Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan, Oakland County Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Before presenting a default judgment to the court, the party must file for and obtain a default against the non-moving party from the County Clerk.

A party must file and obtain a default against the non- moving party from the County Clerk before presenting a default judgment to the court.

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Responses not received by Monday at noon will not be considered.

If a response is not received by Monday at 12:00p.m. (noon), the Court will not consider it.

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When Monday is a court holiday, responses must be submitted by Friday at 4:30 p.m.

If Monday is a court holiday, responses must be submitted to the Court on Friday by 4:30p.m.

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Parties must appear for trial unless a final order has been entered by 4:30 p.m. on the prior business day; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.

Parties are expected to appear on the date and time set for trial if no final order has been entered by 4:30pm on the prior business day or their action will be dismissed.

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Motion responses must be received by Monday at noon during the hearing week, or by Friday at 4:30 p.m. if Monday is a court holiday, to be considered.

If a response to a motion is not received by Monday at noon the week of the motion hearing, it will not be considered by the Court. If Monday is a court holiday, responses must be submitted to the court on Friday by 4:30 p.m.

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Motions in limine must be heard at least 30 days before the scheduled trial date.

Motions in limine shall be heard no later than 30 days prior to the scheduled trial date.

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Civil cases

Orders on motions are due by 4:30 p.m. on the day the motion is heard.

Orders on motions are due no later than 4:30 p.m. the day the motion was heard.

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Orders on motions are due by 4:30 p.m. on the day of the hearing.

Orders on motions are due no later than 4:30 p.m. the day the motion was heard.

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Responses must be filed through MiFILE by noon Monday before the call; responses absent from the court file by 9:00 a.m. Tuesday may not be reviewed.

Responses must be filed with MiFILE no later than 12:00 p.m. the Monday before the scheduled call; Responses not in the court file by 9:00am the Tuesday prior to motion call may not be reviewed by the Court.

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Responsive pleadings are due by 11:59 p.m. on the Monday before the motion hearing, and late filings will not be considered.

Any responsive pleadings must be filed no later than the Monday before the motion hearing at 11:59 p.m. Any late filing will not be considered.

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Responsive pleadings must be filed by 11:59 p.m. on the Monday before the motion hearing.

Any responsive pleadings must be filed no later than the Monday before the motion hearing at 11:59 p.m.

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Civil cases

To have a motion heard, file a Praecipe with the Case Management Office by 4:30 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

To have your motion heard, you must file a Praecipe with the Case Management Office by 4:30 pm on the Wednesday prior to the date you wish your motion to be heard.

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The Court will not consider a response received after Monday at noon.

If a response is not received by Monday at 12:00 p.m. (noon), the Court will not consider it.

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When Monday is a court holiday, responses must be submitted by Friday at 4:30 p.m.

If Monday is a court holiday, responses must be submitted to the Court on Friday by 4:30 p.m.

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A motion is considered unopposed if its response is not received by noon on the Monday before the hearing, except for dispositive motions.

If a Motion Response is not received by 12:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the scheduled motion hearing, the motion will be considered unopposed (excepting dispositive motions).

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Civil cases

A motion order filed after 4:30 p.m. on the hearing day is untimely and must instead be submitted as a stipulated order or under MCR 2.602(B)(3).

Orders on motions that are filed with the Court after 4:30 p.m. the day the motion was heard are considered untimely; an order received after this time must be submitted as a stipulated order, or pursuant to MCR 2.602(B)(3).

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Civil cases

Responses must be filed through MiFILE by noon on the Monday before the scheduled motion call.

Responses must be filed with MiFILE no later than 12:00 p.m. the Monday before the scheduled call;

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Civil cases

The Court will not review responses that are not in the court file by 9:00 a.m. Tuesday before motion call.

Responses not in the court file by 9:00 a.m. the Tuesday prior to motion call will not be reviewed by the Court.

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Civil cases

The Court will not review an emergency motion until the Clerk’s Office accepts it and it is added to the court file.

Please note that the Court will not review an emergency motion until it has been accepted for filing by the Clerk’s Office and the motion is added to the court file.

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Responsive pleadings must be filed by noon on the Monday before the motion; late filings will not be considered.

