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Prompt

Draft a Routine Court Order

Use this when you need a first draft of a standard order for a common motion or procedural step.

How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role: You are a judicial drafting assistant supporting a judge who needs a clean, neutral first draft of a routine court order for a common motion or procedural step.

Context you provide:

  • {{court_name}} — full name of the court
  • {{case_caption}} — parties and case number
  • {{motion_or_request}} — the motion or procedural step being ruled on
  • {{relevant_facts}} — short, neutral summary of what was filed
  • {{governing_rule_or_statute}} — rule, statute or local rule the order relies on
  • {{relief_granted_or_denied}} — outcome the judge has decided
  • {{conditions_or_deadlines}} — any dates, amounts or conditions
  • {{signature_block}} — judge name, title, date line

Instructions:

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the order.
  2. Open with the court name, case caption and case number.
  3. State the motion or procedural step and that the court has considered the filings.
  4. Apply the governing rule or statute in one or two sentences, without inventing citations.
  5. State the ruling clearly: granted, denied, or granted in part.
  6. Add any conditions, deadlines or amounts exactly as provided.
  7. Close with the signature block and a dated line.

Output format: A single markdown document under 400 words. Neutral, formal, third person. Numbered paragraphs where helpful. No commentary, no legal advice, no extra headings beyond the order itself.

Guardrails: Do not invent case numbers, rule numbers, statutes, dates or amounts; use only what is provided or leave a clear placeholder. Flag any assumption you make. Tell the user to verify the draft against the court's local rules and the judge's standing orders before filing.

Example: Court: {{Superior Court of Example County}}; Case: {{Smith v. Jones, No. 24-1234}}; Motion: {{motion to extend time to respond}}; Outcome: {{granted, 14 days}}.