Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
Court-wide- 1 copy
Adjournments
- A continuance request from a trial setting must be filed and ruled on at least 7 days before trial, unless good cause applies.
Communication
Document Filing Requirements3 rules
The parties are ordered to have draft copies of their proposed jury instructions at the pretrial conference pursuant to the City of St. Louis Local Court Rule 53.1.
No later than ________________, the parties will provide and disclose to opposing counsel the names and addresses of any and all experts which the parties intend to produce at a pretrial hearing or trial. Disclosure shall be made in writing and filed with the Court.
Parties shall provide the Court with proposed jury instructions on or before ________________.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The Defendant must file motions concerning mental capacity, including issues or defenses under Missouri Revised Statute Section 552, by the date specified in the order.
Defendant shall file any motions pertaining to the mental capacity of the defendant, including but not limited to, any issues or defenses available under Missouri Revised Statute Section 552 on or before ________________.
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The parties must file all pretrial motions, including motions to suppress evidence, and serve them on opposing counsel by the date specified in the order.
Parties shall file any and all pretrial motions with the court, including but not limited to motions to suppress evidence, and serve same on opposing counsel no later than ________________.
Criminal cases
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
The Plaintiff must reply in writing to any discovery request within 30 days after the Defendant files it.
Defendant has not filed a request for discovery in this case. The plaintiff will reply in writing to any request for discovery within 30 days of Defendant filing same.
Criminal cases
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Plaintiff filed a request for discovery on ________________. The Defendant will reply in writing to plaintiff’s request for discovery no later than
Plaintiff filed a request for discovery on ________________. The Defendant will reply in writing to plaintiff’s request for discovery no later than
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Defendant filed a request for discovery on _________________. The plaintiff will reply in writing to defendant’s request for discovery no later than
Defendant filed a request for discovery on _________________. The plaintiff will reply in writing to defendant’s request for discovery no later than
Criminal cases
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The parties must disclose their intended experts’ names and addresses to opposing counsel by the date specified in the order.
No later than ________________, the parties will provide and disclose to opposing counsel the names and addresses of any and all experts which the parties intend to produce at a pretrial hearing or trial.
Criminal cases
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The parties must serve all pretrial motions on opposing counsel by the date specified in the order.
Parties shall file any and all pretrial motions with the court, including but not limited to motions to suppress evidence, and serve same on opposing counsel no later than ________________.
Criminal cases
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The parties must disclose specified expert reports and statements to opposing counsel by the date specified, subject to the defendant-statement exception and Missouri Supreme Court Rule 25.07.
No later than ________________, the parties will disclose to opposing counsel any and all reports or statements of experts made in connection with this case, including results of physical or mental examination and of scientific tests, experiments, or comparisons which either party intends to introduce into evidence at a pretrial hearing or trial. Any portions of any of the above listed items containing statements made by the defendant shall not be disclosed by the defendant. Disclosures shall be made pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 25.07.
Criminal cases
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Filed non-evidentiary motions must be scheduled for a hearing.
Non-evidentiary motions filed must be scheduled for a hearing;
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Evidentiary motions must be scheduled and heard before trial.
Evidentiary motions must be scheduled and heard before trial.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A continuance request from a trial setting must be filed and ruled on at least 7 days before trial, unless good cause applies.
Continuance requests from a trial setting must be filed and ruled upon at least 7 days before the trial date, unless for good cause.
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The court will consider a continuance request from a trial setting only if it is made by verified motion under Supreme Court Rules 24.09 and 24.10.
The court will only consider a verified motion for continuance from a trial setting pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 24.09 and 24.10.
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After a case is set for trial, a continuance will be granted only for good cause, such as emergency, unforeseen, or unpredictable circumstances.
Once a case is set for trial, no further continuance from that setting will be granted without good cause – emergency, unforeseen or unpredictable circumstances.
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The trial date may not be changed without good cause based on exceptional circumstances.
Counsel should be aware that once this Scheduling Order is entered the trial date shall not be changed absent a showing of good cause based on exceptional circumstances.
Criminal cases
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The Court will not entertain a continuance motion for this specially set trial absent undue hardship and good cause.
Parties were given input as to the trial date, thus the Court considers this to be the equivalent of a special setting and will not entertain a continuance motion absent a showing of undue hardship and good cause.
Criminal cases
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Continuances are charged to the court, the state, or the defendant.
Continuances will be charged to either the court, the state or the defendant.
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Continuances for first appearances and the listed initial settings are charged to the court.
First appearance continuances, first guilty plea setting, pretrial setting and first trial setting will be charged to the court.
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Chambers Communication Rules
The moving party must schedule hearings for all pretrial motions with the Court by the date specified in the order.
Any and all hearings for any pretrial motions shall be scheduled with the Court by the moving party on or before ________________.
Criminal cases
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Hearing dates may be obtained from the Judicial Office Assistant, whose email is provided, or from the court.
hearing dates can be obtained from the Judicial Office Assistant (JOA – Janeth Clark, Janeth.clark@courts.mo.gov) or the court.
Criminal cases
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