Practices & Procedures
Contact Information
A. Email: utdecf_romero@utd.uscourts.gov (link sends e-mail)
- Please include case name and number in the email subject line.
- Except in rare circumstances, opposing counsel should be copied on all email correspondence with chambers.
B. Telephone:
- While telephone calls to chambers regarding scheduling and procedural matters are permitted, emails copying opposing counsel generally are preferred.
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Contact Information |
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Law Clerk |
Cases ending with: |
Phone No. |
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Jasmine Fierro |
Odd numbers |
(801)524-6197 |
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Jessie Dyer |
Even numbers |
(801)524-6425 |
C. Mailing Address:
- 351 S. West Temple, Room 9.440, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
- Copies of correspondence between counsel should not be sent to the court.
D. Courtroom:
- Our regular courtroom in Salt Lake City is 7.400 for civil cases. For criminal rotation duty month, the courtroom is 8.400. Parties are advised to check the daily court calendar to verify which courtroom we are using.
Trial Procedures and Practices
A. Pretrial Orders:
Ninety (90) days prior to trial in civil cases, the court will issue a Pretrial Order explaining the court's trial procedures and setting deadlines for pre-trial matters.
- The stock pretrial orders for civil trials are linked below.
Stock CIVIL Jury Pretrial Order
Stock CIVIL Bench Pretrial Order
B. Voir Dire and Jury Instructions:
To aid counsel in preparing for trial, the court's stock voir dire questions and stock jury instructions for civil are linked below.
Stock CIVIL Preliminary Jury Instructions
Stock CIVIL General Jury Instructions
The jury instructions are split into pre-evidence and post-evidence instructions.