Norfolk Circuit Court, Virginia Filing Rules

A scheduling order is not required when all parties are proceeding pro se.

Deadlines for the listed trial-related filings and exchanges are based on the trial date in the supplemental order, but actions already completed need not be repeated.

The Court is likely to be unreceptive to a continuance request made on the day of trial because it may inconvenience witnesses.

When a non-suit is taken or the case settles, counsel must notify the Clerk as provided in Norfolk Circuit Court Civil Rule 2(A)(6).

Counsel must exchange exhibit and witness lists 15 days before trial.

Before setting a motion hearing, counsel must attempt to confer to resolve the motion's subject and agree on a hearing date and time.

Briefs must be on 8½-by-11-inch pages and double spaced.

Briefs may not exceed twenty pages unless the court grants leave for a longer brief.

After the sentencing hearing, the pre-sentence report must be sealed and may not be disclosed except by court order.