Judge Rebecca Swandal

Applies to

Pleading

Any pleading filed in a civil action which does not conform to Rule 10 or Rule 11 of the M.R.Civ.P. may be stricken by the Court on its own initiative and upon such terms as the Court deems just.

Applies to

Law and motion calendar matter

A matter may not be placed on the law and motion calendar until its motion or other documentation and all relevant supporting documents are filed with the Clerk.

Applies to

Ex parte motion

Before an ex parte order issues, the requesting party must file a written certification documenting specified notice to the opposing party, unless extraordinary circumstances exist.

A written order or judgment must be presented to the Clerk for filing immediately after the Court makes it.

Briefs due on a date certain must be filed by 5:00 p.m. that day; an extension requires prior Court approval and notice to each party, and an untimely brief may be disregarded with the attorney cited for contempt.

For motions under Rule 56(c)(2)(A), a hearing must be requested within 14 days after the reply-brief filing period expires to avoid waiver; oral argument is set only by Court order and at the Court's discretion.

Proof of service for papers must be filed promptly with the Clerk and before any action is taken on them, unless a specified rule or statute provides another method of proof.

Placing copies in counsel's box at the Clerk's office is not proper service unless counsel gives prior written permission.

Documents and proposed orders must be provided to opposing counsel or other parties using the same manner used to submit them to the Clerk.

Format

PDF

Email-filed documents must be PDF attachments.

A proposed order accompanying a procedural motion must be in Word format.

The proposed order submitted with an e-filed motion must be in Word format.