Eastern District of California Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Deadline

7 calendar days

Joint Pretrial Statements must be filed 7 days before the Final Pretrial Conference.

The parties’ Joint Pretrial Statement must be filed seven (7) days before the date set for the Final Pretrial Conference

Deadline

7 calendar days

Confidential Settlement Conference Statements must be emailed to chambers no later than 7 days before the conference.

The parties are to send Confidential Settlement Conference Statements to the following email address: CKDorders@caed.uscourts.gov, no later than seven (7) days before the conference.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Joint Scheduling Conference Report must be electronically filed and a copy emailed to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov at least 7 calendar days before the Scheduling Conference.

A JOINT Scheduling Conference Report, prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference, at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Scheduling Conference, and a copy shall be e-mailed, to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Mandatory Confidential Settlement Conference Statements must be submitted to chambers at least 7 calendar days before the Settlement Conference, complying with the Court's relevant order.

Confidential Settlement Conference Statements are MANDATORY from each party, and must comply with the Court's Order re Settlement Conference. The Settlement Conference Statements must be submitted to Judge Guy Castillo's chambers at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Settlement Conference.

Deadline

5 business days

Joint Scheduling Conference Report must be filed 5 court days before the Scheduling Conference.

A Joint Scheduling Conference Report, carefully prepared and executed by all counsel, shall be electronically filed in full compliance with the requirements set forth in the Order Setting Mandatory Scheduling Conference, five (5) court days, excluding weekends and court holiday, prior to the Scheduling Conference.

Deadline

14 calendar days

Joint Statement re Discovery Disagreement must be filed 14 days before the hearing.

Local Rule 251(a) (Fed. R. Civ. P. 37) requires the parties to file a Joint Statement re Discovery Disagreement ("Joint Statement") at least fourteen (14) days before the scheduled hearing.

Stipulations and proposed orders for criminal continuances must be submitted by 12:00 PM on the Wednesday before the scheduled Monday hearing.

Stipulations and proposed orders for continuances on any criminal matters shall be submitted no later than 12:00 (Noon) on the Wednesday prior to the scheduled Monday hearing date, unless otherwise notified by the Courtroom Deputy.

Deadline

60 calendar days

Upon settlement, general terms are placed on the record immediately; dispositional documents must be filed within 60 days.

If the parties are able to reach a settlement, the general terms shall be placed on the record immediately. In most cases, all pending dates will be vacated, and the court will order that dispositional documents be filed within 60 days so that the case may be closed.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Informal telephonic discovery conferences will be held within one week of the court receiving the parties' dispute summaries.

Once the court receives the parties’ summaries, an informal telephonic conference will be held within one week or as soon as is practicable.