Thursday, September 17, 2015
South Carolina Supreme Court Establishes Civil Motions Pilot Program
Last week, the South Carolina Supreme Court established a Civil Motions Pilot Program to begin next month governing motion practice in the Third and Fifteen Circuits. Basically, the order follows the form of the federal rules. The pilot program will require contemporaneous memoranda in support of motions, and opposition papers to be filed within 30 days. It also features a number of new formal requirements. If you practice in those circuits, you’ll need to follow the new rules. Even if you practice elsewhere, you may wish to consider the new rules as some evidence of what the South Carolina Supreme Court believes to be best practices. You can read the court’s order here.
