Judge Paula Williams
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Adjournments
- Requests to extend or continue deadlines or vacate hearings must provide the current and proposed deadlines, opposing-party agreement, specific good cause, and all parties’ positions; overdue requests must explain the delay.
Request must include
Document Filing Requirements2 rules
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026Mandatory
Every motion must be accompanied by a proposed order.
• A proposed order must accompany every motion.
Document Type
Motion
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026Mandatory
Motions must include a certification stating when and how the meet-and-confer occurred and identifying the unresolved issues.
• Motions must include a certification specifying: o the date of the meet and confer, o how it took place (telephone, video, or in-person), and o the specific issues that remain unresolved.
Document Type
Motion
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Witness lists, exhibit lists, and any pre-hearing memoranda must be filed and exchanged at least five business days before an evidentiary hearing, unless the Court orders otherwise.
• Witness lists, exhibit lists, and any pre hearing memoranda must be filed and exchanged at least five business days before an evidentiary hearing, unless otherwise ordered.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026
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Filing Bundling Requirements
Combination pleadings are prohibited; petitions, objections, applications, and motions must be filed separately, and filings must be self-contained without incorporating other filings by reference.
• Parties shall not file combination pleadings. All petitions, objections, applications, and motions are to be filed separately and designated as such. No filing will be accepted if filed in combination with another. Additionally, all filings shall be fully self-contained and shall not “incorporate by reference” other separate filings for review and consideration as part of the pending filing.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.
Page 1 | 1. GENERAL EXPECTATIONS
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Parties must meet and confer before filing a discovery motion.
• Parties must meet and confer before filing any discovery motion.
Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.
Page 1 | 3. DISCOVERY & DISCLOSURE MOTIONS
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Requests to extend or continue deadlines or vacate hearings must provide the current and proposed deadlines, opposing-party agreement, specific good cause, and all parties’ positions; overdue requests must explain the delay.
When requesting to extend or continue deadlines or vacate hearings, parties must include: • the current deadline, • the proposed new deadline, • whether the opposing party agrees, • specific good cause supporting the request, and • the position of all parties. • requests made after a deadline has passed must explain the untimeliness.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026
Page 1 | 2. EXTENSIONS AND CONTINUANCES
Chambers Communication Rules
Emails to the Judge’s Division or chambers must copy opposing counsel and self-represented parties.
• All emails to the Judge’s Division/chambers must copy opposing counsel and self represented parties.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 3, 2026
Page 1 | 6. COMMUNICATION WITH JUDGE’S DIVISION/CHAMBERS