Lincoln County Superior Court Filing Rules

When mediation concerns characterization, valuation, or division of assets or debts, each party must submit a statement.

(A) General Requirement. Bench copies of briefs, memoranda of law, affidavits, declarations, exhibits, and other legal documents requiring substantive review by the Court shall be delivered to the judge’s chambers in accordance with the timelines set forth below. Page counts include all attachments. (D) Documents Exceeding 100 Pages. Any response or reply documents shall be delivered no later than two (2) judicial days prior to the hearing or trial.

Exhibits must be given to the Clerk’s office for pre-marking at least two business days before trial.

A party intending to use qualifying newly discovered exhibits or documents must immediately show them to opposing counsel and submit them to the court for identification.

Matters for the regular Tuesday Law and Motion docket must be scheduled with the Clerk of the Court by noon on the preceding Tuesday.

A renewal petition must be accompanied by an ex parte fee.

(i) Electronic transmission via email attachment is the court’s preferred method of receiving bench copies of documents. Such attachments shall be in Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Documents (PDF) format or some other compatible format.

The mediator may adjourn mediation from time to time to facilitate resolution of issues.

Facsimile or electronic copies are accepted as temporary file documents only by prior court order or clerk authorization.

Motions for reconsideration and new trial are submitted on briefs and declarations or affidavits without oral argument unless the judge allows argument on counsel’s application or on the judge’s own motion, and the judge will notify counsel if argument is allowed.