Effective December 16, 2002, the standing order on Civil
Short Calendar procedures, issued on April 2, 2001, is hereby revised. This
standing order applies to Civil matters only and is set forth below.
1) Civil Short Calendar in each judicial district will
commence at 9:30 a.m. on Monday of each week, unless it is rescheduled due
to a holiday.
2) Short Calendar markings will occur from 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday to 4:00 p.m. Thursday of the week preceding the Civil Short
Calendar. In the event a state holiday falls on Thursday preceding the
calendar, matters may be marked from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday. If a state holiday falls on Friday preceding the calendar,
matters may be marked from 9:00 a.m. Tuesday to 11:00 a.m. Thursday. Upon
release of the Short Calendar Markings Entry transaction on the Judicial
Branch website, markings may be submitted electronically based upon the
above time periods except that the periods will commence upon system
availability, generally 7:00 a.m. Tuesday.
3) Counsel and pro se parties may mark a matter either by
fax or by telephone. A standard fax form has been adopted and is available
on the Judicial Branch website; a fillable version (JD-CV-85) is under
development. Additionally, upon release of the Short Calendar Markings Entry
transaction on the Judicial Branch website, attorneys registered with the
Statewide Grievance Committee and law firms which have obtained a law firm
juris number may enroll and obtain a secure password that will enable them
to mark Civil Short Calendar matters electronically. The use of a fax
machine or the electronic Short Calendar Markings Entry transaction are
encouraged as timesaving methods of transmittal.
4) Regardless of the method of transmittal, counsel and
pro se parties are required to provide the following information when making
a marking:
Column number and position on the calendar;
Name and docket number of the case;
Number and title of motion;
Marking;
Full name of the person making the marking and
the firm name, if applicable; and
Confirmation that all counsel and pro se parties
of record have been notified of the marking.
5) Counsel and pro se parties shall bring the confirmation
of the marking to the short calendar hearing of an arguable matter. This may
be in the form of a fax and a transmittal confirmation sheet, a Short
Calendar Markings Confirmation and Receipt produced upon
completion of the electronic Short Calendar Markings Entry transaction or a
detailed signed statement from the person who telephoned the marking to the
court.
6) A fax and a transmittal confirmation sheet, or a
Short Calendar Markings Confirmation and Receipt produced upon
completion of the electronic Short Calendar Markings Entry transaction serve
as an acknowledgment of delivery. A telephone call to confirm delivery is
not required. The unnecessary duplicative action of calling to verify
receipt is burdensome to the clerks' offices.
John J. Langenbach
Chief Administrative Judge
Civil Division
