Loudoun General District Court, Virginia Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICAL

The parties may waive the advance-notice requirement for bail/bond motions only with the Court’s consent.

The advance notice requirement for bail/bond motions referenced above may not be waived by the parties except with the consent of the Court.

CRITICAL

providing at least two (2) business days (a/k/a "48 hours") advance written notice to both the Court and the opposing party, unless otherwise stated herein or by statute.

providing at least two (2) business days (a/k/a "48 hours") advance written notice to both the Court and the opposing party, unless otherwise stated herein or by statute.

CRITICAL

Bail/bond, withdrawal-as-counsel, and competency-or-sanity-evaluation motions may be placed on the docket with at least one business day’s advance written notice to the Court and opposing party, subject to stated or statutory exceptions.

b. Priority Motions ("24-hour"): The priority motions listed in this sub-section may be placed on the docket by a party providing at least one (1) business day (a/k/a, "24 hour") advance written notice to both the Court and the opposing party, unless otherwise stated herein or by statute, to-wit: i. Motion for Bail/Bond ii. Motion to Withdraw as Counsel iii. Motion for Competency or Sanity Evaluation

CRITICAL

A non-standard discovery motion must be docketed for hearing as a two-day (48-hour) motion.

A non-standard discovery motion must be docketed for hearing as a two (2) day (48 hour) motion.

CRITICAL

An oral request to schedule a bail or bond review hearing will be considered only if the opposing party consents.

Further, oral requests to schedule a bail or bond review hearing will only be considered with the consent of the opposing party.

WARNING

If counsel in good faith expects a matter to take more than ten minutes total, counsel should tell the Court at the outset, and the Court may reschedule it.

If counsel believes in good faith that the matter will take more than ten (10) minutes (total), then counsel should advise the Court at the outset, and the Court reserves the right to reschedule the motion for an alternate docket time or date.

WARNING

A suppression motion filed before trial is presumed to be heard at the trial’s designated date and time unless the Court schedules or orders otherwise.

The Court will presume that any suppression motion filed in advance of the trial date will be heard on the date and time designated for trial, unless otherwise scheduled or ordered by the Court.

WARNING

If a party wishes to schedule a suppression motion or other pre-trial evidentiary motion for a hearing in advance of trial, and the motion is expected in good faith to take more than ten (10) minutes, then such motion should be placed on the motions docket for scheduling, and then set specially.

If a party wishes to schedule a suppression motion or other pre-trial evidentiary motion for a hearing in advance of trial, and the motion is expected in good faith to take more than ten (10) minutes, then such motion should be placed on the motions docket for scheduling, and then set specially.

INFO

A standard 7C:5 discovery request does not require a docketed motion.

A standard 7C:5 discovery request does not require a docketed motion, and shall be accomplished as follows: