City of St. Louis Circuit Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCriminal cases

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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 ________________.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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

CRITICALCriminal cases

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

CRITICAL

Applies to

Witness list

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

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

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibit list

The exhibit list must be provided to the opposing party before trial.

An exhibit list shall be provided to the Court, court reporter, and opposing party prior to trial.

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Applies to

Interrogatory and response list

Any party offering interrogatories and answers as evidence shall first provide to the Court and the opposing party a written list which separately sets out in full each interrogatory together with response thereto.

Any party offering interrogatories and answers as evidence shall first provide to the Court and the opposing party a written list which separately sets out in full each interrogatory together with response thereto.

CRITICAL

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

As required by Local Rule 53, and unless otherwise directed by the Court, the party with the burden of proof on a claim or defense shall provide their proposed jury instructions to the Court, and to all parties, not later than the conclusion of voir dire.

WARNING

Applies to

Exhibit

An exhibit offered in evidence should be handed to opposing counsel when offered unless it has already been tendered to them.

Any exhibit offered in evidence should at the time of such offer be handed to opposing counsel if not already so tendered.