Loudoun General District Court, Virginia Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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A motion must be filed by 12:00 p.m. for its filing day to count toward the notice period.

The motion must be filed by 12:00 p.m. for the day of filing to be counted toward the notice requirement.

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A priority motion must be filed by 12:00 p.m. for its filing day to count toward the notice period.

The motion must be filed by 12:00 p.m. for the day of filing to be counted toward the notice requirement.

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Filings submitted after 4:00 p.m. are not deemed filed or received until the following business day.

Any filing submitted after 4:00 p.m. is not deemed filed or received until the following business day.

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The Clerk receives emergency-labeled filings without docketing them, brings them forthwith to an available judge, and dockets them only as the reviewing judge directs or authorizes.

Any filing labeled or identified as an Emergency will be received by the Clerk but not docketed and be brought to the attention of an available judge forthwith. The reviewing judge will assess the filing on its face and determine if such matter qualifies as an emergency and is otherwise entitled to exemption from the procedures herein or other priority treatment. If there is a specific docketing request related to the matter, the request should be clearly stated in the filing. Such matters will only be docketed at the direction or authorization of the reviewing judge.

WARNING

The Clerk may decline and return filings that do not conform to state law or the Local Rules.

Filings that do not conform to requirements of state law or these Local Rules may be declined and returned to the filing party by the Clerk.

INFO

For Class 1 felonies, monthly statements of costs and fees may be submitted, with separate hourly rates for in-court and out-of-court time.

For Class 1 felonies, a statement of all costs and fees incurred for that month may be submitted every month at a rate of $150 per hour spent in court and $120 per hour out of court.

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If an ex parte proof hearing is required, it must be set no more than 90 days from the original return date.

An ex parte proof hearing date, if required, shall be set not more than 90 days from the original return date.

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An absent defendant in a jailable matter must submit the signed acknowledgment within ten days after the continuance motion is heard or granted, unless the Court waives or modifies the requirement.

If the Defendant is not present in court when a continuance motion is heard or granted in any matter involving the possibility of a jail sentence, then the Defendant is required to submit a signed written acknowledgment of the new court date to the Court within ten (10) days, unless such requirement is waived or modified by the Court.

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A request to modify a payment agreement must be made before the agreement ends.

You must apply for a modification before the payment agreement ends.

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Applies to

Standard 7c 5 discovery motion

A standard 7C:5 discovery motion must be filed no later than ten days before the scheduled trial or preliminary hearing.

The motion for standard 7C:5 discovery must be on the form specified by this Court and available to all parties, and be filed no later than ten (10) days before the scheduled trial and/or preliminary hearing date.

CRITICALCriminal cases

An application to modify a payment agreement must be made before the agreement ends.

You must apply for a modification before the payment agreement ends.

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Motion notice periods are calculated from receipt by the Court or other party, not from sending; parties are encouraged to coordinate dates when both are available.

Notice time requirements for motions are specified in other sections of these Local Rules by subject matter. Nonetheless, parties are encouraged to communicate with each other to schedule matters when both parties are available to be heard. For all motions, notice time is calculated from when the motion is received by the Court or other party, not from when it is sent by the filing party.

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The Commonwealth must provide the authorized discovery within ten days after the motion is filed and served on its attorney, or by the trial or preliminary hearing date, whichever comes first.

The Commonwealth must provide the discovery authorized by this Local Rule no later than ten (10) days after the filing of the motion and service on the attorney for the Commonwealth or on the date of trial and/or preliminary hearing, whichever comes first.

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An appeal from a final order must be filed in writing with the Clerk's Office within 10 days of the order, or the right to appeal expires.

An appeal from any final order of this Court must be filed, in writing, with the Clerk's Office within ten (10) days of the order; after ten (10) days, the right to appeal expires.

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A party who requests authorization for an alternative process must file it by the court-set deadline or the matter will be dismissed without prejudice.

d. If a party appears for a civil return and requests authorization for an alternative process to issue, such as an Alias process, a Rule to Show Cause, or a Capias, and then that party fails to file such process by the deadline set by the court, such matters) will be dismissed without prejudice.

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Deadline

2 business days

If legal authority for a remote appearance exists, the requesting party must submit a written request for permission at least two business days (48 hours) before the court appearance.

If and when such legal authority exists, a party requesting a remote appearance must submit a written request to the Court for permission to appear remotely no less than two (2) business days ("48 hours") prior to the applicable court appearance.

WARNING

Deadline

2 business days

Submitting a proposed consent order less than two business days before a scheduled hearing is strongly discouraged.

Submission of a proposed consent order less than two (2) business days prior to a scheduled hearing is strongly discouraged.

WARNING

Counsel is expected to advise the Court in writing of a substantially changed trial time estimate no less than ten days before the scheduled trial date.

If a party becomes aware of a substantial change in time estimate for trial after a matter is scheduled, it is expected that counsel of record will advise the Court of the amended good faith time estimate, in writing, no less than ten (10) days prior to the scheduled trial date.

INFO

Deadline

3 business days

Online case information should be updated within three business days of the docket call.

Online case information should be updated within thrce (3) business days of the docket call.