Courtesy copies are required for proposed orders. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by email. A Word Perfect or Microsoft Word version of the proposed order must be emailed to chambers per L.R. 5-4.4.2.
Judge Steve Kim's rules set a pre-motion procedure for application for leave to file under seals. No hearing is required for Application for Leave to File Under Seal, so no hearing date should be set.
Judge Steve Kim's formatting rule includes file format PDF. Attachment documents cited in a brief must be saved in PDF format.
The rule requires proposed order. Application for Leave to File Under Seal must be accompanied by a declaration, proposed order, redacted and unredacted versions of the sealed document.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Parties who designated confidential documents under a protective order must file a declaration explaining the need for sealing via the 'Sealed Declaration in Support' event.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Steve Kim. Prior court leave is required before filing any sealed document, obtained by e-filing an Application for Leave to File Under Seal.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. PDF versions of briefs must be filed in CM/ECF.
Proof of service is required for the covered service rule. Details: recipient: opposing counsel. Sealed documents must be served on opposing counsel by means other than NEF, with a certificate of service and copy of NEF.
Attachment documents cited in a brief must be saved in PDF format.
Proposed orders must be saved in PDF format.
Citations to PDF attachments must use the PDF page number rather than Bates or footer page numbers.
Court documents typically allow specific hyperlink types subject to local rules, with clarifications that evidence hyperlinks do not replace filing requirements and case copies need not be attached if publicly available.
Table of contents with more than three levels must have Show levels set to the appropriate number.
Table of contents must have 'Use hyperlinks instead of page numbers' option checked to retain active hyperlinks when converted to PDF.
Documents with hyperlinks must be saved as PDF using MS Word's Save as PDF or Create PDF function, not Print to PDF, to retain active links.
Documents containing links to CM/ECF filings must use a consistent citation format including the CM/ECF filing number and page number.
Briefs must be converted to PDF format before filing.
All citations in a brief must include hyperlinks to the corresponding cited documents.
PDF versions of briefs must be filed in CM/ECF.
Cited documents not previously filed in CM/ECF must be attached to the brief to be linked.
Hyperlinked briefs must be filed on CM/ECF with the brief as the main document, all linked PDFs as attachments, each attachment with a selected document type and written description (unique if similarly labeled), and all evidence attached before completing filing.
Linked evidence files attached to hyperlinked briefs must be in PDF format.
All documents filed in CM/ECF must be converted to PDF format.
Print to PDF is prohibited for orders with hyperlinks because hyperlinks will be lost.
Printing and scanning documents to PDF format is prohibited.
Hyperlinks must be added in word processing software before PDF conversion to be retained in filed documents.
Hyperlinked documents must be published to PDF before filing on CM/ECF, with no special steps required except for documents with links to their own attachments.
Hyperlinked documents must be filed via CM/ECF using typical electronic filing processes, with no special steps required except for documents with links to their own attachments.
Documents must be saved as PDF using the Acrobat tab's Create PDF function prior to electronic filing on CM/ECF.
Large documents or those containing forms, photos, or graphics should be saved as optimized PDFs to reduce file size.
Attorneys must e-file sealed documents in public/non-sealed civil cases via CM/ECF, with exceptions for criminal cases, entirely sealed cases, and pro se parties.
Sealed documents e-filed via CM/ECF must use the 'Under Seal Filing Events' menu, not regular motion event menus.
Prior court leave is required before filing any sealed document, obtained by e-filing an Application for Leave to File Under Seal.
Application for Leave to File Under Seal must be accompanied by a declaration, proposed order, redacted and unredacted versions of the sealed document.
Certain components of sealed filing applications are public, while declarations and unredacted sealed documents are not.
Parties who designated confidential documents under a protective order must file a declaration explaining the need for sealing via the 'Sealed Declaration in Support' event.
Every sealed document filed must be linked to a court order granting leave to file that document under seal.
Parties granted leave to file under seal must file the sealed document themselves and link it to the granting court order.