Contents of Orders and Judgments

A. Proposed judgments and orders must be submitted pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Manual. B. The contents of submitted orders and judgments must comply with the following: 1. 2. 3.

4. 5. The relief ordered must be specific, and should not contain a general award of relief by referring to the pleading upon which it is entered; The portion of the order/judgment that grants relief should not refer to any other document or pleading, unless necessary to the relief, in which case the document or pleading should be attached to the order or judgment; Defined terms should not be used in an order or judgment unless the definition is also contained in the order or judgment; Orders and judgments should not waive the delays for appeal unless specifically authorized by the court in its oral ruling or minute entry; and Orders on motions for relief from the automatic stay must include a description of the property upon which relief is granted and should not contain a provision for abandonment of the property unless specifically authorized by the court in its oral ruling or minute entry.