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.
Non-dispositive Motions (Friday motions): All newly filed non-dispositive motions should be scheduled for June 12th. Please file your motions as usual and submit a praecipe for each motion for Friday, June 12, 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: Until further notice, pursuant to MCR 2.119(E)(3), there will be no oral argument held with respect to all motions for summary disposition. Due to backups on processing non-emergency pleadings, please email a Judge's copy of all motions for summary disposition, responses, and replies directly to Lisa at lisa.damphousse@3rdcc.org. Judge Snow will be issuing written opinions with respect to all such motions. Please be patient during this time.
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.
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.