THERE WILL BE NO IN-COURT CALENDAR CALL FOR THIS TERM OF COURT. Neither you, nor your clients, will need to be present in court during this term unless you are involved in a matter scheduled for hearing. For more information concerning the “electronic calendar call”, click here.

Please fill out the "Case Information Form" for the cases you have on this docket. To access the form, click here. If you have questions about how to access and/or use the form, please email me pmack1001@yahoo.com  . The information I am looking for includes the following:

• If your case is ready for trial

•  How long you expect the case will take to try

•  Likelihood of settlement

• If you have any scheduling problems with other courts during the week

• If you need more than the usual ½ days notice to be ready to try your case.

PLEASE SUBMIT THE ABOVE INFORMATION NO LATER THAN MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010. THE FINAL DATE FOR MOTIONS TO CONTINUE WILL ALSO BE MARCH 1, 2010.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT RULE 2 OF THE LOCAL RULES (CONTINUANCES) WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. If you are an out of district lawyer and are unfamiliar with Rule 2 of our local rules, click here and it will take you to the full text of the rule. Rule 2 can also be found on the "Local Civil Rules" page of the web site.

As information about the cases comes in, I will post it on the calendar, below. By occasionally checking the calendar, you can see the status of the cases ahead of yours and get a better sense of your position on the calendar.

I will publish a trial schedule approximately one week prior to the beginning of the term. I usually schedule the first two days of the term in advance. I will post the balance of the trial schedule on the web site each night and, of course, you will be notified by phone or email if your case is called for trial. If your case is not one set in the published schedule, you should be ready to try your case on ½ day’s notice, unless you have indicated to me a need for greater notice.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Danya L. Vanhook
Judge Presiding – March 16, 2010

• 09 CVD 226 Moore (Kirby) v. Moore (pro se)-MTC
• 09 CVD 801 Discover Bank (French) v. Wiggins (pro se)-Collect on Acct/Mot Judg Pleadings
• 08 CVD 804 Discover Bank (Wineman) v. Sedgwick (pro se)-Collect on Acct/Mot Sum Judg
• 09 CVD 169 Evans (pro se) v Evans-Ledford (pro se)-Mot Sum Judg Div
• 09 CVD 779 Goings (pro se) v Goings (pro se)-Uncon Div/incorp Sep Agree/resume Maiden name
• 05 CVD 402 Massey (pro se) v Massey (Phillips)-Mot to Amend
• 08 CVD 684 McKee (Jones) v McKee (Kropelnicki)-Init ED pretrial
• 09 CVD 243 Mathis/Williams (Kirby ) v Mathis (pro se)-Mot Sum Judg/ED sch & disc
• 08 CVD 385 Parker (Goldstein) v Parker et al (Barton/Norris)-Mot to W/D-PSS by affadavit & argument only*
• 09 CVD 96   Blankenship (Patten ) v Blankenship (Hensley)-Mot to Amend/Mot to Dism/PSS on affidavits & arguments*
• 09 CVD 285 Sartori (pro se) v Patterson (pro se)-Mot to amend/Mot dismiss
• 09 CVD 308 Potter (Goldstein) v Omer (Patten)-Mot to dismiss
• 08 CVD 844 Lockman (Goldstein) v Lockman (Patten)-Mot to WD
• 09 CVD 807 Bryson (Goldstein) v Bryson (Williams)-PSS by affadavit/argument by cause only*
• 09 CVD 920 Trantham-Middleton (Kirby) v Trantham (pro se)-Sum Judg Div/maiden name
• 10 CVD 30   Resser-Burks (Ridenour) v Burks (pro se)-Mot sum Judg/annulment/resume name
• 10 CVD 30   Nelon (Patten) v Nelon (pro se)-Sum Judg Div, resume name
• 06 CVD 544 Watkins (Williams) v Watkins (Boyer)-status update on alimony claim filed in 2006
• 09 CVD 706 Extine (Goldstein) v Hyatt/Costa (Patten)-motions only
• 09 CVD 763 Haymond (Goldstein) v Haymond (Kirby)-PSS by affadavit & argument only*
• 07 CVD 134 Brett (Jones) v Brett (Hugenschmidt)-Mot to dismiss
• 07 CVD 585 Siegle/Bradley/Jackson CO OBO (Goldstein) v Siegle (Kirby)-PSS by Affadavit & argument only*
• 09 CVD 906 Hoffman (Gum) v Hoffman (pro se)-status update & file review, MTC by Gum

2:00 p.m.

• 05 CVD 435 Norris (Goldstein) v. Norris (Patten)-DV & contempt motion

*as to Post Separation Support settings-the clients do not need to appear on the PSS settings- these will be conducted on affadavits & arguments of counsel

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9:30 a.m.

• 09 CVD 833 Marks (Goldstein) v Marks (Holt)-ex parte return & temp custody, PSS by affadavit & argument only*- case is limited is a 2 hour time slot

11:30 a.m.

