Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County Document Format Requirements

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When playing a DVD or CD in court, the party must bring the laptop that previously played the disc to ensure compatible software is available.

If you find it necessary to play a DVD or CD please bring with you the laptop that has previously played your disc to ensure you have the correct software in which to play it in the courtroom.

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Exhibit drives must be labeled.

Label the drives.

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Department K accepts facsimile, e-mail, and typographical signatures on documents as long as they conform to EDCR 8.07.

District Court Department K accepts facsimile, e-mail and typographical signatures so long as the signatures conform to the requirements of EDCR 8.07.

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Format

PDF

Proposed orders for the petition should be emailed to the department inbox and sent in both Word and PDF format to DC7inbox@clarkcountycourts.us.

Proposed orders for the petition should be emailed to the department inbox and sent in both Word and PDF format to DC7inbox@clarkcountycourts.us.

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Motions in limine may be filed as independently-noticed or omnibus motions, but each subject must be numbered and no party may file redundantly numbered motions in limine.

Department 7 will consider motions in limine that are submitted as independently-noticed motions or as omnibus motions. In any case, subjects of each motion in limine must be numbered and there can be no redundantly numbered motions in limine for any individual party.

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If submitting separate sets of Exhibits, duplicate Exhibits should be eliminated.

If submitting separate sets of Exhibits, duplicate Exhibits should be eliminated.

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Laptops should have privacy screens. Make sure to have a paper back-up of any PowerPoint slides or other electronic presentations. Trial will not be delayed for equipment failure, and the court prefers to enter copies of PowerPoints as court exhibits.

Laptops should have privacy screens. Make sure to have a paper back-up of any PowerPoint slides or other electronic presentations. Trial will not be delayed for equipment failure, and the court prefers to enter copies of PowerPoints as court exhibits.

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Counsel-brought equipment must fit in the courtroom without blocking the view of the judge, jury, or opposing counsel.

Any additional equipment brought in by counsel must work in the available court space without blocking the view of the judge, jury, or opposing counsel.

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The first page of each exhibit must be marked as proposed using the court's box format at the bottom of the page with no colored labels, but this step may be skipped if there are fewer than twenty exhibits.

MARKING EXHIBITS - Mark the first page of each exhibit as proposed, format is shown below. If there are other exhibit labels on your documents, please make sure they are not colored. Follow the format here, placing the box at the bottom of the first page of each exhibit (like you would bate stamp) . If exhibits are less than twenty, you may skip this step.

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Enlarged demonstrative exhibits are not marked as exhibits, and a standard-sized copy must be submitted for marking and admission if the parties want the enlarged version admitted.

DEMONSTRATIVES - Larger versions of Exhibits may be used as demonstrative exhibits. These are not marked as exhibits. If parties wish for the larger exhibits to be admitted, they must submit a standard sized copy to be marked, offered, and admitted.

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Laptops should have privacy screens. Make sure to have a paper back-up of any PowerPoint slides or other electronic presentations. Trial will not be delayed for equipment failure, and the court prefers to enter copies of PowerPoints as court exhibits.

Laptops should have privacy screens. Make sure to have a paper back-up of any PowerPoint slides or other electronic presentations. Trial will not be delayed for equipment failure, and the court prefers to enter copies of PowerPoints as court exhibits.

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If submitting separate sets of Exhibits, duplicate Exhibits should be eliminated.

If submitting separate sets of Exhibits, duplicate Exhibits should be eliminated.

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Each binder should be an exact copy of the other binders and all counsel should confirm this.

Each binder should be an exact copy of the other binders and all counsel should confirm this.

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Do not mark the objected/admitted/offered boxes on the exhibit sheet — those boxes are reserved for the clerk's use during trial.

Please do not mark in the boxes whether or not the exhibits are objected to, admitted or offered as this is for the clerk's use during the trial.

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When a witness or party appears by Zoom, exhibits cannot be shown on the courtroom monitors via ClickShare or ELMO; counsel must instead screen share the exhibit within Zoom.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have a witness or party on Zoom, you are not able to present anything on the monitors via ClickShare or ELMO to the Judge, witness, or jury. And the party on Zoom will not be able to view what is being shown in the courtroom. If you want to show an exhibit while someone is on Zoom, you will need to log into Zoom and screen share the document you want to present.

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Format

DOCX

The electronic version of the proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law must be in Word format.

Also provide an electronic version (Word format) of your Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law via e-mail to Dept. 29 JEA Melissa Delgado-Murphy, murphym@clarkcountycourts.us.

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All these documents should be submitted as an electronic copy in both Word and PDF formats to murphym@clarkcountycourts.us and dept29lc@clarkcountycourts.us.

All these documents should be submitted as an electronic copy in both Word and PDF formats to murphym@clarkcountycourts.us and dept29lc@clarkcountycourts.us.

