Judge Serena R. Murillo
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (All filings)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
- 7Affects Other Dates
- 8Emergency Nature
Communication
Letter Ecf
Clerk
Chambers
Meet And Confer
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Motions in limine and oppositions limited to 10 pages.
Motions in limine and oppositions must not exceed ten (10) pages in length.
Special court reporter services require 14-day advance notice.
Any party requesting special court reporter services for any hearing, such as "Real Time" transmission or daily transcripts, shall notify Court Reporting Services at least fourteen (14) days before the hearing date.
Letter via ECF
Direct to: Clerk
- Advance Notice Required14 days before hearing date
Parties must notify Courtroom Deputy in advance of any reasonable accommodation needs.
The parties must notify the Courtroom Deputy in advance if any party, counsel, or witness requires a reasonable accommodation based on a disability or other reason.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredin advance
Court may permit witnesses to be called out of sequence; counsel should meet and confer in advance.
The Court generally will accommodate witnesses by permitting them to be called out of sequence. Counsel should meet and confer in advance and make every effort to resolve the matter.
Meet And Confer
- Advance Notice Requiredin advance
Counsel must inform Courtroom Deputy of exhibit agreements and exhibits admitted without motion.
Counsel must inform the Courtroom Deputy of any agreements reached regarding any proposed exhibits, as well as those exhibits that may be received into evidence without a motion to admit.
Direct to: Chambers
Two procedures for using adverse party deposition testimony for impeachment: reading with page/line citation or silent reading with follow-up questions.
In using deposition testimony of an adverse party for impeachment, counsel may adhere to either one of the following procedures: a. If counsel wishes to read the questions and answers as alleged impeachment and ask the witness no further questions on that subject, counsel shall first state the page and line where the reading begins and the page and line where the reading ends and allow time for any objection. Counsel may then read the portions of the deposition into the record. b. If counsel wishes to ask the witness further questions on the subject matter, the deposition shall be placed in front of the witness and the witness told to read the relevant pages and lines silently. Then, counsel either may ask the witness further questions on the matter and thereafter read the quotations or read the quotations and thereafter ask further questions. Counsel should have available for the Court and the witness extra copies of the deposition transcript for this purpose.
Document Type
Deposition Impeachment
Advance notice required for difficult legal issues; notify Courtroom Deputy immediately of unexpected issues; inform before jurors excused to minimize waiting.
If any party anticipates that a difficult question of law or evidence will necessitate legal argument requiring research or briefing, that party must give the Court advance notice. The parties must notify the Courtroom Deputy immediately of any unexpected legal issue that could not have been foreseen and addressed in advance. To the extent such issue needs to be addressed outside the jury’s presence, the relevant party must inform the Courtroom Deputy before jurors are excused for the day to minimize the time jurors are kept waiting. The Court expects all parties to work diligently to minimize delays and avoid keeping jurors waiting.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredimmediately
- Hours
- Status Inquiries
Hearings are in-person by default; Zoom requests must be filed by Friday before hearing with meet and confer certification
By default, all hearings shall proceed in-person, unless a request is made by the parties and granted by the Court. Requests to appear via Zoom must be e-filed by the Friday before the hearing and must indicate that counsel has met and conferred per Local Rule 7-3.
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice RequiredFriday before hearing