Procedures for Mortgage Foreclosures

• All residential mortgage foreclosure cases filed shall be heard by the presiding judge assigned to the case.
• Cases where the residence is owner-occupied, and a pleading has been filed by the owner seeking relief must be mediated first before a hearing on a Motion for Summary Judgment can be scheduled (see Administrative Order 12-25S). No other Motions are allowed to be set with a Motion for Summary Judgment.
  

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• It will be the responsibility of the attorney for the Plaintiff to bring the following documents to the Motion for Summary Judgment Hearing:
  • a. Proposed Final Judgment of Foreclosure
  • b. Sufficient copies of the judgment for each named party along with sufficient pre-addressed stamped envelopes for each party.
  • c. Original Notice of Sale; issued and executed by Plaintiff’s attorney.
  • d. Originals and copies of the Certificates of Sale (“Sold To” portion of the document blank) along with appropriate pre-addressed stamped envelopes.
  • e. Certificates of Title and Disbursements shall be provided to the Clerk’s Office after the sale of the property.
  • f. Complete the below “checklist” reflecting the date of each indicated activity in the court file along with other information.
    • Checklist for Motion for Judgement Summary Hearings

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• When arriving to the courtroom, it will be the responsibility of the attorney to sign-in on the sign-in sheet. The attorney will retain the checklist(s) until the Judge requests them.
• The cases will not be called in order of the attorney’s arrival but based on the defendants who are present. Attorneys should plan to be available for their hearing for a minimum of one (1) hour from the scheduled time.
• Pro se parties representing themselves will need to contact the appropriate Judicial Assistant to schedule their Motions for hearing.