Middlesex County Circuit Court, Virginia Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Contact

Letter fax

Counsel must fax the requested trial-setting information to support staff, and counsel and their party waive objections to the chosen trial date if counsel fails to submit available dates as required.

No later than the Wednesday prior to the Term Day indicated in the Notice of Appeal, counsel mu~t fax their available dates to support staff at (804) 693-1755, and indicate the expected length of trial and whether a jury is demanded. Should any counsel fail to submit their available dates as required, such counsel and their party will be deemed to have waived any objection to the chosen trial date.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

Phone

(804) 693-1358

After filing a motion, the moving party must obtain available hearing dates from support staff, agree on a date with opposing counsel, and notify support staff of the chosen date; offered dates are not held and may become unavailable if counsel does not act promptly.

After filing the motion, the moving party must contact support staff at (804) 693-1358 to advise the type of motion filed and the expected length of the hearing, and to obtain the dates and times available for the hearing. The moving party must then contact the opposing counsel and agree on a hearing date. Once a hearing date is agreed, the moving party must contact support staff at (804) 693-1358 to advise of the chosen date. The days offered are not held and could be rendered unavailable if counsel does not act promptly. Once a date is finalized, the moving party must file and serve the appropriate Notice of Hearing, listing the date and time scheduled, the name of the motion to be heard, and the time allotted by the Court.

CRITICAL

Contact

Letter fax

Counsel must fax the requested trial-setting information to support staff, and counsel and their party waive objections to the chosen trial date if counsel fails to submit available dates as required.

No later than the Wednesday prior to Term Day, counsel must fax their available dates to support staff at (804} 693-17 55, indicating the ,expected length of trial and whether a jury is demanded. Should any counsel fail to submit their available dates as required, such counsel and their party will be deemed to have waived any objection to the chosen trial date.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A defendant with an installment or deferred payment agreement must promptly inform the court of any mailing-address change while the agreement is in effect.

A defendant who enters into an installment or deferred payment agreement shall promptly inform the court of any change of mailing address during the term of the agreement.

INFO

For an appealed protective order issued under Virginia Code § 19.2-152.10, the district court clerk should confer with the Circuit Court clerk's office to select a trial date.

When a protective order is issued pursuant to Virginia Code§ 19.2-152.10 (FORM DC-385) and is appealed from a district court, the district comt clerk should confer with the Circuit Court clerk's office to pick a trial date and indicate on the Notice of Appeal the date the case "is scheduled to be called for trial."

INFO

For an appealed family-abuse protective order issued under Virginia Code § 16.1-279.1, the district court clerk should confer with the Circuit Court clerk's office to select a trial date.

When a family abuse protective order is issued pursuant to Virginia Code § 16.1-279.1 (FORM DC-650) and is appealed from a district court, the district court clerk should confer with the Circuit Court clerk's office to pick a trial date and indicate on the Notice of Appeal the date the case "is scheduled to be called for trial."

INFO

Contact

Letter fax

By the Court's preference, the party filing the Praecipe may obtain mutually agreeable dates from all participants and fax those dates, the expected trial length, and jury-demand information to support staff.

In the alternative and by preference of the Court, the party filing the Praecipe may obtain all participants' mutually agreeable available dates, and fax to support staff a list of dates that are agreeable to all participants, along with the expected length of trial and whether there is a jury demand.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Phone

(804) 693-1358

Promptly after the Notice of Appeal is filed, counsel involved in the appeal should confer with each other and contact support staff at(804) 693-1358 to schedule the matter for trial.

Promptly after the Notice of Appeal is filed, counsel involved in the appeal should confer with each other and contact support staff at(804) 693-1358 to schedule the matter for trial.

INFO

Contact

Letter fax

Counsel may avoid appearing at Docket Call by faxing support staff their available dates, expected trial length, and whether a jury is demanded no later than the preceding Wednesday.

To avoid appearing at Docket Call, counsel may, no later than the Wednesday prior to Docket Call, fax their available dates to support staff at (804) 693-1755, advise the expected length of trial, and advise whether a jury is demanded.

INFO

Contact

Letter fax

By the Court's preference, the party filing the Notice or any counsel involved in the appeal may obtain mutually agreeable dates from all participants and fax those dates, the expected trial length, and jury-demand information to support staff.

In the alternative and by preference of the Court, the party filing the Notice, or any counsel involved in the appeal, may obtain all participants' mutually agreeable available dates, and fax to support staff a list of dates that are agreeable to all participants, along with the expected length of trial and whether there is a jury demand.