(a) Applicability. The provisions of this Rule apply to all written motions filed in civil actions. (b) Motions; Filing; Proposed Orders. The original of each motion, and all affidavits and other supporting documents, including any brief or memorandum of authorities, shall be filed with the Clerk where the action is filed. The movant at the same time shall mail a copy thereof to the Court presiding in the action at the Court's mailing address. A proposed Order shall accompany the Court's copy of any motion which may be heard ex parte or is granted by consent. (c) Responses; Rebuttals; Memoranda. If the respondent desires to submit a response to the motion, all responses, affidavits, rebuttals, objections, memoranda, and other supporting documents shall be filed with the Clerk where the action is filed. The respondent shall serve a copy of any response and memorandum of authorities in response, and shall do so within ten (10) days after service of movant's motion and memorandum. Movant desiring to serve a rebuttal and rebuttal memorandum may do so within five (5) days after the service of respondent's response and memorandum. (d) Length of Memoranda. Movant's original and rebuttal memoranda together shall not exceed a total of thirty-five (35) pages, and respondent's memorandum shall not exceed thirty-five (35) pages. (e) Notice; Hearings. All motions shall be decided by the Court without a hearing or oral arguments unless otherwise ordered by the Court on its own motion, or in its discretion, upon written motion made by either party. The scheduling of a hearing or oral argument, where allowed, shall be set at such time and place as may suit the convenience of the parties and the Court. The Court may, in its discretion, conduct hearings and oral arguments by telephone conference. (f) Urgent or Necessitous Matters. Where the motion relates to an urgent or necessitous matter, movant shall, prior to the filing of the motion, contact the Court to whom the action has been assigned, and arrange a definite time and place for the hearing of the motion. In such cases, movant shall endorse upon the motion a separate certificate giving notice to the other parties of the time and place fixed by the Court for hearing on the motion. The Court, upon receipt of the motion, may in its own discretion direct the parties as to the submission of memoranda of authorities for the Court's consideration.Adopted 9/3/2008, and approved by order of the Supreme Court effective 4/23/2009.