Judge Paul Bugenhagen Jr.

Applies to

Pretrial filing

Parties must file a Financial Disclosure Statement before the Pretrial Conference unless good cause exists.

Applies to

Interpreter request

A written interpreter request on state form GF-149 must be submitted 10 business days before the hearing.

Applies to

Motion or order to show cause

Each motion and Order to Show Cause must identify the requested relief and its legal justification on the first available page.

The sender is responsible for timely, complete facsimile receipt, and the Clerk is not responsible for transmission failures or an inoperable fax machine.

After-hours facsimile filings made by 11:59 p.m. CST are filed that day; submissions after 11:59 p.m. are filed the next business day.

Deadline

10 business days

An interpreter request must be submitted at least 10 business days before the hearing.

Applies to

Pleadings

Proof of service for pleadings must be filed with the family division office within the statutory time limit.

An adjournment request must confirm service on all parties.

Deadline

2 business days

Applies to

Proposed exhibit

Proposed exhibits must be made available to the opposing side by filing or by providing copies at least 2 business days before the hearing.

Applies to

Proposed exhibit

Format

PDF

Exhibits must be pre-marked and use the specified number ranges for each party or participant; each exhibit must be paginated, have at least a half-inch top margin, and be in PDF format.

Applies to

Proposed order findings or similar

Proposed orders, findings, and similar documents must be filed in Word format and have a three-inch top margin on the first page.

Motions must be filed in writing and scheduled with the Juvenile Court unless the court exempts them.