Rule 5.211 - Communications with the courtExcept as provided otherwise by rule, statute, or court order or direction:
(a) Any written communication with the court shall be contemporaneously copied to all other parties;(b) Ex parte communications with the court for scheduling, administrative, or emergency purposes shall be permitted so long as they are not designed to improperly gain a procedural or tactical advantage in a case and notice of the date and substance of the communication is provided to all other parties;(c) In the event that any communication is made with the court in violation of this rule, the court may impose sanctions upon a finding that the communication was made to improperly gain a procedural or tactical advantage in a case;(d) No person shall engage in ex parte contact with the court or court staff that is intended or reasonably would be perceived as intended to alter the outcome of pending judicial proceedings, or with the intent or likely result of causing a judicial recusal or disqualification.Added effective 6/10/2022.