San Juan County Superior Court Filing Rules

An order to show cause must warn the defendant that failure to attend may result in default judgment and a writ of restitution.

No attorney or party is required to have a fax machine.

The department must file the written review report at least ten days before the review hearing.

Unless a party intends to offer fewer than 10 case-in-chief exhibits, it must submit the original exhibits to the Clerk by noon one court day before trial, in hard copy, unbound, without hole punches, separated by numbered or pre-approved slip sheets, and secured with binder clips.

A party appearing remotely for trial must still provide proposed trial exhibits to the Clerk and opposing party and provide courtesy copies to the Court.

The court will make an effort to return calls within 24 hours, but parties should allow several days to obtain special-set hearing dates.

The listed documents must be filed on paper and not electronically unless the Clerk expressly approves electronic filing.

A party should not respond to a reconsideration motion unless the Court requests a response; if it does, Superior Court Administration will provide deadlines for the response and reply briefs.

Where ex parte relief is permitted by court rule or law, counsel may submit a request for ex parte consideration to the Clerk’s office for presentation to the Court without payment of an ex parte fee.

The court may require a declaration identifying the expected evidence; if the adverse party makes the specified admission, the trial will not be continued.

For motions other than summary judgment, motions and responses are limited to 10 pages, replies to 5 pages, and declarations to the stated totals; limits assume 12-point font and one-and-one-half spacing, and an advance motion may seek permission to exceed them.

Complaints are confidential unless found to have merit; records of complaints found not to have merit may be disclosed only by court order for good cause after notice and an opportunity to be heard.

Proposed orders approving the plans must be lodged at the same time the plans are filed.