Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Jon A. Van Allsburg

Judge • 20th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Ottawa County

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

20th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Ottawa County publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 22 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Grievance response

    The court must respond to a grievance in writing using form MC 98.

  • Applies to
    E filing workstation calculator

    Complete the workstation calculator once for each circuit, district, or probate court.

  • Applies to
    E filing workstation calculator

    Unified trial courts, courts with concurrent jurisdiction, and district-probate courts may combine the estimates and complete the calculator once.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Grievance and response

    The court administrator must forward copies of the grievance and response to the submitter, chief judge, and appropriate regional administrator.

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    Evidence

    Parties must disclose and exchange documents, photographs, and other physical evidence in accordance with any entered pretrial or scheduling order and discovery requests under the Michigan Court Rules.

  • Applies to
    Proposed exhibits

    When there is no specific pretrial or scheduling order, parties must exchange proposed exhibits at least seven days before an evidentiary hearing or trial before the judge, except for evidence submitted for rebuttal purposes.

Formatting

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  • Submit e-Filing access grievances to the court administrator using form MC 98.

  • An attachment to a filed pleading cannot be removed from the court file or used as an exhibit at a later hearing or trial; a separate copy must be provided and marked as an exhibit.

  • Before a hearing or trial, a party intending to present electronic evidence must confirm its compatibility, viewability or audibility, preservability in the court record, and ability to present it using available technology.

E-Filing

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  • The court will provide self-represented litigants access to e-filing workstations for filing court documents electronically.

  • Applies to
    New cases and documents

    Most family division cases and documents must be e-filed through MiFile; paper filing is permitted only when MiFile does not allow filing for that case type or an e-filing exception is granted.

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