San Bernardino Superior Court Document Format Requirements

All exhibits must be digital and saved on a flash drive containing a table of contents for the court.

All exhibits shall be in a digital format and saved onto a flash drive that includes a table of contents for use by the court.

Exhibits must be submitted digitally on a flash drive containing a table of contents.

All exhibits shall be in a digital format and saved onto a flash drive that includes a table of contents for use by the court.

Only one original premarked set of exhibits may be provided to the court for use as the court's original set.

There shall only be one (1) original pre-marked set of exhibits provided to the court to mark as its original set.

Proposed jury instructions must include sequential CACI and special instructions, with full instructions attached; special instruction requests must be submitted in both a working copy with authorities and a clean CACI-form copy, and the instruction sets and verdict form must have cover sheets containing only the case caption without firm attribution.

Proposed Jury Instructions (a face page with CACI instructions in sequential order together with any special instructions). Full CACI instructions and specials to be attached. Any special requests of instructions, must be provided in two formats. First, a working copy with recitation to case or statutory authority; the other, a clean copy in a CACI format ready to go to the jury. The two sets of instructions plus the verdict form are to have cover sheets. They are to have case caption only without firm attributions.

Exhibits must be placed in a three-ring binder in two sets, one for the witness and one for the court.

Exhibits shall be placed in a 3-ring binder with two sets for the court. (One for the witness, one for the Court).

Exhibits must be pre-marked in numerical order and, when they contain multiple pages, Bates stamped at the bottom of every page.

Exhibits shall be pre-marked in numerical order and if multiple pages, shall be Bate stamped at the bottom of each page.

Trial exhibits must be pre-marked in numerical order and, when multipage, Bates stamped at the bottom of each page.

Exhibits shall be pre-marked in numerical order and if multiple pages, bates stamped at the bottom of each page

Exhibits must be placed in a three-ring binder, with two sets for the court, one for the witness, and one for the opposing party.

Exhibits shall be placed in A 3-ring binder with two sets for the Court, one set for the witness and one set for the opposing party.

The exhibit list and exhibits must be placed in three-ring binders.

Exhibit List & Exhibits shall be placed in 3-ring binders.

At least four identical sets of exhibits must be brought for the clerk, opposing party, witness stand, and bench, with the bench copy provided by the Trial Readiness Conference.

Bring at least four sets of the same exhibits: (1) original for the Clerk, (2) one for opposing party; (3) one for the witness stand, and (4) one for the bench. A copy for the bench must be provided no later than at the Trial Readiness Conference.

Exhibits must be pre-marked in numerical order and Bates-stamped at the bottom of each page when they contain multiple pages.

Exhibits shall be pre-marked in nwnerical order and if multiple pages, bate stamped at the bottom of each page.

Exhibits must be placed in three-ring binders, with one copy for the Court and one for the witnesses.

Exhibits shall be placed in 3-ring binders with one copy for the Court and one for the witnesses.

Motions in limine must comply with Local Rule 415.

Motions in limine shall comply with Local Rule 415.

At the Trial Readiness Conference, parties must bring a three-ring binder containing, where applicable, the table of contents, trial brief, operative pleadings, joint exhibit list, and joint witness list in the stated order; the witness list must identify each witness, provide a brief description, and estimate testimony time.

On the date of the TRC, parties are to bring a three-ring binder with Joint documents that contain the following (if applicable) in the order listed below: 1. Table of Contents 2. Trial Brief 3. Printed Copies of the current operative pleadings (including complaint; answer; cross-complaint; if any, an answer to the cross complaint.) 4. Joint Exhibit List Provide the clerk with a valid email address; the clerk will then email parties an excel sheet to be completed by Counsel listing the joint exhibits. The list is to be emailed back to the clerk by day one of trial. 5. Joint Witness List listing the name, brief description, and the time estimate for each witness.

Parties must meet and confer and present a joint exhibit binder on the first day of trial, create one copy for the court and one for the clerk, and ensure all exhibits are premarked, Bates-stamped, and tagged.

Parties shall meet and confer and present this binder on the first day of trial. Two (2) copies of this binder need to be created, one for the Court and one for the Clerk. All exhibits must be pre-marked and bate stamped with exhibit tags.

Motions in limine must be written, comply with Local Rule 415, and be filed in the department at least eight days before the conference.

All Motions in Limine shall be in writing and filed with this Department and with service completed at least eight (8) days prior to the conference, and shall comply with Local Rule 415.

Trial exhibits must be placed in three-ring binders containing one set for the court, one for the witness, and one for each party.

Exhibits shall be placed in a 3-ring binder with 1 set for the Court, 1 set for the witness and 1 set for each party.

Parties must bring a three-ring Joint Trial Binder to the Trial Readiness Conference.

On the date of the TRC, the parties shall bring with them, a three-ring Joint Trial Binder that contains the following, if applicable:

Parties must bring two complete copies of the Joint Exhibit Binder to court on the first day of trial.

