be contacted by telephone at 248-858-0337.
Telephone: 248-858-0337
Page 9 | Chamber’s Contact Information
Judge Dare's chambers may be contacted by fax at 248-858-2919.
Fax: 248-858-2919
Page 9 | Chamber’s Contact Information