The rule limits courtesy-copy delivery rather than stating a blanket requirement before Judge Tamara Hall. Do not submit courtesy copies of non-trial documents unless specifically requested by the court.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Reserve all motion hearing dates in advance on the Court Reservation System at www.lacourt.ca.gov.
Judge Tamara Hall's rules specify how parties may contact chambers. Attorneys and self-represented parties may appear for ex parte hearings remotely by audio or videoconference on LACourtConnect.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Final Status Conference is set for 10:00 a.m. and trial for 11:00 a.m. on the selected dates.
Reserve all motion hearing dates in advance on the Court Reservation System at www.lacourt.ca.gov.
Do not submit courtesy copies of non-trial documents unless specifically requested by the court.
Submit paper courtesy copies of all moving, opposition, and reply papers for motions for summary judgment or summary adjudication on the date the papers are electronically filed.
Deliver courtesy copies of trial documents and summary judgment/adjudication papers directly to the Courtroom Assistant; no drop box is available.
For summary judgment/adjudication motions, reserve a hearing date immediately because dates are limited and fill up fast.
In the separate statement for summary adjudication, do not repeat verbatim facts or restart numbering; list repeated facts by number and incorporate by reference.
Reply separate statements for summary judgment/adjudication will not be considered.
To advance a summary judgment/adjudication hearing via ex parte, the motion must already be both reserved and filed; merely reserved is insufficient.
To continue proceedings for mediation or settlement conference, the date must already be scheduled and shown in the ex parte papers.
Before filing any discovery motion (except to compel initial responses), counsel must first meet and confer verbally by telephone, video conference, or in person.
Informal Discovery Conferences are not currently being conducted in this department.
Final Status Conference is set for 10:00 a.m. and trial for 11:00 a.m. on the selected dates.
The court will not continue trial dates due to other cases set on the same date until the conflict becomes imminent.
The court is generally willing to adjust dates to accommodate counsel's vacation plans if disclosed in a timely fashion.
Attorneys and self-represented parties may appear for ex parte hearings remotely by audio or videoconference on LACourtConnect.
After electronically lodging a document requiring court action (e.g., stipulation and proposed order), do not call staff about status; follow progress on the court's website.
At the CMC, parties must be prepared to discuss whether they will stipulate to mediation with a private mediator and share costs, and what deadline to set.
The court strongly encourages law firms and agencies to give less experienced attorneys the opportunity to argue motions and participate in trial.