Courtesy copies are required for ex parte opposition, summary judgment, and summary adjudication. Details: delivery upon filing, by hand delivery. Courtesy copies are required only for ex parte oppositions and summary judgment/adjudication papers, must be submitted directly to Dept 78, and are destroyed after the hearing.
Judge Tiana J. Murillo's rules set a pre-motion procedure for motion in limine. Parties must meet and confer in good faith before filing motions in limine; failure to do so may result in summary denial.
Judge Tiana J. Murillo's rule states these limits: 5 pages. Joint statements for Informal Discovery Conferences must not exceed 5 pages.
Judge Tiana J. Murillo's formatting rule includes text-searchable and bookmarked. All electronically filed documents must be text-searchable and include bookmarks.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Three specific motions in limine are deemed filed and granted if properly filed: precluding non-testifying witnesses, liability insurance references, and settlement discussions.
Parties may contact Judge Tiana J. Murillo's chambers by phone only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists phone (213) 830-0878. Department 78 chambers phone contact: (213) 830-0878, available during courtroom hours 8:30 AM-12 PM and 1:30 PM-4:30 PM.
Judge Tiana J. Murillo's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. Continuances are not granted for witnesses who fail to appear timely.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Parties must electronically file documents unless exempt from mandatory e-filing; facsimile filings are prohibited, and filed documents may take 1-2 business days to appear on the docket.
A fee is required for covered filings. Motion filing fees must be paid when reserving a hearing date online via the Court Reservation System.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Motion papers must be filed within 3 days of reserving a hearing date, or the reservation will be cancelled.
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: the opposing party, timing: 60 calendar days after filing. Plaintiffs must serve summons and complaint on defendants within 60 days of filing the complaint, or face potential sanctions or dismissal.
Department 78 chambers phone contact: (213) 830-0878, available during courtroom hours 8:30 AM-12 PM and 1:30 PM-4:30 PM.
Department 78 chambers contact details: Judicial Assistant Diana Castro-Martinez and Courtroom Assistant Angela Comick at (213) 830-0878, email SMCDEPT78@lacourt.org, hours 8:30 AM-12 PM and 1:30 PM-4:30 PM.
Parties must electronically file documents unless exempt from mandatory e-filing; facsimile filings are prohibited, and filed documents may take 1-2 business days to appear on the docket.
Motion filing fees must be paid when reserving a hearing date online via the Court Reservation System.
Motion papers must be filed within 3 days of reserving a hearing date, or the reservation will be cancelled.
All electronically filed documents must be text-searchable and include bookmarks.
Plaintiffs must serve summons and complaint on defendants within 60 days of filing the complaint, or face potential sanctions or dismissal.
Parties must meet and confer 30 days before CMC and file timely CMC statements including case nature, discovery timeline, and agreements; non-compliance may result in $250 sanctions per violation.
Courtesy copies are required only for ex parte oppositions and summary judgment/adjudication papers, must be submitted directly to Dept 78, and are destroyed after the hearing.
MSJ/MA courtesy copies are encouraged to be in three-ring binders with tabs; all courtesy copies with declarations/exhibits must be tabbed, and deposition excerpts in briefs must be marked on attached transcripts.
Joint statements for Informal Discovery Conferences must not exceed 5 pages.
Ex parte applications require filing fee payment before appearance and must include a declaration with affirmative factual showing of irreparable harm, immediate danger, or statutory ex parte basis.
Jury fees must be paid within 365 calendar days of filing the initial complaint.
All trial readiness documents must be served and filed at least 5 court days before the Final Status Conference, including trial briefs, motions in limine, joint statements, witness lists, jury instructions, verdict forms, exhibit lists, deposition designations, and stipulations.
Joint trial binders must be organized with specified tabbed sections; motions in limine should be in a separate binder if numerous, with plaintiff's first, numbered tabs, and colored sheets between motion papers.
Parties must meet and confer in good faith before filing motions in limine; failure to do so may result in summary denial.
Three specific motions in limine are deemed filed and granted if properly filed: precluding non-testifying witnesses, liability insurance references, and settlement discussions.
Exhibits must be tabbed, internally paginated, properly marked, organized numerically in three-ring binders for court, judicial assistant, and witnesses, with non-documentary exhibits described.
Continuances are not granted for witnesses who fail to appear timely.
Visual aids for closing arguments must be disclosed to opposing counsel by 8:30 AM on the day of closing arguments, or the Court may prohibit their use.
Final jury instructions and verdict forms must not include citations, party identification, or attorney letterhead/markings, and must be suitable for jury deliberation.