GENERAL

• Rules of Decorum

          CIVIL (in PDF)

Civil Preamble

1. (Reserved)
2. Assignment of Cases
3. Pleadings, Documents, Etc.
4. Service of Process
   Form: Service Instruction
   Form: Return of Service for Receipt of Delivery
5. Motions for Extension of Time
6. Dismissal for Lack of Prosecution
   Form: Motion and Order to Remove from Dismissal List
7. Withdrawal of Attorney
   Form: Motion for Leave to Withdraw
   Form: Order Permitting Withdrawal and Notice of Hearing
   Form: Withdrawal of Counsel and Entry of Appearance of Substituted Counsel
8. Motions
9. (Deleted)
10. (Deleted)
11. Standard Interrogatories
12. (Deleted)
13. Pretrial Conferences – Domestic and Non-Domestic Cases
14. (Deleted)
15. Jury Questionnaire
16. Chapter 61 Cases
17. (Deleted)
18. Definition:  Domestic Relations Cases
19. Children in Domestic Relations Actions
20. (Deleted)
21. Guardians Ad Litem or CASA in Domestic Relations Actions
22. Mediation and Domestic Relations Investigations
    Form: Order For Mediation
    Form: Order To Attend Solid Ground
    Form: Order To Attend Higher Ground
    Form: Order For Child Custody Evaluation
23. Dissemination of Domestic Relations Investigation Reports
24. GRASP
25. Divorce and Paternity Cases: Temporary Restraining Orders; Ex Parte Temporary Orders of Custody and Support; Limited Ex Parte Orders in Paternity Cases; Temporary Orders upon Hearing; Immediate Exclusive Possession of the Marital Residence
    Form 1: Temporary Domestic Restraining Orders
    Form 2: Ex Parte Temporary Orders
    Form 3: Temporary Orders
    
26. District Court Trustee; Appointment; Enforcement of Support; Income Withholding Orders; Temporary Orders; Hearing Officers; Contempts; Appeals; Procedure
27. Garnishments
28. Liens upon Funds Paid Into or Out of Court
29. Eminent Domain Actions
30. (Deleted)
31. Medical Malpractice Screening Panel
32. Admission of Out-of-State Attorneys to Practice
33. Recovery of Attorney Fees in Certain Cases
34. Mortgage Foreclosure Cases

          APPENDICES

1. Plaintiff’s Interrogatories to Defendant, Automobile Accident
2. Defendant’s Interrogatories to Plaintiff, Automobile Accident
3. Pretrial Order in Non-Domestic Cases
4. Domestic Relations Pretrial Questionnaire (Divorce, Separate Maintenance, Annulment)
5. Domestic Relations Pretrial Questionnaire (Paternity)
6. Out-of-State Attorney Admission Forms

          CRIMINAL

1. First Appearances
2. Separate Files: Consolidation
3. Assignment of Cases
4. Refiled Cases
5. Felony Arraignments
6. Appearance After Bond Posted
7. Required Appearances
8. Setting Bond
   8A. Own Recognizance-Cash Deposit
9. Bond Modification
10. Motions
11. Board of Paroles
12. Municipal and Traffic Appeals: Request for Jury Trial
13. Reassignment
14. Multiple Cases
15. Consolidation
16. Panel To Aid Indigent Defendants
    16A. Electronic association of counsel on case records
17. Panel To Aid Indigent Defendants: Appointments
18. Dismissals
19. Amended Complaints
20. Unavailability of Judge
21. Procedure for Search Warrants and Investigative Orders
22. Declarations under penalty of perjury and electronic signatures
23. Service of papers by electronic means

          RULES RELATING TO SURETIES

1. Authorization to Write Bonds
2. Amount of Bonds Outstanding
3. Affidavit of Assets
4. Monthly Affidavit of Outstanding Liabilities
5. Responsibilities to the Court
6. Penalties

          TRAFFIC COURT

1. DUI
2. Traffic Infraction Cases
3. Trial Settings
4. Payment of Fines and Costs

          JUVENILE

1. Assignment of Cases
2. Reassignment of Cases
3. Requirement of Separate Complaints/Petitions
4. Appointed Counsel; List of Attorneys
5. Continuances
6. Hearings by Statements of Counsel
7. Preparation of Journal Entries
8. Review of Court Services Office Reports
9. Endorsement of Witnesses After First Appearance
10. Requests for Evidentiary Hearing -- Restitution
11. Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile Proceedings
12. (Deleted)
13. Intermediate Intervention Program -- Juvenile Diversion
14. Motions Requesting Waiver To Adult Status
15. Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center
16. Juvenile Jury Trials
17. Declarations Under Penalty of Perjury and Electronic Signatures
18. Service of Papers by Electronic Means

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