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Motion To Set And Certificate Of Readiness GNT52f - Arizona
| Motion To Set And Certificate Of Readiness Form. This is a Arizona form and can be used in General Superior Court Maricopa Local County . |
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SELF SERVICE CENTER INSTRUCTIONS: HOW TO FILL OUT THE MOTION TO SET AND CERTIFICATE OF READINESS USE THIS FORM ONLY if there has been a petition/complaint and an answer/response filed in your case. By filing a Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness, you are telling the court that you want to go forward with the trial a nd that discovery is done if you have a Family Court case or that discovery will be done in 60 days if you have a Civil case. Here are the steps to help you fill out the Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness. STEP 1: FILL OUT THE MOTION TO SET AND CERTIFICATE OF READINESS A. Make sure yMour form is titled otion to Set and Certificate of Readiness. Type or print using black ink only! B. In the top left corner of the first page fill in the information request ed. C. Name of Petitioner/Plaintiff. In this space, put the name of the party who filed the original case. If the other party filed the original case, he/she will be the Petitioner/Plaintiff. In t he space that says "Name of Respondent/Defendant," fill in the name of the Respondent/Defen dant. Whoever was the Respondent/Defendant for the filing of the original case will be the Respondent/Defendant for all other papers filed in this case. D. Fill in your case number where it says "Case Number . Your case number stays the same any time papers are filed in your case. Then fill in the name of the judge assigned to your case. If you do not know the name of the judge assigned to your case, c all the court where your case was filed: Domestic Relations/Family Court Administration (Downtown Phoenix) 602-506-7879 or 602-506-1561 Domestic Relations/Family Court Administration (Mesa) 602-506-2021 Domestic Relations/Family Court Administration (Surprise) 602-372-9403 Civil Court Administration (Downtown Phoenix) 602-506-1497 Civil Court Administration (Mesa) 602-506-2021 Court Administration (Surprise) 602-372-9400 E. INFORMATION ABOUT MY CASE. 1. SET MY CASE FOR TRIAL. Put an X in this box if you want the court to set your case for trial. Then add the date your case will be ready for trial. 2. WE DO NOT AGREE. Put an X in this box if a Petition or Complaint and a Response or Answer have been filed. This tells the court that there are still di sagreements between you and the other party, and a Hearing or Trial is necessary to settle the things you, and the other party, do not agree about. 3. CIVIL CASE OR DOMESTIC RELATIONS/FAMILY COURT CASE. Put an X in the Civil Case box if your case is a Civil Case or put an X in the Domestic Relations/F amily Court box if your case is a Domestic Relations/Family Court case. If you have questions about Discovery, you should ask a lawyer for help. 4. INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR LAWYER. If you are represented by an attorney, put his/her name, address, city, state, zip code, and telephone number in th is space. If you are not represented by an attorney, mark the box to indicate you are not repres ented by a lawyer. Make sure your contact information is correct at the top of the first page. 5. INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER PARTY. If the other party is represented by an attorney, put the attorneys name, address, city, state, zip code, an d telephone number in the space provided. If the other party is not represented by an attorney, write in the other partys name, address, city, state, zip code, and telephone number in this space. Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County GNT52i December 1, 2003 1 of 2 Use current form ALL RIGHTS RESERVED <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 6. PREFERENCE FOR TRIAL. If your case is a divorce, paternity, and/or custody case, your case is given special preference by the court. Put an "X" in the b ox that says this case is entitled to be heard before other cases, and check the box i n front of Domestic Relations/Family Court case. If you do not know whether your case is entitled to preference, see a lawyer for help. 7. SHORT CASE. Some cases can be heard in an hour or less. If a lawyer has told you tha t your case can be heard in an hour or less, check the yes box; ot herwise, check the no box. If you are not sure, check the not sure box. 8. ESTIMATED LENGTH OF TRIAL. Indicate how long you think the trial will take. Generally, if it is a divorce, paternity or custody trial, you should request "1 Day." If you will be having a lot of witnesses, experts, and/or if there is an attorn ey for the other side, you may want to request "1 Day." If there are no witnesses, other than you and the other party, and you dont have a lot to tell the judge, you should ask for "2 Hours." The court will decide how much time to schedule for the trial. If the trial take s longer than the time allowed, the judge can continue the trial to another date and time. 9. CIVIL CASES ONLY. JURY TRIAL. If your case is a civil case and you want a jury trial, check the yes box; otherwise check the no box. Jury tr ials are not allowed in Domestic Relations/Family Court cases. You are not required to fill this section out. 10. CIVIL CASES ONLY. ARBITRATION. Write in N/A for not applicable if your case is a Domestic Relations/Family Court case. If your case is a Civil case, write in the amount of money or damages you and the other party are having a dispute over. If you and the other party are disputing over less than $50,000, then your case is subject to Arbitration and you should check the yes box; otherwise, check the no box. 11. Print, or type, in black ink in the space provided, the day of the month , TODAYS DATE. the month and the year you signed the motion. Sign your name on the line provided. 12. DECLARATION: Print or type the day of the month, the month, and the year you did eac h of these things. Then sign your name to confirm to the court that you g ave, or mailed, the papers to the person(s) whose name(s) appear in the section above yo ur signature. STEP 2: GO TO THE PROCEDURES PAGE. After you have filled out the motion, read and follow the instructions on the page titled PROCEDURES: WHAT TO DO WITH THE Motion to Set and Certificate of Readiness NOW THAT YOU HAVE FILLED IT OUT. Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County GNT52i December 1, 2003 2 of 2 Use current form ALL RIGHTS RESERVED <<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 Your Name: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip Code: Daytime / Evening Phone: / In this case I am a: Petitioner/Plaintiff or a Respondent/Defendant Represented by Attorney Attorney Name: Bar No.: Attorney Phone: Atty. Email: SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MARICOPA
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