These 640 rules apply across Los Angeles Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
All electronic filings must comply with California Rules of Court Rule 2.257 (electronic signature requirements).
Referee reports for pretrial matters must include a place for the judge to enter an order if accepted.
Paternity questionnaire must be completed by mother and father and filed with the court in all dependency cases.
Electronic filings received between 12:00 am and 11:59:59 pm on a court day are deemed filed that day; filings on non-court days deemed filed next court day.
If e-filing fails due to service interruption, non-filer transmission error, or post-receipt processing failure, the court may order the document deemed filed as of the attempted transmission date.
Ex parte applications and supporting documents must be e-filed by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.
Parties must file documents with court and provide copies to temporary judge/referee.
Copy of completed LACIV 109 form must be served with summons and complaint or petition.
Motions to relate cases must be served on all parties listed in the Notice of Related Cases with proof of service attached.
Represented litigants must electronically file all documents through an approved Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP).
Certain document types (peremptory challenges, bonds, trial exhibits, certain ex parte applications, conditionally sealed documents) are prohibited from electronic filing.
Notice of Lodgment must be electronically filed; attachments to Notice of Lodgment must be lodged in paper form.
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Judge Mark A. Young is a judge on the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, serving in the district division. The court is the state trial court for Los Angeles County, handling a broad range of civil and criminal matters.
This judge's procedures are published through the court's general rules.
Courtesy copies are required for motion for summary judgments, opposition to summary judgments, reply to summary judgments, motion to compel further discoverys, opposition to compel furthers, reply to compel furthers, and trial documents. Details: delivery upon filing. Courtesy copies are required for summary judgment motions (and related oppositions/replies), motions to compel further discovery (and related oppositions/replies), and all trial documents per the court's trial order.
Judge Mark A. Young's rules set a pre-motion procedure for ex parte applications. Ex parte applications related to Law and Motion matters require the underlying motion to be reserved in the Court Reservation System (E-Court) before the ex parte filing.
Judge Mark A. Young's rule states these limits: 5 pages. Joint briefs for Informal Discovery Conferences must be less than 5 pages and filed at least 2 court days before the IDC hearing.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Declarations regarding unserved defendants must explain the efforts undertaken to serve the complaint on all defendants.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Trial briefs are required for court trials (filed 5 court days before FSC) and optional for jury trials.
Parties may contact Judge Mark A. Young's chambers by phone only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists phone (310) 255-1890. Parties with remote appearance connection issues must contact the courtroom at (310) 255-1890 by 8:30 a.m.
Electronic filing is optional for the covered filings. Self-represented litigants are exempt from mandatory electronic filing requirements and may file papers in person at the courthouse filing window.
A fee is required for covered filings. Counsel are billed daily jury fees for civil trials.
The rule uses a 10:00 a.m. cutoff and treats filing as on submission. Ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the day prior to the hearing.
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: the opposing party, timing: before hearing. All defendants must be served with the complaint no later than the case management conference date.
Courtesy copies are required for summary judgment motions (and related oppositions/replies), motions to compel further discovery (and related oppositions/replies), and all trial documents per the court's trial order.
Self-represented litigants are exempt from mandatory electronic filing requirements and may file papers in person at the courthouse filing window.
Ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the day prior to the hearing.
Ex parte applications related to Law and Motion matters require the underlying motion to be reserved in the Court Reservation System (E-Court) before the ex parte filing.
Case management statements must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the scheduled hearing per CRC 3.725(a).
All defendants must be served with the complaint no later than the case management conference date.
If not all defendants are served by the case management conference, plaintiff must submit a declaration to the court 5 days prior explaining service efforts.
Declarations regarding unserved defendants must explain the efforts undertaken to serve the complaint on all defendants.
Parties with remote appearance connection issues must contact the courtroom at (310) 255-1890 by 8:30 a.m.
All motions require a hearing date reserved via E-Court; motions are heard Monday-Thursday at 8:30 a.m. and Friday at 9:00 a.m.
Papers required to be served must be served to reach the party by the date specified in the order; parties are encouraged to agree on service method (email, fax, overnight delivery).
Jury trial documents (operative pleadings, joint witness list, joint exhibit list, optional trial brief) must be filed 5 court days before the final status conference; court trials require filing those documents.
Courtesy copies of all trial documents must be lodged in Department M 5 court days before the final status conference, in joint three-ring binders with tabs and an index.
Three sets of exhibit binders must be lodged by the trial date, with exhibit list index, numbered divider tabs, and labeled with case details and role (Judicial Assistant, Judge, Witness).
Trial briefs are required for court trials (filed 5 court days before FSC) and optional for jury trials.
Trial briefs must be filed at least 5 court days before the final status conference for court trials.
The party filing the most MILs must assemble them into a tabbed, indexed binder with MIL, opposition, and reply, delivered to the Court 5 court days before the final status conference.
Requests for more than 35 jurors or juror pre-screening must be made to the Court at least 20 days before the trial date.
Proof of jury fee payment must be provided to the clerk by the next day before trial can resume.
Counsel are billed daily jury fees for civil trials.
Joint briefs for Informal Discovery Conferences must be less than 5 pages and filed at least 2 court days before the IDC hearing.
IDC joint briefs must be filed at least 2 court days before the IDC hearing.
Motions to Compel Further require an Informal Discovery Conference scheduled by the moving party, who must confer with opposing counsel to obtain three available dates and notice the court.
Counsel must meet and confer via telephone or video conference prior to the Informal Discovery Conference to resolve discovery disputes.
Motions to Compel Further will not be assigned a hearing date until the Informal Discovery Conference process is completed.