Jefferson County Courts at Law Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

The death certificate must be filed unredacted using the specified court-use-only filing code and the Contains Sensitive Data security type.

The death certificate shall be filed unredacted using the filing code “death certificate” (court use only) with a security type of Contains Sensitive Data.

CRITICAL

Video depositions must be edited to remove unnecessary material, abandoned objections and colloquy, and undue delays, and to ensure brevity, cogency, and clarity.

Video depositions shall be edited to remove superfluous and extraneous material, abandoned objections and colloquy, and undue delays; in addition, video depositions shall be edited for brevity, cogency and clarity.

CRITICALCivil cases

In cases designated as E-file, each pleading must be fully and properly labeled.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each pleading in cases designated as E-file shall be fully and properly *labeled,

CRITICAL

An objection to a trial-setting request must be submitted in writing.

Written objection must be made within 7 days of the request, or such objection may be considered waived.

WARNING

For a party or witness whose physical disability makes personal attendance difficult, counsel may seek a waiver before the hearing or trial for live internet appearance, must arrange the timely connection, and may not use a cell phone for virtual attendance.

If personal attendance is difficult because of a physical disability of a party or witness, Counsel may seek, prior to the date of hearing or trial, a waiver of personal appearance of that person and to allow a live appearance by virtual appearance via the internet. It will be the responsibility of counsel for that party or witness to arrange for the timely connection via the internet. No virtual attendance will be allowed via cell phone.

WARNING

Exhibits must be marked for identification before trial.

Have your exhibits marked for identification before trial.

WARNING

Pleadings relating to an ancillary matter must append the applicable letter “A” or number “1” to the cause number.

If a case includes an ancillary matter as that term is defined herein, the cause number of all pleading relating to the ancillary matter shall be followed by the letter “A” or the number “1”, whichever is applicable.

WARNING

Each subsequent ancillary matter in a case must be designated by the next sequential letter or number.

If a case contains more than one ancillary matter then each subsequent matter shall be designated by sequential letters or numbers.

WARNING

Attorneys should mark and number exhibits and exchange them before the pre-trial conference, or at a mutually agreed time no later than 10 days before the trial docket period begins; no exhibit list is necessary.

No exhibit list is necessary. Attorneys should mark and number their exhibits and exchange prior to the pre-trial conference or at a mutually agreed date and time no later than 10 days prior to the beginning of the trial docket period, so that objections can be made and ruled upon at the pre-trial conference.

INFO

A party may request a trial setting in writing; the Court Coordinator may also set the case for trial.

Cases will be set for trial by the Court Coordinator or upon written request by any party.

INFO

Attorneys should mark and number their exhibits.

Attorneys should mark and number their exhibits and exchange prior to the pre-trial conterence or at a mutually agreed date and time no later than 7 days prior to the beginning of the trial docket period, so that objections can be made and ruled upon at the pre-trial conference.