All calendars will be published approximately thirty (30) days in advance of the session date and a calendar call will be held via Webex at 9:00 AM on the first Monday morning of the trial session. The calendar call will be held by Webex using the dedicated URL for this courtroom: nccourts.webex.com/meet/MeckCR6330.sh. There will be two-week sessions, with 50Cs beginning after calendar call and again at 1:30 and will also be heard the second Monday of the session. Motions will be scheduled on the first Tuesday of the session. The remaining days of the session will be dedicated to trials. Motions, other than pretrial motions, will not be heard on trial calendars and must only be scheduled during the designated motion times prior to trial. The email address for the Caseflow Coordinator is Mecklenburg.Caseflow.District.Scheduling@nccourts.org.

The Notice of Trial will include a link to a Webex meeting using the dedicated courtroom URL, nccourts.webex.com/meet/MeckCR6330.sh, which will be the link for all trials during the session. The calendar call shall be held on the first Monday of the session at 9:00 AM. During the calendar call, the judge will establish the trial order. The parties/attorneys shall be notified of their specific trial calendar setting date and time during the calendar call and must login using the dedicated URL at least 5 minutes prior to their assigned start time for trial. If there are remaining cases on the trial calendar in which a specific date and time are not assigned for trial, the case shall be placed in a stand-by status. Any case placed in stand-by status may be called to trial during the session if a trial space becomes available. If a stand-by case is being moved to a trial date and time, the parties/attorneys will be provided a minimum of 4-hour notice by the courtroom clerk prior to the newly assigned trial time.

The needed trial time reported at calendar call will be strictly followed for trial. Because each case is set for a specific date and time, the allotment of time for each trial must remain within the parameters set based on the reported time needed during the calendar call. The presiding judge will hold all parties/attorneys to the timeframe provided for the hearing. The courtroom clerk will establish and utilize LiquidFiles for the exchange of discovery, exhibits, documents, briefs, etc. for the trial. The courtroom clerk will swear in or affirm all persons providing testimony to the Court during the trial. Attorneys or parties desiring to present evidence in real time shall either use the “share screen” option in Webex or ask the courtroom clerk to make a document from the liquid files available for viewing by the witness. All attorney/parties shall be given the opportunity to cross examine witnesses, as they would in a live trial. The trial will be conducted in a manner as a live trial would be handled as much as is reasonably possible. The hearings will be locked after 15 minutes. The courtroom clerk will be responsible for managing the hearing by recording the Webex hearing, muting any participants who are not speaking and do not have their microphones muted during the hearing, moving participants into the Lobby if necessary, and monitoring the access to the hearing from participants waiting in the Lobby. If there is a need to create break-out sessions during the hearing, the clerk will be responsible for creating the rooms and assigning the necessary participants to the appropriate break-out session.

Unless exigent circumstances arise, which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the expiration of the deadline to submit motions for continuance, no case will be continued after the trial order is set. Local Rule 9, along with all other relevant rules, remain intact and must be adhered to by all parties and attorneys. Each notice shall contain language advising all parties, or their attorneys, that failure to attend the Webex hearing will not be cause for a continuance and the hearing will move forward as scheduled. The notice shall also include language informing of the process to follow if a reason exists that makes it impossible to participate in a hearing by Webex. The motion for Exemption from Remote Proceeding shall follow the same rules and submission deadlines as a motion for continuance. Upon receipt of such motion, the Caseflow Coordinator will hold the motion for two days and will rule on the motion upon expiration of the two-day holding period. When an exemption from remote proceeding is granted, the matter will be turned into a live hearing or will be reset by the Caseflow Coordinator to a date and time certain for a live session to be held. Upon Completion of each trial session, and not later than the Wednesday following completion of the session, the courtroom clerk shall provide a copy of the calendar with the outcomes listed for each case to the Caseflow Coordinator.

Submissions to the Caseflow Management office may resume normal delivery of documents. Please make certain to allow enough time for your documents to be filed, returned to you and subsequently submitted to our office in advance of the deadline assigned.

Week 1 of the 2-Week Term

Week 2 of the 2-Week Term

Preliminary Injunction Hearings shall be heard via a Webex hearing from 1:30 -2:00 PM any day necessary during session of the District court week. The Clerk’s office will schedule the hearing for the first available date after the issuance of a granted TRO order by a District Court Judge.

The Notice of Preliminary Injunction will include a link to the Webex meeting, a 1:30 PM docket call will be held to identify parties scheduled for the Thursday afternoon session. The presiding judge will hold all parties/attorneys to the time frame provided for the hearing. The courtroom clerk will establish and utilize LiquidFiles for the exchange of discovery, exhibits, documents, briefs, etc. for the trial. The courtroom clerk will swear in or affirm all persons providing testimony to the Court during the trial. Attorneys or parties desiring to present evidence in real time shall either use the “share screen” option in Webex or ask the courtroom clerk to make a document from the liquid files available for viewing by the witness. All attorneys/parties shall be given the opportunity to cross examine witnesses, as they would in a live trial. The trial will be conducted in the same manner as a live trial as much as reasonably possible. The courtroom clerk and judge will serve as co-hosts of the Webex hearing. The courtroom clerk will be responsible for managing the hearing by recording the Webex hearing, muting any participants who are not speaking and do not have their microphones muted during the hearing, moving participants into the Lobby if necessary, and monitoring the access to the hearing from participants waiting in the Lobby. If there is a need to create break-out sessions during the hearing, the person in the host role will be responsible for creating the rooms and assigning the necessary participants to the appropriate break-out session.