The parties shall meet, confer, and bring to Court on the first day of trial, two complete copies of the Joint Exhibit Binder.

Exhibits, declarations, attachments, and other pleadings accompanying the Request and Answer will not be accepted unless the Court requests them after receiving both filings.

No other pleadings, including but not limited to exhibits, declarations, or attachments, will be accepted, unless after receipt of the Request and Answer the Court requests it.

AI-assisted exhibits, demonstratives, and other court materials must identify the AI assistance in the title or caption, in a preceding table, and in a separate contemporaneously filed notice.

Any exhibit, demonstrative, or other material to be filed or presented to the Court which was created or drafted with any assistance or use of an AI tool shall be identified as such in its title or caption, in a table preceding the body of exhibit, demonstrative, or other material, and by a separate Notice filed contemporaneously with the document or material.

The parties must bring a three-ring Joint Trial Binder to the Trial Readiness Conference, containing the listed trial-preparation materials when applicable.

On the date of the TRC, the parties shall bring with them a three-ring Joint Trial Binder that contains the following, if applicable:

Each exhibit must bear a discrete number and be correctly identified.

Each exhibit shall be marked with a discrete number and shall be correctly identified.

Exhibits must be pre-marked numerically, and multipage exhibits must be Bate stamped at the bottom of every page.

JOINT EXHIBIT LIST --Exhibits shall be pre-marked in numerical order and if multiple pages, shall be Bate stamped at the bottom of each page.

Exhibits must be premarked in numerical order and bates stamped at the bottom of every page, with former bates stamps removed.

(Exhibits shall be pre-marked in numerical order and if multiple pages, bate stamped at the bottom of each page; former bate stamps must be removed)

Exhibits must be placed in three-ring binders with one copy each for the court, the witness, and all other parties.

Exhibits shall be place in 3-ring binders with 1 copy for the Court, 1 for the witness and 1 for all other parties to the action.

At the Trial Readiness Conference, the moving party must present motions in limine in tabbed, indexed binders arranged numerically, with moving papers, opposing papers, and replies back-to-back for each motion.

At the Trial Readiness Conference, the moving party is to present their MILs in a tabbed and indexed binder (or binders) in numerical order. Each number shall have the moving papers, opposing papers, and replies back-to- back, for ease of the Court reference.

Remote witnesses must use a laptop or desktop with a secure isolated connection and have live technical support throughout testimony.

Remote witnesses must testify from a laptop or desktop computer with a secure, isolated connection and have live technical support available during the entirety of the witness's testimony.

Remote witnesses may not testify using a tablet, cellular phone, or other small personal device, or from a public place.

No witness will be allowed to testify from a tablet, cellular phone, or other small, personal device, or testify from a public place, e.g. a coffee shop, a library, outdoors, etc.

An exhibit, demonstrative, or other court material created or drafted with AI assistance must identify that use in its title or caption and in a table preceding its body.

Any exhibit, demonstrative, or other material to be filed or presented to the Court which was created or drafted with any assistance or use of an Al tool shall be identified as suchin its title or caption, in a table preceding the body of exhibit, demonstrative, or other material, and by a separate Notice filed contemporaneously with the document or material.

Every electronically filed document must be text searchable and bookmarked.

All electronically filed documents must be text searchable and bookmarked.

Exhibits must be pre-marked in numerical order, and every page of a multipage exhibit must be bates-stamped at the bottom.

(Exhibits shall be pre-marked in numerical order and if multiple pages, bate stamped at the bottom of each page)

Exhibits must be pre-marked in numerical order and, when multiple pages, Bates stamped at the bottom of every page.

Exhibits shall be pre-marked in numerical order and if multiple pages, Bate stamped at the bottom of each page

Exhibits must be placed in a three-ring binder containing two sets for the court, one for the witness, and one for the opposing party.

Exhibits shall be placed in A 3-ring binder with 2 sets for the Court, 1 set for the witness and 1 set for the opposing party.

Format

DOCX

Plaintiff must email the Judicial Assistant Microsoft Word copies of the jury instructions, verdict forms, and joint statement of the case by the trial documents filing date.

Plaintiff shall email the Judicial Assistant an electronic copy in Microsoft Word format of the jury instructions, verdict forms, and joint statement of the case by the Trial Documents Filing Date.

Each exhibit must bear a discrete number and be correctly identified.

Each exhihit shall be marked with a discrete number and shall be correctly identified.

The Joint Trial Binder must be a three-ring binder.

