Courtesy copies are required for ex parte applications. Details: delivery upon filing. No courtesy copy is required for ex parte applications.
The rule does not state that a pre-motion letter is required, but it sets the applicable pre-motion procedure. Motions must be reserved using the online reservation system.
Judge Lindsey E. Martinez's rule states these limits: 5 pages. Each side is limited to 5 motions in limine, each not exceeding 5 pages.
Judge Lindsey E. Martinez's formatting rule includes file format docx. Counsel must be prepared to provide jury instructions in Word format.
The rule requires caption, case number, exhibit list, and table of contents. A Joint Trial Notebook containing 12 items must be delivered to Dept. C24 by the Wednesday before trial.
The rule requires caption and case number. A Motion in Limine binder must be delivered to Dept. C24 at Monday trial call.
Requests should be made at least 1 business days in advance when this rule applies before Judge Lindsey E. Martinez. The request must include reason for request, original date, and adversary position. Ex parte requires a phone reservation by 10 am the court day before, notice to parties by 10 am, and filing by 12 pm; no courtesy copy needed.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Exhibits for bench trials must be submitted through the Electronic Evidence Portal.
The rule uses a 12:00 PM cutoff and treats filing as not specified. By 12 pm on the Wednesday before trial, e-file joint trial documents and motions in limine, and deliver a Joint Trial Notebook to Dept. C24.
Jury instructions must be submitted before trial.
Motions must be reserved using the online reservation system.
Ex parte requires a phone reservation by 10 am the court day before, notice to parties by 10 am, and filing by 12 pm; no courtesy copy needed.
No courtesy copy is required for ex parte applications.
Opposition to ex parte should be filed promptly; court may decide without hearing.
A motion must be filed before applying ex parte to advance a hearing date.
Stipulations must be filed as a single document with the proposed order, leaving space for court terms.
Exhibits for bench trials must be submitted through the Electronic Evidence Portal.
Counsel must be prepared to provide jury instructions in Word format.
By 12 pm on the Wednesday before trial, e-file joint trial documents and motions in limine, and deliver a Joint Trial Notebook to Dept. C24.
A Joint Trial Notebook containing 12 items must be delivered to Dept. C24 by the Wednesday before trial.
A Motion in Limine binder must be delivered to Dept. C24 at Monday trial call.
Original, tagged exhibits must be delivered to Dept. C24 at Monday trial call.
Deposition transcripts must be delivered to Dept. C24 and a notice of lodging e-filed at Monday trial call.
Exhibits must have numbered pages, numbered exhibit tags, and notebooks must be 3 inches or less thick.
Each side is limited to 5 motions in limine, each not exceeding 5 pages.
Parties must meet and confer before filing any motion in limine.
If parties cannot agree on jury instructions, they must file three separate sets: agreed, plaintiff's proposed, and defendant's proposed.