Judge Ben Fosland

Applies to

Omnibus hearing memorandum

The parties must file a completed Omnibus Hearing Memorandum.

A party seeking an exception to the filing requirements should request it before attempting to file the document.

Applies to

Motion

Must include

proposed order

A motion must include a proposed order and state the adverse party's position; probate PR Statements to Close Estate are exempt, and the Court will not act on motions lacking a proposed order or an e-filed order in the required format.

The completed Omnibus Hearing Memorandum is due no later than the Thursday before the scheduled hearing.

A party who obtains an order or arrest warrant directly from the Court must present it to the Clerk immediately for recording.

After final judgment and expiration of the appeal period, the Clerk must notify counsel to retrieve filed discovery documents within 30 days and may destroy unclaimed documents without further notice.

Court scheduling must be handled through the Judicial Assistant or designated personnel; after two unanswered attempts to communicate, the Court will set the matter.

An attorney expecting a matter to be contested or to take more than 15 minutes must advise the Judicial Assistant so additional time can be scheduled.

People seeking to reserve courthouse facilities must contact the Judicial Assistant in advance.

Papers that do not conform to MUDCR 1 and Rules 10 and 11 of the M. R. Civ. P. should not be filed by the Clerk and may be struck by the Court.

Briefs should be concise but sufficiently thorough, and the Court may strike rambling, verbose, inflammatory, or unintelligible briefs or pleadings.

Proposed orders must omit submitting counsel's name and address from the top left-hand corner and, when e-filed, be attached in Microsoft Word format.