Rappahannock County Circuit Court, Virginia Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

If an acceptable draft Order was not previously prepared and tendered, the parties must submit a neat, hand-printed Order on a blank form maintained by the Court.

Failing previous preparation and tender of an acceptable draft Order, the parties shall submit for entry a neat hand-printed Order using blank forms maintained by the Court.

CRITICAL

Motions for reconsideration must be in writing.

Motions for Reconsideration are to be in writing.

CRITICAL

A praecipe motion must be duly signed, filed in the clerk's office, and use either the referenced Supreme Court form or attached Form 3:2.

In order to place matters required by local Rule 3:1 to be set on a Motions Docket, counselor a party not represented by counsel shall file in the clerk's office a praecipe motion duly signed and in the form of the form praecipe provided for in Rule 1:15(b) and the Appendix thereto of the Supreme Court of Virginia or Form 3:2 attached as Exhibit A hereto not less than eight days by 12:00 noon prior to the Motions Day to which it is returnable.

CRITICAL

Motions for emergency hearings must be in writing.

Motions for Emergency Hearings are to be in writing.

INFO

Either party may incorporate lower-court pleadings by written reference within the applicable filing period.

Either party may incorporate in writing by reference within the time period set, pleadings filed in the lower courts.