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 Lisa K. Sepe-Wiesenfeld is a judge on the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, the state trial court serving Los Angeles County.
Judge Sepe-Wiesenfeld's procedures are published through the court's general rules.
Courtesy copies are required when a filing is >= 26 pages. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by hand delivery. Pleadings and motions of 26 or more pages require a printed courtesy copy regardless of filing time.
Judge Lisa K. Sepe-Wiesenfeld's rules set a pre-motion procedure for law and motion. Ex parte applications for law and motion matters require prior hearing reservation in Court Reservation System.
Judge Lisa K. Sepe-Wiesenfeld's rule states these limits: 5 pages. Joint brief for IDC must be less than five pages in length summarizing discovery disputes.
The rule requires lodge with court and share with opposing counsel. PowerPoint slides must be shared with opposing counsel before presentation and lodged with the court; court informed at FSC.
Requests should be made at least 7 court days in advance when this rule applies before Judge Lisa K. Sepe-Wiesenfeld. Continuance requests require 7 court days' notice via e-filed stipulation and order.
Yes. Judge Lisa K. Sepe-Wiesenfeld requires bundling for covered papers. Three sets of exhibit binders must be lodged on or before first day of trial, tabbed, indexed, labeled.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. All parties must comply with the Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil General Order dated November 5, 2018.
The rule states a 10:00 a.m. day before hearing filing cutoff. Ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before the hearing.
The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: recipient: all defendants, timing: by case management conference. All defendants must be served with the complaint by the case management conference.
Pleadings and motions of 26 or more pages require a printed courtesy copy regardless of filing time.
Ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before the hearing.
All parties must comply with the Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil General Order dated November 5, 2018.
Courtesy copies must be provided pursuant to the First Amended General Order dated May 3, 2019.
Printed courtesy copies required for filings electronically filed two or fewer days before hearing, delivered by 4:30 p.m. same day or 10:00 a.m. next business day if filed after 4:30 p.m.
Printed courtesy copy with proof of electronic submission required for specific document types regardless of electronic filing time.
Ex parte applications for law and motion matters require prior hearing reservation in Court Reservation System.
Ex parte applications require courtesy copies delivered to the court on the morning of the hearing.
Stipulations and orders for continuance must be e-filed at least 7 court days prior to the hearing date to be continued.
Continuance requests require 7 court days' notice via e-filed stipulation and order.
Case management statements must be filed at least 15 days prior to the hearing per CRC 3.725(a).
All defendants must be served with the complaint by the case management conference.
If defendants not served by CMC, plaintiff must submit declaration of service efforts 5 days prior to hearing.
Hearing dates for all motions except motions to compel further must be reserved through E-Court.
Motions must be filed within two days of reserving the hearing date, or reservation may be cancelled.
Papers must be served to reach party by date in order; parties encouraged to agree on service method (email, fax, overnight).
Motions to compel further require an Informal Discovery Conference (IDC) before receiving a hearing date.
Parties must meet and confer at least 10 days prior to an Informal Discovery Conference to resolve discovery disputes.
Joint brief for IDC must be less than five pages in length summarizing discovery disputes.
IDC joint brief must be provided to the court at least two court days prior to the hearing.
Trial documents must be filed five court days before the final status conference.
Courtesy copies of trial documents must be lodged in Department N five court days before FSC in joint three-ring binders, tabbed with index.
Three sets of exhibit binders must be lodged on or before first day of trial, tabbed, indexed, labeled.
Trial briefs are required in court trials, filed at least 5 court days before FSC; optional in jury trials.
Motions in limine and related documents must be tabbed, indexed, with courtesy copy delivered five court days before FSC.
Proof of jury fee payment must be provided to clerk no later than the day before trial resumes.
Deposition transcripts and discovery responses must be lodged with the court before trial.
PowerPoint slides must be shared with opposing counsel before presentation and lodged with the court; court informed at FSC.