FJDCR 3.18

(a) Contents of affidavit or declaration. An affidavit or declaration in support of a motion for an order shortening time will:

(1) Identify the party making the request;

(2) State the factual basis for the request;

(3) Explain why the circumstances that now allegedly necessitate an order shortening time could not have been prevented or avoided through the moving party’s due diligence;

(4) State whether the opposing attorney or self-represented litigants were consulted in good faith regarding the proposed order shortening time, and if not, why not, including when and how consultation took place or was attempted;

(5) Be hand-delivered and/or electronically delivered to all other parties the same day the motion is filed; and

(6) Propose a reasonable date for a response to the motion.

(b) Proposed order. Proposed orders shortening time will include language and blank space so that the following can be easily inserted by the judge:

(1) The date and time for the hearing on the motion if an expedited hearing is ordered;

(2) The date for filing any objections to the motion for order shortening time;

(3) The date for filing a response to any objection to the motion for order shortening time; and

(4) The date by which service of the order shortening time will be completed.

(c) Hand delivery. An order shortening time must be hand-delivered and/or electronically delivered within 1 judicial day after the order is entered unless otherwise ordered by the court.

(d) No effect on other dates. An order shortening time does not affect any established trial date, hearing date, or deadline except as specifically provided in the order shortening time.