1 verbatim requirement from administrative order 2019-05-02 - Amended Order Governing Cases Involving The Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2019-05-02%20ADAC.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Once an application for return has been filed, the court is required to act expeditiously in the proceedings for the return of the child.
Once an application for return has been filed, the court is required to act expeditiously in the proceedings for the return of the child.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 6b8ba1a0302f5dee00156df1c342de6a16fe2e7f1066070aeaf47ffdab922594. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.