HONORABLE WALT FULLERTON

Judicial Practice Preferences
County Civil


1) DEPOSITION DISPUTES:
Immediate telephone hearing with judge, if available or scheduled hearing is acceptable.

2) UNIFORM MOTION CALENDAR:
Yes, interested; however in County Court there does not seem to be a need for it.

3) UNIFORM MOTION CALENDAR PREFERENCE:
No comment.

4)TELEPHONIC HEARINGS:
Are allowed.
- MUST be set forth in the notice of hearing.
- An attorney may attend in person.
- Evidentiary matters WILL be considered.
- The party filing the notice shall be responsible for getting each participant on the line BEFORE calling the judge.

5)PROPOSED ORDERS:
Can forward to the court and copy opposing counsel for any
objections within 5 days.

6) DISCOVERY CUT-OFF:
At pre-trial.

7) PRETRIAL STATEMENTS:
Utilize pre-trial statement form.

8) MOTIONS IN LIMINE:
To be heard morning of trial.

9) TRIAL SCHEDULING:
- Yes, WILL protect counsel until given date.
- Yes, allow 2 trials in one week.

10) VOIR DIRE FORMAT:
- Entire panel is questioned in the gallery.

11) VOIR DIRE:-
Judge Fullerton may initiate voir dire questions to be followed by counsel.

12) PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES:
- Generally 3 per party with total of Plaintiff to match total of defense.

13) RESPONSE FROM COUNSEL WHEN BAILIFF BRINGS JURY IN:
- Counsel to remain seated.

14) COURTROOM TRIALS--REQUEST PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING:
- To approach the bench.

15) ATTORNEY FEES:
- All issues regarding attorney's fees shall be left for subsequent hearing unless counsel wishes to present issue at trial.
- Fee affidavits are sufficient in lieu of expert testimony if other party is not objecting to award and amount of fees.

16) MARKING EVIDENCE TO BE USED AT TRIAL:
- Prefers that ALL evidence be copied and exchanged 10 days prior to trial.
- Prefers that ALL evidence be marked with the clerk in advance of its intended use.

SHOWING TANGIBLE EVIDENCE TO THE COURT:
After showing it to opposing counsel, the attorney may then show the exhibit to the witness without showing the Judge first.

17) MEDIATION:
NOT a requirement.

18) COURTROOM DEMEANOR COMMENTS:
No comment.

19) OTHER PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES POINTERS:
No comment.

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