Judge Arnold saves paper, fosters organization
In the October 23 issue of the Daily Law Bulletin, Stan Nardoni discusses Judge Nancy Arnold's standing order, two provisions of which affect declaratory actions involving insurance.
First, "[t}he insurer should file an additional copy of the relevant insurance policy that is Bates numbered. All motions should refer to the Bates numbered pages of the policy." This is a good idea because, as Nardoni notes, policies are rarely paginated in a way that allows for easy citation.
Second, "[p]arties are exhorted NOT to attach copies of the complaint, policy and underlying complaint to the motions they file, but to instead simply provide the items to chambers as courtesy copies." This is an excellent idea that will keep court files and appellate records more manageable.
It is to be hoped that other chancery judges adopt these common sense procedures.