• 10 CVD 124 Buschman (Kirby) v Buschmann (Tisdale)-ret emerg ex parte & temp custody/PSS issues by affadavit & argument only*-case is limited to 2 hour time slot

3:00 p.m.

• 09 CVD 241 Schnese (Goldstein) v Schnese (pro se)-ED sch, Disc, PSS by affadavit & argument only*, DV & custody

*as to Post Separation Support settings-the clients do not need to appear on the PSS settings- these will be conducted on affadavits & arguments of counsel

  Copyright © 2000-2008  www.judgebryant.com & Steven J. Bryant.  All rights reserved.

9:30 a.m.

• 09 CVD 375 McAllister (Goldstein) v McAllister (Patterson)-all issues for trial

2:00 p.m.

• 05 CVD 80 Linkous (Wood) v Linkous (Spivey)-ED trial, PSS by Affadavit & argument only*

*as to Post Separation Support settings-the clients do not need to appear on the PSS settings- these will be conducted on affadavits & arguments of counsel

  Copyright © 2000-2008  www.judgebryant.com & Steven J. Bryant.  All rights reserved.

9:30 a.m.

• 09 CVD 598 Estridge (Goldstein) v Cooper (Jones)-on to sign consent order
• 06 CVD 618 Jacques (Patten) v Jacques (Smathers)-contempt hearing

10:30 a.m.

• 09 CVD 414 Fulmer (Goldstein) v Fulmer (Patten)-Contempt & PSS by affadavit*

11:30 a.m.

• 08 CVD 481 Sutton (Hensley) v Sutton (Patten)-contempt hearing

2:00 p.m.

• 09 CVD 459 Norman (Patterson) v Denmark (Parton)-custody
• 08 CVD 117 Locke (Boyer) v Locke (Kirby)-mot to waive med/ED final pretrial
• 08 CVD 593 Moss-Bridgers (Ridenour) v Moss (McIver)-ED final pretrial

*as to Post Separation Support settings-the clients do not need to appear on the PSS settings- these will be conducted on affadavits & arguments of counsel

  Copyright © 2000-2008  www.judgebryant.com & Steven J. Bryant.  All rights reserved.

ARE YOU REPRESENTING YOURSELF IN CIVIL COURT? 
(Please carefully read the information below.)

NOTE: The electronic calendar call is only available at those terms of court at which Judge Bryant, Judge Walker or Judge Vanhook is the presiding judge. This page is only for Judge Vanhook's cases. If you are looking for either Judge Bryant's court or Judge Walker's court, click on the appropriate button, below.

If you are representing yourself in court (you have no lawyer) and want to participate in the electronic calendar call, you are certainly welcome to do so. The electronic calendar call was devised to eliminate wasted time in court and to insure that you  have to appear in court only when your case is called for hearing. Unless you are notified by me that you need to be in court, you can go about your daily routine with the knowledge that you will be notified when the case is set for hearing.  No more wasted time sitting in court waiting to find out when your case will be heard.

Unlike the traditional calendar call where everyone comes to court on the first morning of court, there is no need to appear the first morning of court unless your case appears on the emailed trial/hearing schedule. I have eliminated the need for you to be in court on the opening day by the electronic exchange of scheduling information prior to the term. Participation is easy, but you must comply with some basic rules.

1. Go to the case information form. To access the form you can click on the "Case Info. Form" button in the upper left hand corner of this page or simply click here.

2. Please provide your name and email address. Should you fail to do this, it will be impossible for me to communicate with you.

3. Fill in all of the boxes. I know that if you are representing yourself that you may not be an expert in estimating the duration of the case or the likelihood of settlement, but do the best you can. You do not need to make an entry in the "comment" box if you don't want to. If you do make an entry, it should only be about scheduling matters (e.g. conflicts you may have during the term). Please do no use the comment box to tell me about the facts of your case. Discussions about the facts of the case have to take place in the courtroom with both sides of the case present.

4. Submit the case information form by clicking the "send" button at the bottom of the form. The form was set up to submit information for as many as 6 cases at a time. If you only have 1 case, fill in the information for that case and click send.

5. The case information must be sent to me no later than 10 days before the first day of the term. If you miss that deadline, you will need to appear in court at 9:30 a.m. on the first day of the term.

6. Approximately one week prior to the beginning of the term, I will email you a trial/hearing schedule. This schedule will set out specific times for cases to be heard. If your case is not on that trial/hearing schedule, it means that your case will not be called during the first two days of the term. Don't panic if you are not on the original trial/hearing schedule. Most of these civil terms are 4-5 days in duration and the initial trial/hearing schedule is only for the first 2 days. If your case is set for hearing later in the term, you will receive an email approximately 1 day in advance of the hearing.

7. The trial/hearing schedule is also posted and updated nightly on the web site. To see this posted schedule, just go to the top of this page and click on the navigational button for the term of court you are interested in.

I believe that this electronic calendar call can save you a significant amount of time in court and I welcome your participation.

Danya Vanhook 
District Court Judge
30th Judicial District