Responsive Pleadings: Any responsive pleadings must be filed no later than the Monday before the motion. The cut-off time is noon. Any late filings will not be considered.

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Arraignments by mail must be e-filed by 4:30 p.m. Friday before the arraignment; late submissions are rejected and the parties must appear.

Arraignments by Mail: The Court will accept arraignments by mail. Arraignments by mail must be e-filed no later than 4:30 p.m. on the Friday prior to the arraignment. Late submissions will be rejected without consideration. Parties must appear for arraignment if an arraignment by mail is not timely submitted.

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Civil cases

Emergency motions may be filed at any time.

An emergency motion can be filed at any time.

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Emergency motions may be filed at any time.

An emergency motion can be filed at any time.

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All such disputes are to be resolved before the morning of trial.

Summary: Disputes concerning pretrial jury instructions must be resolved before the morning of trial.

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Discovery recommendations shall be e-filed immediately following the meeting with the Discovery Master whether parties have resolved their discovery issues or not.

Summary: Discovery recommendations must be e-filed immediately after the Discovery Master meeting, whether or not the dispute was resolved.

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Late filings will be rejected.

Summary: Late filings for motions for summary disposition will be rejected.

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Discovery recommendations shall be e-filed immediately following the meeting with the Discovery Master whether parties have resolved their discovery issues or not.

Summary: Discovery recommendations must be e-filed immediately after the Discovery Master meeting.

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Stipulated orders must be e-filed no later than 4:30 p.m. on the Friday before the hearing.

Summary: Stipulated orders for adjournment requests must be e-filed by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday before the hearing.

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Late submissions will be rejected without consideration.

Summary: Late adjournment submissions will be rejected without consideration.

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You will be asked to resubmit appropriately named files.

Summary: Files with inappropriate names must be resubmitted with appropriate names.

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The Court will assign specific timeslots based on its docket the Tuesday before the call and file notice into the case file.

Summary: The Court assigns motion-hearing timeslots on the preceding Tuesday and files notice in the case file.

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Parties scheduled for a motion hearing will receive detailed Zoom instructions via MiFile the day prior to the motion hearing.

Summary: Parties scheduled for a motion hearing receive detailed Zoom instructions through MiFile the day before the hearing.

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Once the record is received in eFiling, the Court will issue a brief scheduling order setting the briefing deadlines and hearing date for the appeal.

Summary: After the record is received in eFiling, the Court issues a scheduling order setting appeal briefing deadlines and a hearing date.

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Late-filed praecipes will not be heard.

Praecipes filed late will NOT be heard.

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The Court will not consider a response received after Monday at noon.

If a response is not received by Monday at 12:00p.m. (noon), the Court will not consider it.

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Motions in limine must be filed at least two weeks before trial and heard no later than one week before trial, subject to compliance with other scheduling-order provisions.

Must be filed at least two weeks prior to the date of trial and heard no later than one week prior to the date of trial (dependent on compliance with all other scheduling order provisions).

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Jury instructions and the Verdict Form are due one week before trial.

Jury instructions and the Verdict Form are due one week prior to trial.

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Motions in limine must be heard no later than one week before trial, unless an issued scheduling or pretrial order provides otherwise.

Motions in limine must be heard no later than one week before trial or pursuant to an issued scheduling or pretrial order.

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If no settlement-disposing order is filed before trial, parties must appear on the trial date to put the settlement on the record or the court will issue a dismissal order.

If no order is filed, the parties must appear on the trial date to place the settlement on the record or the court will issue a dismissal order.

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Deadline

30 calendar days

Motions must be both filed and heard at least 30 days before the final pretrial or settlement conference or they will be considered waived.

Motions may be filed during the pendency of litigation; however, all motions must be filed and heard at least thirty days before the party’s scheduled final pretrial and/or settlement conference. Motions not filed and heard at least 30 days prior to the final pretrial/settlement conference will be considered waived.

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Deadline

7 calendar days

Each party must e-file proposed motions in limine and proposed jury instructions at least seven days before the final pretrial or settlement conference.

At least seven days prior to the Court’s scheduled final pretrial and/or settlement conference each party to the Case must eFile a list of proposed motions in limine and proposed jury instructions.

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Motions must be filed and heard at least 30 days before the scheduled final pretrial or settlement conference.