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Counsel seeking admission of a demonstrative are encouraged to submit an 8.5 x 11 copy for marking, jury review, and vault storage.

If counsel would like the exhibit admitted, they are encouraged to submit a smaller, 8.5" x 11" size, copy that can be marked and easily reviewed by the jury as well as stored in the vault.

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Counsel must provide a cleared laptop for any videos to be admitted as exhibits, unless the case has no video evidence.

Please provide a Laptop that is cleared for any videos you plan to admit as exhibits. (if you have no USB or video for your case please skip this step)

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All trial exhibits must comply with EDCR 2.27.

All exhibits must comply with EDCR 2.27.

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The original deposition must be submitted to publish it at trial.

If you want to publish a deposition the ORIGINAL must be submitted.

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Format

PDF

Proposed orders should be emailed in Word and PDF form to DC23Inbox@clarkcountycourts.us.

Proposed orders should be emailed in Word and PDF form to DC23Inbox@clarkcountycourts.us.

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In order to keep an exhibit intact, be certain each exhibit is bound in some fashion.

In order to keep an exhibit intact, be certain each exhibit is bound in some fashion.

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Depositions are not marked or admitted as exhibits; original, unopened depositions may be provided and published when used in court.

Depositions are not marked nor admitted as exhibits; however, original, unopened depositions may be provided and “published” when used in Court.

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Counsel must not mark the exhibit itself; the Clerk performs the marking.

Do not mark the exhibit itself, this will be done by the Clerk.

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Format

DOCX

Court instructions should be emailed, in Word format to the Department JEA, boyerd@clarkcountycourts.us and the Department Law Clerk, Dept23LC@clarkcountycourts.us

Court instructions should be emailed, in Word format to the Department JEA, boyerd@clarkcountycourts.us and the Department Law Clerk, Dept23LC@clarkcountycourts.us

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Counsel must not mark the exhibits themselves; marking is done by the Clerk.

Do not mark the exhibit itself, this will be done by the Clerk.

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In order to keep an exhibit intact, be certain each exhibit is bound in some fashion.

In order to keep an exhibit intact, be certain each exhibit is bound in some fashion.

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Plaintiff and joint exhibits are marked by numbers; defense exhibits are marked by letters.

Plaintiffs exhibits shall be marked by numbers. Defense exhibits are marked by letters. Any joint exhibits shall be marked by numbers.

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Photographs must be identified separately, not placed several to a sheet, with sub-photos labeled using letter suffixes (e.g., 23-a, 23-b, 23-c).

Photographs must be identified separately. DO NOT PLACE SEVERAL PHOTOS on one sheet of paper as this causes problems if only one is admitted. For example, if exhibit 23 consists of 3 photos, label them 23-a, 23-b, 23-c etc.

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Exhibit pages must be Bates stamped and the Bates numbers must be listed in the exhibit list.

Bates stamp the pages for ease in locating a specific page of an exhibit and list the Bates numbers as part of the exhibit list.

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Depositions are not marked or submitted as exhibits; original depositions are filed and published when used in court.

Depositions are not marked, nor submitted as exhibits. Original depositions are filed and published when used in court.

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Format

DOCX

Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law must include an electronic copy in Word format.

Each side shall provide the Court, two (2) judicial days prior to the start of trial, a detailed, proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law with an electronic copy in Word format.

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All exhibits must comply with EDCR 2.27: three sets must be three-hole punched and placed in three-ring binders along with the exhibit list.

All exhibits must comply with EDCR 2.27. Three (3) sets must be three-hole punched placed in three ring binders along with the exhibit list.

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Format

PDF

When there is a significant substantive dispute over the drafted order, the directed party must provide the order to the Department 31 inbox in both PDF and Word format, in addition to complying with EDCR 7.21 and the Administrative Orders.

In these rare cases, in addition to complying with EDCR 7.21 and the Administrative Order(s), the party who was directed to prepare the proposed Order is to provide the Order to the Court, in PDF and Word format, to the Department 31 inbox.

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Multiple photos may not be placed on one sheet of paper; each photo must be on its own separately labeled sheet.

DO NOT place several photos on one sheet of paper. For example you may not place two (2) 4x6 photos on the same piece of paper. Instead, they must be on two (2) separate sheets of paper separately labeled.

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Documents and photos should be identified separately. DO NOT include photos and documents within the same exhibit tab.

Documents and photos should be identified separately. DO NOT include photos and documents within the same exhibit tab.

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Clerk's exhibit binders must be pre-marked with labels showing Joint/Plaintiff/Defendant status, exhibit number/letter, and case number, placed per the specified locations.

The clerk's exhibit binder(s) must be pre-marked with a proposed exhibit label indicating if the exhibit is Joint/Plaintiff/Defendant, the exhibit number/letter and case number #. The label must be adhered to either on the first page of a single page exhibit, or on the lower right back-side of the last page of a multiple page document, or on the back side of any exhibit to avoid covering up any pertinent information or part of a photograph.

