Judge Maria A. Audero

With the exception of requesting informal discovery conferences, all parties, including pro se litigants, shall not initiate contact with the Court or its Chambers staff by writing letters, sending email messages, making telephone calls to Chambers, or otherwise communicating with the Court unless opposing counsel is present. All matters must be called to the Court’s attention by appropriate filed application or motion pursuant to Local Rule 83-2.5.

Counsel shall not initiate contact with the Court or its Chambers staff by telephone or by any other improper ex parte means. Counsel may contact the courtroom deputy clerk (“CRD”) with appropriate inquiries. Inquiring about the status of a ruling or contacting the CRD to continue a proceeding or take it off calendar generally are not appropriate. The preferred method of communication with the CRD is by email to MAA_Chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov. Counsel must copy all parties on any such email.

Unless expressly stated otherwise or as excepted in the Local Rules, memoranda of points and authorities in support of or in opposition to motions must not exceed seven thousand (7,000) words, including headings, footnotes, and quotations but excluding the caption, the table of contents, the table of authorities, the signature block, the certification required by Local Rule 11-6.2, and any indices and exhibits.

A handwritten brief or a brief prepared using a typewriter may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages, excluding the caption (if on a separate cover page), the table of contents, the table of authorities, the signature block, and any indices and exhibits.

Replies must not exceed fifteen (15) pages.

Only in rare instances will the Court find good cause to grant an application to extend these page limitations. Any memorandum that exceeds the page limit shall be stricken and may not be considered.

to use only fourteen (14)-point Times New Roman font. Footnotes shall be in the same font and the same size as the body of the memorandum.

In addition to the requirements of the Local Rules, all amended pleadings must be numbered serially to differentiate each amendment (i.e., "First Amended Complaint," "Second Amended Complaint").

Limit. No party may file more than one (1) motion pursuant to Rule 56 regardless of whether such motion is denominated a motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication, without leave of the Court. The parties shall not attempt to evade the page limitations for briefs by filing multiple motions.

The Court enforces strict compliance of Local Rule 5-4.4.2, which instructs: "After a document requiring a judge's signature has been lodged in accordance with L.R. 5-4.4.1, . . . a Microsoft Word copy of the proposed document, along with a PDF copy of the electronically filed main document, must be emailed to the assigned judge's generic chambers email address, either by using the 'Proposed Orders' link within the CM/ECF System or by sending a separate email . . . ." The Court will not consider a stipulation, ex parte application, or other request for relief until a compliant proposed order is received by email. Failure to timely comply will result in the Court striking the filing.

memoranda of points and authorities in support of or in opposition to motions must not exceed seven thousand (7,000) words, including headings, footnotes, and quotations but excluding the caption, the table of contents, the table of authorities, the signature block, the certification required by Local Rule 11-6.2, and any indices and exhibits.

A handwritten brief or a brief prepared using a typewriter may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages, excluding the caption (if on a separate cover page), the table of contents, the table of authorities, the signature block, and any indices and exhibits.

Replies must not exceed fifteen (15) pages.

Any memorandum that exceeds the page limit shall be stricken and may not be considered.

All memoranda of law shall be double-spaced and limited to twenty-five (25) pages. The Court prefers memoranda to use only fourteen (14)-point Times New Roman font. Footnotes shall be in the same font and the same size as the body of the memorandum.

All memoranda of law shall be double-spaced and limited to twenty-five (25) pages. The Court prefers memoranda to use only fourteen (14)-point Times New Roman font. Footnotes shall be in the same font and the same size as the body of the memorandum.

The separate statement of undisputed facts shall be in a two (2)-column table, as shown below. The left column sets forth narrowly-focused, undisputed facts as concisely as possible in sequentially numbered paragraphs. The right column sets forth the evidence that supports the factual statement. Where feasible, parties should use headers to group facts relevant to a particular issue.

The opposing party's statement of genuine issues also must be in a two (2)-column table and exactly track the movant's separate statement. The left column must restate the allegedly undisputed fact and its supporting evidence. The right column must (i) state that the fact is undisputed or disputed, (ii) briefly state why the opposing party disputes the fact, (iii) cite with specificity the evidence that refutes the fact, and (iv) explain how the cited evidence refutes the fact.