Los Angeles Superior Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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If no court reporter is retained for trial, the parties must jointly prepare a summary of each day's proceedings and lodge it in the courtroom the next morning before proceedings resume.

The Court strongly encourages the parties to retain a court reporter for trials. If no court reporter is used, the parties must jointly prepare a summary of the day's proceedings and lodge it in the courtroom the next morning before proceedings resume.

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The moving party must file and serve the IDC memorandum at least five court days before the IDC.

At least five court days before the IDC, the moving party must file and serve a memorandum no longer than three pages setting forth the outstanding issues.

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The responding party may file and serve a responsive memorandum of no more than three pages at least two court days prior to the IDC.

The responding party may file and serve a responsive memorandum of no more than three pages at least two court days prior to the IDC.

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Deadline

3 calendar days

The hard copy trial binder must be submitted to the Court no later than 3 calendar days before the Final Status Conference.

By no later than 3 calendar days before the Final Status Conference, the parties are to submit to the Court a hard copy binder containing these previously filed documents under the following tabs:

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Deadline

3 calendar days

If the motions in limine are too voluminous to fit behind Tab J in the Trial Binder, the parties must submit a separate motion in limine no later than three calendar days before the

If the motions in limine are too voluminous to fit behind Tab J in the Trial Binder, the parties must submit a separate motion in limine no later than three calendar days before the

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The CMC statement must be filed within five (5) days of the case management conference hearing.

The parties are to (1) meet and confer—in person or by telephone—no later than 30 days before the hearing, and (2) file a CMC statement on Judicial Council Form CM-110 within five (5) days of the hearing.

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IDC statements must be filed and served five days before the Informal Discovery Conference.

Five days before the IDC, each counsel shall file and serve an IDC statement no longer than 2 pages, without attachments, or a joint IDC statement no longer than 5 pages, without attachments (preferred).

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Plaintiff must file the completed Joint Case Management Conference Statement Addendum no later than 5 court days before the Initial Case Management Conference.

Plaintiff is responsible for filing the completed Joint Case Management Conference Statement Addendum no later than five (5) court days before the date set for the Initial Case Management Conference.

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Deadline

3 calendar days

The Trial Binder must be jointly prepared and lodged in Department E no later than three calendar days before the Final Status Conference.

No later than three calendar days before the Final Status Conference, the parties’ counsel and any self-represented parties shall jointly prepare and lodge in Department E a Trial Binder, consisting of one-sided, conformed copies, tabbed and organized in a three-ring binder with a table of contents that includes the following

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Deadline

5 calendar days

Trial documents must be filed no later than five calendar days before the Final Status Conference.

No later than five calendar days before the Final Status Conference, the parties’ counsel and any self-represented parties shall file and serve the following documents:

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Deposition transcripts and discovery responses must be lodged with the Court before trial begins.

Prior to the commencement of the trial, deposition transcripts and discovery responses shall be lodged with the Court (SCLAC Local Rule 3.56).

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Plaintiff must file completed Joint Case Management Conference Statement Addendum no later than 5 court days before the Initial Case Management Conference.

Plaintiff is responsible for filing the completed Joint Case Management Conference Statement Addendum no later than five (5) court days before the date set for the Initial Case Management Conference. (See California Rules of Court, Rules 3.724, 3.725.)

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Deadline

5 calendar days

Trial documents must be filed and served no later than 5 calendar days before the Final Status Conference.

No later than five calendar days before the Final Status Conference, the parties’ counsel and any self-represented parties shall file and serve the following documents:

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Deadline

5 calendar days

The deadline to electronically file the FSC trial preparation documents is 5 calendar days before the Final Status Conference.

As set forth in more detail in the Trial Preparation Order, no later than 5 calendar days before the Final Status Conference, the parties must electronically file the documents listed below.

CRITICALCivil cases

Final Status Conference documents must be filed at least 5 calendar days before the FSC.

Please serve and file all documents at least five (5) days prior to the Final Status Conference. (LASC Local Rule 3.25(f)(1) or otherwise ordered by the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A notice of settlement must not be filed until all parties on both sides have signed the settlement agreement.

BUT DO NOT FILE A NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT UNTIL ALL PARTIES ON BOTH SIDES HAVE SIGNED THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.

CRITICALCivil cases

Special verdict forms must be submitted at the time of the final status conference or, if no FSC is held, five days before trial.

