**Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler** was appointed to the Northern District of California in 2010. Judge Beeler brings extensive experience as a federal prosecutor and has presided over hundreds of civil cases involving intellectual property, employment, civil rights, and commercial disputes. She clerked for the Ninth Circuit, served as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office, and has taught civil trial practice and criminal procedure at UC Berkeley and UC Law San Francisco. **Education** - University of Washington School of Law, J.D. (graduated with honors; Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, Washington Law Review) - Bowdoin College, A.B. (with honors) **Career** - Law Clerk to Hon. Cecil F. Poole, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California (complex white-collar cases) - Professional Responsibility Officer and Criminal Division Supervisor, U.S. Attorney's Office - Mediator training through Northern District ADR Program, Federal Judicial Center, and Harvard Law School - Law Professor: Civil Trial Practice at UC Berkeley School of Law; Criminal Procedure at UC Law San Francisco
**Courthouse:** 450 Golden Gate Ave, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 **Chambers:** Courtroom B, 15th Floor **Phone:** (415) 522-3140 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy/Calendar Clerk: lbcrd@cand.uscourts.gov
Courtesy copies are required for objections. Details: 1 copy, delivery by 11 am next day, by hand delivery. A chambers copy of objections to opening statement visuals must be delivered by 11:00 a.m. the next day, including the documents and copies of cited cases.
Judge Laurel Beeler's rule states these limits: 10 pages; 5 pages. Excludes exhibits and attachments. Settlement statements limited to 10 pages (20 pages attachments) or 5 pages (5 pages attachments), or combination.
Judge Laurel Beeler's rule states these limits: 15 pages. Defendant's reply in bench trial is limited to 15 pages.
Judge Laurel Beeler's formatting rule includes letter paper, 28 lines per page, margins top 1 inches, bottom 1 inches, left 1.5 inches, right 1 inches, file format paper, binding three hole punched, double sided, sealed envelope, addressed to judge, and marked not for filing. Settlement statements must be lodged 7 days before conference (14 days for 4+ parties) in hard copy or emailed if under 20 pages.
The rule requires certificate of conference. Lead counsel must discuss settlement conference logistics with clients and opposing counsel before scheduling conference
The rule requires attendance. Lead trial counsel, all parties, and individuals with full settlement authority must attend settlement conference
Parties may contact Judge Laurel Beeler's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email lbcrd@cand.uscourts.gov. Parties must email preferred dates to lbcrd@cand.uscourts.gov at least two days before scheduling conference
Judge Laurel Beeler's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. The request must include proposed new dates and joint statement on docket. Continuance requests must be emailed with proposed dates and accompanied by joint statement on docket.
The rule uses a 8:00 AM cutoff and treats filing as on submission. Objections to opening statement visuals must be filed by 8:00 a.m. the next business day after exchange.
Proof of service is not required by this specific service rule. Details: recipient: the opposing party, timing: 30 calendar days before hearing. Deposition designation packet must be served on other parties at least 30 days before the pretrial conference.
Yes. Judge Laurel Beeler's rules include a junior lawyer participation incentive. Court encourages giving less-experienced lawyers opportunities to participate in proceedings.
Settlement conferences scheduled on Tuesdays/Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. and Thursdays at 12:00 p.m.
Lead counsel must discuss settlement conference logistics with clients and opposing counsel before scheduling conference
Parties must email preferred dates to lbcrd@cand.uscourts.gov at least two days before scheduling conference
Lead trial counsel, all parties, and individuals with full settlement authority must attend settlement conference
Corporations must send knowledgeable person with final settlement authority or designate representative to recommend to approving body
Government entities must send knowledgeable representative with settlement authority to recommend to approving body; individuals must attend if government acts on their behalf
Settlement statements must be lodged 7 days before conference (14 days for 4+ parties) in hard copy or emailed if under 20 pages.
Submissions under 20 pages may be emailed to settlement email address.
Settlement statements must include specific required sections about parties, facts, claims, and settlement positions.
Settlement statements limited to 10 pages (20 pages attachments) or 5 pages (5 pages attachments), or combination.
Continuance requests must be emailed with proposed dates and accompanied by joint statement on docket.
Defendant's reply in bench trial is limited to 15 pages.
No reply briefs are permitted for motions in limine.
Motions in limine are limited to five motions, seven pages each, and must be titled with a specific format.
Oppositions to motions in limine are limited to seven pages each.
Chambers copies of motions in limine must be submitted in a binder with specific labeling and tabs.
Parties may propose up to ten additional jury questionnaire questions, emailed to the court.
Word copies of proposed verdict forms must be emailed to the court.
Joint jury instructions must include a table of contents, be supported by citations, and word copies must be emailed to lbpo@cand.uscourts.gov.
Undisputed instructions labeled 'Stipulated Instruction'; disputed instructions labeled with party name and same number; if no counter instruction, insert separate page stating no instruction should be given.
Modified model instructions must include a blackline showing changes and the original model instruction.
Preliminary instructions must include a short statement of the case to be read during voir dire.
Each party must file a memorandum of law on disputed jury instructions, organized by instruction number.
Chambers copies of pretrial submissions must be in a binder labeled with case name and 'Pretrial Submissions,' with labeled tabs by topic.
Trial exhibits must be lodged as a joint set marked 'Original Exhibits' on thumb drive or three-ring binders with labeled dividers and spine identification.
A hard copy of exhibits labeled 'Chambers Copy' must be lodged with the updated exhibit list in each binder.
Parties must file and lodge deposition designations, interrogatory/admission designations, and objections to exhibits and depositions; objections not raised are waived.
Chambers copies of exhibits and designations must be in binders labeled with case name and contents description, with labeled tabs.
Counsel must meet and confer on exhibit numbering conventions; use numbers only, preferably same as deposition numbers; assign blocks; mark exhibits as 'Trial Exhibit No.'; affix tag on lower right corner or back.
Deposition designation packet must include cover page, oath page, testimony pages with lines through non-proffered testimony and unnecessary objections/colloquy, and hand corrections.