Department XXII

No weapons are allowed with the exception of the Court’s Deputy Marshals and sworn peace officers appearing in court in their official capacity on behalf of a law enforcement agency. There is no eating, drinking, smoking or chewing gum in the courtroom.

Proper courtroom attire is required. Suits, ties, and other formal wear are preferred but not necessary. Shorts, halters, tank tops, any clothing exposing the midriff or underclothing, beachwear, flip-flops, pool shoes and shirts with inappropriate or offensive graphics or wording are not permitted. Persons wearing inappropriate or offensive shirts may be asked to turn the garment inside-out. Hats should be removed before entering the courtroom, however, head coverings for religious purposes may be worn.

While in the courtroom, persons must sit quietly when court is in session. They may not talk or whisper. The proceedings are being recorded by a court recorder and noise can interfere with the preparation of the record. When persons enter the courtroom, they must check in with the marshal or court clerk. When checking in, persons must identify themselves by name and how he or she wish to be addressed by the court.

All cellular telephones and electronic devices must be silenced with no vibration or completely turned off before entering the courtroom. Persons must avoid reading newspapers or books in the courtrooms, particularly if their use of such material may be a distraction to others.

Attorneys are expected to maintain the highest ethical standards at all times, and to strictly adhere to the opportunities, requirements, limitations, and deadlines set by the judge. All counsel are to be punctual for all conferences, hearings and trials. They are to be civil to one another as well as to all parties, witnesses, and court personnel – whether in front of a jury or the court. Attorneys should be mindful they should not interrupt or talk over each other, the judge or the testifying witness.

Documents

EXHIBIT GUIDELINES-CIVIL
ADKT 0581
Department 22 Zoom Information (Effective September 6th 2024)

Current Assignment

• Department 22 is currently assigned to hear Criminal, Civil and Construction Defect cases.

Motion calendar schedule

• Department 22 hears its Criminal matters on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. and its Civil motions on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Other regularly scheduled court sessions

• Department 22 schedules Civil status check hearings and/or Pretrial Conferences/Calendar Calls on Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m.

Regular chambers calendar

• Department 22 does not hold or schedule a regular chambers calendar. All matters are required to be scheduled on the Department’s regular motion calendars heard Tuesday and Thursday mornings. See above.

Discovery Commissioner assigned

• Commissioner Bonnie Bulla

Court Reporter or a Court Recorder for its official record

• Department 22 uses a Court Recorder, Norma Ramirez

Virtual appearances

• You may appear using Zoom for any matter that falls under “Presumptively Virtual” in Supreme Court Order ADKT 0581.  All other matters  require in-person appearances.

Telephonic appearance request

• Department 22 does not require telephonic appearance be made via Court Call. However, telephonic appearance requests should be made by fax, copied on all counsel, at least one (1) judicial day prior to the scheduled appearance.

Unopposed motions

• Generally speaking, Department 22 will grant unopposed motions in advance of the hearing date, pursuant to EDCR 2.20(e). Counsel is not required to appear for unopposed motions if they are granted by Minute Order sent by the Department to the parties via facsimile prior to the hearing.

Default judgment prove-ups

• Department 22 requires a 3-Day Notice under NRCP 55(b)(2) regardless of whether an appearance has been made by the party against whom a default judgment is sought and it must not be combined with a Notice of Intent to Take Default.
• All Default Judgments seeking less than $60,000 may be submitted to chambers. All Default Judgments seeking more than $60,000 must be scheduled on the Department´s regular motion calendar. Two copies of the exhibits intended to be used at prove-up hearing must be provided to the chambers 5 days before the hearing. Default Judgment Exhibits must comply with Department 22’s exhibit guideline. Counsel should contact the law clerk to obtain the guideline in advance. Failure to provide courtesy copies will result in your hearing being vacated.
• While the Court prefers witnesses testifying live at the prove-up hearing, telephonic testimony is acceptable. A request to appear telephonically should be emailed, faxed, or dropped off at the department with the following information: case name; case number; date and time of the hearing; subject of the hearing; party being represented; and counsel’s name and direct phone number.

Submission of Orders

• Department 22 requires proposed orders to be submitted to chambers within ten (10) days of notification of the ruling, pursuant to EDCR 7.21. Counsel designated to prepare the order is required to provide a draft to opposing counsel(s) prior to submission. Non-drafting counsel is not required to sign the order prior to submission. Disputes may be resolved by submission to chambers of competing orders, with an explanatory letter, copied on all parties.

Contested Orders

• In District Court Department XXII, for competing orders, all parties need to provide what they think is proper along with any correspondence from opposing counsel regarding what they don’t agree on. The Law Clerk will then have to listen to the tape of that hearing and decide if either of them are correct and if so, give to Judge to sign. If none are correct, they “may” all be returned for corrections, or in some instances Judge will do the Order herself.

Electronic Signatures

• District Court Department XXII doesn’t accept any electronic signatures. We will accept them by facsimile as long as we have at least one original signature.

Jury selection

• Department 22 uses a modified version “Arizona Method” of jury selection. The presiding judge initially conducts voir dire of the entire venire seated in the back of the courtroom. After questioning, the judge meets with counsel at the bench to discuss whether any prospective jurors should be excused for cause. Prospective jurors initially passing “cause” challenges are then seated in the Jury Box in the order of their Badge Numbers. Attorneys are then permitted to conduct voir dire examination of the jury in mass, or on an individual basis. After initial questioning, attorneys meet with the judge at the bench to discuss whether any of these prospective jurors should be excused for cause. Once these prospective jurors are passed for cause, the parties exercise their peremptory challenges. Excusals for cause and peremptory challenges are discussed only at the Bench and excused jurors are not informed as to the reason for their discharge. At the attorneys’ option, the alternate jurors can be selected blindly, whereby no juror knows which members are regular or alternate.

Courtesy Copy

• Courtesy copy must be delivered by the MOVING PARTY at least 5 judicial days before the date of hearing, along with all related briefing, affidavits, and exhibits. See EDCR 2.20 (g). This includes oppositions if opposing counsel fails to deliver their own courtesy copies. Furthermore, all exhibits attached to pleadings must clearly show the exhibit number immediately preceding the exhibit. If a courtesy copy is delivered to the Judge’s chambers, all exhibits attached MUST BE clearly divided by a tab. See EDCR 7.20(d). Failure to follow EDCR 2.20(g) and/or EDCR 7.20(d) may result in your motion being VACATED.