Motions may be filed during the pendency of litigation; however, all motions must be filed and heard at least thirty days before the party’s scheduled final pretrial and/or settlement conference.

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A motion not filed and heard at least 30 days before the final pretrial or settlement conference is considered waived.

Motions not filed and heard at least 30 days prior to the final pretrial/settlement conference will be considered waived.

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Each party must e-file its proposed motions in limine list and proposed jury instructions at least seven days before the scheduled final pretrial or settlement conference.

At least seven days prior to the Court’s scheduled final pretrial and/or settlement conference each party to the Case must efile a list of proposed motions in limine and the party’s proposed jury instructions.

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Motion responses must comply with the Michigan Local Court Rules, and late responses will not be considered.

Any motion responses must be filed in accordance with the Michigan Local Court Rules. Any late filings will not be considered.

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Deadline

3 calendar days

Applies to

Sentencing memorandum

Sentencing memoranda must be filed at least three days before sentencing.

All sentencing memoranda must be filed at least three days prior to sentencing.

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Deadline

30 calendar days

Applies to

Motion in limine

Motions in limine must be filed and praeciped 30 days before trial.

Motions in limine must be filed and praeciped 30 days prior to trial.

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Late filings will not be considered.

Late filings will not be considered.

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Deadline

1 calendar days

Jury instructions are due one week before trial and must be emailed in Word format to the listed judicial staff.

Jury instructions are due one week before trial and must be submitted electronically in Word format via email to the following: o Judicial Staff Attorney, Carmen Lyon at lyonc@oakgov.com o Judicial Assistant, Jolie Wackter at wacktery@oakgov.com

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Civil cases

Trial and evidentiary hearing briefs must be filed at least one week before the hearing unless the scheduling order provides otherwise.

TRIAL AND EVIDENTIARY HEARING BRIEFS: Trial and Evidentiary Hearing briefs must be filed in all cases no less than one week prior to the hearing date, unless otherwise indicated in the scheduling order.

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Civil cases

Proposed exhibits should be stipulated before trial or an evidentiary hearing; objections must be raised by formal motion and noticed by the Court’s last regular motion call beforehand.

Proposed exhibits should be stipulated to prior to trial or evidentiary hearing, with objections raised by formal motion and noticed for hearing no later than the Court’s last regular motion call preceding the trial/evidentiary hearing.

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Deadline

1 calendar days

Trial and evidentiary hearing briefs must be filed at least one week before the hearing unless the scheduling order provides otherwise.

Trial and Evidentiary Hearing briefs must be filed in all cases no less than one week prior to the hearing date, unless otherwise indicated in the scheduling order.

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Deadline

3 calendar days

Sentencing memoranda and other materials for the Court must be submitted at least three days before sentencing.

All sentencing memoranda and any other documentation for the Court's consideration must be submitted at least three days prior to sentencing.

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Deadline

7 calendar days

The stipulated jury instructions and verdict form must be filed at least seven days before trial.

A stipulated set of jury instructions and verdict form must be filed no later than seven days prior to the trial date.

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Deadline

7 calendar days

The bench brief must be filed at least seven days before trial.

The brief must be filed no later than seven days prior to the trial date.

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The prosecutor must provide final jury instructions and the verdict form electronically to the Judicial Staff Attorney on or before the trial date.

The Prosecutor provides a set of final jury instructions and verdict form in electronic form to the Judicial Staff Attorney on or before the day of trial.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

Each party must file a hearing brief, including exhibits and supporting law, at least 7 days before the hearing.

Each party shall file a hearing brief (including exhibits an supporting law) no later than 7 days prior to the scheduled hearing date.

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Civil cases

Deadline

7 calendar days

Each party must file lay and expert witness lists and a proposed exhibit list, and exchange exhibits, at least 7 days before the hearing.

Each party must file a Witness List (lay and expert), a Proposed Exhibit List, and exchange exhibits no later than 7 days prior to the scheduled hearing.

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Civil cases

Motions in limine and other motions related to the evidentiary hearing must be filed for a Wednesday motion call before the hearing date.

All motions in limine or other motions in relation to the pending evidentiary hearing shall be filed for a Wednesday motion call day prior to the scheduled hearing date.

