Judge Yvonne Laird

Applies to

Motion

A request for a court order must be made by motion stating its grounds with particularity and the relief sought.

Applies to

Motion and brief

Motion and brief titles must identify the submitting party and briefly describe the subject.

Applies to

Proposed order

An application for an order must include a separate proposed order before the hearing or court action, and its title must refer to the underlying motion when applicable.

A telefaxed document is filed on the date and time the Clerk of Court receives it.

The party transmitting a document by telefax must mail its original to the Clerk of Court by first-class mail on the transmission date.

After receiving and confirming that the original matches the telefax, the Clerk must file it and attach it to the telefaxed document.

Counsel may withdraw a matter from the law and motion calendar if it was placed there solely because counsel previously notified the Clerk.

Counsel or parties shall notify the Clerk of Court by noon on the preceding business day of matters to be placed on the law and motion calendar.

A moving party may present an emergency matter to the Court at any time upon an adequate showing.

Law and motion scheduled on an official holiday is continued to the next business day; if Monday is the holiday, the following Tuesday's session moves to Wednesday of that week.

The Court may continue scheduled law and motion on any designated date at its discretion.

A matter set for law and motion that becomes contested may be postponed and rescheduled.