Executive Assistant:  Jeannette Heacox

Court Services Assistant:  Jalona Colvard

2 Woodward Avenue
Room 1807
Detroit, MI 48226

Phone: (313) 224-4679

Staff:

Courtroom Clerk: Cheryl Bascomb
Judicial Assistant: Alexander Fuller
Court Reporter: Teria Carrington 
Deputy: Keilan Nims

901 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue, Room 1011
Detroit, MI  48226

Phone: (313) 224-5195

Hours: 8:30 am to 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Staff:

Courtroom Clerk: Linda Woods
Secretary: Joanne Gaskin
Court Reporter: Video Courtroom
Deputy: Walter Armstrong

2 Woodward Avenue
Room 1111
Detroit, MI 48226

Phone: (313) 224-5243

Staff:

Courtroom Clerk: Lisa Rutledge
Law Clerk: Mary Otto
Court Reporter: Reba Hooper
Deputy: Takisha O'Bannon

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue, Room 1007
Detroit, MI 48226

Phone: (313) 224-2444

Staff:

Judge Dana M. Hathaway; Dana.Hathaway@3rdcc.org

Courtroom Clerk: Korey Pearson; korey.pearson@3rdcc.org
Judicial Attorney: Lorri Cary; lorri.cary@3rdcc.org
Court Reporter: Video Courtroom

Wayne County Deputy: Chandra Darrisaw

2 Woodward Avenue
Room 1401 
Detroit, MI 48026

Phone Number: (313) 224-2415

Staff:

Courtroom clerk: Tara Hickman 
Judicial Attorney: Stephanie Bugdalski
Court reporter: Video Courtroom
Deputy: Chris Gamino

913 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI  48226

Phone: 313-224-2953

Hours:  8:30am to 4:30pm

Staff:

Law Clerk: Kevin Clark Kevin.Clark@3rdcc.org
Court Clerk:  Marciana Lawrence marciana.lawrence@3rdcc.org  
Court Reporter:  Video Courtroom
Deputy:  J. Cruts

Judge Popke’s Remote Protocols

Welcome back! My staff and I are committed to working with you to manage your cases during this new reality. Below are the protocols we think will assist all of us. Please feel free to reach out with any issues. Be safe.

-Judge Lita M. Popke

Remote Operations: Pursuant to the Chief Judge’s Order of April 29, 2020 (see www.3rdcc.org), the Civil division and Business Court shall continue to work remotely. All remote hearings and conferences shall be conducted via Zoom. Attorneys are expected to be familiar with the Zoom program. Until further order of the Court, the public and media will be excluded from the courtrooms but will have access to all court proceedings via YouTube. Access to YouTube for court proceedings will be available on the Court’s website. Attorneys shall check the Civil Division Section for Protocol for Remote Civil Division Operations.

MARCH 16 – MAY 31, 2020

Scheduling Orders in Civil Cases: Pursuant to Chief Judge Kenny’s March 23, 2020 Order, the Scheduling Order in every case is extended 60 days from its then applicable deadlines. Please review with your opposing counsel your current deadlines to ensure you are in agreement. If additional extensions are necessary, parties may submit a stipulated order to change scheduling order tracks as follows: cases currently on Track 1 to Track 2; cases currently on Track 2 to Track 3; cases currently on Track 3 to adjourn deadlines up to 90 days. The court expects the parties to agree on the applicable deadlines. If the parties cannot agree, a motion may be filed which the court will rule upon without oral argument. Please note that only the dates in the Court issued scheduling orders are adjourned (witness lists, discovery cut-off, case evaluation, settlement conference).  Nothing permits the extension of deadlines set forth in the Court Rules, except by stipulation (or order of the Michigan Supreme Court).  The Court expects, however, that attorneys will not take advantage of each other during this time and the utmost professionalism is expected.

Business Court Scheduling Orders: For business court cases, the Status Conference Scheduling Orders are more unique to the particular case. If extensions of any dates are necessary, please work with opposing counsel to prepare a new stipulated scheduling order. Please email the proposed order to Kevin Clark (kevin.clark@3rdcc.org) for the Judge’s review prior to efiling. If parties cannot agree on new dates, please email Kevin to set up a remote scheduling conference.

Dispositive Motions: Oral argument on all pending dispositive motions scheduled between March 13, 2020 and May 31, 2020 will be adjourned by the Court. New oral argument dates will be noticed by order of the Court. Oral argument may be dispensed with by the Court pursuant to MCR 2.119(E)(3). All previously issued briefing schedules remain in effect. If you have missed a Response/Reply deadline during the pendency of this State of Emergency, please contact Kevin and he will provide you with a new deadline date. The Court will prioritize the previously scheduled dispositive motions before issuing scheduling orders on motions filed after March 13, 2020. The Court appreciates counsel’s patience regarding scheduling.

Motion Call Resumes May 29, 2020: Remote Motion Calls for the Civil Division and Business Court shall resume May 29, 2020. Any party who wishes to have a motion heard must file a new praecipe—nothing will be automatically adjourned. Oral argument may be waived pursuant to MCR 2.119(E)(3), thus it is critical to file a response for the court to consider. 

You will receive a Zoom invitation for oral argument if the Court determines oral argument is necessary.  It is anticipated oral argument will be scheduled in 15 minute intervals to promote efficiency for the court and attorneys.  If you receive a time and it conflicts with another motion hearing, please contact Kevin at least 3 days in advance to reschedule. You may also request to have your motion heard on a day other than Friday. If you do not appear for a scheduled hearing without providing the advance notice permitted, it will proceed without you and not be rescheduled.

Jury Trials: All jury trials currently scheduled before September 1, 2020 are adjourned until further notice. Parties will receive information regarding rescheduling the jury trial after this Court resumes full operations.

