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.
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/parties of record to organize a conference call with Judge Snow. Settlement Conferences will be scheduled on the hour/half hour. At the designated date/time, Plaintiff's counsel is responsible for initiating the call in to the courtroom at 313.224.6889 unless other arrangements have been agreed upon between the parties in advance.
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 December 10th. Please file your motions as usual and submit a praecipe for each motion for Friday, December 10, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. This is Judge Snow's last motion call date of the year. Once accepted, you may be given a different time slot. You will be instructed to file a Re-Notice of Hearing that includes the aforementioned Zoom language as well as your new time slot.
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 jajuan.williams@3rdcc.org 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.
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.