**Senior District Judge Jeffrey S. White** was appointed to the Northern District of California by President George W. Bush in 2002. Judge White was born in 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. He was nominated on July 25, 2002, confirmed by the Senate on November 14, 2002, and received his commission on November 15, 2002. His career included service in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Maryland, and extensive private practice in San Francisco. **Education** - SUNY University at Buffalo, J.D., 1970 - Queens College of City University of New York, B.A., 1967 **Career** - Attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice (1970–1971) - Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland (1971–1977) - Attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice (1977–1978) - Private practice, San Francisco, California (1978–2002)
**Courthouse:** Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse, 1301 Clay Street, Suite 400 S, Oakland, CA 94612 **Chambers:** Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor **Phone:** (510) 637-3541 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy/Calendar Clerk: jswcrd@cand.uscourts.gov
Courtesy copies are required for briefs. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by hand delivery. Courtesy copies of all briefs must be delivered to Clerk's Office, securely bound, with case number and 'JSW Chamber's Copy' marking; if over 2 inches thick, submit in multiple volumes; exhibits must be tabbed.
Judge Jeffrey S. White's rules set a pre-motion procedure for covered motions. Motions (except sentencing) must be filed 35 days before hearing; oppositions due 14 days after motion; replies due 7 days after opposition.
Judge Jeffrey S. White's rule states these limits: 25 pages; 15 pages. Opening and opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply brief limited to 15 pages.
Judge Jeffrey S. White's rule states these limits: 15 pages. Excludes caption, index, table of contents, table of authorities, and exhibits. Briefs limited to 15 pages except for summary judgment and claim construction motions.
Judge Jeffrey S. White's formatting rule includes file format docx and submit via email to jswpo@cand.uscourts.gov. Pretrial submissions must be in Microsoft Word format and emailed to chambers, with hard copies also required.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Claim construction briefs must address only truly disputed terms in joint statement order.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Amended final joint claim construction statement required when filing reply briefs.
Parties may contact Judge Jeffrey S. White's chambers by letter ecf only as allowed by the rule. Recusal concerns must be raised by letter/notice served on all parties no later than 5 court days before first appearance.
Judge Jeffrey S. White's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. Process: file unredacted to chambers. Unredacted chambers copy with highlighted confidential material required for sealed filings.
Requests should be made at least 6 weeks in advance when this rule applies before Judge Jeffrey S. White. Opening briefs due at least six weeks before claim construction hearing.
Yes. Judge Jeffrey S. White requires bundling for covered papers. Motions in limine and oppositions must be submitted to the Court collated and in a binder.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Parties must email full text of preliminary, general, and concluding jury instructions in Microsoft Word format to jswpo@cand.uscourts.gov.
Recusal concerns must be raised by letter/notice served on all parties no later than 5 court days before first appearance.
Parties must advise if judge's former firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe served as counsel before January 1, 2003.
Court prefers non-counsel presenter for technology tutorials.
Visual aids encouraged for technology tutorials.
No prehearing conferences; prehearing issues addressed at tutorial.
Opening and opposition briefs limited to 25 pages; reply brief limited to 15 pages.
Claim construction briefs must address only truly disputed terms in joint statement order.
Amended final joint claim construction statement required when filing reply briefs.
Tutorials scheduled one week before claim construction hearing on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.
Each side gets 45-60 minutes for technology tutorial presentation.
Opening briefs due at least six weeks before claim construction hearing.
Extrinsic evidence not ordinarily heard; testimony requests due within two weeks of hearing.
Demonstrative exhibits permitted if based on filed papers; exhibits exchanged 48 hours before hearing.
Claim construction hearings scheduled one week after tutorials, limited to two hours.
Protective orders must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5.
Unredacted chambers copy with highlighted confidential material required for sealed filings.
Trial brief limited to 10 pages.
Motions (except sentencing) must be filed 35 days before hearing; oppositions due 14 days after motion; replies due 7 days after opposition.
Sentencing motions must be filed 7 calendar days before sentencing; responses due 5 calendar days before sentencing.
Sentencing Memoranda must be filed 7 calendar days before sentencing.
Responses to Sentencing Memoranda must be filed 5 calendar days before sentencing.
Courtesy copies of all briefs must be delivered to Clerk's Office, securely bound, with case number and 'JSW Chamber's Copy' marking; if over 2 inches thick, submit in multiple volumes; exhibits must be tabbed.
Motions to continue non-trial proceedings must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. the day before the proceeding.
Motions to continue trial must be filed 7 calendar days before trial.
Oppositions to motions to continue trial must be filed 5 days before trial.
Motions and oppositions must support factual contentions with affidavits/declarations; declarations must avoid legal argument; non-compliance may result in striking.
Exhibit objections must be filed in tabular form with specific columns.
Ex parte Rule 17(c) subpoena applications must demonstrate necessity for ex parte proceedings, relevance, admissibility, specific identification, and good cause for advance production; documents produced to Court first.
Parties must meet and confer and file a proposed final pretrial order 14 days before the Final Pretrial Conference, containing case description, stipulated facts, joint exhibit list, witness lists, and issues for the Court.
Proposed final pretrial order must be filed 14 days before the Final Pretrial Conference.