On all initial filings of Orders to Show (OSC) for temporary relief in matrimonial actions which request a temporary order of protection (TOP), the action will be assigned off the matrimonial assignment wheel in the court clerk=s office, and possible return dates for that assigned justice will be written on the green cover sheet by the court clerk=s office. The papers will then be forwarded to Hon. Bryan R. Hedges, Acting Supreme Court Justice. He will review the papers, sign the OSC and TOP, if appropriate, and return the papers to his part clerk. The clerk will take care of forwarding any TOPS to the registry and then return the papers to the civil back office staff for date entry and forwarding to the assigned justice=s part clerk.

On subsequent OSCs in matrimonial actions where a TOP is requested, the papers will be referred to the previously assigned matrimonial part justice. If he is not available to sign the papers, the papers will go to Hon. Bryan R. Hedges, Acting Supreme Court Justice for his review and signature, if appropriate. If Justice Hedges is not available, the papers would then go to another matrimonial part justice, if available. If no other matrimonial justice is available, the papers would go to the Calendar Judge for that term.

NOTE: The party requesting the TOP must provide a completed information sheet along with their papers. We must have full addresses, including home and work addresses for all parties.