They are to be submitted to the court at the time of the final status conference or five days before trial if no FSC is held.

CRITICALCivil cases

All Final Status Conference documents must be served and filed at least five days prior to the FSC.

Please serve and file all documents at least five (5) days prior to the Final Status Conference. (LASC Local Rule 3.25(f)(1) or otherwise ordered by the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A statement describing the parties' settlement efforts is due seven days before trial.

At the FSC, the Court will require the parties to provide the Court with information as to the efforts made by the parties to resolve the matter through settlement conference(s) and/or informal or formal mediation. A statement describing such efforts is due seven (7) days before trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Scheduling or participating in an IDC does not extend discovery motion filing deadlines, so the Court urges parties to stipulate to extend the deadline.

Scheduling or participating in an IDC does not extend any deadlines for filing discovery motions. Thus, the Court urges the parties to stipulate to extend the deadline to file the discovery motions to allow the parties to participate in the IDC and avoid the unnecessary filing of the discovery motions.

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties must meet and confer at least 10 days before the FSC and serve and file the trial readiness documents at least 7 court days before the FSC.

For all court and jury trials proceeding in this courtroom, the parties are ordered to meet and confer at least ten (10) days before the FSC to exchange, discuss and prepare for submission to the Court the trial readiness documents. At least seven (7) court days before the FSC, the parties and counsel shall serve and file the following trial readiness documents:

CRITICALCivil cases

Trial counsel must appear in person at the FSC; remote appearances require leave of court, and motions for leave to appear remotely are due seven days before the FSC.

The lawyer(s) designated to try the case must be present IN PERSON at the Final Status Conference (FSC). Remote appearances are not permitted, unless leave by Court is given. Motions for leave to remotely appear are due is due seven (7) days before the FSC.

CRITICALCivil cases

The Joint Trial Binder must be delivered to Department 1 seven court days before the Final Status Conference.

The Court’s Joint Trial Binder shall be delivered to Department 1 seven (7) court days before the FSC.

CRITICAL

Motions in limine must be filed 10 court days before FSC, oppositions 5 days before.

All motions in limine must be in writing and must be filed and served at least 10 court days before the FSC. Any opposition to a motion in limine must be in writing and must be filed and served at least 5 court days before the FSC.

CRITICAL

Motions in limine must be filed and served at least 10 court days before the Final Status Conference.

All motions in limine must be in writing and must be filed and served at least 10 court days before the FSC.

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Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed and served at least 5 court days before the Final Status Conference.

Any opposition to a motion in limine must be in writing and must be filed and served at least 5 court days before the FSC.

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Deadline

10 calendar days

Requests for court reporting services by fee-waiver parties must be filed at least ten calendar days before the hearing or trial.

The Request for Court Reporting Services by a Party with a Fee Waiver should be filed at least ten calendar days before the hearing or trial for which the reporter is requested.

CRITICAL

Motions in limine must be written and filed with sufficient statutory notice under CCP 1005 so they can be heard no later than the Final Status Conference.

All motions in limine must be in writing and shall be filed with sufficient statutory notice under CCP Section 1005 so that they may be heard no later than the date of the FSC pursuant to Local Rule 3.25(f)(2).

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The joint IDC brief must be filed and provided to the Court at least three court days before the IDC.

Third, a joint brief – no more than five-pages in length that summarizes the discovery dispute(s) at issue – shall be filed and provided to the Court at least three court days prior to the IDC.

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Oppositions and replies to motions in limine must be served and filed with sufficient statutory notice per Local Rule 3.25(f)(2).

Likewise, oppositions and replies for motions in limine must be served and filed with sufficient statutory notice in accordance with Local Rule 3.25(f)(2).

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Stipulations must be filed prior to trial.

Stipulations are to be filed prior to trial.

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Copies of deposition transcripts and other discovery responses must be lodged with the Court before trial.

Before trial, copies of deposition transcripts or other discovery responses shall be lodged with the Court. (LASCR 3.56)

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The joint motions-in-limine document (required when more than five are filed) must be filed at least four court days before the final status conference.

If the parties file, collectively, more than five (5) motions in limine, they must file a joint document at least four (4) court days before the final status conference that (a) describes the motion, (b) has a one- paragraph argument in support and (c) has a one-paragraph argument in opposition.

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Parties must meet and confer and eFile all required trial preparation documents no later than five court days before the final status conference.

