What can a party do if they receive less than 5 days' notice of a proceeding or judge assignment?

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What can a party do if they receive less than 5 days' notice of a proceeding or judge assignment?

When a party hasn’t been given enough notice of a proceeding or the assignment of a judge, the priority is protecting due process and ensuring time to prepare. The proper remedy is to request a different judge before the hearing by filing a notice of change of judge. This allows the matter to be reassigned so the party has a fair chance to prepare and participate, without prejudicing their rights. This approach is preferred because it directly addresses the notice issue and preserves the opportunity to present the case, whereas ignoring the notice doesn’t safeguard rights, appealing a scheduling order isn’t typically the right vehicle for a notice problem, and dismissal would be an overly drastic remedy that doesn’t specifically cure the lack of notice before the hearing.

When a party hasn’t been given enough notice of a proceeding or the assignment of a judge, the priority is protecting due process and ensuring time to prepare. The proper remedy is to request a different judge before the hearing by filing a notice of change of judge. This allows the matter to be reassigned so the party has a fair chance to prepare and participate, without prejudicing their rights.

This approach is preferred because it directly addresses the notice issue and preserves the opportunity to present the case, whereas ignoring the notice doesn’t safeguard rights, appealing a scheduling order isn’t typically the right vehicle for a notice problem, and dismissal would be an overly drastic remedy that doesn’t specifically cure the lack of notice before the hearing.

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