Court Rules
Judge Jalilah Otto
Judge

Judge Jalilah Otto

Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies

Jackson County Circuit Court

Limits & Logistics

Document Limits

SuggestionsCourt-wide
5 pgs
Application For ContinuanceCourt-wide
3 pgs
Continuance ApplicationCourt-wide
3 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Petition

Court-wide
  • 1 copy • Upon Filing

Adjournments

Court-wide

Request must include

Reason For RequestNumber Of Previous RequestsPrevious Requests Granted Or DeniedOriginal DateAdversary Position
60Calendar Daysnotice

Communication

Phone
Court-wide
(816) 881-3920
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Phone
Court-wide
Judge: Kansas City (816) 881-3759, Independence (816) 881-1732; Commissioner: Kansas City (816) 881-3761, Independence (816) 881-1732; Deputy Commissioner: Kansas City (816) 881-3753, Independence (816) 881-1732
Phone
Court-wide
SchedulingEmergencies
No status inquiries
Filters:AllMandatoryConferencesExhibits

Document Filing Requirements2 rules

Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory

Proposed verdict directors must be filed with the court before the pretrial conference.

PROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS shall be filed with the Court prior to the pre-trial conference.

Document Type

Proposed Verdict Directors

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
division-15-scheduling-order · p. 2|SecPROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS
Filing RequirementsCivil cases

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026Mandatory

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS shall be filed the Wednesday before trial.

Document Type

Witness And Exhibit Lists

Specific requirements detailed in rule text.
division-15-scheduling-order · p. 2|SecWITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS

Filing & Service rules

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Motions for joinder of additional parties must be filed no later than 90 days from the scheduling order.

All motions for joinder of additional parties shall be made no later than ninety (90) days from the date of this order.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 1 | JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES

Parties must serve and file objections and counter-designations 10 calendar days before trial.

By 10 calendar days before trial, each party shall serve and file any objections to the other party’s disposition designations and shall provide any counter designations of testimony proposed to be read with the other party’s designations.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

Proposed verdict directors must be filed with the court before the pretrial conference.

9. PROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS shall be filed with the Court prior to the pre-trial conference.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 1 | PROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS

Parties must serve and file deposition designations 14 calendar days before trial.

By 14 calendar days before trial, parties shall serve and file designations by page and line of deposition testimony that the offering party intends to read at trial.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

Parties must serve and file objections to counter-designations no later than 3 calendar days before trial.

No more than 3 calendar days before trial, the parties shall serve and file with the Court any objections to the other party’s counter designations.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

10. WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS shall be filed the Wednesday before trial.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 1 | WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS

Dispositive motions must be filed no later than four months before the trial setting.

Dispositive motions shall be filed no later than four (4) months prior to the trials setting.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 1 | DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS

Service and Proof of Service Rules

Parties must serve and file page-and-line designations of deposition testimony they intend to read at trial at least 14 calendar days before trial.

By 14 calendar days before trial, parties shall serve and file designations by page and line of deposition testimony that the offering party intends to read at trial.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

Each party must serve and file objections to the other party's deposition designations and provide counter-designations at least 10 calendar days before trial.

By 10 calendar days before trial, each party shall serve and file any objections to the other party’s disposition designations and shall provide any counter designations of testimony proposed to be read with the other party’s designations.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 1 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

The parties must serve and file with the court objections to the other party's counter-designations no later than 3 calendar days before trial.

No more than 3 calendar days before ===== PAGE 2 ===== trial, the parties shall serve and file with the Court any objections to the other party’s counter designations.

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 1, 2026 · Civil cases

Page 2 | DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS

The scheduling order was forwarded to attorneys of record through the court’s eFiling system on the stated date.

This is to certify that the foregoing was automatically forwarded to the attorneys of record through the Court's eFiling system at the date stated above.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below. · Civil cases

Page 1 | Certificate of Service

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 824 rules apply across Jackson County Circuit Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

All 385
  • Applies to
    Petition and proposed order

    The conservator may annually file a petition and proposed order to pay specified taxes, bond premiums, tax-return-preparer fees, and related attorney fees without changing the estate's non-final account probable classification.

