City of St. Louis Circuit Court Filing Rules

In addition to hard copies, the parties must provide proposed instructions to the Court on a compact disc, flash drive, or by email.

Counsel must provide a witness list to the Court, court reporter, and opposing party before trial.

Unless the Court directs otherwise, the party bearing the burden of proof must provide proposed jury instructions.

A party bearing the burden of proof on a claim or defense must provide proposed jury instructions to the Court and the other parties by the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, unless the Court directs otherwise.

Each party bearing the burden of proof must provide proposed jury instructions to the Court and other parties by the conclusion of voir dire, unless the Court directs otherwise.

Affected counsel are encouraged to contact the assigned general division to check the status of cases ranked ahead of theirs.

Alternative hearing dates may be requested by emailing the Division 4 JOA when a scheduling conflict arises.

For a case needing immediate attention, contact Lisa Anderson or Terri Pike by email, or Terri Pike by phone.

Notify Ms. Johnson when you file the Notice of Hearing so the case can be placed on the docket for the selected date and time.

Motions, including motions in limine, may be scheduled by contacting the courtroom clerk, subject to Local Rule 33.

Dispositive motions must be scheduled and submitted at least 60 days before trial, or they may not be heard absent good cause.

Proposed jury instructions from the party with the burden of proof are due no later than the conclusion of voir dire, unless the Court directs otherwise.

The request for a confined defendant to appear in person must be made 48 hours before the hearing.

Unless the Court directs otherwise, the burden-bearing party must provide proposed jury instructions no later than the conclusion of voir dire.

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.

Subject to Local Rule 33, other motions, including motions in limine, may be scheduled at a Division 19 status conference, which generally occurs 30 days before trial.

Filed non-evidentiary motions must be scheduled for a hearing.

Motions should be scheduled as soon as possible, preferably by the week before trial; unless otherwise scheduled, the clerk sets them for 1:30 p.m. on the Thursday before trial.

Oral argument on any motion is limited to 15 minutes per side unless the court orders otherwise for good cause on an application made before argument begins.

Before scheduling a case on this website, the attorney signing up the matter must consult and confirm the availability of all other attorneys on the case.

Jury instructions must use 14-point Times New Roman and be prepared on Microsoft Word.

In addition to providing hard copies, the parties are expected to be able to make changes while in chambers; therefore, counsel shall bring their instructions on a compact disc, flash drive, or email them to the Court.

Jury instructions must use 14-point Times New Roman and be prepared on Microsoft Word.

All jury instructions must use 14-point Times New Roman and be submitted on Microsoft Word.

Each proffered jury instruction must be submitted in a hard, dirty copy.

Continuances are charged to the court, the state, or the defendant.

Division 1 hears continuance motions in civil cases it sends to Circuit trial divisions; the assigned judge hears all other continuance motions.

A request to reschedule a matter must be made within two business days of the scheduled hearing date.

To cancel or reschedule a matter, email or call the courtroom clerk within two business days of the scheduled hearing date.

Minor agreed deadline changes may be requested by written motion stating that opposing counsel consents.

Plaintiff filed a request for discovery on ________________. The Defendant will reply in writing to plaintiff’s request for discovery no later than

Counsel must provide the witness list to the opposing party before trial.

Counsel must provide the witness list to the opposing party before trial.

Proposed jury instructions must be provided to the Court and all parties.

The movant's attorney must electronically file a Notice of Hearing for every scheduled motion.

The attorney who schedules a case must electronically file a Notice of Hearing within 24 hours of signing up the case.

The attorney who schedules a case must electronically file a notice of hearing within 24 hours of signing it up on the website.

The Notice of Hearing must be filed electronically within 24 hours after the matter is signed up on the website.

In addition to hard copies, parties must provide proposed instructions to the Court before opening statements on a compact disc, flash drive, or by email.

A courtesy copy of every motion must be emailed or hand-delivered to the judge.

One courtesy copy of every motion must be emailed or hand-delivered to the judge.

A courtesy copy of each motion must be emailed or hand-delivered to the judge.

Parties may mail a paper courtesy copy of any motion, together with its supporting memorandum and exhibits, to chambers.

Probate costs assessed under § 475.085.1 are paid from the Court Administrator’s Budget as direct-pay attorney invoices.

Counsel must meet and confer about jury instructions and should submit one joint package whenever possible.