Judge Randy M. Clapp

Applies to

Trial setting request

A case may be placed on the Active Trial Docket only after a party or attorney submits a written trial-setting request certifying the listed information and case-readiness matters.

Applies to

Trial setting request

Requests for jury and non-jury trial settings must be written and use the Court-prescribed form, available from the Court Coordinator.

Applies to

Final decree request

When requesting signature of a final decree in a divorce or SAPCR case, applicable specified forms must be completed and presented to the Clerk.

Contact

Phone

A party seeking to schedule a motion or short hearing should preview the Court’s calendar and contact the Court Coordinator by telephone or email to determine an acceptable hearing date and time.

The Court should be informed as to whether the matter is contested and the estimated amount of time required for the hearing.

An informal confirmation by the Court or its Coordinator is sufficient to reserve a hearing time, although written confirmation is preferred.

Applies to

Trial setting request

A party is entitled to 45 days’ notice after service of a setting request and before jury docket call.

Applies to

Trial setting notice

The party obtaining a trial setting must notify all parties or their attorneys in writing of the setting’s date and time.

Applies to

Hearing notice

The party scheduling a hearing must serve proper hearing notice within the time and manner prescribed by the applicable procedural rule.

Before jury docket call, the Court must hear unresolved pretrial motions, conduct a Rule 166 pretrial conference, and assign a trial date unless it grants a continuance.

Matters requiring an evidentiary hearing lasting more than half a day must be referred to mediation before a hearing setting may be obtained.