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Document Limits
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10 pgs
Adjournments
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Reason for RequestProposed Rescheduled Date
24Hoursnotice
Request must include
These 413 rules apply across St. Louis County Circuit Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
Petitions must use the prescribed caption, including the case and party information and pleading details shown in the form.
A petition naming a corporate defendant must provide the specified officer or registered-agent information, with additional local-office information for a foreign corporation.
If a defendant has a rural route, the petition must provide directions or a P.O. Box number.
A faxed document is deemed filed at the date and time recorded by the fax, and the transmitting party is responsible for ensuring the transmission is complete.
Applications for trial de novo in civil and small claims cases are due within ten days after judgment.
The interpreter's or translator's fee-and-expense statement must be filed before the Court taxes those amounts as costs.
The specified withdrawal notices must be served on the client personally, by first-class mail, or by third-party carrier at the client’s last known address.
A copy of the motion and a hearing notice stating the time, date, and place must be sent to the Prosecuting Attorney and defendant.
A process server appointed in place of the Sheriff must be a person of lawful age, not a corporation or business association.
During trial or a hearing, courtroom filings must be submitted to the division clerk, who scans them into the electronic system after the judge signs if a signature is required.
When leave to amend is granted, the party or attorney must submit the amendment electronically for filing.
A petition or claim may not be initiated by fax to the clerk or court and must comply with Rule 4.8.
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Jason D. Dodson is a judge on the St. Louis County Circuit Court, Missouri's 21st Judicial Circuit, which serves St. Louis County.
Practitioners will find the published procedures for Division 10.
Parties subject to the Standing Order may file a written motion and notice of hearing to seek an exception from the drug testing requirement.
Parties subject to the Standing Order may file a written motion and notice of hearing to seek an exception from the drug testing requirement.
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Civil casesChecked against the court's website Nov 3, 2026
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