On the date of the TRC, the paities shall bring with them /' a three-ring Joint Trial Binder that contains the following, if applicable: 1. Table of Contents 2. Printed copies of the current operative pleadings (including the operative complaint; answer; cross- complaint, if any; and answer to cross-complaint); 3. Joint Witness List listing the name, brief description, and time estimate for each witness. Two (2) courtesy g copies of the Joint Witness List shall be provided to the Clerk. 4. Joint List of Controverted Issues. 5. Stipul.ations. 6. Joint Exhibit List. Two (2) courtesy copies of the Joint Exhibit List shall be provided to the Clerk. 7. Trial Briefs 8. Motions in Limine and oppositions (if any):

Only one original premarked set of exhibits may be provided to the court for marking as the court's original.

There shall only be one (1) original pre-marked set of exhibits provided to the court to mark as its original set.

All trial exhibits must be pre-marked.

Exhibits are to be pre-marked before trial.

Counsel must prepare a joint exhibit book that eliminates duplication.

Counsel must prepare a JOINT EXHIBIT BOOK eliminating duplication.

Audio or video transcripts and appropriate sub-exhibits must bear their primary exhibit number followed by a numerical sub-classification.

Transcripts of audio or video recordings and other appropriate sub-exhibits shall be marked with the same number as the primary exhibit with the sub-classification of a number (i.e. “1-1”, “1-2” etc.)

The courtroom's audiovisual equipment cannot play Blu-ray discs.

IT WILL NOT PLAY BLU-RAY DISKS.

Computer-created DVDs must be compatible with the courtroom's regular DVD players, with software options set to ensure proper playback.

Please be sure that any DVDs you create on computers will be compatible with the regular DVD players and when creating your DVD that you are setting the correct software options to ensure proper playback in the court’s DVD player.

Format

DOCX

The proposed jury instructions must also be provided in WORD format on a flash drive.

In addition, please provide the proposed instructions in WORD format on a flash drive.

Deposition transcripts used at trial must be properly labeled and a copy must be created for the court's review.

Any transcripts retained from deposition need to be properly labeled and a copy needs to be created for the Court to review if any deposition testimony will be used during trial.

Multiple distinct exhibits grouped under one number must be labeled sequentially with letter suffixes, while a single large exhibit uses one number.

If you have 5 different exhibits under one number and they are all different, please make sure that they are labeled, 2a, 2b and so forth. If it’s just one big exhibit than it shall just be numbered as such with just one number.

Exhibits must be pre-marked in numerical order and, when multiple pages, Bate stamped at the bottom of each page.

Exhibits shall be pre-marked in numerical order and if multiple pages, shall be Bate stamped at the bottom of each page.

Attached deposition copies must be highlighted and tabbed.

WITH ATTACHED COPIES OF THE DEPOSITIONS, HIGHLIGHTED AND TABBED

Each exhibit must bear a discrete identifying number and be correctly identified.

Each Exhibit shall be marked with a discrete number, and shall be correctly identified.

Trial exhibits must be placed in three-ring binders with one copy for the court, one for the witness, and one for all other parties.

Exhibits shall be place in 3-ring binders with 1 copy for the Court, 1 for the witness and 1 for all other parties to the action.

All courtesy copies must be one-sided.

Courtesy copies must be one-sided.

Exhibits must be pre-marked in numerical order and, when multiple pages, Bates stamped at the bottom of every page.

JOINT EXHIBIT LIST – Exhibits shall be pre-marked in numerical order and if multiple pages, shall be Bate stamped at the bottom of each page.

Attached copies of the depositions must be highlighted and tabbed.

ANY DEPOSITION DESIGNATIONS AND COUNTER DESIGNATIONS WITH ATTACHED COPIES OF THE DEPOSITIONS, HIGHLIGHTED AND TABBED

Exhibits should not contain sub-exhibits.

Exhibits should not have “sub-exhibits.”

The courtroom's standard DVD/VCR player cannot play Blu-ray discs.

It will NOT play Blu-ray disks.

DVDs intended for courtroom playback must be created with the correct software options to ensure compatibility with standard DVD players.

When creating your DVD be sure that you are setting the correct software options to ensure proper playback in a DVD player.

Marked exhibits must be submitted in two binders, one for the witness and one for the court.

Two binders for marked exhibits (One for the witness, one for the court)

Proposed CACI instructions must include a face page listing all requested instructions; prepared instructions must omit identifying headings or party information and place cited authority on a separate page.

(a) A face page listing all requested instructions; (b) Attach prepared instructions without heading or any indication as to which party/attorney is requesting the instruction and with any cited authority on a separate page.

Exhibits must be placed in a three-ring binder, with two sets for the court, one for the witness, and one for the opposing party.

Exhibits shall be placed in A 3-ring binder with 2 sets for the Court, 1 set for the witness and 1 set for the opposing party.

Counsel are encouraged, where possible, to provide flash or thumb drives in addition to exhibit books.

To the extent, possible Flash/Thumb Drives are encouraged in addition to exhibit books.

To the extent possible, counsel are encouraged to provide the Judicial Assistant with a flash or thumb drive on the first day of trial.

To the extent possible a flash/thumb drive is encouraged to be provided to the Judicial Assistant on the first day of trial.