Local Rule CR 47.1: Prerequisites to Filing a Motion

CR 47.1 Prerequisites to Filing a Motion

(a) Except for motions for appointment of counsel, the text of the motion must state that all other parties have been contacted and state whether any party objects to the motion. Defendants who have not yet been arraigned by a judge of this court need not be contacted.

(b) When a motion is unopposed, the word "unopposed" must appear in the title of the motion.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in these rules or by order, a proposed order is required and permitted only with a motion for extension of time or with an unopposed motion. All proposed orders must:

(1) be attached to the motion in PDF format as an exhibit, so that the order, as proposed, is filed in the electronic record of the case;

(2) be e-mailed in Word format to the presiding judge, so the judge may alter it;

(3) use 14-point font;

(4) omit macros or special coding or formatting other than appropriate citation format;

(5) be e-mailed only to the judge's address for proposed orders; for example, a judge whose initials are XYZ would have an e-mail address of xyz_propord@mtd.uscourts.gov; and

(6) be identified in the subject line of the e-mail by the first defendant's last name, the case number, and an abbreviated description of the document and the moving party, for example, Smith CR 08-29-GF p-ord gr def ext time.

(d) Failure to comply with this rule may result in summary denial of the motion. Denial must be without prejudice on the first occasion, and the filer must be given an opportunity to refile the motion.