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Exhibits must not be placed in binders wider than four inches.

**PLEASE DO NOT PLACE EXHIBITS IN BINDERS WIDER THAN FOUR (4) INCHES AS THEY ARE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE***

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Electronic exhibits use assigned numeric ranges with numerical file names and internally sequential page numbers in the format '1047-001'; letters are not used as exhibit numbers.

Prior to trial each party will be assigned a range of exhibit numbers for use in naming exhibits. The file name for each proposed electronic exhibit shall be numerical, i.e. 1047.pdf. Each page within the proposed exhibit will be internally and sequentially numbered beginning with the trial exhibit number and the page number will be placed on each page of the proposed electronic exhibit in the lower right hand corner in the following format "1047-001". No letters will be used as exhibit numbers for identifying proposed electronic exhibits.

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Excel documents should be converted to a PDF document or submitted separately. Videos must also be submitted separately on a separate USB drive(s). Please discuss video submissions at the Pre-Trial Conference.

Excel documents should be converted to a PDF document or submitted separately. Videos must also be submitted separately on a separate USB drive(s). Please discuss video submissions at the Pre-Trial Conference.

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The drives should NOT have any subfolders. Label the drives.

The drives should NOT have any subfolders. Label the drives.

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The electronic exhibit list must be provided in paper and Excel form, named 'Exhibit List' on the master device only, using 12-point Times New Roman.

An exhibit list in substantially the same form as the attachment hereto shall be provided in paper form as well as electronic in Excel format. The electronic (Excel) version of the exhibit list is to be named "Exhibit List" and is to be located on the master electronic storage device only. The font size shall be 12 and the font style to be used is Times New Roman.

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Format

PDF

Electronic exhibit file names must have no leading zeroes and use only the number-plus-extension format (e.g., 12345.pdf).

No leading zeroes in the file names of the PDF, nor on the exhibit list. Exhibits are to be named with only the <number>.<file extension>. For example, (12345.pdf)

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Format

PDF

Proposed electronic exhibits must be submitted in PDF format.

The proposed electronic exhibits shall be submitted in portable document format (.PDF).

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Electronic photographs need at least a one-inch top border for the clerk's indicator, and insufficient-quality photos must be resubmitted in traditional format.

Photographs must have at least a 1 inch border at the top of the page for the clerk to be able to affix the indicator documenting the admission of the photo. If the court deems the quality of the photograph is not of sufficient quality for demonstrative purposes, the photo shall be re-submitted in traditional format.

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Bates numbering may either include the tab number plus page (e.g., 2-0001) or page-only numbering (e.g., 0001), but every page of a tabbed exhibit over two pages must be Bates-stamped.

(**In order to accommodate the parties, the Court will allow the Bates stamp numbering to either reflect the exhibit tab number and then the individual page (i.e. 2-0001, 2-0002, etc.) or, if it is too costly to re-number the exhibits to reflect the tab number before the individual page number, then the Court allows the pages to bear a Bates stamp number which does not reflect the exhibit number (e.g. 0001, 0002 etc.) Regardless of which format counsel chooses to use, each page of the tabbed exhibit MUST be Bates-stamped if that exhibit contains more two pages.

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Photographs must have at least a one-inch border at the top of the page for the clerk's admission indicator.

Photographs must have at least a 1 inch border at the top of the page for the clerk to be able to affix the indicator documenting the admission of the photo.

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Order submission emails must have a subject line with the full case number, document filing code, and case caption (e.g., A-20-123456-C – ORDR – Smith v. Doe), and no additional argument may be included in the email body.

Upon submission, the subject line must have the full case number – document filing code – and case caption. (Ex: A-20-123456-C – ORDR – Smith v. Doe). No additional argument should be included in the body of the email as the email is not

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The proposed electronic exhibits shall be submitted on a single electronic storage device, except when the integrity of the proposed electronic exhibit would be corrupted by being on a single electronic storage device or the volume of the proposed electronic exhibit(s) cannot practically be stored on a single electronic storage device. The electronic storage device must have space available for additional storage of electronic data in at least an amount equal to the storage required for the proposed electronic exhibit(s). External hard drives must have a minimum read speed of 33 MBps and minimum write speed of 25 MBps.

The proposed electronic exhibits shall be submitted on a single electronic storage device, except when the integrity of the proposed electronic exhibit would be corrupted by being on a single electronic storage device or the volume of the proposed electronic exhibit(s) cannot practically be stored on a single electronic storage device. The electronic storage device must have space available for additional storage of electronic data in at least an amount equal to the storage required for the proposed electronic exhibit(s). External hard drives must have a minimum read speed of 33 MBps and minimum write speed of 25 MBps.