Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

For non-dispositive motions, no reply briefs or supplemental briefs are allowed without leave of the Court.

For non-dispositive motions, pursuant to MCR 2.119(A)(2)(b), no reply briefs or supplemental briefs are allowed without leave of the Court.

No responses to motions for rehearing or reconsideration are permitted unless the Court specifically allows them.

Pursuant to MCR 2.119(F)(2), no responses are permitted unless the Court specifically allows them.

Motions to compel discovery must state that the movant conferred or attempted to confer in good faith before filing.

When filing a motion pursuant to MCR 2.309(C) or 2.31 0(C)(3), a party must state that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the party not making the disclosure in an effort to secure the disclosure without court action.

Required

Always

Until the court resumes full operations, all settlement conferences, business court status conferences, and motions proceed via Zoom on the scheduled date and time.

ALL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES, BUSINESS COURT STATUS CONFERENCES AND MOTIONS WILL PROCEED VIA ZOOM ON THE DATE AND TIME SCHEDULED.

Summary disposition motions are decided on the pleadings without hearings, and parties must email the court for a briefing scheduling order that applies to all parties and dispositive motions.

THE COURT IS NOT SCHEDULING HEARING DATES FOR SUMMARY DISPOSITION MOTIONS BUT IS CONSIDERING THE MOTIONS BASED ON THE PLEADINGS. PARTIES MUST E-MAIL THE COURT FOR A BRIEFING SCHEDULING ORDER. THE BRIEFING SCHEDULING ORDER APPLIES TO ALL PARTIES AND DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS.

All general motion hearings are held Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom, and all parties must appear unless the court notifies them the matter will be decided without a hearing.

*JUDGE ALLEN HOLDS HEARINGS ON ALL GENERAL MOTIONS ON THURSDAYS AT 10 AM VIA ZOOM-ALL PARTIES MUST APPEAR UNLESS THE COURT NOTIFIES YOU THAT THE MATTER WILL BE DECIDED WITHOUT HEARING*

General motions are heard Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom on the date on the praecipe, and an accepted praecipe is required for the motion to be placed on the docket.

Thursdays-Date on praecipe at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. The parties must have an accepted praecipe in order for the motion to be placed on the docket.

All motions in limine are heard on the morning of trial.

All Motions in Limine are to be heard on the morning of Trial.

Counsel must communicate the requested relief to opposing counsel prior to filing any motion; failure may result in attorney fees or sanctions.

COUNSEL MUST COMMUNICATE THE REQUESTED RELIEF TO OPPOSING COUNSEL PRIOR TO FILING MOTION. Failure to do so will result in court granting attorney fees and/or sanctions.

Attorneys must discuss motions to compel and other discovery motions with opposing counsel before filing.

Attorneys must discuss these Motions with opposing counsel prior to filing.

For summary disposition motions, the moving party must e-file the motion first, then contact the judicial attorney for a hearing date, then file a Praecipe and Notice of Hearing.

Moving party must first e-file the Motion before obtaining a hearing date. Call Judicial Attorney Kaitlyn Clements at 313-224-6267 or E-mail JudgeHughes-Court @3rdcc.org. An Order will be issued with the hearing date. The moving party shall then file a Praecipe with the date and time of the hearing and file a Notice of Hearing.

Parties filing discovery motions must use the free virtual Discovery Mediation program, available Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. via Zoom, by scheduling with mediator coordinator Tina Sykes.

Parties with discovery motions must make use of free virtual Discovery Mediation: Virtual discovery mediation is available every Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. To make an appointment with a mediator, please contact Tina Sykes at: tina.sykes@3rdcc.org or (313) 224-5606.

Motions in limine should be scheduled on the day of trial unless the parties obtain a different date from the court.

Jury Trials: All motions in limine should be scheduled on the day of Trial unless the parties obtain a different date from the Court.

Cases are referred to non-binding mediation before evidentiary hearings or trials; a telephone case management conference may be held if stipulated.

Nearly all cases will be referred to non-binding mediation prior to the court conducting an evidentiary hearing or trial. If both parties are represented by counsel and a stipulated order is presented scheduling mediation, a case management conference may be held via telephone with the attorneys.

Motions are typically heard on Fridays at 9:00 am unless otherwise approved.

Motions are typically heard on Fridays at 9:00 am, unless other arrangements are specially approved by Judge or Judicial Attorney.