2 verbatim requirements on motion calendar.
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Unlock free →(5-10 MINUTE) MOTION HEARING: These motions shall be heard Monday – Friday mornings commencing at 9:00 a.m. PLEASE NOTE ALL PARTIES CAN SET THEIR MOTION CALENDAR HEARINGS BY UTILIZING CMS. THERE IS A DROP DOWN MENU WITH PRE-DEFINED MOTIONS. The party requesting the hearing shall coordinate with the opposing counsel prior to setting the hearing. A matter set for hearing shall not be heard without a notice of hearing to the opposing counsel. Any parties who desire to set matters for hearing in excess of ten (15) minutes must request the same from the Judicial Assistant.
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Ex parte in CV-E is strictly for uncontested matters resolvable in five minutes or less, held 9:00–10:00 a.m. on posted dates (website and outside Hearing Room 739). In-person, telephonic, Zoom, and hybrid appearances are permitted under Rule 2.530.
Judge Wallace's Uniform Motion Calendar takes only non-evidentiary motions, capped at ten minutes per case (five per side) — and the ten minutes includes the judge's time reviewing your papers. Set at least one week ahead; first-come, first-served in Hearing Room 743.
Telephone appearances in CV-D require counsel to arrange a single conference call joining all participants and to courtesy-copy the Notice of Hearing to the JA; the JA prepares the first trial order, but every amended trial order falls on plaintiff's counsel.