St. Louis County Circuit Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

Required fingerprinting must be completed before the court file is transferred to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

(4) Any charge that requires fingerprinting shall be completed prior to the file being transferred to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.

CRITICAL

The plaintiff or relator may file a reply brief within 10 days after the defendant or respondent files a brief and must deliver or mail a copy to opposing counsel.

Within ten (10) days after defendant or respondent has filed a brief, plaintiff or relator may file a copy of a reply brief with the Court and shall deliver or mail one copy to each of opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

The plaintiff or relator may file a brief within 30 days after the record on appeal is filed and must deliver or mail a copy to opposing counsel.

Within thirty (30) days after the record on appeal has been filed in the Court, plaintiff or relator may file a copy of his brief and, if properly requested or required by the Court, proposed findings of fact with the Court and shall deliver or mail one copy thereof to each of opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

The executed parenting plan must be filed before the hearing.

prior to the hearing, the parties shall file an executed parenting plan that complies with Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.310.8.

CRITICAL

A defendant must file written exceptions to the commissioners’ report within 30 days after service of notice.

the defendant must file written exceptions to said report within thirty (30) days of such service of notice

CRITICAL

A trial de novo application must be filed within ten days after judgment or the right is waived and the municipal division executes the judgment and sentence.

(1) Where authorized by law, the defendant may request a trial de novo. If no application for trial de novo is filed with the municipal division within ten (10) days after the date of the judgment, the right for trial de novo shall be deemed waived and the municipal division shall execute the judgment and sentence.

CRITICAL

Deadline

24 hours

Entries of appearance for a court session must be submitted at least 24 hours before the scheduled court date.

Notwithstanding, entries of appearances and motions for continuances shall be submitted for any particular court session no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled court date.

CRITICAL

A new Form 15 must be filed every 60 days until the case is mediated.

(B) A new Form 15 must be filed every sixty (60) days until the case is mediated.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

After approval, a party must contact the Court’s Information Technology department as soon as possible and no later than five business days before the proposed use.

Contact the Court’s Information Technology department as soon as possible, and in no event later than five (5) business days prior to the proposed use of such equipment or technology in the courtroom;

CRITICAL

The report to the Circuit Court en banc is due no later than 60 days after the reporting period ends.

no later than sixty (60) days following the end of the reporting period.

CRITICAL

The defendant or respondent may file a brief within 20 days after the plaintiff or relator's filing and must deliver or mail a copy to opposing counsel.

Within twenty (20) days thereafter, defendant or respondent may file a copy of his brief and, if properly requested or required by the court, proposed findings of fact with the Court and shall deliver or mail one copy thereof to each of opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

Should suggestions in opposition be filed by any party, they shall be filed and served on opposing parties prior to that date of the argument.

Should suggestions in opposition be filed by any party, they shall be filed and served on opposing parties prior to that date of the argument.

CRITICAL

Unless a requested extension is granted, mediation must be completed or scheduled and Form 15 filed no later than the first case conference.

(E) Unless an extension of time is requested as set out above in 13(A)(f) and granted, the mediation process must be completed and/or scheduled with the mediator and the Form 15 filed with the Court no later than the date of the first case conference.

CRITICAL

Applications for trial de novo in civil and small claims cases are due within ten days after judgment.

All applications for trial de novo in civil and small claims cases shall be filed in writing with the appropriate clerk within ten (10) days after the date of judgment.

CRITICAL

The parties must file Form 15 within 90 days of the specified service, appearance, or paternity event.

(A) Ninety (90) days from the date of original service of summons or the filing of an entry of appearance or after a finding of paternity, the parties shall file a Form 15 with the Court certifying that:

CRITICAL

The executed separation agreement copy must be submitted before the hearing.

a copy of such executed agreements shall be submitted to the court prior to the hearing.

WARNING

The interpreter's or translator's fee-and-expense statement must be filed before the Court taxes those amounts as costs.

In the event that the Court is asked to tax the fees and expenses of a qualified interpreter or translator as costs to the parties as permitted by §476.803, a copy of a statement of the fees and expenses of the qualified interpreter or translator shall be filed with the Court prior to the taxing of costs in the case.

WARNING

Failing to answer interrogatories or file objections within the prescribed or court-extended time may support sanctions.

Failure to answer or file objections to interrogatories within the time prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 57.01(a), or as extended by court order, shall be grounds for sustaining of a motion for sanctions.

WARNING

All requirements of the mandatory document exchange rule are waived if the case is scheduled for a default or non-contested hearing within 75 days of service.

All of the requirements of this mandatory document exchange rule shall be waived if within seventy-five (75) days of service, the case has been scheduled for a default or non-contested hearing.

WARNING

Filing affidavits does not shorten any statutory waiting period for entry of a dissolution or legal-separation judgment.

The filing of such affidavits shall not be deemed to shorten any statutory waiting period required for entry of a judgment of dissolution or legal separation.

WARNING

Filing the affidavit does not shorten any statutory waiting period for entry of an adult name-change judgment.

The filing of such affidavit shall not be deemed to shorten any statutory waiting period required for entry of judgment for change of name.

INFO

For an adult name-change proceeding, judgment may be entered upon the petitioner’s affidavit after 30 days from the original petition filing and only if the stated money-judgment, pending-case, and publication conditions are met.

Final Orders Entered – When. Judgment in a proceeding for a change of name of a person eighteen years of age or older may be entered upon the affidavit of petitioner when: (A) Thirty days (30) have passed following petitioner’s original filing of the Petition for Change of Name; and, (B) There are no unsatisfied money judgments against petitioner; and, (C) There are no cases requesting money pending against petitioner; and, (D) Petitioner does not seek to be excused from the publication requirements of section 527.290.1, RSMo.