Judge Benjamin H. Settle's formatting rule includes binding tabbed 3-ring, 3 paper copies per party, submitted to courtroom deputy morning of trial, tabbed dividers between exhibits, and binders marked on side: 1) clerk, 2) judge, 3) witness. Each party must submit 3 paper exhibit sets to the Courtroom Deputy the morning of trial, in binders with tabbed dividers marked Clerk, Judge, Witness.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Stipulated motions must be filed under the specific category “stipulated motion”.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Exhibits must be submitted to the Court before the trial date.
Parties may contact Judge Benjamin H. Settle's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email settleorders@wawd.uscourts.gov. The exhibit list must be emailed to settleorders@wawd.uscourts.gov.
Each party must submit 3 paper exhibit sets to the Courtroom Deputy the morning of trial, in binders with tabbed dividers marked Clerk, Judge, Witness.
Each party must submit 3 paper exhibit binders and 2 electronic thumb drives unless directed otherwise by the Courtroom Deputy.
All exhibits must be pre-marked by counsel with cause number, exhibit number, and admitted status (left blank) per the specified format.
Plaintiff's exhibits must be consecutively numbered from 001 to 499.
Defendant's exhibits must be consecutively numbered starting at 500.
Duplicate documents are prohibited from being listed more than once on the exhibit list.
Each party must submit 2 thumb drives of exhibits to the Courtroom Deputy the morning of trial, in searchable PDF format with OCR if possible, named per plaintiff/defendant numbering.
Audio/video exhibits must be playable in Windows Media Player or VLC Media Player, with no unique codecs required.
A joint exhibit list in Microsoft Word format (auto numbering off) must be emailed to the Courtroom Deputy before trial, following the paper exhibit numbering system.
Newly admitted exhibits during trial require daily email to Courtroom Deputy with description, PDF via email or thumb drive, plus paper copies with new dividers.
Stipulated motions may be noted on filing day but not necessarily signed that day.
Stipulated motions must be filed under the specific category “stipulated motion”.
Proposed order required with stipulated motions; Word version must be emailed to settleorders.
Exhibits must be submitted to the Court before the trial date.
Exhibits must be delivered on CD or preferably thumb-drive and be in PDF format.
Each exhibit must be submitted as its own single PDF file.
PDF exhibits should be OCR-scanned and searchable when possible.
Any exhibit with audio or video must be compatible with Windows Media Player.
Exhibits must follow the Court’s specified numbering format.
Questions about exhibit numbering should be directed by email to the courtroom deputy.
An exhibit list must be prepared in Microsoft Word format and sent before trial.
The exhibit list must be emailed to settleorders@wawd.uscourts.gov.
The Word exhibit list should use the specified numbering convention.