Judge Angela Sutkiewicz

Applies to

Plea agreement

Except in felony cases, a plea agreement may be reduced to a written stipulation at the conference’s conclusion; if it is, file it with the assigned judge along with a completed Plea Questionnaire and Notice of Appeal Rights.

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Small claims filing

Form SC-500 is required for filing in small claims practice.

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Motion to close public proceedings

A motion to close public proceedings requires written notice to the court and media coordinator, subject to the good-cause exception.

Deadline

72 hours

Reports must be submitted 72 hours before disposition.

Deadline

72 hours

Unless good cause has been shown to the judge, a party moving that any judicial proceedings required by law to be public be closed to the news media must notify the court and the media coordinator in writing at least 72 hours prior to the time set to hear the motion.

Objections to the form or content of a submitted document must be filed in writing with the court within 10 days of service or mailing.

Counsel submitting a document to the court for signature must simultaneously forward a copy to all other counsel and unrepresented parties.

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Petition to withdraw counsel

Counsel must send a copy of the withdrawal petition to the represented party's last known address and to all other parties or counsel of record.

Requests for adjournments must be in writing, addressed to the assigned judge, served on all opposing parties and received by the assigned judge not later than 10 days prior to the scheduled hearing.

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Facsimile transmission

No fee is required for facsimile transmissions of documents to the court.

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Order to show cause

An Order to Show Cause must be filed and a fee paid to obtain a hearing date and time.

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Jury fee

The nonrefundable jury fee must be paid at or before the scheduling conference.