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Differentiated Case Management (DCM)

What your legal assistant and paralegal need to know about Differentiated Case Management (“DCM”) process in the Thirteenth Circuit.


AT A GLANCE SCHEDULING ON JAWS

UMC's

Methods of
Conducting
Telephonic
Hearings

15 & 30
Minute Hearings
Requesting Hearing exceeding 30 Minutes Cancelling Hearings within 24 Hours of Hearing Cancelling Hearings prior to 24 Hours of Hearing
Set on JAWS.
Matters can only be scheduled if they can be heard within 10 minutes  
CourtCall (888)882-6878

 
Attorneys:
Set on JAWS
Pro-Se Litigants:
 E-mail JA
                       
Attorneys and
Self-Represented Litigants: Must be approved by the court; E-mail request to JA 
E-mail JA a copy of the
Notice of Cancellation  
Scheduling party can cancel on JAWS.
If hearing was scheduled via
E-mail, notice of cancellation must be
e-mailed 


AT A GLANCE PREFERENCES
Cancelling Trial and Pre-Trial Emergency Motion Providing Judge with documents for Hearings 30 Minutes or less Providing Judge with documents for Hearings more than 30 Minutes How to upload Orders to the E-Portal for Electronic Signature

If case has settled, one of the parties must e-mail JA with documentation
 



 
After Motion is filed with clerk, email JA to notify  Documents 10 pages
or less may be e-mailed, documents more than 10 pages must be received at least two business days prior to hearing via
mail or hand delivery
Deliver hard copy at least two business days prior to hearing via mail or
hand delivery 
Submit AGREED Orders only, Upload in PDF format to
Documents for
Judicial Review
,
Verifying correct division letter