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Responsive pleadings must be filed by the deadline in MCR 2.119(C)(2).

Responsive pleadings must be filed no later than the deadline identified in MCR 2.119(C)(2)

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The court will not consider motions filed with untimely or improper praecipes.

The court will not consider motions filed with untimely, or improper, praecipes.

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Deadline

60 calendar days

A motion may not be repraeciped more than 60 days after its original filing date.

A Motion brought before this Court may not be repraeciped more than sixty (60) days from the motion’s original filing date.

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Responsive pleadings must be filed by the deadline specified in MCR 2.119(C)(2).

Responsive pleadings must be filed no later than the deadline identified in MCR 2.119(C)(2)

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Civil cases

Deadline

5 business days

The moving party must submit the proposed default judgment and necessary related orders at least five business days before the court date.

The moving party must present the proposed default judgment and necessary related orders to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to the court date so the Court may review the documents in advance.

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Civil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Submit the signed consent judgment and necessary related orders at least five business days before the court date.

Please present the signed consent judgment and necessary related orders to the Court at least five (5) business days prior to your court date so the Court may review the documents in advance.

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Civil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Submit all judgments and orders at least five business days before the court date on which proofs will be taken.

All judgments and orders must be submitted to the Court at least five (5) business days in advance of the court date where you intend to take proofs.

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Civil cases

Deadline

5 business days

A request to take proofs by Zoom will be granted only if the Court has reviewed the documents in advance, which must be submitted at least five business days before the court date.

Requests to take proofs by Zoom will only be granted where the Court has reviewed documents in advance and will not be granted if the documents are not submitted as least five (5) business days before your Court date.

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Civil cases

Responsive pleadings must be filed by the Friday before the Wednesday Motion Call.

Parties must file any responsive pleadings by the Friday before the Wednesday motion call.

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Dispositive motions must be scheduled within the Scheduling Order’s time constraints.

All dispositive motions shall be scheduled, pursuant to MCR 2.116(G)(1)(a), within the time constraints of the Scheduling Order.

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Deadline

2 calendar days

A sentencing memorandum must be e-filed at least two days before sentencing, and the Judicial Assistant must be emailed immediately after filing.

Any Sentencing Memorandum for this Court’s consideration shall bee-filed at least 2 days prior to the scheduled Sentencing date, and an email shall be immediately sent to the Judge’s Judicial Assistant, Kristin Humenchick, at humenchickk@oaklandcountymi.gov to notify the Court of said filing.

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A sentencing memorandum must be e-filed at least two days before sentencing, followed immediately by an email notifying the Judge’s Judicial Assistant.

Any Sentencing Memorandum for this Court’s consideration shall be e-filed at least 2 days prior to the scheduled Sentencing date, and an email shall be immediately sent to the Judge’s Judicial Assistant, Kristin Humenchick, at humenchickk@oakgov.com to notify the Court of said filing.

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After entry of a 21-day ROJOD order, parties must submit signed final documents by noon the preceding day or appear on the hearing/return date.

If a 21-day Return of Judgment of Divorce (ROJOD) Order is entered, parties shall submit signed final documents by 12:00 p.m. (noon) the day before or appear at the hearing/Return of Judgment date.

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Responses are not considered if received after noon Monday; when Monday is a court holiday, they must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Friday.

If a response is not received by Monday at 12:00 p.m. (noon), the Court will not consider it. If Monday is a court holiday, responses must be submitted to the Court on Friday by 4:30 p.m.

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After entry of a 21-day ROJOD order, parties must submit signed final documents by noon the day before or appear on the hearing/return date.

If a 21-day Return of Judgment of Divorce (ROJOD) Order is entered, parties shall submit signed final documents by 12:00 p.m. (noon) the day before or appear at the hearing/Return of Judgment date.

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Deadline

30 calendar days

All pretrial motions, including motions in limine, must be heard at least 30 days before trial or they are deemed waived.

All pretrial motions, including motions in limine, must be heard no later than 30 days prior to trial, otherwise such motions are deemed waived.

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A motion is considered unopposed if no response is received by close of business on the Monday before the hearing, except for dispositive motions.

If a Motion Response is not received by close of business on the Monday prior to the scheduled motion hearing, the motion will be considered unopposed (excepting dispositive motions).

