Proposed orders will be required to be submitted through the Court's Online Services at the conclusion of hearings.Motions or other supporting documents should be delivered through the Court's Online Services system or to prior to the hearing.If you are attending the hearing in person, kindly bring those self-addressed stamped envelopes with you.If any parties to be served the Court's order at the conclusion of the UMC hearing are not registered for judicial e-service, please mail a copy of the Notice of Hearing with self-addressed stamped envelopes for those non-registered parties to the Court prior to the hearing.Notices of Hearing should be sent in copy to the Court's Online Services System via "E-Courtesy" or e-mailed to the Division at advance of the hearing. A copy of the Notice of Hearing and the motion or other pertinent pleading must be sent to chambers in advance. The Court reviews all motions prior to the hearing. However, motions for attorney's fees, summary judgment, and any evidentiary matters are not appropriate for UMC and should be specially set for hearing. Default Final Judgments may be set on the Uniform Motion Calendar. UMC is strictly for non-evidentiary motions which can be heard in a total of 10 minutes (5 minutes per side). Attorneys are required to "make reasonable efforts to actually speak to one another and engage in reasonable compromises to resolve or narrow the disputes before seeking court intervention." Prior to scheduling, the attorney noticing the motion shall attempt to resolve the matter and shall certify to the Court the good faith attempt to resolve. Upon reservation of the hearing date, a notice of hearing must be filed with the Clerk's office and if such notice is not attached upon reservation, a copy should be sent to the Court at should always attempt to clear a date chosen with opposing counsel. Scheduling UMC Hearingsīefore scheduling, attorneys must first file the motion and give opposing side(s) at least five (5) business days' notice, unless parties agree to short notice. When scheduling or cancelling a UMC hearing, please go to the Court's online services/ scheduling system to reserve the hearing on the Court's UMC docket, and if cancelling the hearing, to remove the hearing from the Court's UMC docket. Please do not call the Judicial Assistant to schedule or cancel a UMC hearing. Scheduling is solely between the parties. Uniform Motion Calendar ("UMC") hearings are held remotely on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 8:30 A.M. Please monitor for any updates to these and other mitigating measures in response to COVID-19 at the Court's main webpage and the respective main webpage of the Judge. Division AD will be utilizing zoom technology to minimize the number of in-person hearings due to Coronavirus ("COVID-19").
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