St. Louis County Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Deadline

3 business days

Motions to suppress and motions in limine must be filed at least three business days before the pretrial conference and will be heard at that conference.

All motions to suppress and all motions in limine shall be filed no later than three business days before the pretrial conference and shall be heard at the pretrial conference.

Deadline

0 calendar days

Jury instructions must be filed no later than the pretrial conference date.

Jury instructions to be filed by pretrial conference date.

Deadline

30 calendar days

Discovery must be served no later than 30 days before the discovery deadline.

No discovery shall be served no later than 30 days prior to discovery deadline.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Counsel must set a pre-trial conference at which outstanding motions are heard no later than 10 calendar days (including weekends) before trial, and motions not heard by then are deemed abandoned.

Counsel are responsible for setting a pre-trial conference where said motion(s) will be heard nolater than 10 days (including Saturday and Sunday) before the trial date. All motions not heard at that timeare deemed abandoned.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Parties must provide the court with proposed or agreed-upon Early Case Summary language (per Rule E1.01) no later than 5 days before the pre-trial conference.

Parties to provide the court with proposed or agreed upon language for Early Case Summary as required by Rule E!.01 no later than five (5) days prior to the pre-trial conference.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Parties must provide the court with proposed or agreed-upon questions regarding juror litigation history (per Rule 69.025) no later than 5 days before the pre-trial conference.

Parties to provide the court with proposed or agreed upon questions regarding juror litigation history pursuant to Rule 69.025 no later than five (5) days prior to the pre-trial conference.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Defendant's jury instructions must be filed no later than 5 days before the pre-trial conference.

Defendant’s Jury Instructions must be filed no later than 5 days before the pre-trial conference.

Deadline

180 calendar days

All dispositive motions must be filed no later than 180 days before the scheduled pre-trial conference.

All dispositive Motions must be filed no later than 180 days before the schedule pre-trial conference.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Motions in limine and objections in depositions must be filed no later than 10 days before the pre-trial conference.

All Motion in Limine and objections in depositions must be filed no later than 10 days before the pre-trial conference.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Plaintiff's jury instructions must be filed no later than 10 days before the pre-trial conference.

Plaintiff’s Jury Instructions must be filed no later than 10 days before the pre-trial conference.

Deadline

5 calendar days

The Summary required by Rule E1.01 must be filed no later than five days before the pre-trial conference.

Summary as required by Rule E1.01 no later than five (5) days prior to the pre-trial conference.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Parties must provide the court with proposed or agreed-upon questions regarding juror litigation history, per Rule 69.025, no later than five days before the pre-trial conference.

Parties to provide the court with proposed or agreed upon questions regarding juror litigation history pursuant to Rule 69.025 no later than five (5) days prior to the pre-trial conference.