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Deadline

1 business days

Preliminary jury instructions are due by noon on the business day preceding trial.

Preliminary jury instructions must be submitted to the Court on plain paper, 14 point font, one instruction per page, double spaced, without citation to case law, no later than noon of the business day preceding the scheduled date of trial.

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Civil cases

Deadline

1 calendar days

Trial and evidentiary-hearing briefs must be filed at least one week before the hearing unless the scheduling order provides otherwise.

Trial and Evidentiary Hearing briefs must be filed in all cases no less than one week prior to the hearing date, unless otherwise indicated in the scheduling order.

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Civil cases

Deadline

3 calendar days

Final orders generally must be submitted at least three days before the parties appear or plan to take statutory proofs.

Generally, the Court requires final orders to be submitted at least three days in advance of when the parties are scheduled to appear or otherwise plan to take statutory proofs.

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Civil cases

Consent judgments must be submitted through MiFILE at least three days before the statutory-proofs appearance.

Consent judgments must be submitted via MiFILE at least three days prior to appearing for statutory proofs.

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Deadline

21 calendar days

The oral-argument hearing date must be e-praeciped and noticed under the court rule at least 21 days after filing.

Hearing date for ORAL ARGUMENT must be e-praeciped and noticed for hearing pursuant to court rule at least 21 days after filing.

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Civil cases

Responses not in the court file by 9:00 a.m. Tuesday before Motion Call may not be reviewed by the Court.

Responses must be filed with MiFILE no later than 12:00 p.m. the Monday before the scheduled call; Responses not in the court file by 9:00am on the Tuesday prior to motion call may not be reviewed by the Court.

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A motion not timely or properly filed cannot be added to that motion call and may be re-praeciped for a later motion day.

If you were unable to timely or properly file a motion, we cannot add it to the motion call. You may re-praecipe the motion for hearing on a subsequent motion day.

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Deadline

3 calendar days

The signed Judgment and companion orders may be e-filed three days before the scheduled trial or settlement conference.

The parties may e-file the signed Judgment and any companion orders three (3) days before the scheduled trial/settlement conference date.

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Deadline

30 calendar days

If the parties do not resolve the matter with the Referee’s proposal, the moving party must repraecipe the motion; failure to repraecipe and renotice within 30 days may require a new or amended motion.

If the parties are unresolved with the Referee’s proposal, the moving party shall repraecipe their motion to come before the Court. If your motion is not repraeciped and renoticed within 30 days, you may be required to file a new or amended motion.

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Deadline

60 calendar days

A motion may not be repraeciped more than 60 days after its original date.

A Motion brought before this Court may not be repraeciped more than sixty (60) days from the motion's original date.

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Civil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days

The Court may dismiss the case if it does not receive the signed consent judgment and necessary related orders within 21 days.

If the court does not receive a signed consent judgment with any necessary related orders within the twenty-one (21) days, it is within the court's discretion to dismiss the case.

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Civil cases

Parties submitting an order later must do so promptly and comply with relevant court orders and MCR 2.602(B).

Parties that choose to submit their order at a later time must do so promptly and comply with any relevant court order along with MCR 2.602(B).

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Civil cases

Failure to timely submit an order as required may result in any sanctions available to the Court.

Parties are advised that failure to timely submit a Court order in accordance with court orders and MCR 2.602(B) may result in any sanctions available to the Court.

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Civil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days

Within 10 days after service of the deposition notice, the noticed entity may object or move for a protective order; the discovery-seeking party may then proceed on unobjected topics or move to enforce the notice.

No later than 10 days after being served with the notice, the noticed entity may serve objections or file a motion for protective order, upon which the party seeking discovery may either proceed on topics as to which there was no objection or motion, or move to enforce the notice. MCR 2.306(B)(3).

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Civil cases

A motion that was not timely or properly filed cannot be added to the current motion call and may be re-praeciped for a later motion day.

If you were unable to timely or properly file a motion, we cannot add it to the motion call. You may re-praecipe the motion for hearing on a subsequent motion day.

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Civil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days

If a signed consent judgment is not received within 21 days, the Court may rescind proofs and dismiss the case.

