Courtesy copies are required for motion-related documents. Details: delivery within one court day, by hand delivery. Courtesy copies of all electronically filed motion-related documents must be delivered to Department A15 within one court day of filing.
Judge Alexander, Daniel L.'s rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. Hearing dates must be reserved via the online CRS before filing any motion except motions in limine.
Judge Alexander, Daniel L.'s formatting rule includes binding tabbed 3-ring and organized with tab a: trial briefs, tab b: joint statement of the case, tab c: joint witness list, tab d: joint list of jury instructions, tab e: joint and contested jury instructions, tab g: joint exhibit list, tab h: page and line designations, tab i: stipulations. Joint trial binder for FSC must be organized with specified tabs A–I.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Declaration of service efforts required 5 days before CMC if defendants not served.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Motions to compel further responses require a four-column joint statement with specified content.
Parties may contact Judge Alexander, Daniel L.'s clerk by phone only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists phone (661) 483-5715. Court staff must be contacted immediately for late hearings; general inquiries only during 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
A fee is required for covered filings. Motion filing fees must be paid when reserving a hearing date online via CRS.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. IDC joint report must be filed at least five court days before the informal discovery conference.
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. All defendants must be served with the complaint by the case management conference.
Court staff must be contacted immediately for late hearings; general inquiries only during 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
All defendants must be served with the complaint by the case management conference.
Declaration of service efforts required 5 days before CMC if defendants not served.
Hearing dates must be reserved via the online CRS before filing any motion except motions in limine.
Motion filing fees must be paid when reserving a hearing date online via CRS.
Courtesy copies of all electronically filed motion-related documents must be delivered to Department A15 within one court day of filing.
IDC joint report must be filed at least five court days before the informal discovery conference.
Courtesy copy of the IDC joint report must be delivered to the courtroom within one court day of electronic filing.
Motions to compel further responses require a four-column joint statement with specified content.
Ex parte applications must include a proposed order and have filing fee paid before court appearance.
Ex parte application filing fee must be paid before appearing in court.
Ex parte applications must include a declaration with personal knowledge testimony of irreparable harm or exigent circumstances.
Service deadlines are extended based on the method of service per Code of Civil Procedure § 1013.
Trial readiness documents must be served and filed at least five calendar days before the Final Status Conference.
Joint trial binder for FSC must be organized with specified tabs A–I.
Motions in limine must be submitted in a tabbed binder with table of contents at least five calendar days before trial.
Exhibits must be pre-marked with Arabic numerals and sequentially numbered per page if multi-page.
Tabbed, paginated exhibit binders are required for court, staff, witnesses, and opposing parties on first day of trial.