Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings
Not Required
Filings (Motion, Brief, Opposition, Reply, Exhibits)
Required
Filings (Sealed Document)
Required
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Number Of Previous Requests
- 3Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 4Affects Other Dates
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Adversary Position
- 3Affects Other Dates
Communication
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Chambers
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Emergency applications require calling/emailing Courtroom Deputy and notifying opposing party.
Counsel should call and email Judge Lin's Courtroom Deputy to alert the Court of the filing of any application for a temporary restraining order, a stipulation that requires a response from the Court within 24 hours, or any other emergency request. If the party seeking emergency relief does not show that it made every reasonable effort to notify the opposing party, at the earliest possible time, of its intent to seek emergency relief, the relief will not be granted.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Hearing dates must be checked on court calendar; cannot specially set without leave; confer with opposing counsel.
Counsel should not call to reserve hearing dates but should instead check Judge Lin's calendar and Scheduling Notes on the Court's website to make sure the desired date is not blocked and notice motions for any available date on the civil law and motions calendar. The parties may not specially set any matter at a time other than the regularly scheduled civil law and motions calendar without leave of the Court. Counsel for the moving party shall confer with opposing counsel about a mutually convenient hearing date before noticing any motion.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Motions are heard in person by default; Zoom requests must be made 1 week in advance.
The Court may notify the parties in advance of the hearing that it will be heard via Zoom rather than in person, but the default rule is that motions are heard in person. Parties may stipulate/request to have a hearing by Zoom video, but they must do so at least one week in advance of the hearing. The Court may deny the request if it believes an in-person hearing would be more beneficial. The Court is disinclined to hold hearings via Zoom for complex or dispositive motions, or if counsel for all parties are based locally.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
PowerPoint presentations generally prohibited during motion arguments; demonstratives allowed with 2-hour notice to opposing counsel.
Lengthy PowerPoint presentations will generally not be permitted during argument on motions, as they circumvent the page limits imposed on briefing. However, counsel may use demonstratives in responding to the Court’s questions, as long as they are provided to opposing counsel at least two hours before the hearing. Any such demonstratives will not be part of the record, so counsel should state verbally for the court reporter the relevant portion of the record being highlighted on the demonstrative (e.g., “page 5342 of the administrative record” or “page 12, line 5 of the Jones deposition”).
All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time unless otherwise specified.
All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) unless otherwise ordered.
Exhibits to motions must be separately filed on ECF with sequential numbering.
All exhibits to motions should be separately filed on ECF. For example, if the motion is Docket No. 30, and the declaration with 10 exhibits is Docket No. 31, Exhibit A would be filed as Docket No. 31-1, Exhibit B would be Docket No. 31-2, and so on.
Joint statement (max 5 single-spaced pages) required for discovery disputes.
Instead of a noticed motion, the parties shall prepare a joint statement of not more than five single-spaced pages (12-point font or greater) stating the nature and status of the dispute and attesting to their good faith meet and confer efforts. Each side thus has approximately 2.5 pages of the submission. Issue-by-issue, the joint statement shall describe each unresolved issue, summarize each party’s position with appropriate legal authority, and provide each party’s final proposed compromise before addressing the next issue. It is preferable that the parties file a separate statement for each dispute. When necessary, the parties may submit supporting declarations and documentation of up to 12 pages.
Document Type
Joint Statement
Individual statement (max 2 pages) allowed if joint statement impossible.
The parties are strongly encouraged to submit a joint statement, but in the rare instances when a joint statement is not possible, each side may submit a statement of not more than two pages (12-point font or greater). The statement shall explain why a joint statement was impossible.
Document Type