JUNE 1, 2020 FORWARD

Day Forward Remote Operations: Judge Popke’s regular daily remote operations will resume on June 1, 2020. All conferences reflected on the register of actions from June 1 forward will proceed as scheduled. (Please note each judge may address this matter differently).

Business Court Status Conferences: Business Court Status Conferences shall be adjourned until at least June 1, 2020. Please regularly check the register of actions for the adjourned Status Conference dates. Please consult with opposing counsel and prepare a proposed Phase I Discovery Plan identifying with specificity the discovery necessary to attend an early facilitation.  Please include deadlines, name an agreed upon Facilitator and obtain a Facilitation Date. You may email Kevin and request a Phase I Scheduling Order Template.

Emergency Matters: Please contact Kevin for scheduling remote emergency hearings.

Honorable Martha M. Snow

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
Two Woodward Avenue, Courtroom 1821 
Detroit, MI  48226

Phone: 313.224.6889

Fax: 313.237.9252

Staff:

Court Clerk:  JaJuan Williams 
Judicial Attorney:  Lisa Damphousse
Court Reporter:  Video
Deputy:  Corporal Oliver Cross

State of Emergency Updates – Coronavirus Court Closure

As you are likely already aware, the Third Circuit Court is currently closed to the public.  Chief Judge Kenny has issued several statements regarding the "State of Emergency” which can be viewed on the homepage of the Court’s website at www.3rdcc.org.  All updates regarding the status of proceedings held at the Third Circuit Court will be posted on the website as they become available.  Please check www.3rdcc.org frequently for the latest developments. 

ALL ATTORNEYS AND ALL LAW FIRMS SHALL IMPLEMENT ZOOM CONFERENCING CAPABILITIES IN THEIR OFFICES AND/OR IN THEIR HOMES IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN COURT PROCEEDINGS REMOTELY.

Phone calls:  During the temporary court closure, our preferred method of communication is email.  Please DO NOT call the courtroom and leave voicemails during this time.

Case Evaluations:  All cases shall continue to participate in the Case Evaluation process during the temporary court closure.  Attorneys shall contact the Mediation Tribunal Association by emailing Lisa Timmons directly at lisa.timmons@3rdcc.org to confirm their Case Evaluation date and to receive additional instructions on how to participate remotely.

Settlement Conferences:  Settlement Conferences will be held during the temporary court closure via phone conferences with Judge Snow.  If you have a Settlement Conference scheduled, Plaintiff’s counsel is responsible for contacting all attorneys of record to organize a conference call with Judge Snow.  Please make your best effort to have everyone available on the currently scheduled date as we are trying to keep our docket moving along as seamlessly as possible.  Once a date has been agreed upon, please contact Judge Snow directly at martha.snow@3rdcc.org to confirm that date, and she will provide you with a time for your Settlement Conference to be held over the phone.  Please copy all attorneys of record on your email in order to avoid any ex parte communications. 

Notices of Hearing - for all Motions (dispositive and non-dispositive):  Until further notice, all Notices of Hearing must indicate that the hearing is being conducted via Zoom at the scheduled date and time.  Please also include the following language in your Notices of Hearing: 

• • To join the Zoom hearing, go to www.3rdcc.org/zoom/civil.  Scroll down to "Hon. Martha M. Snow" and click "Join Meeting" at the scheduled date and time.

  • If you have difficulty connecting or need to call in by phone, please call 313.224.6889 for additional details.      

Non-dispositive Motions (Friday motions):  All newly filed non-dispositive motions should be scheduled for August 7^th.  Please file your motions as usual and submit a praecipe for each motion for Friday, August 7, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.

In the event that you no longer need to argue a motion that was previously scheduled, please have the moving party contact the clerk, JaJuan Williams, directly at 313.224.6889 regarding the same. 

Motions for Summary Disposition:  All newly filed motions for summary disposition will follow the usual course of scheduling.  You can review that process on Judge Snow's standard (non-emergency) protocol which is linked below.  Please scroll down to the bottom of these emergency updates and click on the "Court Protocol" button to access Judge Snow's standard protocol.  Please continue to mail physical Judge's copies of all motions, responses, and replies to the courthouse as usual.   

Any additional inquiries regarding motions for summary disposition may be sent directly to Lisa at lisa.damphousse@3rdcc.org.  Please copy all attorneys of record on your email in order to avoid any ex parte communications. 

In the event that you no longer need to argue a motion for summary disposition, please have the moving party contact Lisa directly at lisa.damphousse@3rdcc.org regarding the same.  Please copy all attorneys of record on your email in order to avoid any ex parte communications. 

Trials:  Pursuant to the State of Emergency Order issued by Chief Judge Kenny on April 29, 2020, all jury trials scheduled before September 1, 2020 will be adjourned.  If your case is scheduled for trial or a pre-trial conference during the temporary court closure, Judge Snow will be contacting the attorneys of record in those matters directly to discuss possible dates for adjournments. 

Email addresses:      Honorable Martha M. Snow                         martha.snow@3rdcc.org

                                   Judicial Attorney, Lisa M. Damphousse      lisa.damphousse@3rdcc.org

                                   Clerk, JaJuan Williams                                 jajuan.williams@3rdcc.org

For all other inquiries, please click below on the "Court Protocol" button which will take you to Judge Snow's standard protocol that is always in place regardless of the temporary court closure.  Thank you. 

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue, Room 1101
Detroit, MI  48226

Phone: (313) 224-2447

Staff:

Secretary: Loretta Borne
Court Clerk:  Adam Hamed
Court Reporter: Laurie Jefferson
Deputy: Ray Batts