Judge Jessica R. Crawford

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Proposed jury charge

Each party must file and serve a proposed jury charge containing questions, definitions, instructions, and supporting authority citations one week before trial.

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Hearing setting motion

A contested hearing must be set by written motion with a Notice or Order Setting Hearing attached.

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Notice or order setting hearing

A Notice or Order Setting Hearing must state the estimated time allocation for the hearing.

All challenges to expert witnesses must be filed thirty days before trial.

Summary judgment motions must be filed and heard at least thirty days before trial.

A summary judgment motion may not be set within thirty days of a final trial setting.

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Proposed jury charge

Each party must serve the proposed jury charge on all other parties one week before trial.

The party obtaining a setting must notify all parties of its date, time, and total time needed, send notice the same day, and follow the applicable rules; delay may be argued as a basis for continuance.

Each party must deliver the required form to the opposing party and the judge hearing the case.

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Notice or order setting hearing

A case may not be set on a District Court docket unless the appropriate Court Administrator signs the Notice or Order Setting Hearing and it is e-filed into the case.

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Motion

A motion for additional hearing time must explain the need and amount requested, be e-filed, and be presented to the assigned District Court’s Court Administrator.

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Proposed or draft order

Proposed or draft orders must be e-filed with the District Clerk.