Courtesy copies are required for rule 56 and anti slapp. Details: delivery upon filing. Courtesy copies are not needed except for summary judgment/adjudication motions and anti-SLAPP motions.
The rule does not state that a pre-motion letter is required, but it sets the applicable pre-motion procedure. Before setting a motion to compel further responses, the moving party must obtain three Friday dates for an IDC and contact the court.
Judge Bradley S. Phillips' rule states these limits: 10 pages. Trial briefs are limited to 10 pages unless an oversized brief is permitted in advance.
Judge Bradley S. Phillips' rule states these limits: 5 pages. A joint brief of no more than 5 pages must be filed at least 3 court days before the IDC.
The rule requires table of contents and table of contents. A Trial Readiness Binder with specified documents, tabbed and with a table of contents, must be presented at the FSC.
The rule requires legal argument. If more than 5 motions in limine are filed, parties must file a joint document 4 court days before FSC with one-paragraph arguments.
Parties may contact Judge Bradley S. Phillips' chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. Counsel must immediately notify the court if a motion is withdrawn within 7 days of the hearing.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Represented litigants must e-file through an approved EFSP; self-represented litigants are exempt and may file at the clerk's window.
The rule uses a 10:00 AM cutoff and treats filing as on submission. Ex parte applications: represented litigants must e-file by 10:00 a.m. the court day before; self-represented litigants must pay fees by 8:30 a.m. and submit documents by 8:45 a.m. on the hearing date.
Yes. Judge Bradley S. Phillips's rules include a junior lawyer participation incentive. The Court encourages less experienced attorneys to argue motions and have important trial roles.
Courtesy copies are not needed except for summary judgment/adjudication motions and anti-SLAPP motions.
Represented litigants must e-file through an approved EFSP; self-represented litigants are exempt and may file at the clerk's window.
Ex parte applications: represented litigants must e-file by 10:00 a.m. the court day before; self-represented litigants must pay fees by 8:30 a.m. and submit documents by 8:45 a.m. on the hearing date.
The Court encourages less experienced attorneys to argue motions and have important trial roles.
Counsel must immediately notify the court if a motion is withdrawn within 7 days of the hearing.
Trial briefs are limited to 10 pages unless an oversized brief is permitted in advance.
Parties must lodge a tabbed three-ring binder with all motion in limine papers 5 court days before the FSC.
If more than 5 motions in limine are filed, parties must file a joint document 4 court days before FSC with one-paragraph arguments.
A Trial Readiness Binder with specified documents, tabbed and with a table of contents, must be presented at the FSC.
Before setting a motion to compel further responses, the moving party must obtain three Friday dates for an IDC and contact the court.
A joint brief of no more than 5 pages must be filed at least 3 court days before the IDC.
Lead counsel or designated counsel with full authority must appear for the IDC.