20th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Ottawa County Chambers Communication Rules

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Judges and referees will not search for proposed evidence, and parties must not email proposed exhibits directly to a judge or referee.

Judges and referees are not expected to search for proposed physical or electronic evidence prior to or during any hearing or trial, and submission of proposed exhibits directly to a judge or referee via email is prohibited as an ex parte communication.

WARNING

If printing or physically submitting proposed evidence is difficult or burdensome, the proposing party must promptly advise the court so the parties and court can determine whether it can be exchanged and presented electronically in a compatible, preservable format.

difficult, or burdensome to print or submit in physical form, the proposing party shall promptly advise the court so as to determine whether electronic evidence can be exchanged between parties and presented to the court in a mutually-compatible electronic format, capable of being presented in court and preserved as part of the electronic record.