Court Rules

Augusta County Circuit Court, Virginia Filing Timing and Cure Windows

1 rule from official source documents

Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.

Cutoffs and deemed-filed rules

Praecipes must be filed by noon seven days before civil docket call; docket calls are generally the first and third Monday, with holiday and case-number rules determining the applicable date.

Civil trials and motions hearings set by praecipe, filed by noon 7 days prior to civil docket call, held on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. (When civil docket call falls on a holiday, the docket call will be on Tuesday.) Praecipes for cases ending in odd numbers should be filed for the first Motions Day of each month. Praecipes for cases ending in even numbers should be filed for the second Motions Day of each month. If a matter has multiple case numbers, the lowest case number would control the Motions Day for which the case should be filed.

Common questions about Augusta County Circuit Court, Virginia filing timing and cure windows rules

When is a filing treated as filed in Augusta County Circuit Court, Virginia?

The rule states a noon filing cutoff. Praecipes must be filed by noon seven days before civil docket call; docket calls are generally the first and third Monday, with holiday and case-number rules determining the applicable date.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 1, section Civil trials and motions hearings