The Detroit times., 1914-03-02

century, Was attorney for the plain
tn. The cramped writing on the vel.
lowing page Of the court ale has fad.
ed until Il II quite di0lcult TO read,
The last entry In the case was .4Ads
Nov. 9. 1888. when Il was CON
tinued." Under Judge Tuttle's rules
II will be stricken from -sie nle. asong
with hundreds Of other cases.
The passage Of q number Of new
laws In recent years has made the
work OF the district court exception.
ally heavy. There have been white
slave laws. railroad laws and admir-.
atty laws that have added materially
10 the number Of cases brought before
tine court. Judge futile found that
drastic action was imperative. to pre-.
vent the court from being showed
under.
The rules adopted are a. follows:
All law cases which have been 81
issue for one-year. or In which no
advancement has been made In the
pleadings for q period OF one year.
shall be placed upon the term dock.
ct by the clerk. whether noticed BY
the parties or not.
The term docket shall be called II
the opening OF court on the first day
OF the. term. or at some adjourned date
All motions to strike cases from
the trial docket or to add cases to the
trial docket shall be made at the time
OF the call Of the docket. Such mo.
lions shall be In writing, duly veri
fled.
All motions for continuance must
he In writing duly verified. and made
on the frst day Of the term. except
for reasons arising subsequent to the
first day Of til term. Motions fol
continuance for reasons arising subss
Quent 10 the first day Of the term
must DO made Immediately after such
reasons for continuance arise.
No cases win be continued by stipu
lation. and only for good cause shown
All cases placed upon the trial dock
let which are not ct Issue ct the time
OF the call Of the docket shall b,
olsmtssed for want Of prosecution.
Any case not announced ~ ready
for trial by either Of the parties, OF
the call OF the docket, and In which
no good cause II shown for continu
ing the case over the term. or striking
II from the docket. shall be dismissed
TOR want Of prosecution. A notice
OF TRIAL for the term will be con
strred by the court a. an announce
ment that the case II ready. unles!
good cause h shown for continuance
or striking the case from the docket.
Cases will be tried iq the order II
which they appear UPON the tern
docket. except when otherwise order
ed by the court
The clerk will keep upon the call al
all times during the term. three cases
In addition 70 the one on trial, ant
the attorneys OF record will be mott
NED In writing, by mail, when theil
cases are placed upon the call. NJ
other notice will be given to any othe
person or at any other time, exec
In response to inquiries made Of tn,
clerk. The call of the cases Il en-
tirely In the hands OF the clerk, ant
will not be considered by the cour
at chambers. and only on motion made
In open court.
II when the case Is called for triA
the plaintiff roes not appear and M
Affirmative relief has been asked b.
the defendant. the case will be dis
missed for want OF prosecution. II
all other cases. the trial shall pru
coed when the case has been called.
All dep0aitions shall be taken and
filed In the case before the first da,
OF the term. except where the neces
aity for taking the deposition arise,
after the flrst day Of the term, an,
then only on leave obtained from tn,
court on special motion In writing dul,
verified.
I'm spite OF the fact that the docke
has not yet been printed. we shall
ftart trying jury cases. Tuesday" sait
Judge Tuttle. Attorneys will have
two weeks In which to make readj
TO comply with the new rules. The
grand jury will also be on hand, Tues
day. and ! shall deliver the charge
to It,"
The list OF persons drawn to serv,
- grand jurors for the March tern
Of the federal court, follows: ]
Buckley. No. 33 Grummond-ave., De
troit; d. b. DeLand Cady, Cold
water; Barney Diehl. Mt. Clemens
Phil Eichorn. Port Huron; justin
Gale. Ypsilanti; George Hanford
Tecumseh: e. j. Hemingway, Had
ley; Fred Holmes, Quincy: Frank A
Noah. No. 236 Mullet-st., Detroit
Alexander E. Richards. No. 238 Girls
wold-st.. Detroit; Michael williams
Ann Arbor; James s. Butler. Oxford
Eugene B. Chase. Port Huron; Jane,
Pullen, Belleville: Louis F. Weiss
No. 1924 Fourteenth-st., Detroit
Homer Willis. Carsonvilie: p.
Bayer. No. 421 st. Aubin-ave., De
troit: Chas. II. Breault. No. 219I
West Qrand-blvd.. Detroit; Patricl
Connolly, No. 953 Sixteenth-st.. De
troit; John e. Dillon, No. 66 Jones
It,. Detroit: James II. brennan. No
1853 Harmon-ave., Detroit; Alfred w
James, No. 80 Canneld-avs. east, De-