Eastern District of California Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Opposition to seal

Parties have 3 days to submit opposition or non-opposition to sealing request if opposed or not stated unopposed.

If the request is opposed or the moving party does not state that the motion to seal is unopposed, all other parties must submit either an opposition or notice of non-opposition within three days of the date of service of the Notice of Request to Seal Documents. See Local Rule 141(c).

CRITICALCivil cases

Plaintiff's counsel must immediately serve this standing order on all parties (including future added parties), except in noticed removal cases where the defendant serves 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Standing order

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.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Witness list

Counsel must provide opposing counsel with a list of the witnesses they intend to call the next day before the close of each business day.

Prior to the close of each business day, counsel shall provide opposing counsel with a list of witnesses counsel intends to call the next day.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Email to court

A copy of the Joint Scheduling Conference Report must be emailed to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov at least 7 calendar days before the Scheduling Conference.

a copy shall be e-mailed, to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Email

Discovery dispute summaries must be emailed to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov and served on opposing counsel, with no exhibits or attachments.

The parties’ summaries (without exhibits or attachments) MUST be emailed to egcorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

WARNING

Applies to

Exhibits

Any exhibit offered in evidence should, at the time of such offer, be handed to opposing counsel, unless it has been pre-marked and a copy is already in the possession of opposing counsel.

Any exhibit offered in evidence should, at the time of such offer, be handed to opposing counsel, unless it has been pre-marked and a copy is already in the possession of opposing counsel.

WARNING

Applies to

Dispute summary

The discovery dispute summary must be served on opposing counsel within 3 days of requesting an informal discovery dispute conference.

Within 3 days of requesting an informal discovery dispute conference, the parties shall submit to the court and serve on opposing counsel a 2-3 page summary of the dispute.