If the Court does not receive a signed consent judgment within 21 days, it is within the Court’s discretion to rescind proofs and dismiss the case.

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Civil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days

If the Court does not receive the signed consent judgment within 21 days, it may rescind proofs and dismiss the case.

If the Court does not receive a signed consent judgment within 21 days, it is within the Court’s discretion to rescind proofs and dismiss the case.

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The deadline for motions in limine and dispositive motions remains tied to the original trial date unless a motion or order adjourns the cutoff date.

Motions in limine and dispositive motion deadline remains consistent with original trial date unless a motion or order has been entered adjourning the cut-off date.

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The Court assigns motion time slots based on its docket the Tuesday before the call and files notice in the case file.

The Court will assign specific time slots based on its docket the Tuesday before the call and file notice into the case file.

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Deadline

7 business days

The court strongly encourages filing documents at least seven business days before the hearing.

The court strongly encourages parties to file their documents no later than seven (7) business days before the hearing to ensure sufficient processing time.

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Civil cases

Emergency motions may be filed at any time.

An emergency motion may be filed at any time.

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Except with leave by the Court or as otherwise described herein, motions are scheduled pursuant to the local court rules and are heard on every Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Parties must praecipe motions for any Wednesday of their choice (including orders for show cause) at least one week prior to the chosen Wednesday.

Summary: Motions are heard Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. and must be praeciped at least one week beforehand, subject to stated exceptions.

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All motions on criminal cases must be filed and heard at least three weeks prior to the scheduled trial date. Please notice and praecipe your motion(s). Late filings will not be considered.

Summary: Criminal motions must be filed and heard at least three weeks before trial, and late filings will not be considered.

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Applies to

Jury instructions

Jury instructions are due one week before trial and must be submitted electronically in Word format via email to the following:

Summary: Jury instructions are due one week before trial and must be emailed electronically in Word format.

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Parties must praecipe motions for any Wednesday of their choice (including orders for show cause) at least one week prior to the chosen Wednesday.

Summary: Motions, including orders to show cause, must be praeciped at least one week before the selected Wednesday hearing.

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Any late filings will not be considered.

Summary: Late motion responses will not be considered.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

All motions on criminal cases must be filed and heard at least three weeks prior to the scheduled trial date.

Summary: Criminal-case motions must be filed and heard at least three weeks before the scheduled trial date.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Applies to

Sentencing memorandum ?

All sentencing memoranda must be filed at least three days prior to sentencing.

Summary: Sentencing memoranda must be filed at least three days before sentencing.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

All motions on criminal cases must be filed and heard at least two weeks prior to the scheduled trial date.

Summary: In criminal cases, motions must be filed and heard at least two weeks before trial.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Any late filing will not be considered.

Summary: Late responsive pleadings will not be considered.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Motion Cut-Off: All motions on criminal cases must be filed and heard at least two weeks prior to the scheduled trial date.

Summary: In criminal cases, all motions must be filed and heard at least two weeks before trial.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Sentencing Memoranda: All sentencing memoranda and any other documentation for the Court’s consideration must be submitted at least three days prior to sentencing.

Summary: Sentencing memoranda and other documents for the Court’s consideration must be submitted at least three days before sentencing.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

A stipulated set of jury instructions and verdict form must be filed no later than seven days prior to the trial date.

Summary: In civil trials, the stipulated jury instructions and verdict form must be filed at least seven days before trial.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

The attorneys shall provide an electronic copy of the jury instructions including the verdict form to the Judicial Staff Attorney on the date of trial.

Summary: In civil trials, attorneys must provide the Judicial Staff Attorney an electronic copy of the jury instructions and verdict form on the trial date.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

The bench brief must be filed no later than seven days prior to the trial date.

Summary: The civil-trial bench brief must be filed at least seven days before trial.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

A movant may remove its motion from the Motion Call docket only by: (1) filing a notice of withdrawal; or (2) filing by 12:00 p.m. the Tuesday prior to Motion Call a praecipe and notice of hearing for a subsequent motion call date.

Summary: A movant may remove a motion from the docket by filing a notice of withdrawal or by filing a praecipe and notice for a later Motion Call by noon Tuesday before the scheduled call.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

A movant may remove its motion from the Motion Call docket only by: (1) filing a notice of withdrawal; or (2) filing by 12:00 p.m. the Tuesday prior to Motion Call a praecipe and notice of hearing for a subsequent motion call date.