Live Divorces shall be heard via a Webex hearing on the first and third Mondays of each month using the link for courtroom 4130: nccourts.webex.com/meet/MeckCR4130.sh. The Clerk’s office will schedule the hearing for the first available Monday based on the request of the filing party. Dates for Live Divorces will be located at the customer service windows in the Clerk of Court – Civil Suite 3725 on the third floor of the courthouse.

A Notice of Live Divorce will include a link to the Webex meeting, a 1:30 PM docket call will be held to identify parties scheduled for the Monday session. The presiding judge will hold all parties/attorneys to the time frame provided for the hearing. The courtroom clerk will establish and utilize LiquidFiles for the exchange of discovery, exhibits, documents, briefs, etc. for the trial. The courtroom clerk will swear in or affirm all persons providing testimony to the Court during the trial. Attorneys or parties desiring to present evidence in real time shall either use the “share screen” option in Webex or ask the courtroom clerk to make a document from the liquid files available for viewing by the witness. All attorneys/parties shall be given the opportunity to cross examine witnesses, as they would in a live trial. The trial will be conducted in a manner as a live trial would be handled as much as is reasonably possible. The courtroom clerk and judge will serve as co-hosts of the Webex hearing. The courtroom clerk will be responsible for managing the hearing by recording the Webex hearing, muting any participants who are not speaking and do not have their microphones muted during the hearing, moving participants into the Lobby if necessary, and monitoring the access to the hearing from participants waiting in the Lobby. If there is a need to create break-out sessions during the hearing, the person in the Host role will be responsible for creating the rooms and assigning the necessary participants to the appropriate break-out session.

All calendars will be published approximately thirty (30) days in advance of the session date and a calendar call will be held via Webex at 9:00 AM on the first Monday morning of the trial session. The calendar call will be held by Webex using the dedicated URL for this courtroom: nccourts.webex.com/meet/MeckCR6330.sh. There will be two-week sessions, with 50Cs beginning after calendar call and again at 2:00 and will also be heard the second Monday of the session. Motions will be scheduled on the first Tuesday of the session. The remaining days of the session will be dedicated to trials. Motions will not be heard on trial calendars and must only be scheduled during the designated motion times prior to trial. The email address for the Caseflow Coordinator is Mecklenburg.Caseflow.District.Scheduling@nccourts.org.

The Notice of Trial will include a link to a Webex meeting using the dedicated courtroom URL, nccourts.webex.com/meet/MeckCR6330.sh, which will be the link for all trials during the session. The calendar call shall be held on the first Monday of the session at 9:00 AM. During the calendar call, the judge will establish the trial order. The parties/attorneys shall be notified of their specific trial calendar setting date and time during the calendar call and must login using the dedicated URL at least 5 minutes prior to their assigned start time for trial. If there are remaining cases on the trial calendar in which a specific date and time are not assigned for trial, the case shall be placed in a stand-by status. Any case placed in stand-by status may be called to trial during the session if a trial space becomes available. If a stand-by case is being moved to a trial date and time, the parties/attorneys will be provided a minimum of 4-hour notice by the courtroom clerk prior to the newly assigned trial time. Any party or attorney who does not have their email address on file will be identified during the calendar call and the email address will be obtained from the party or attorney by the Caseflow Coordinator.

The needed trial time reported at calendar call will be strictly followed for trial. Because each case is set for a specific date and time, the allotment of time for each trial must remain within the parameters set based on the reported time needed during the calendar call. The presiding judge will hold all parties/attorneys to the timeframe provided for the hearing. The courtroom clerk will establish and utilize LiquidFiles for the exchange of discovery, exhibits, documents, briefs, etc. for the trial. The courtroom clerk will swear in or affirm all persons providing testimony to the Court during the trial. Attorneys or parties desiring to present evidence in real time shall either use the “share screen” option in Webex or ask the courtroom clerk to make a document from the liquid files available for viewing by the witness. All attorney/parties shall be given the opportunity to cross examine witnesses, as they would in a live trial. The trial will be conducted in a manner as a live trial would be handled as much as is reasonably possible. The Webex hearings will be established by the Caseflow Coordinator making the courtroom clerk and the judge as co-host to the meeting. The hearings will be locked after 15 minutes. The courtroom clerk will be responsible for managing the hearing by recording the Webex hearing, muting any participants who are not speaking and do not have their microphones muted during the hearing, moving participants into the Lobby if necessary, and monitoring the access to the hearing from participants waiting in the Lobby. If there is a need to create break-out sessions during the hearing, the person in the Host role will be responsible for creating the rooms and assigning the necessary participants to the appropriate break-out session.

Unless exigent circumstances arise, which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the expiration of the deadline to submit motions for continuance, no case will be continued after the trial order is set. Local Rule 9, along with all other relevant rules, remain intact and must be adhered to by all parties and attorneys. Each notice shall contain language advising all parties, or their attorneys, that failure to provide the required contact information needed to conduct the Webex hearing or failure to attend the Webex hearing will not be cause for a continuance and the hearing will move forward as scheduled. The notice shall also include language informing of the process to follow if a reason exists that makes it impossible to participate in a hearing by Webex. The motion for Exemption from Remote Proceeding shall follow the same rules and submission deadlines as a motion for continuance. Upon receipt of such motion, the Caseflow Coordinator will hold the motion for two days and will rule on the motion upon expiration of the two-day holding period. When an exemption from remote proceeding is granted, the matter will be reset by the Caseflow Coordinator to a date and time certain for a live session to be held. Upon Completion of each trial session, and not later than the Wednesday following completion of the session, the courtroom clerk shall provide a copy of the calendar with the outcomes listed for each case to the Caseflow Coordinator.

Submissions to the Caseflow Management office may resume normal delivery of documents. Please make certain to allow enough time for your documents to be filed, returned to you and subsequently submitted to our office in advance of the deadline assigned.