Judge Dominic Coletta

Applies to

Missing fax exhibit

A separately filed missing exhibit must have the Rule 7.4 cover sheet and must be signed and served under the rules governing pleadings.

Applies to

Fax filing

A fax filer need not file the original but must preserve it, make it available to the Court on request with original signatures and the original fax cover sheet, and retain it through case closure and exhaustion of appeal opportunities.

Applies to

Fax filing

A fax filer must include a cover page with the information specified by the rule.

Applies to

Civil jury trial

The court-scheduled civil jury-trial fee must be paid 90 days before trial unless the Court orders otherwise.

A party claiming indigency must submit an affidavit stating why costs cannot be prepaid, and costs are waived if indigency is found.

A filing requires payment of the court-scheduled filing fee.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, a missing fax exhibit must be filed separately within five days after transmission, or the Court may strike the document or exhibit.

An accepted fax filing is filed when the Clerk time-stamps receipt, not when it was transmitted, and the Clerk receives faxes only on regular court business days and during the stated court hours.

E-filing is available 24/7, but a filing must be completed by 4:00 p.m. EST to be timely that day; filings outside regular court hours are deemed filed the next normal business day.

Motion oral argument is permitted only if a party applies in writing and the Court orders it.

Responses are due 14 days after service of a non-summary-judgment motion or 28 days after service of a summary-judgment motion, and a reply may be served and filed within 7 days after service of the response, unless the Court orders otherwise for responses.

Reply or additional motion briefs may be filed only with leave of Court.