Courtesy copies are required for proposed voir dires and proposed charges. Details: 2 copies, delivery upon filing. Required attachments must be filed in duplicate with the court.
Judge Andrew S. Hanen's rules set a pre-motion procedure for tro and preliminary injunction. Restraining order applications are presented to the Court by the Case Manager after counsel affirms opposing party contact and both parties' availability for conference.
Judge Andrew S. Hanen's rule states these limits: 20 pages. All motions, briefs, legal memoranda, and pleadings are limited to 20 pages, with court permission required to exceed.
Judge Andrew S. Hanen's rule states these limits: 2 pages. Pre-motion letters are limited to 1-2 pages and must outline disputes and issues.
Judge Andrew S. Hanen's formatting rule includes file format paper, leave of court required for conventional (paper) filing of documents exceeding 30 pages, and electronic filing preferred when possible. Leave of Court required for conventional filing of documents over 30 pages, with electronic filing preferred.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. All pretrial motions including motions to suppress must comply with Local Criminal Rule 12; non-compliant motions to suppress are waived and unsupported pretrial motions are not entertained.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Motions to suppress that do not comply with form requirements are waived under Rule 12.1.
Parties may contact Judge Andrew S. Hanen's intake unit by phone only as allowed by the rule. Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed to the Case Manager (intake unit), not to the Court, judicial assistant, or law clerks.
Judge Andrew S. Hanen's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Process: file redacted on ecf. Counsel must comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2(a) to protect minor plaintiffs' identities and privileged information.
Judge Andrew S. Hanen's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. Extensions of Scheduling and Docket Control Order deadlines are not considered emergencies.
No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Required attachments must be filed as separate documents, not bundled with the joint pretrial order.
Yes. Judge Andrew S. Hanen's rules include a junior lawyer participation incentive. Lawyers with less than 7 years of experience are young lawyers; court encourages them to have primary speaking roles and considers this when granting oral argument requests.
All pretrial motions including motions to suppress must comply with Local Criminal Rule 12; non-compliant motions to suppress are waived and unsupported pretrial motions are not entertained.
Pretrial motions must be written, state specific basis, include statement of authority, and be supported by affidavit or declaration with particularity of material facts if presenting factual issues.
Motions to suppress that do not comply with form requirements are waived under Rule 12.1.
Factual allegations in motions to suppress and accompanying affidavits must be definite, specific, detailed, and nonconjectural, not based on suspicion or conjecture.
All motions must include certificates of conference, certificates of service, and a proposed order.
Joint pretrial order must list each party, counsel, counsel's address and telephone number in separate paragraphs.
Joint pretrial order must include a brief case statement suitable for jury introduction, with names, dates, and places.
Joint pretrial order must briefly specify basis for subject matter and party jurisdiction, including unresolved questions.
Joint pretrial order must list all pending motions.
Joint pretrial order must state each party's claims concisely in separate paragraphs.
Joint pretrial order must list all facts requiring no proof.
Joint pretrial order must list all material facts in bona fide controversy.
Joint pretrial order must list all undisputed legal propositions.
Joint pretrial order must state unresolved legal questions with supporting authorities.
Joint pretrial order must include four exhibit lists on Clerk-style forms, with exhibits available before trial except rebuttal/unanticipatable.
Exhibits must be marked with the date and case number on each exhibit.
Joint pretrial order must include four witness lists with names, addresses, and testimony summary.
Joint pretrial order must state that all settlement efforts are exhausted and case must be tried.
Joint pretrial order must state estimated trial length and logistical issues.
Required attachments must be filed as separate documents, not bundled with the joint pretrial order.
Required attachments must be filed in duplicate with the court.
Proposed voir dire questions must be filed as a separate document, captioned, signed by counsel, and with service certified.
Joint pretrial order must include proposed findings of fact with agreed and contested findings separated.
Joint pretrial order must include conclusions of law with supporting authority.
Joint pretrial order must be signed by the Attorney-in-Charge for both plaintiff and defendant.
A case will be set for trial only if a complete Joint Pretrial Order has been filed.
All pleadings must be electronically filed per Local Rule 5.1.
Proposed voir dire questions must be filed with the clerk alongside the Joint Pretrial Order.
Case-related telephone inquiries must be directed to the Case Manager (intake unit), not to the Court, judicial assistant, or law clerks.
Inquiries to the Case Manager should be via e-filed letter except for settings within 14 days, criminal cases, emergencies, or Section 8A matters, where email is allowed.