Judge Greg Bonilla

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Filed document

When the clerk must provide copies, parties must furnish all necessary copies and pre-addressed envelopes for all parties of record.

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Motion for leave to file

When leave is required to file a pleading, a proper motion must be filed and served, and the original pleading should be attached; this rule does not apply to filing an Information in a criminal case.

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Notice of issue

Once all briefs are filed or the briefing period expires, at least one party must file a Notice of Issue stating that the matter is ready for a ruling.

Scheduling-order dates may be changed only by court order upon a showing of good cause; motions to extend deadlines or dates must state the trial date if one is set.

For a hearing-date conflict, counsel or a party should consult the opposing party and advise the Court by motion, describing efforts to contact the opponent and the opponent's position.

Motions to continue or extend time must be written and state opposing counsel's position; saying counsel could not be contacted is insufficient, and the court will not rule until the response time expires.

Counsel and parties should confirm hearing dates with the Clerk of District Court.

When a contested matter set for hearing is resolved, the judge's judicial assistant must be advised immediately so the allotted time can be used for other matters.

If a matter has been under advisement for more than ninety days, an affected party may send the judge a letter, copied to all counsel, describing the matter and stating when it was taken under advisement.

A defendant's motion to dismiss unsupported by a timely brief is deemed overruled, and the moving party has twenty days after notice from the clerk to plead further.

A written stipulation or appropriate pleading must be filed within two days after the contested matter is resolved.

The bail-transfer request must be filed with the justice of the peace contemporaneously with the District Court motion.