Judge Adam L. Caine
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Court-wideDocument Format Requirements1 rule
All proposed jury instructions must be submitted to the Division 11 law clerk on disk or electronically in Microsoft Word format.
All proposed jury instructions must be submitted on disk or sent electronically to the Division 11 law clerk in Microsoft Word format.
DOCX
Document Filing Requirements3 rules
Each litigant must provide an Exhibit List and Witness List to the Court and opposing counsel under the Case Management Order.
An Exhibit List and a Witness List from each litigant will be provided to the Court and opposing counsel as put forth in the Case Management Order.
Document Type
Exhibit And Witness Lists
Unless the court provides other direction, all parties must submit proposed jury instructions before voir dire begins.
In the absence of a scheduling order or other direction of the Court, proposed jury instructions from all parties shall be submitted to the Court prior to the beginning of voir dire.
Document Type
Jury Instructions
A Case Management Statement is a required filing for each case management conference.
No later than seven (7) days prior to the Case Management Conference, the parties shall complete and file with the Court a Case Management Statement.
Document Type
Case Management Statement
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Without a Case Management Order, the lists must be provided to opposing counsel no later than 24 hours before trial begins.
In the absence of a Case Management Order, such list shall be provided to the opposing counsel no later than 24 hours before trial is scheduled to start
Page 2 | Witness and Exhibit Lists
Without a Case Management Order, the lists must be provided to the Court before voir dire begins in a jury trial or before evidence begins in a court-tried case.
In the absence of a Case Management Order, such list shall be provided to the Court prior to the beginning of voir dire in a jury trial or before evidence begins in a court tried case.
Page 2 | Witness and Exhibit Lists
The parties must complete and file a Case Management Statement no later than seven days before the Case Management Conference, with sanctions potentially imposed for noncompliance.
Prior to the case management conference, attorneys of record shall discuss resolution of the case. No later than seven (7) days prior to the Case Management Conference, the parties shall complete and file with the Court a Case Management Statement. Failure to submit the case management statement may result in the Court’s imposition of appropriate sanctions.
Page 1 | FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERNCE GUIDELINES
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Any deposition or portion intended for trial must be identified to the court and provided to counsel at least 10 days before trial so objections can be addressed pretrial.
If any depositions or portion thereof is to be used at trial, this shall be brought to the attention of the Court and provided to Counsel at least 10 days prior to trial to allow objections to be taken up pre-trial to avoid undue delay and waste of trial time.
Page 3 | Deposition Use at Trial
Each party must show opposing counsel its intended exhibits at least one week before trial so objections can be addressed pretrial.
All exhibits which a party intends to offer at a jury trial shall be shown to opposing counsel at least one week prior to trial so that, to the extent possible, objections can be taken up pre-trial to avoid undue delay and waste of jurors time.
Page 3 | Exhibits