The parties must meet and confer sufficiently in advance to discuss, prepare, exchange, and eFile the following documents NO LATER THAN FIVE COURT DAYS BEFORE THE FINAL STATUS CONFERENCE

CRITICAL

Deadline

7 calendar days

Joint TSC filings are due at least 7 calendar days before the hearing, after a meet and confer held at least 14 calendar days before the TSC.

Counsel and/or self-represented parties are ordered to meet and confer in person or by video at least 14 calendar days in advance of the TSC and, at least 7 calendar days in advance of the hearing, jointly file (1) a statement of the issues to be tried, (2) a witness list with time estimates, and (3) a report on the status of discovery.

CRITICAL

Scheduling an IDC does not toll the deadline for filing a discovery motion unless the parties stipulate to toll deadlines.

California Code of Civil Procedure § 2016.080 has been repealed, therefore the scheduling of an IDC does not toll the deadline for filing a discovery motion unless the parties stipulate to toll deadlines.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

Motions must be filed within three business days of reserving the hearing date in CRS, or the reservation is automatically cancelled.

Once you have reserved your hearing date in the CRS system, you must file your motion within three (3) business days of making the reservation or your reservation will automatically be cancelled.

CRITICAL

Deadline

15 calendar days

Case Management Statements must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the scheduled Case Management Conference.

Case Management Statements must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the date scheduled for the conference.

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Motions in limine and bifurcation motions must be provided to the Court prior to the Final Status Conference.

The following FSC documents must be provided to the Court prior to the FSC: 1. MOTIONS IN LIMINE AND BIFURCATION MOTIONS

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Deadline

15 calendar days

Case Management Statements must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the scheduled conference.

Case Management Statements must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the date scheduled for the conference.

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The moving party must file and serve an IDC memorandum setting forth the outstanding issues at least five court days before the IDC.

At least five court days before the IDC, the moving party must file and serve a memorandum no longer than three pages setting forth the outstanding issues.

CRITICAL

Deadline

3 business days

Motions must be filed within 3 business days of CRS reservation or reservation is cancelled.

Once you have reserved your hearing date in the CRS system, you must file your motion within three (3) business days of making the reservation or your reservation will automatically be cancelled.

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All Trial Readiness Documents must be filed and served no later than 7 court days before the FSC.

the Court orders that all Trial Readiness Documents addressed herein shall be filed and served no later than seven (7) court days before the FSC.

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One set of Exhibit Binders must be delivered to the Court along with the FSC Notebook at least five court days before the FSC for the Court to review.

The parties shall deliver one set of the Exhibit Binders to the Court along with FSC Notebook at least five court days before the FSC for the Court to review.

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Motions in limine must comply with the notice provisions of CCP Section 1005 and Local Rule 3.57(a), and noncompliance may result in denial of the motion or a continuance of the FSC and/or trial.

Code of Civil Procedure Section 1005 and the motion requirements of Local Rules, rule 3.57(a). A failure to comply with applicable notice provisions and deadlines may result in denial of the motion, or the Court may continue the FSC and/or the trial in order to consider the motions in limine before trial begins. Depending on the volume and circumstances, the Court may not rule on the motions in limine until the first day of trial.

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The parties must jointly prepare and lodge an FSC Trial Notebook in Department 407 no later than 5 court days before the FSC.

No later than five (5) court days before the FSC, the parties shall jointly prepare and lodge in Department 407 an “FSC Trial Notebook,” consisting of one-sided, conformed copies, tabbed and organized in a three-ring binder (no larger than three inches) with a table of contents that includes the following:

CRITICAL

Parties who want the Court to ask specific voir dire questions must file the request, along with the specific questions, at least five court days before the FSC and may not wait until the morning of trial.

However, if any party has specific voir dire questions for the prospective jurors that you would like the Court to ask, file the request, along with the specific questions, at least five court days in advance of the FSC and bring a copy of the filing to the FSC. Do not wait until the morning of trial to submit specific requests.

CRITICALCivil cases

The parties must file the Informal Discovery Conference statement three court days before the conference.

Three court days before the Informal Discovery Conference, the parties are to file a statement of no more than three pages describing the dispute.

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Deadline

14 calendar days

Motions in limine must be filed and served 14 calendar days before Final Status Conference.

Motions in limine shall be filed and served fourteen (14) calendar days before the FSC.

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All pretrial documents must be filed before the Final Status Conference.

All pretrial documents must be filed in advance of the FSC.