Judge Michael Hayworth

Applies to

Omnibus form

After a not-guilty plea, counsel must consult and attempt to stipulate to the contents of the Court-approved omnibus form before the hearing, and the form must be submitted for approval on the hearing date.

Applies to

Petition for consolidation

A petition for consolidation must be filed in each action to be consolidated.

Applies to

Discovery document

Discovery documents generally may not be filed without prior leave, subject to the stated UDCR 4 exception, and filed discovery materials are handled as specified by the Court.

A party may not discuss a substantive issue ex parte with the Court without notice and approval of all opposing counsel, unless the law expressly allows it.

Matters which counsel expect will be contested or are expected to take more than 15 minutes shall be scheduled for additional time with the judicial assistant.

Matters must be calendared with the judicial assistant by 4:00 p.m. on the business day before Law and Motion.

Notice of a transfer between departments must be provided to all parties.

An extension request must be served before the due date.

Opposing parties must be served under the applicable rules before a matter is heard on the Law and Motion calendar.

Filings must comply with UDCR 1 and use left justification for the document body.

Counsel must ensure that a filing longer than one page does not leave a page containing only a date or judge-signature line.

Documents filed with the Clerk of Court must not be stapled.