Judge Jennifer Schwartz
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- Not required
Exhibits
Court-wide- 3 copies
Adjournments
- Ex parte motions to shorten time require a declaration under penalty of perjury or affidavit of good cause.
- The Court will not sign orders shortening time for jury questionnaire motions, which must be heard at least 6 weeks before trial.
Request must include
- Counsel seeking to withdraw in a criminal case for financial reasons must move at least 45 days before trial.
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Document Filing Requirements7 rules
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All Applications for Default Judgments MUST include a Certificate of Mailing.
Summary: Applications for default judgment must include a Certificate of Mailing.
Document Type
Application For Default Judgment
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Any motion in limine filed MUST be supported by an affidavit of counsel which contains ALL appropriate elements required by EDCR 2.47. The Court will not consider motions in limine which are not in compliance with EDCR 2.47.
Summary: Every motion in limine must be supported by a compliant affidavit of counsel under EDCR 2.47 or it will not be considered.
Document Type
Motion In Limine
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All Default Judgments with a principal amount of less than $35,000 in specific damages that are reasonably calculable from authenticated exhibits may be submitted to chambers. A proposed order must be included as an exhibit to any Application for Default Judgment when it is filed.
Summary: Default judgments under $35,000 may be submitted to chambers and must include a proposed order as an exhibit.
Document Type
Application For Default Judgment
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All requests for attorney fees must be by motion.
Summary: Attorney fee requests in default judgment matters must be made by motion.
Document Type
Attorney Fees Request
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All documents requiring the signature of another person may be electronically signed without original signatures; however, the party submitting the document must obtain email verification of the other person’s agreement to sign electronically and submit the email with the filed documents. Please include the email after the last page of the order. The email should not be filed as a separate document.
Summary: Electronically signed documents require email verification of the signer's agreement, included after the last page of the order rather than as a separate filing.
Document Type
Order
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When filing motions in limine, please include the following format in the caption “Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine #1…..” “Defendant Clark’s Motion in Limine A…..”
Summary: Motions in limine must use a numbered/lettered caption format (e.g., 'Plaintiff's Motion in Limine #1').
Document Type
Motion In Limine
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If more than 10 motions in limine are filed in the same case, the Court will reset the motions for a special session on a Tuesday or Friday.
Summary: If more than 10 motions in limine are filed in one case, the Court resets them for a special Tuesday or Friday session.
Document Type
Motion In Limine
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Prove-up hearing exhibits must be attached to the application or provided to chambers at least 5 days before the hearing.
A copy of the exhibits intended to be used at prove-up hearing must be attached as exhibits to the Application for Default Judgment or provided to chambers at least 5 days prior to the hearing.
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Page 1 | Default Judgment
Uncontested jury instructions in Word format are due to the JEA and Law Clerk one judicial day before trial; contested instructions with explanations are due the day before trial in a separate document.
Department 17 requires all parties are to submit an electronic Microsoft Word version (via e-mail to the JEA and Law Clerk) of uncontested jury instructions no later than one (1) judicial day before trial. Contested jury instructions, as well as an explanation as to why the parties disagree, are to also be digitally submitted in a separate document the day before trial.
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Proposed orders must be submitted to chambers within 10 days of the ruling notification, after providing a draft to opposing counsel.
Proposed orders are to be submitted to chambers within ten (10) days of notification of the ruling, pursuant to EDCR 7.21. Counsel designated to prepare the order is required to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s) prior to submission.
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Page 1 | Submission of Orders
Jury questionnaire requests must be by Stipulation and Order filed at least 6 weeks before trial.
Department 17 requires all requests for jury questionnaires be done by Stipulation and Order and must be filed at least six (6) weeks in advance of the trial date.
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Verdict forms in Word format must be emailed to the JEA and Law Clerk no later than one judicial day before trial.
Department 17 requires all parties to submit an electronic Microsoft Word version (via e-mail to the JEA and Law Clerk) of the verdict form no later than one (1) judicial day before trial is to begin.
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The final jury questionnaire must be submitted for signature no less than 5 weeks before trial.
The questionnaire must be submitted to the Court in final form for signature no less than five (5) weeks prior to the commencement of trial.
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Requests for daily transcripts must be made to the court recorder at least 14 days before trial.
Any request for daily transcripts must be made at least 14 days prior to the start of trial by contacting the court recorder in Department 17.
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Page 1 | Department Guideline
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Orders shortening hearing notice below 10 days cannot be served by mail, and hearing notice may never be shortened below 1 full judicial day.
Per EDCR 2.26, an order shortening the notice of a hearing to less than 10 days may NOT be served by mail. In no event may the notice of the hearing of a motion be shortened to less than 1 full judicial day.
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
Courtesy copies are not required, but electronic versions of oversized or degraded-quality exhibits must be emailed to the Law Clerk and JEA.
Department 17 does not require courtesy copies. If a motion includes exhibits that are too large for e-filing and/or the quality of e-filing diminishes (i.e. audio/video files or photographs) please provide an electronic version via e-mail to the Law Clerk and JEA with the case number, title of motion and hearing date in the subject line.
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Sealing & Redaction Procedures
Medical records filed with a minor's compromise petition must have restricted personal information redacted, or a motion to redact is required.
If medical records are filed as an attachment to the Petition, restricted personal information as defined by SRCR 2(6) and NRS 239B.030 must be redacted prior to filing. Failure to redact restricted personal information will require the Petitioner to file a motion to redact pursuant to SRCR 3 and EDCR 2.13 prior to the Judge signing off on the Order to Compromise the Minor’s Claim.
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Filing Bundling Requirements
Omnibus motions are prohibited; motions in limine must be independently noticed.
Department 17 does not permit omnibus motions and requires that motions in limine be submitted as independently-noticed motions rather than omnibus motions.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Counsel seeking to withdraw in a criminal case for financial reasons must move at least 45 days before trial.
In a criminal case, if counsel seeks to withdraw from the case due to financial issues, they must move to do so at least forty five (45) days before the trial date.
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Page 1 | Motions to Withdraw as Counsel in Criminal Cases
The Court will not sign orders shortening time for jury questionnaire motions, which must be heard at least 6 weeks before trial.
The Court will not sign an order shortening time to hear a motion requesting jury questionnaires, and the motion must be heard at least six (6) weeks prior to the commencement of trial.
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Page 1 | Jury Questionnaire
Ex parte motions to shorten time require a declaration under penalty of perjury or affidavit of good cause.
Ex Parte Motions to Shorten Time may not be granted except upon an unsworn declaration under penalty of perjury or affidavit of counsel describing the circumstances claimed to constitute good cause and justify shortening of time.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Prove-up hearings expected to exceed 30 minutes require advance contact with chambers for a special setting.
If your Prove-up hearing will require more than 30 minutes, please contact chambers in advance to request a special setting.
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Proposed orders for minor's compromise petitions must be emailed to the department inbox in both Word and PDF format.
Proposed orders for the Petition should be emailed to the department inbox and sent in both Word and PDF format to DC17inbox@clarkcountycourts.us.
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If oversized exhibit files cannot be emailed, parties must contact the Law Clerk or JEA for Department 17.
If the files cannot be e-mailed, contact the Law Clerk or JEA for Department 17.
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Page 1 | Courtesy Copies