Rule 78. Motion days; arguments

(a) Motion days. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, motions shall be held by the Court as follows:

(1) New Castle County. Motions in cases assigned to a Judge shall be presented as directed by the Judge. All other motions shall be presented to the Court on Fridays at 1:30 p.m.

(2) Kent County. Motions in cases assigned to a Judge shall be presented as directed by the Judge. All other motions, except motions assigned to a Commissioner, shall be presented to the Court on Fridays at 11 a.m. Motions assigned to a Commissioner shall be heard on Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

(3) Sussex County. Motions in cases assigned to a Judge shall be presented on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at 11:00 a.m.

(b) Motions. Motions shall not exceed 6 pages in length on paper approximately 8 1 / 2 inches by 11 inches in size. Responses in opposition to any motion shall be filed no later than four days prior to the hearing on the motion and shall not exceed 6 pages in length on paper approximately 8 1 / 2 inches by 11 inches in size. All motions and responses must be double spaced and typeset in Times New Roman 14-point type with two spaces between sentences. Case names shall be italicized or underlined. Footnotes shall be singlespaced and typeset in Times New Roman 12-point type with two spaces between sentences.

(c) Oral argument. There will be no oral argument unless scheduled by the Court, except as may be otherwise expressly provided by statute or rule.

(d) Scheduling. Arguments scheduled will be scheduled as to date and time by the assigned judge. History. Amended, effective Oct. 15, 1954; Sept. 9, 1957; Jan. 1, 1965; Mar. 31, 1982; May 1, 1982; July 1, 1984; Oct. 6, 1989; Jan. 22, 1996; Feb. 1, 2002; Sept. 4, 2014.