1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.
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Unlock free →For exhibits to be used at jury or non-jury trial, please refer to the Mandatory Pre-Trial Order, Calendar Call Order Setting Trial or Case Management Orders related to the matter. As to evidentiary hearings, please file the exhibits with a Notice of Filing in the court file at least five days in advance, with a copy to the other side. Hard copies of documents submitted to the Court cannot be entered into the e-filing system.
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 4587fd7d64c628c7e008aec3946621274a3600a85e21d7e791d7c8bcc8f9fce1. Corpus categories: EXHIBITS. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
Judge Sherman requires TWO identical bound hard-copy sets of pre-marked exhibits for evidentiary hearings at least 7 days out — and anything over 50 pages must arrive as bound hard copies by mail.
Judge Hafele: exhibits in chambers three days before any evidentiary proceeding, courtesy copies two days out, all hearing materials three business days ahead, and interpreter requests seven days in advance.
Judge Mullinax wants physical copies of all documents and exhibits for in-person hearings/trials provided five days in advance; orders in Word (no macros/columns/tabs) within 48 hours, final judgments with a 3-inch top-right margin.