Judge Patrick M. Moriarty

Applies to

Answer to dependency or termination petition

Each party must file and serve a written answer to a dependency or termination petition no later than 7 days before the preliminary hearing.

Applies to

Ex parte submission

Must include

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All documents subject to this rule must be accompanied by an Ex Parte Coversheet substantially similar to the court website form.

Applies to

Proof of pretrial arbitration compliance

When child support or maintenance is subject to the cited pre-trial arbitration requirements, the parties must file proof of compliance.

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Motion to seal or redact

Copies of the sealing or redaction motion and proposed findings must be served on all other parties and the court at least five court days before the hearing.

Service

Electronic service

A party that e-files a document may electronically serve it using the serve-only feature in the Clerk's e-filing system.

An affidavit of service must be electronically filed or filed as proof of service regardless of the service method used.

The Clerk may reject and return an unauthorized paper filing when the attorney lacks an approved waiver from mandatory e-filing.

Deadline

2 court days

Civil responding documents and briefs must be filed and served no later than noon two court days before the hearing.

Civil reply documents must be filed and served by noon on the court day before the hearing.

Format

PDF

Working copies must be merged into one PDF and must visibly display the hearing date and time, case name, case number, and submitting party on page one.

Motion materials may not include audio or video recordings without prior court approval.

Working copies must state the hearing date and time, assigned jurist if any, and department or room number in the upper-right corner.