Judge Frank Dobie Kosub

Applies to

Family law matter

A copy of the standing order must be attached to every newly filed family law matter.

Applies to

Certificate of completion

A party completing the approved parent education and family stabilization course must file a certificate of completion within 30 days of completion or before the final hearing on the merits.

Applies to

Motion

Must include

certificate of conference

Every motion must include a certificate describing unsuccessful efforts to resolve the dispute, including the date, action, and method of each effort, subject to a procedure for an unresponsive pro se opponent.

Written docket-call announcements must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the Tuesday immediately preceding docket call.

Unless the court orders otherwise or law requires a different date, a jury-trial setting request must be filed by the docket call two months before the requested jury trial.

Deadline

20 calendar days

Counsel designated by the court must reduce final judgments and decrees to writing and send them to the court and opposing counsel within 20 calendar days after the triggering event.

A continuance, postponement, or reset request may be granted only with consent from counsel for all parties or notice to all non-requesting parties with an opportunity to object.

Even an agreed continuance is not automatically approved, and the Court may deny it or require a hearing.

A party seeking a continuance without written consent from all counsel and court approval must file a motion under the applicable cited rules with an order setting a hearing; otherwise, the motion will be denied without prejudice.

All ex-parte communications with the Court, including electronic communications, are prohibited.

Information requests to the Court must be directed to the Court Coordinator.

Contact

Email to chambers

Un solicited emails sent to the judge may be deleted without being opened.