Court Rules
Common questions about Judge William B. Shubb's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge William B. Shubb?

Courtesy copies are required for briefs, memorandums, and declarations. Details: delivery upon filing, by hand delivery. Motion briefs, memorandums, and declarations must be sent to Judge Shubb's Chambers.

View ruleSource: page 11, section I. CIVIL CALENDAR INFORMATION

Does Judge William B. Shubb require a pre-motion conference or letter before filing a motion?

Judge William B. Shubb's rules set a pre-motion procedure for rule 56, rule 12, tro, preliminary injunction, and permanent injunction. Counsel must confer with courtroom deputy before filing specified motions (Rule 56, Rule 12, TRO, injunctions) to obtain hearing date; motion calendared only upon proper filing.

View ruleSource: page 7, section I. CIVIL CALENDAR INFORMATION

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge William B. Shubb?

Judge William B. Shubb's formatting rule includes file format docx. Criminal subpoena requests and proposed orders must be in Microsoft Word format.

View ruleSource: page 15, section Criminal Subpoenas and Procedures

What must be included with criminal trial subpoena request filings before Judge William B. Shubb?

The rule requires proposed order. Criminal trial subpoena requests must include a proposed order.

View ruleSource: page 15, section Criminal Subpoenas and Procedures

What must be included with corporate disclosure statement filings before Judge William B. Shubb?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Nongovernmental corporate parties in civil actions must file a corporate disclosure statement with any first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other court request per FRCP 7.1, with potential sanctions for non-compliance.

View ruleSource: page 5, section NOTICE REGARDING SUBMISSION OF REQUIRED CORPORATE DISCLOSURES, NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES, CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES

How may parties contact Judge William B. Shubb's chambers?

Parties may contact Judge William B. Shubb's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email WBSorders@caed.uscourts.gov. Criminal subpoena requests and proposed orders must be submitted to the judge's email address WBSorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

View ruleSource: page 15, section Criminal Subpoenas and Procedures

How does Judge William B. Shubb handle sealed or redacted filings?

Judge William B. Shubb's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Counsel must refer to Local Rule 141 for all sealed document procedures.

View ruleSource: page 5, section All parties are required to adhere to the following information noted below for civil and criminal cases assigned to Judge Shubb.

How do I request an adjournment or extension before Judge William B. Shubb?

Judge William B. Shubb's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. Counsel must check dates with the courtroom deputy before submitting any continuance requests in civil or criminal cases.

View ruleSource: page 1

Is electronic filing required before Judge William B. Shubb?

Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Proposed orders must be submitted via email to WBSorders@caed.uscourts.gov in Microsoft Word format.

View ruleSource: page 9, section General

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge William B. Shubb?

The rule states a 12:00 PM filing cutoff. Stipulations and proposed orders for criminal continuances must be submitted by 12:00 PM on the Wednesday before the scheduled Monday hearing.

View ruleSource: page 15, section II. CRIMINAL CALENDAR INFORMATION

What rule applies to service for deposition transcript before Judge William B. Shubb?

The rule addresses service method, recipient, or timing requirements. Details: method: court service, recipient: the clerk. Counsel must lodge certified deposition transcripts with the courtroom deputy on the first day of trial in civil cases.

View ruleSource: page 21, section IV. TRIAL/EVIDENTIARY HEARING INFORMATION
Complete rules summary for Judge William B. Shubb

Email is the preferred method to contact the Courtroom Deputy (CRD) for Judge Shubb.

Courtroom Deputy (CRD) for Judge Shubb can be contacted via phone at (916) 930-4234.

Motion briefs, memorandums, and declarations must be sent to Judge Shubb's Chambers.

Judge Shubb prefers case citations to be formatted according to The Blue Book.

Criminal trial subpoena requests must include a proposed order.

Criminal subpoena requests and proposed orders must be submitted to the judge's email address WBSorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

Counsel must check dates with the courtroom deputy before submitting any continuance requests in civil or criminal cases.

Nongovernmental corporate parties in civil actions must file a corporate disclosure statement with any first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other court request per FRCP 7.1, with potential sanctions for non-compliance.

Inquiries about status of stipulations, proposed orders, motions, ex parte applications, or hearing calendar must be directed to the court docket, not the courtroom deputy via any communication method.

Counsel must contact the courtroom deputy to check dates prior to submitting any continuance request for hearings or deadlines in civil or criminal cases.

Counsel must email proposed orders, pretrial statements, exhibit lists, witness lists, proposed jury instructions, proposed voir dire, proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and proposed verdict forms in Microsoft Word format only to WBSorders@caed.uscourts.gov.

Motions to tax costs are taken under submission upon filing with no hearing date set unless otherwise ordered.

Previously approved sealed documents must be emailed to ApprovedSealed@caed.uscourts.gov per Local Rule 141.

Counsel must refer to Local Rule 141 for all sealed document procedures.

Judge Shubb allows Courier 12 or Times New Roman 12 font for filings.

Counsel must confer with courtroom deputy before filing specified motions (Rule 56, Rule 12, TRO, injunctions) to obtain hearing date; motion calendared only upon proper filing.

Timing for filing motions in limine is discussed at pretrial conference; court issues order with instructions after conference.

Discovery matters must be noticed before the assigned Magistrate Judge per Local Rule 302.

Counsel must submit written request, proposed order, and slides to seek leave for PowerPoint presentation during oral argument; personal devices allowed without slides.

Hard courtesy copies are required for motion briefs exceeding 25 pages, submitted to chambers.

Hard courtesy copy of motion pleadings is required.

Counsel must contact the courtroom deputy via email before uploading documents to the Box app.

Proposed orders must be submitted via email to WBSorders@caed.uscourts.gov in Microsoft Word format.

Proposed orders must include attorney electronic signature (/s/ First/Last name) and signing date per Local Rule 131(c).

Administrative Records and large quantity documents should be lodged in electronic format (CD or flashdrive) per Local Rule 138(b).

Electronic filing is not required for Administrative Records and large quantity documents unless counsel chooses to file electronically.

Judge Shubb waives the mandatory hard courtesy copy requirement for Administrative Records in paper format.

Large quantity documents not e-filed require a separate e-filed Notice of Lodging specifying submission method.

Notice of Lodging for Administrative Records and large quantity documents must be e-filed separately, detailing lodged items, content description, and index.

Parties may use Box app to upload large quantity documents directly to chambers without e-filing through CM/ECF.

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