Judge Jennifer Richardson
Judge • Grant County Superior Court
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideGrant County Superior Court publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 200 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 72- Applies to
- Grievance response
A GAL or CASA involved in a grievance raising issues of arguable merit must submit a written response within 14 days of the request, unless the investigating judicial officer allows more time upon request.
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- Grievance
A grievance about a GAL's or CASA's qualifications, conduct, or performance must be in writing and submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court.
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- Order restoring voting rights
When a guardianship ends because the individual is determined competent, the Order Restoring Voting Rights sent to the County Auditor must include the same personal identifiers as the Notice of Loss of Voting Rights.
Filing Timing
All 43A GAL or CASA must submit the requested response within 14 days, with additional time available if allowed upon request to the investigating judicial officer.
- Deadline
- 9 court days
Moving parties must file motion documents at least nine court days before argument.
- Deadline
- 4 court days
Responsive documents must be filed at least four court days before argument.
Service
All 30- Applies to
- Jury instructions
Each party wishing to propose jury instructions shall file with the Clerk, deliver to the Judge, and serve on other parties one cited copy and one clean copy of each instruction proposed.
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- Notice of setting
The moving party must serve notice of a special setting in the same manner as a motion noted for a regular docket.
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- Virtual appearance notice
A party obtaining an order for virtual appearance must serve the Virtual Appearance notice.
Adjournments
All 18A GAL or CASA may request additional time to respond, but the extension applies only if the investigating judicial officer allows it.
The parties may extend a Scheduling Order deadline by stipulation only with leave of the Court.
The Court may extend a Scheduling Order deadline for good cause on a party's motion made before the deadline expires.
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