Summary: A movant may remove a motion from the Motion Call docket only by filing a withdrawal notice or, by noon on the preceding Tuesday, a praecipe and hearing notice for a later Motion Call date.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Jury instructions are due one week prior to trial and must be delivered to chambers in a 3-ring binder.

Summary: In criminal cases, jury instructions are due one week before trial and must be delivered to chambers in a three-ring binder.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Deadline

21 calendar days ?

Once the motion is filed, the Court will enter a scheduling order with a hearing date and briefing schedule within 21 days of motion being filed.

Summary: The Court will enter a scheduling order with a hearing date and briefing schedule within 21 days after a summary disposition motion is filed.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

Within 14 days of the ESI Conference, the parties shall file with the Court an ESI discovery plan and a statement concerning any issues upon which the parties cannot agree.

Summary: The parties must file an ESI discovery plan and a statement of unresolved issues within 14 days after the ESI Conference.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

if so, the ESI discovery plan shall be filed 14 days following the conference

Summary: If an ESI Conference is necessary, the ESI discovery plan must be filed 14 days after the conference.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

The Court utilizes a joint final pretrial order, filed shortly after issuance of scheduling order; due one week before trial.

Summary: The joint final pretrial order is due one week before trial.

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A trial brief is due one week prior to trial; all exhibits must be marked and agreed to by the parties.

Summary: A trial brief is due one week before trial, and the parties must mark and agree to all exhibits.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

TRIAL AND EVIDENTIARY HEARING BRIEFS: Trial and Evidentiary Hearing briefs must be filed in all cases no less than one week prior to the hearing date, unless otherwise indicated in the scheduling order.

Summary: Trial and evidentiary hearing briefs must be filed at least one week before the hearing unless the scheduling order provides otherwise.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

Generally, the Court requires final orders to be submitted at least three days in advance of when the parties are scheduled to appear or otherwise plan to take statutory proofs.

Summary: Final orders generally must be submitted at least three days before the parties’ scheduled appearance or planned statutory proofs.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Civil cases

Deadline

1 working days ?

To make the necessary arrangements, requests for remote prisoner participation must be made to chambers no later than one week prior to the hearing date or as soon as practical based on the date of incarceration.

Summary: Remote prisoner participation requests must be made no later than one week before the hearing, or as soon as practical based on the incarceration date.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

▪ BENCH TRIAL/HEARING BRIEF shall be filed and served on opposing parties.

Summary: The bench trial or hearing brief must be filed and served on opposing parties two weeks before the proceeding.

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▪ Each Party shall file a FINAL LIST OF WITNESSES/EXPERTS intended to be called at the Trial/Hearing, excluding rebuttal witnesses.

Summary: Each party must file a final list of intended trial or hearing witnesses and experts, excluding rebuttal witnesses, two weeks before the proceeding.

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▪ Any party requiring the assistance of an INTERPRETER, must notify the Court no later than TWO (2) WEEKS prior to Trial/Hearing.

Summary: A party requiring an interpreter must notify the Court no later than two weeks before trial or hearing.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Any party wishing to use AUDIO/VIDEO TECHNOLOGY during the Trial/Hearing, must identify the items no later than TWO (2) WEEKS prior to Trial/Hearing.

Summary: A party wishing to use audio or video technology must identify the items no later than two weeks before trial or hearing.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

The Court must approve a witness testifying by Zoom at least TWO (2) WEEKS prior to Trial/Hearing.

Summary: The Court must approve a witness’s remote testimony by Zoom at least two weeks before trial or hearing.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

▪ A LIST of EXHIBITS indicating Stipulated and/or Proposed must be submitted to Judge Valentine’s Staff Attorney, Shelli Feinberg, at feinbergs@oakgov.com at least ONE (1) WEEK prior to Bench Trial/Hearing AND A HARD COPY of all EXHIBITS MUST BE DELIVERED TO CHAMBERS.

Summary: At least one week before the bench trial or hearing, submit an exhibit list identifying stipulated and/or proposed exhibits by email to the judge’s staff attorney and deliver hard copies of all exhibits to chambers.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

All motions on criminal cases must be filed and heard at least two weeks prior to the scheduled trial date.

