Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Macomb County Chambers Communication Rules

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Contact

Email to clerk

A sentencing memorandum must be emailed to both court staff or delivered as a judge's copy because filing it with the clerk's office does not notify chambers.

Please email the clerk and secretary the sentencing memoranda or drop off a Judge’s copy. Efiling the sentencing memoranda with the Clerk’s Office does not give notice to the Judge’s chambers.

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Civil cases

Contact

Email

Counsel must email the judge’s secretary a copy of the jury instructions in Word format.

Email the Judge’s secretary a copy of the jury instructions in word format. (stefanie.hoover@macombgov.org)

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Contact

Phone to clerk

All motions must be adjourned or dismissed by telephone call to the clerk no later than Friday at 4:00 p.m. before the hearing date.

ALL MOTIONS ARE TO BE ADJOURNED AND/OR DISMISSED VIA PHONE CALL TO CLERK NO LATER THAN THE FRIDAY 4 p.m. PRIOR TO THE MOTION HEARING DATE.

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Counsel must check the judge's availability or contact the clerk to select a motion date before electronic filing.

Before efiling a motion, please check the Judge's availability or contact the Clerk to discuss a good date.

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Contact

Phone to chambers

A party expecting to be more than 15 minutes late must immediately notify chambers and opposing counsel.

If a party is expected to be more than 15 minutes late, they must call or email chambers immediately to inform the staff and inform opposing counsels of same.

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When a civil case has settled in full, the parties must notify the secretary or clerk.

If the Parties have settled the case in full, they are to contact the Secretary or Clerk.

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Civil cases

If deposition objections remain unresolved, the parties must contact the judge's secretary to obtain a hearing date.

If the parties have not resolved the objections, the parties shall contact the Judge's secretary for a hearing date regarding the deposition objections.

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Civil cases

If deposition objections remain unresolved, the parties must contact the judge’s secretary to obtain a hearing date.

If the parties have not resolved the objections, the parties shall contact the Judge’s secretary for a hearing date regarding the deposition objections.

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Civil cases

Counsel intending to use media equipment at trial must contact the judge’s secretary before trial to test compatibility with the court’s equipment.

In order to ensure the Court’s media equipment is compatible, Counsel must contact the Judge’s secretary before the day of trial to test any media equipment counsel intends to use throughout trial.

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A party filing an emergency motion with an initial pleading in a Business Court case must notify the Chief Judge's chambers if the case has not been automatically assigned to the Business Court Judge.

Parties filing emergency motions with their initial pleadings in cases falling within the jurisdiction of the Business Court have a duty to inform the Chief Judge's chambers if the case is not automatically assigned to the Business Court Judge.

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Civil cases

Unresolved deposition objections require the parties to contact the judge’s secretary for a hearing date.

If the parties have not resolved the objections, the parties shall contact the Judge's secretary for a hearing date regarding the deposition objections.

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Before filing a Request for Hearing on a Motion form, the party must contact the Judge's Secretary to obtain an available hearing date.

Note: Contact Judge's Secretary for an available hearing date prior to filing the Request for Hearing on a Motion form.

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A party must contact the judge's secretary for an available hearing date before filing a Request for Hearing on a Motion form.

Contact Judge's Secretary for an available hearing date prior to filing the Request for Hearing on a Motion form.

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Contact

Phone to chambers

The preferred method of contacting the judge’s office is by phone; email is not recommended.

The preferred method of contact is via phone; emailing is not recommended.

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Civil cases

Counsel may contact the court clerk or secretary to arrange a special scheduling time for motions in limine or trial motions.

Motions in Limine and/or trial motions can be scheduled at special times to accommodate counsel. Contact this Court’s clerk or secretary to schedule special time.

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Civil cases

Parties may request special scheduling times for motions in limine or trial motions by contacting the court clerk or secretary.

Motions in Limine and/or trial motions can be scheduled at special times to accommodate counsel. Contact this Court's clerk or secretary to schedule special time.

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Civil cases

Counsel may contact the court clerk or secretary to arrange a special hearing time for motions in limine or trial motions.

Motions in Limine and/or trial motions can be scheduled at special times to accommodate counsel. Contact this Court’s clerk or secretary to schedule special time.

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Civil cases

The clerk or secretary may be contacted to schedule a special hearing time for motions in limine or trial motions.

Motions in Limine and/or trial motions can be scheduled at special times to accommodate counsel. Contact this Court’s clerk or secretary to schedule special time.

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To ensure the Court’s media equipment is compatible, Counsel must schedule with the Judge’s secretary, before the day of trial, a time to test any media equipment counsel intends to use.

Summary: Counsel must schedule with the judge’s secretary before the trial day to test any media equipment intended for use in court.

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Attorney(s) must advise Judge Rancilio’s secretary of the resolution prior to the conference date.

Summary: Attorneys must notify Judge Rancilio’s secretary of a settlement resolution before the settlement conference date.

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Please contact the Secretary or Clerk before submitting this order. The Secretary or Clerk will want the case number to review the status of the case and go over the necessary requirements.

Summary: The secretary or clerk must be contacted with the case number before submitting an order facilitating in lieu of case evaluation.

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Under good cause, if a party needs to appear via ZOOM the attorney must contact the Clerk &/or Secretary for permission.

Summary: In a criminal matter, an attorney seeking permission to appear by Zoom for good cause must contact the clerk or secretary.

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Motions - Wednesdays at 8:30AM (contact Secretary or Clerk for date and time)

Summary: Criminal motions are scheduled for Wednesdays at 8:30 AM, and the secretary or clerk must be contacted for the date and time.

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Contact

Phone to chambers ?

Phone

(586) 493-5752

Adjournment requests of scheduled events are routinely handled by the Judge’s judicial secretary (Bridget (586) 493-5752).

Summary: Routine requests to adjourn scheduled events are handled by the judge's judicial secretary by telephone.

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Contact

Phone to clerk ?

Phone

(586) 463-2458

Adjournments of motions are handled by the clerk (Jessica (586) 463-2458) or secretary (Bridget (586) 493-5752).

Summary: The clerk or secretary handles motion adjournments.

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Civil cases

If the attorneys cannot amicably resolve objections, contact the Court’s clerk or secretary to set up a time prior to trial to appear before the Court.

Summary: If counsel cannot resolve deposition objections, they must contact the court clerk or secretary to arrange a pretrial appearance.

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Civil cases

If the parties have not resolved the objections, the parties shall contact the Judge's secretary for a hearing date regarding the deposition objections.

Summary: If the parties cannot resolve deposition objections, they must contact the judge's secretary to obtain a hearing date.

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Any questions are to be directed to the Secretary.

Summary: Questions concerning early disposition, status, and settlement conferences must be directed to the secretary.

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All civil hearings, unless otherwise noted below, will be remote by Zoom.

Summary: Civil hearings are conducted remotely by Zoom unless the schedule states otherwise.

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**Note:  Any criminal hearing that requires an interpreter must be in person.

Summary: A criminal hearing requiring an interpreter must be held in person.

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Civil cases

If the parties have not resolved the objections, the parties shall contact the Judge's secretary for a hearing date regarding the deposition objections.

Summary: If deposition objections remain unresolved, parties must contact the Judge's secretary to obtain a hearing date.