Santa Barbara Superior Court Document Format Requirements

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Note: Please email copies to the Judge's clerk in Word format at srebernik@sbcourts.org.

Note: Please email copies to the Judge's clerk in Word format at srebernik@sbcourts.org.

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The required trial-preparation materials must be sent as email attachments, with Microsoft Word preferred.

Five court days prior to Trial Confirmation Conference date, each party shall file, serve, and email to all counsel of record and to the court, at csterne@sbcourts.org, as an email attachment (Microsoft Word preferred) the following:

WARNINGCivil cases

Microsoft Word is the preferred format for the emailed trial-material attachments.

Each party, if they have not already done so, shall forthwith file, serve and, e-mail to the court at dgeck@sbcourts.org as an e-mail attachment (Microsoft Word preferred) the following: 1. The table of contents of the party’s evidence binder 2. A complete witness list of the party’s proposed witnesses; 3. The party’s trial brief; 4. Any in limine motions offered by the party.

WARNINGCivil cases

Microsoft Word is the preferred format for the emailed exhibit table-of-contents attachment.

If not already done, each lead trial counsel shall forthwith file, serve and, e-mail to the court at dgeck@sbcourts.org as an e-mail attachment (Microsoft Word preferred) a table of contents of that party’s exhibits in the evidence binder.

WARNINGCivil cases

Microsoft Word is preferred for the emailed evidence-binder table of contents.

If not already done, each lead trial counsel shall, within eighteen (18) hours, file, serve and, e-mail to the court at dgeck@sbcourts.org as an e-mail attachment (Microsoft Word preferred) a table of contents of that party’s exhibits in the evidence binder.

WARNINGCivil cases

Trial counsel for all sides must confer about the exhibit numbering they intend to use.

Trial counsel for all sides shall confer about their intended numbering of exhibits/numbers to be used.

WARNINGCivil cases

Microsoft Word is preferred for the emailed witness list.

If not already done, each lead trial counsel shall, within eighteen (18) hours, file, serve and, e-mail to the court at dgeck@sbcourts.org as an e-mail attachment (Microsoft Word preferred) a complete witness list of the party’s proposed witnesses.

WARNINGCivil cases

Microsoft Word is the preferred format for the emailed jury-instruction attachments.

Each party, if they have not already done so, shall forthwith file, serve, and e-mail to the court at dgeck@sbcourts.org as an e-mail attachment (Microsoft Word preferred) the following: 1. A list of the parties’ requested CACI instructions, by number; 2. A document containing the edited text of each CACI Instruction as the party wants it given 3. The text of any requested special jury instruction, with supporting authorities;

WARNINGCivil cases

Microsoft Word is the preferred format for the emailed witness-list attachment.

If not already done, each lead trial counsel shall forthwith file, serve and, e-mail to the court at dgeck@sbcourts.org as an e-mail attachment (Microsoft Word preferred) a complete witness list of the party’s proposed witnesses.

WARNINGCivil cases

Medical bills and invoices must be tabbed and marked separately from medical records and other documents.

Medical bills or invoices shall be tabbed and marked separately from medical records or other documents.

WARNINGCivil cases

Multi-page exhibits must be internally numbered by Bates stamp or another consecutive numbering method.

Multi-paged exhibits shall be internally numbered by Bates stamp or other consecutive numbering.

WARNINGCivil cases

Microsoft Word is preferred for the jury-instruction submission.

(Microsoft Word preferred) a list of the parties’ requested CACI instructions, by number, a document containing the edited text of each CACI Instruction as the party wants it given, and the text of any requested special jury instruction, with supporting authorities as ordered in the TRIAL CALL ORDER.

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If an attorney’s business card does not show the CA State Bar license number, the number must be handwritten on the card.

If the CA State Bar license number is not noted on the card, it must be handwritten.

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Plaintiff/Petitioner exhibits are numbered 1–200, and Defendant/Respondent exhibits are numbered 201–400.

Plaintiff/Petitioner is assigned Exhibits 1 through 200 and Defendant/Respondent is assigned Exhibits 201 through 400.

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Plaintiff/Petitioner uses exhibit numbers 1–200; Defendant/Respondent uses 201–400.

Plaintiff/Petitioner is assigned Exhibits 1 through 200 and Defendant/Respondent is assigned Exhibits 201 through 400.

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When there are no more than five exhibits and no more than 25 total exhibit pages, place a divider sheet before each exhibit; it must be blank except for the exhibit number at the bottom.

For five (5) or less exhibits, and where the total number of pages of all exhibits combined does not exceed 25 pages: (If the number of pages exceeds 25, follow the instructions under c - e below) • Each exhibit shall have a divider sheet in front of the actual exhibit. • The divider sheet shall be blank except for the exhibit number displayed at the bottom.

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Packets containing more than five exhibits must be assembled in an exhibit binder with numbered tab pages before each exhibit.

For more than five (5) exhibits, exhibit packets shall be assembled in an exhibit binder, using numbered tab pages before each exhibit.

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If a business card does not show the attorney’s California State Bar license number, the number must be handwritten on it.

If the CA State Bar license number is not noted on the card, it must be handwritten.

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Format

PAPER

Original deposition transcripts intended for trial must be available to the court in hard copy.

Original deposition transcripts to be used at trial must be available to the court in hard copy.

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Organize exhibits in the order in which they appear on the Exhibit List.

Exhibits must be organized in the order they are listed on the Exhibit List.

INFOCivil cases

The stated example assigns plaintiff exhibits numbers 1–200 and defendant exhibits numbers 201–400, with adjustments as needed for the number of exhibits.

For example, Plaintiff/Petitioner shall use numbers 1 – 200 and Defendant/Respondent shall use numbers 201 – 400 adjusting the numbers as necessary to accommodate both parties number of exhibits