Section 5 - Writings Submitted To the Court (including but not exclusively limited to briefs, memoranda, affidavits, and declarations)

As amended through June 28, 2024

Section 5 - Writings Submitted To the Court (including but not exclusively limited to briefs, memoranda, affidavits, and declarations)

Written materials submitted to the court should always be factual and concise and should accurately state the current law and fairly represent the parties' position without unfairly attacking the opposing party or opposing counsel.

Specifically, a lawyer who manifests professional courtesy and civility:

(a) Does not use facts that are not properly introduced in the case and part of the record in the case in written briefs or memoranda of points and authorities.

(b) Does not degrade the intelligence, ethics, morals, integrity, or personal behavior of the opposing party, counsel or witness unless such matters are at issue in the proceeding.

Amended effective 10/4/2004; amended September 7, 2017, effective 1/1/2018; amended August 22, 2023, effective 1/1/2024.