Summary: Motions in criminal cases must be filed and heard at least two weeks before the scheduled trial date.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.CRITICAL?

Applies to

Sentencing memorandum ?

All sentencing memoranda must be filed at least three days prior to sentencing.

Summary: Sentencing memoranda must be filed at least three days before sentencing.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Deadline

75 calendar days ?

The Case Management Office issues an initial scheduling order for all civil cases approximately 75 days after the complaint is filed and this initial order will set an early scheduling conference.

Summary: For civil cases, the initial scheduling order is issued approximately 75 days after the complaint and sets an early scheduling conference.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Please join the Zoom meeting approximately 10 minutes prior to your motion’s assigned time-slot.

Summary: Participants should join the Zoom meeting approximately 10 minutes before the assigned motion time slot.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Deadline

24 hours

There is a 24 hour turn around time from when the emergency motion is filed to when the Court will issue its ruling.

Summary: The Court will issue its ruling within 24 hours after an emergency motion is filed.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Civil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days ?

Only in rare cases will the Court take proofs without advance submission of a consent judgment, but in that instance, it will require the parties to submit a signed consent judgment based on the settlement placed on the record within twenty-one (21) days.

Summary: Only rarely will the Court take proofs without advance submission; in that event, the parties must submit a signed consent judgment within 21 days after the settlement is placed on the record.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Civil cases

Additions to the Motion Call will be permitted only under very exceptional circumstances and solely at the court's discretion.

Summary: Additions to Motion Call are permitted only in very exceptional circumstances and at the Court’s discretion.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Civil cases

Deadline

5 business days

Otherwise, the court will hold the copies in chambers for five (5) business days due to storage constraints.

Summary: Without suitable envelopes and postage, the Court will hold order copies in chambers for five business days.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Civil cases

The court will discard all copies not picked up by that time.

Summary: The Court will discard copies not picked up within the five-business-day holding period.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

All sentencing memoranda and letters for consideration should be emailed to turnerk@OaklandCountyMI.gov and/or delivered to chambers by Tuesday at noon.

Summary: In criminal cases, sentencing memoranda and letters for consideration should reach chambers by Tuesday at noon.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Civil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days ?

If the consent judgment has not been prepared when the parties appear before the Court to take statutory proofs, the Court will generally allow the parties 21 days to submit a signed consent judgment based on a recorded settlement so long as there are no pending disagreements over the judgment and it is only a matter of obtaining signatures.

Summary: If no consent judgment is ready at statutory proofs, the Court generally allows 21 days to submit a signed judgment based on the recorded settlement if no substantive disagreement remains and only signatures are outstanding.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Civil cases

Deadline

21 calendar days ?

If the consent judgment has not been prepared when the parties appear before the Court to take statutory proofs, the Court will generally allow the parties 21 days to submit a signed consent judgment based on a recorded settlement so long as there are no pending disagreements over the judgment and it is only a matter of obtaining signatures.

Summary: When the stated conditions are met, the Court generally allows 21 days after the statutory-proofs appearance to submit a signed consent judgment based on the recorded settlement.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Civil cases

Deadline

1 working days ?

Any requests for interpreter made with less than one weeks’ notice may result an inability for the Court to provide an interpreter for the hearing or the adjournment of the hearing.

Summary: Interpreter requests made less than one week before the hearing may leave the Court unable to provide an interpreter or may result in an adjournment.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?

Deadline

75 calendar days ?

The Case Management Office issues an initial scheduling order for all civil cases approximately 75 days after the complaint is filed and this initial order sets an early scheduling conference.

Summary: For civil cases, the initial scheduling order and early scheduling conference are set approximately 75 days after the complaint is filed.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?

Deadline

10 hours ?

Please join the Zoom meeting approximately 10 minutes prior to your motion’s assigned timeslot.

Summary: Participants should join the motion-hearing Zoom meeting approximately 10 minutes before their assigned timeslot.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.INFO?

Deadline

7 business days

The court strongly encourages parties to file their documents no later than seven (7) business days before the hearing to ensure sufficient processing time.

Summary: Parties are strongly encouraged to file judgment documents at least seven business days before the hearing.