Judge Jessica R. Crawford

Applies to

Petition

The petitioner must attach a copy of the order to the original petition and each copy; if the petitioner fails to do so, the Clerk must ensure the copies are attached when the petition is filed.

Applies to

Evidentiary objection statement

One week before trial, counsel must provide written page and line references for designations subject to evidentiary objections, state the basis for each objection, and timely object or waive the objection.

Applies to

Proposed jury charge

One week before trial, each party must file and serve all other parties a proposed jury charge containing questions, definitions, instructions, and supporting citations.

Challenges to expert witnesses must be filed 30 days before trial.

Counsel must exchange anticipated fact, expert, and rebuttal witness lists 30 days before trial; unidentified witnesses may not testify absent good cause.

Counsel must exchange anticipated exhibit lists 30 days before trial; unlisted exhibits will not be admitted absent good cause.

Applies to

Proposed jury charge

Each party must serve its proposed jury charge on all other parties.

The party obtaining a setting must notify all parties of the setting’s date, time, and total hearing time, in the manner and time required by the applicable rules, and must send notice the same day the setting is obtained; delay may be argued as a basis for continuance.

An attorney may file vacation letters with the court, with copies to all opposing counsel, for a time period not to exceed a cumulative of four total weeks per year.

One week before trial, counsel must confer in person or by telephone and in good faith to attempt to resolve specified deposition, exhibit, motion-in-limine, and proposed-jury-charge disputes.

Objections unresolved at the required conference will be heard at the pre-trial announcement setting or on the morning trial begins.

Before presenting a TRO affecting a child’s possession or access, the applicant or counsel must confer if the opposing party is represented.