Materials 5 Business Days Out; Over 10 Pages Gets a Hard Copy

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"The court must receive all materials for the hearing, including any responses, case law, memorandum, etc. no later than five (5) business days before the hearing" / "If any document is more than 10 pages, please provide a hard copy to the Judge by the deadline" / "All parties must comply with Local Rule 4 prior to requesting a hearing"

Official source: 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 4, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 4, 2026benchpath-cw-2026-08-04

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Change history

August 5, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 4, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 3, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 2, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 1, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
July 31, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
July 30, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
July 28, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.
July 27, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division Z Instructions (Judge Willis). Review before republishing dependent rules.

Materials 5 Business Days Out; Over 10 Pages Gets a Hard Copy — Division Z

Summary

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Change history

Related rules

Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Mark R. Wolfe: Courtesy copies

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Courtesy Copies AND Binders Five Days Early — Division CC-P

Requirement