2 verbatim courtroom requirements from Lua Lepianka's published procedures (emergency motions).
Eighth Judicial Circuit — Lua Lepianka's courtroom only. Procedures change without notice; the judge's own published document controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
All communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications and from considering other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding, unless authorized by law.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-14 from the document(s) the judge's own official page (https://circuit8.org/courts-judges/judge-lua-lepianka/) links: https://circuit8.org/courts-judges/judge-lua-lepianka/judge-lua-lepiankas-division-procedures/ (sha256 d3efcd192630, html, - pages). Whole blocks with mandatory language, verbatim, whitespace normalised only; scan-damage signals reject a block outright; grouped by topic as the 2026-08-02 judge-profile lane. Custody: BenchPath's private custody store.
Judge Tompkins orders counsel to study Smith v. Crider before filing an emergency motion, files it with the Clerk only (never deliver to the judge), and runs UMC at 7–10 minutes per case.
10 verbatim mandatory provisions from 08-12-s.
30 verbatim mandatory provisions from Mortgage Foreclosure Requirements for Judge LaPorte.
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