Judge Kandis A. Westmore

The Court does not grant relief over the telephone or via e-mail. All requests for relief must be filed in accordance with the local rules. Do not contact the courtroom deputy or chambers to seek relief or legal advice, including information pertaining to the local rules.

(b) All chambers copies of e-filed documents shall bear the ECF filing “stamp” (case number, docket number, date, and ECF page number) along the top of each page.

(d) All exhibits must be clearly marked and individually tabbed.

(g) For motions to seal, the parties need only provide a courtesy copy of the unredacted version of the document sought to be filed under seal. The unredacted version must indicate, by highlighting or other clear method, the portions of the document that have been omitted from the redacted version, and prominently display the notation “UNREDACTED VERSION OF DOCUMENT(S) SOUGHT TO BE SEALED.” The unredacted copy must be presented in the same form as if no sealing order was being sought. In other words, if a party is seeking to file under seal one or more exhibits to a declaration, or portions thereof, the chambers copy should include the declaration with both exhibits that require no redaction and the exhibits that require redaction.

(h) For any briefings that rely on more than ten exhibits or 100 pages of exhibits, the party shall e-mail an electronic copy to kawpo@cand.uscourts.gov. The supporting document (e.g., a declaration or request for judicial notice) and exhibits thereto shall be in a single PDF, which shall be legible and word-searchable and have each exhibit bookmarked so that a user can easily navigate through each exhibit. Each PDF should only include one supporting document and its attached exhibits.

The joint letter shall not exceed five (5) pages, excluding the cover page, without leave of Court, and may not be accompanied by exhibits or affidavits other than exact copies of interrogatories, requests for production of documents and/or responses, privilege logs, and relevant deposition testimony.

The parties may only attach 12 pages of exhibit(s), which must be clearly marked and tabbed.

17. In the rare event that the parties are unable to meet and confer as directed above, or a moving party is unable to obtain the opposing party’s portion of a joint letter after the meet and confer session, the moving party shall file a written request for a telephonic conference on the docket for the purpose of enforcing the Court’s meet and confer requirement, or for the Court to fashion an alternative procedure. The written request shall include a declaration which states any attempt to meet and confer and/or obtain the joint letter, the reasons for the inability to comply with the standing order, and (if possible) three dates and times at which all parties are available for a telephonic conference. The moving party may attach exhibits to the declaration, but the declaration and exhibits combined may not exceed seven pages.

21. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 11-4(c), with the exception of communication with the courtroom deputy regarding scheduling, no party may contact the Court ex parte without prior notice to the opposing party. All communications or questions to the Court shall be presented in writing, properly filed, and include a certification that all parties were served a copy

The Settlement Conference Statement shall be served on opposing counsel. It may not exceed 10 pages of text and 20 pages of exhibits, which must be tabbed.

Each party shall also email their Settlement Conference Statement and Confidential Settlement Letter, if applicable, in .pdf format to KAWsettlement@cand.uscourts.gov.

The parties must submit the additional information listed below either in the exchanged statement or in a separate, optional Confidential Letter that is not served on the other parties, and which may not exceed 5 pages of text.

The parties are encouraged to provide the Court with deposition testimony, video footage, and other evidence referred to in the statements that are subject to dispute or believed to be dispositive. In the interest of judicial economy, the parties shall provide citations to the deposition testimony in their statements, and attach only the relevant pages of the transcript. Video must be available for streaming on the cloud without registration or download, and the submitting party shall provide time stamps for the portions they wish the Court to view, along with a short explanation of what the video (or video clip) shows.

For all other in-person proceedings, a party representative (or a party if pro se) must appear in person. In the Court’s discretion, however, permission to attend by videoconference may be granted upon a finding that good cause exists to excuse personal attendance, and personal attendance is not necessary to have an effective hearing.

Written request must be filed on the case docket at least two weeks in advance of the hearing. The facts establishing good cause must be set forth in the request, and the party must simultaneously file a proposed order granting the request.