  • Applies to
    Settlement

    Vouchers, receipts, canceled checks, or qualifying financial-institution business records affidavits supporting each settlement disbursement must be e-filed with the settlement.

  • Applies to
    Settlement

    The settlement filed next after a foreclosure must contain proof of foreclosure, and the conservator must file the trustee's deed showing the conveyance date, consideration, and grantee.

Filing Timing

All 126

  • The Clerk must provide at least 40 days' notice that a settlement is due, but failure to receive notice does not excuse timely filing.

  • A settlement is due on the anniversary date of the issuance of letters.

  • If a settlement is not timely filed, the court will issue a continuance giving two weeks to file before an order for citation may issue.

Service

All 106
  • Applies to
    Notice of hearing

    For the specified VA-benefit estates, a support-and-maintenance order requires notice to the Veterans Administration unless the agency has waived hearing notice.

  • Service
    Publication

    Notice of filing the final settlement must be published and mailed unless waivers have been obtained, and this requirement does not apply to minors' estates.

  • Service
    Publication

    If the property exceeds $15,000 and less than one year has elapsed since the decedent's death, notice to creditors must be published.

Fees

All 89
  • Applies to
    Show cause order

    Payment of the show cause order's costs is required for dismissal after the exception letter is cleared.

  • Applies to
    Show cause order

    The costs of a show cause order may not be paid from estate assets.

  • Applies to
    Order of nfp

    Outstanding court costs and previously allowed fees must be paid before the court enters an order placing an estate on no further process.

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About Judge Jalilah Otto

Circuit judge for Division 15. **Appointed to the bench:** 2017 **Current assignment:** Civil, Domestic & Criminal **Division email:** Div15.cir16@courts.mo.gov

Jackson County Circuit Court, 415 E. 12th Street, 4th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64106 Phone: (816) 881-3615 Fax: (816) 881-3894 **Judicial Administrative Assistant:** Swanetta Williams, (816) 881-3615, swanetta.williams@courts.mo.gov **Law Clerk:** Kristin Weaver, (816) 881-3616, kristin.weaver@courts.mo.gov **Court Reporter:** Kimberly Jones, (816) 881-3715, kimberly.jones@courts.mo.gov

Common questions about Judge Jalilah Otto's rules

What must be included with proposed verdict directors filings before Judge Jalilah Otto?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Proposed verdict directors must be filed with the court before the pretrial conference.

View ruleSource: page 2, section PROPOSED VERDICT DIRECTORS

What must be included with witness and exhibit lists filings before Judge Jalilah Otto?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

View ruleSource: page 2, section WITNESS AND EXHIBIT LISTS

What filing deadlines does Judge Jalilah Otto set?

Motions for joinder of additional parties must be filed no later than 90 days from the scheduling order.

View ruleSource: page 1, section JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES

What rule applies to service for deposition designations before Judge Jalilah Otto?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: timing: 14 calendar days before hearing. Parties must serve and file page-and-line designations of deposition testimony they intend to read at trial at least 14 calendar days before trial.

View ruleSource: page 1, section DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS
Complete rules summary for Judge Jalilah Otto

Parties must serve and file page-and-line designations of deposition testimony they intend to read at trial at least 14 calendar days before trial.

Each party must serve and file objections to the other party's deposition designations and provide counter-designations at least 10 calendar days before trial.

The parties must serve and file with the court objections to the other party's counter-designations no later than 3 calendar days before trial.

Proposed verdict directors must be filed with the court before the pretrial conference.

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

Motions for joinder of additional parties must be filed no later than 90 days from the scheduling order.

Dispositive motions must be filed no later than four months before the trial setting.

Parties must serve and file deposition designations 14 calendar days before trial.

Parties must serve and file objections and counter-designations 10 calendar days before trial.

Parties must serve and file objections to counter-designations no later than 3 calendar days before trial.

Proposed verdict directors must be filed with the court before the pretrial conference.

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

The scheduling order was forwarded to attorneys of record through the court’s eFiling system on the stated date.

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