Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan Document Format Requirements

WARNINGCivil cases

Electronically produced documents presumptively must be provided in native format with load files that preserve all metadata.

Presumptively, all documents produced electronically shall be produced in native format and with the load files preserving all metadata.

WARNINGCivil cases

Written discovery must be served in both PDF and Word or native format.

Written discovery shall be served in both a PDF and Word (or native) format.

WARNINGCivil cases

For materials designated confidential on the deposition record, the reporter must identify the designation and relevant transcript portions and bind the confidential and non-confidential portions separately.

If a producing party designates such materials as "Confidential" on the record, the court reporter shall indicate that fact on the cover page of the transcript that the transcript includes "Confidential" information, and shall list the pages and line numbers and/or exhibits of the transcript on or in which such information is contained, and shall bind the transcript in separate portions containing "Confidential," and non-Confidential material.

WARNINGCivil cases

Confidential material may be designated by conspicuous marking, with specified marking options for paper and electronic documents that preserve electronic metadata.

A producing party may designate any document or other tangible information or thing as "Confidential" by conspicuously stamping or appending the appropriate designation. In the case of a paper document, a producing party may so mark the first page of a multipage document or each applicable page. In the case of an electronic document , a producing g party may append to that document the appropriate designation that does not alter the metadata associated with the document, or may place the appropriate designation mark "CONFIDENTIAL" on the outside of the medium (whether disc, hard drive, etc.) containing the document.

WARNINGCivil cases

Documents identified in response to interrogatories must be marked with Bates numbers or another identifier that clearly links them to the interrogatory.

Documents identified consistent with MCR 2.309(E) shall be identified by bates number or otherwise such that it is clear which produced documents correspond to each interrogatory.

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All Exhibits should be tabbed individually.

All Exhibits should be tabbed individually.

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Settlement conferences are conducted by Zoom unless the Court orders otherwise.

Unless Ordered otherwise by the Court, all Settlement Conferences are via Zoom.

WARNINGCivil cases

Motion exhibits should include only the specific pages needed for review, not an entire transcript or pleading.

Regarding exhibits, only include the specific pages needed for review in connection with the motion, not an entire transcript or pleading.

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Transcripts submitted as motion exhibits must use the 4:1 format.

Please use the 4:1 format when submitting.

WARNINGCivil cases

Do not attach an entire pleading, deposition transcript, or insurance policy to the emailed Judge Copy.

DO NOT attach the entire pleading, deposition transcript or insurance policy to the emailed "Judge Copy".

WARNINGCivil cases

Format

PAPER

Counsel and parties must bring hard copies of exhibit lists, witness lists, and trial briefs to the hearing.

Counsel and/or Parties shall bring hard copies of the exhibit lists, witness lists, and trial briefs to the hearing.

WARNINGCivil cases

Format

PDF

Documents submitted to the Court must be in PDF format.

Documents submitted to the Court must be sent via email to JudgeElassal-Court@3rdcc.org in PDF format.

WARNINGCivil cases

All exhibits must be tabbed in a binder.

All exhibits shall be tabbed in a binder.

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Summary disposition exhibits must be tabbed and identified with numbers or letters.

All exhibits must be tabbed with numbers or letters.

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Exhibits must be tabbed and identified with numbers or letters.

All exhibits must be tabbed with numbers or letters.

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Each party must mark and maintain that party’s exhibits.

Each party is responsible for marking and maintaining his or her exhibits.

WARNINGCivil cases

Do not submit orders containing firm letterhead.

Please take care not to submit orders containing firm letterhead.

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Include the case number in the document name and the subject line of every email.

Additionally, please include the case number in the document name and in the subject line of every email.

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Email attachments to the Courtroom must be renamed to reflect what is being submitted.

Attachments must be renamed to reflect was is being submitted.

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Motions and briefs must comply with MCR 2.119(A)(2)’s form and typography requirements.

11. MCR 2.119(A)(2) is also strictly enforced as written as to form and typography.

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Format

PAPER

Exhibit and trial briefs must be submitted as hard copies.

All exhibit and trial briefs must be submitted to the Court as hard copies no later than one week prior to your scheduled trial or evidentiary hearings.

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Additionally, please include the case number in the document name and in the subject line of every email.

Additionally, please include the case number in the document name and in the subject line of every email.

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Exhibits must be tabbed and submitted in a binder.

All exhibits must be tabbed, in a binder.

INFOCivil cases

The parties should use joint exhibits when possible to avoid duplicate exhibits.

The parties shall use joint exhibits to the extent possible to eliminate duplicate exhibits.