Judge Todd L. Grace

Applies to

Written application for recording or photography

Recording or photographing court proceedings requires a court order obtained upon written application filed with the Clerk, subject to Rule 12.

Applies to

Written application for recording or photography

Recording or photographing court proceedings requires a court order obtained upon written application filed with the Clerk, subject to Rule 12.

Applies to

Pleading

Attorneys must identify themselves as trial counsel and include their office address, ZIP code, email, telephone, and fax numbers on all pleadings; a law firm may not be named as trial attorney.

A motion response must be filed no later than the fourteenth day following service of the motion on the responding party.

Amendments are not permitted after the final pretrial.

Cases generally must be completed within one year after the complaint is filed.

Fee

500

Applies to

Jury trial demand

A party demanding a jury trial in a civil case must deposit $500 to secure juror fees.

Applies to

Jury trial demand

Failure to timely deposit the jury fee waives jury trial absent good cause, and an indigency affidavit alone is insufficient to waive the deposit.

Applies to

Hard copy filing

If the required copies are not provided, the court may make them at the submitting party’s expense.

Format

PDF

A public-record request seeking information in electronic format must be fulfilled in PDF format.

Parties must provide discovery in the format in which their respective records are stored.

Traffic citations may be produced by computer or other electronic means.