Judge Jennifer L. Thurston
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- Upon request
Communication
Chambers
Page & Word Limits2 rules
In civil cases, moving and opposing briefs are limited to 25 pages and reply briefs to 10 pages; extensions require good cause, over-length briefs may not be considered, and supplemental briefs require prior leave of court.
Unless prior leave of court is obtained, no moving or opposing briefs or legal memoranda in civil cases shall exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs may not exceed 10 pages. Only for good cause shown will the court grant an application to extend these page limitations. Briefs that exceed the page limitations or are sought to be filed without leave of court may not be considered. Finally, no supplemental briefs may be filed without prior leave of court.
Brief
25 pages
Reply Brief
10 pages
Unless leave of Court is granted in advance, no moving or opposing briefs or legal memoranda in civil cases, shall exceed 25 pages2. Reply briefs may not exceed 10 pages.
Brief
25 pages
Applies to: Attorney
Reply Brief
10 pages
Applies to: Attorney
Document Format Requirements4 rules
Where required, proposed orders shall be submitted in compliance with Local Rule 137(b) and emailed in Word format to JLTorders@caed.uscourts.gov.
DOCX
It must be filed 14 days before final pretrial conference hearing date and emailed as a Word document to: JLTorders@caed.uscourts.gov.
DOCX
The parties shall use Times New Roman, 12 pt. Footnotes may be no smaller than 11 pt.
The parties shall use Times New Roman, 12 pt. Footnotes may be no smaller than 11 pt.
Document Filing Requirements6 rules
The notice of motion shall contain a certification by counsel filing the motion that meet and confer efforts have been exhausted, with a very brief summary of meet and confer efforts.
DocumentNotice Of Motion
The parties need not submit proposed orders for motions to dismiss or motions for summary judgment unless the court specifically orders otherwise. However, as to all other motions and stipulations, the parties SHALL submit proposed consent decrees and/or proposed findings of fact, where such documents are relevant.
DocumentMotion Or Stipulation
The application must indicate whether an opposition will be filed.
DocumentEx Parte Application
The filer shall include an affidavit indicating a satisfactory explanation for the following: (1) the need for the issuance of such an order, (2) the inability of the filer to obtain a stipulation for the issuance of such an order from other counsel or parties in the action, and (3) why such request cannot be noticed on the court’s motion calendar as provided by Local Rule 230.
DocumentEx Parte Application
The moving party SHALL demonstrate in the moving papers that the emergency relief is timely. Local Rule 231(b).
DocumentMotion For Emergency Relief
The parties are required to submit a joint pretrial statement.
DocumentJoint Pretrial Statement
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The joint pretrial statement must be filed 14 days before the final pretrial conference hearing date and emailed as a Word document to JLTorders@caed.uscourts.gov.
It must be filed 14 days before final pretrial conference hearing date and emailed as a Word document to: JLTorders@caed.uscourts.gov.
Civil cases
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The court typically will not rule on emergency relief applications until at least 24 hours after service on the affected party, who may file opposing or responding papers in the interim.
The court typically will not rule on any application for such relief for at least 24 hours after the party subject to the requested order has been served; such party may file opposing or responding papers in the interim.
Civil cases
Page 3 | III. TROs and INJUNCTIONS
Service and Proof of Service Rules
Plaintiff's counsel must immediately serve this standing order on all parties (including parties added later), unless the case arrived by noticed removal, in which case the defendant must serve the order on all other parties.
Counsel for plaintiff shall immediately serve this order on all parties, including any new parties added to the action in the future, unless this case came to the court by noticed removal, in which case defendant shall serve this order on all other parties.
Civil cases
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
Courtesy copies of filed documents are prohibited unless the Court specifically requests them.
The parties SHALL NOT provide courtesy copies of any filed documents unless the Court specifically requests them.
Civil cases
Page 3 | I. LAW AND MOTION - E. Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies required for electronically filed documents over 25 pages.
Counsel shall deliver to the Clerk’s Office clearly marked courtesy copies of all electronically filed documents that exceed 25 pages and conformed courtesy copies of all manually filed documents.
Civil cases
Page 2 | COURTESY COPIES
Sealing & Redaction Procedures
A party filing material that the opposing party has designated as confidential must give the opposing party sufficient advance notice before filing so the opposing party can seek a sealing or redaction order.
If a party plans to make a filing that includes material an opposing party has identified as confidential and potentially subject to sealing, the filing party shall provide the opposing party with sufficient notice in advance of filing to allow for the seeking of an order of sealing or redaction from the court.
Civil cases
Page 4 | IV. SEALING AND REDACTION
No document may be sealed or redacted without prior court approval; requests are governed by Local Rules 141 and 140, discovery protective orders do not govern docket sealing, and only the proponent's requests to seal or redact will be considered.
No document will be sealed, nor may a redacted document be filed, without the prior approval of the court. All requests to seal or redact shall be governed by Local Rules 141 (sealing) and 140 (redaction); protective orders covering the discovery phase shall not govern the filing of sealed or redacted documents on the public docket. The court will only consider requests to seal or redact filed by the proponent of sealing or redaction.
Civil cases
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Before filing any motion, represented parties' counsel must engage in a pre-filing meet and confer on the substance of the motion and potential resolution, resolving minor procedural matters so briefing addresses only substantive issues.
Prior to filing a motion in a case in which the parties are represented by counsel, counsel SHALL engage in a pre-filing meet and confer to discuss thoroughly the substance of the contemplated motion and any potential resolution. Counsel should resolve minor procedural or other non-substantive matters during the meet and confer process so that briefing on motions is directed only to those substantive issues requiring resolution by the court.
Civil cases
Page 2 | C. Meet and Confer Requirement
Chambers Communication Rules
Before filing an ex parte application, the filer must contact the courtroom deputy clerk and the opposing party to advise that the request is being made.
The filer is required to contact the courtroom deputy clerk and the opposing party before filing the ex parte application to advise that such request is being made.
Civil cases
Page 3 | II. EX PARTE APPLICATIONS
Remote appearances are encouraged, and a party wishing to appear by Zoom must email imunoz@caed.uscourts.gov at least five court days before the hearing, after which the court will provide access information if approved.
Remote appearances are encouraged. If any party wishes to appear by Zoom video conference, at least five court days in advance of the hearing, that party shall email imunoz@caed.uscourts.gov to notify the court. If approved, the court will provide access information to the parties.
Civil cases
Page 4 | VII. TELEPHONIC APPEARANCES