Northern District of California Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Settlement conference statement

Settlement Conference Statements must not be filed with the Court, either manually or via ECF.

Settlement Conference Statements shall not be filed (manually or electronically using ECF) with the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Joint pretrial statement

Joint Pretrial Statement must be filed in ECF.

At least 21 days before the Pretrial Conference, the parties must file in ECF a Joint Pretrial Statement that includes as attachments the items listed below.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Settlement conference statement

The required statements must be sent to the Court by email and must not be filed in ECF.

No later than seven days prior to the conference, the parties must send the following statements in text-searchable PDF format to svkcrd@cand.uscourts.gov. The statements must not be filed in ECF.

CRITICALCivil cases

If the document to be sealed is a motion, counsel must separately e-file a redacted version apart from the administrative sealing motion’s contents and attachments.

If the document sought to be filed under seal is a motion (for example, a motion to dismiss, a motion for summary judgment), counsel shall e-file, separately from the contents and attachments of the Administrative Motion to File Under Seal discussed above, a redacted version of the Motion.

WARNING

Names assigned to individual attachments and documents should be as descriptive as possible to help the Court identify them on the docket.

These names shall be as descriptive as possible to help the Court identify pertinent documents on the docket.

WARNING

The Court may strike burdensome or illegible filings and direct that they be refiled in accordance with district guidance.

Parties are on notice that the Court may strike burdensome and/or illegible filings and direct them to be refiled consistent with the District’s guidance.

WARNING

A declaration and its exhibits should generally be filed as one docket entry, with the declaration as the Main Document and each exhibit as a separate Attachment.

A declaration, along with any exhibits, should generally be filed as one docket entry, with the declaration as the “Main Document” in ECF, and each exhibit filed separately as an “Attachment.”

WARNING

When filing documents on ECF, each motion, supporting declaration, and exhibit should be filed as a separate text-searchable PDF.

When filing documents on ECF, each motion, supporting declaration, and exhibit should be filed as a separate text-searchable PDF.

WARNING

When filing motions, declarations, and exhibits, the ECF “Description” of each document should include the name of the document.

When filing motions, declarations, and exhibits, the ECF “Description” of each document should include the name of the document.

WARNING

Where each party relies on the same exhibit, the later-filing party should cite to the earlier-filed exhibit and should not file a duplicate exhibit.

Where each party relies on the same exhibit, the later-filing party should cite to the earlier-filed exhibit and should not file a duplicate exhibit.

WARNINGCivil cases

Proposed findings must be submitted in hard copy and via email to chambers.

The proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law shall be submitted in hard copy as well as in word processing format via email to RSpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

WARNING

Applies to

Exhibits

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.

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.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed supplemental juror questionnaire

The parties shall file these questions on the docket and submit a Microsoft Word compatible version to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

The parties shall file these questions on the docket and submit a Microsoft Word compatible version to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

WARNING

Applies to

Exhibits

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.

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.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed settlement notices

Proposed notices, claims forms, and other preliminary approval documents should be sent by email to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

The proposed notices, claims forms, and other documents associated with preliminary approval should be sent in Microsoft Word compatible format to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

WARNINGCivil cases

ECF descriptions for motions, exhibits, and declarations should include the document name and a brief description.

When filing motions, exhibits, and declarations, the ECF “Description” of each document should include the name of the document and a brief description of the document. For instance, a news release filed as the first exhibit to a declaration would be, “Decl Doe Ex 1 - News Release.”

WARNING

Pro se litigants may file documents manually by bringing an original and three copies to the Clerk's Office unless they are permitted ECF users.

Pro se litigants may file documents manually, unless they have applied for and been given permission to become an ECF user pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(b). To manually file documents, litigants should bring an original and three copies to the Clerk’s Office on the fourth floor of the Federal Courthouse in Oakland.

WARNING

Applies to

Exhibits

When exhibits are included with a motion, opposition brief, or reply brief, the exhibits should be filed separately on ECF. For example, if a motion is Docket No. 30, and a declaration with 10 exhibits is Docket No. 31, Exhibit A should be filed as Docket No. 31-1, Exhibit B should be filed as Docket No. 31-2, and so on. All exhibits should be filed in a searchable OCR format when possible.

When exhibits are included with a motion, opposition brief, or reply brief, the exhibits should be filed separately on ECF. For example, if a motion is Docket No. 30, and a declaration with 10 exhibits is Docket No. 31, Exhibit A should be filed as Docket No. 31-1, Exhibit B should be filed as Docket No. 31-2, and so on. All exhibits should be filed in a searchable OCR format when possible.

WARNING

Applies to

Discovery letter brief

Discovery dispute statements must be filed in ECF under Civil Events > Motions and Related Filings > Motions: General > Discovery Letter Brief.

The statement(s) must be filed in ECF under the Civil Events category of Motions and Related Filings > Motions: General > Discovery Letter Brief.

WARNING

Applies to

Exhibits

When exhibits are included with a motion, opposition brief, or reply brief, the exhibits should be filed separately on ECF. For example, if a motion is Docket No. 30, and a declaration with 10 exhibits is Docket No. 31, Exhibit A should be filed as Docket No. 31-1, Exhibit B should be filed as Docket No. 31-2, and so on. All exhibits should be filed in a searchable OCR format when possible.

When exhibits are included with a motion, opposition brief, or reply brief, the exhibits should be filed separately on ECF. For example, if a motion is Docket No. 30, and a declaration with 10 exhibits is Docket No. 31, Exhibit A should be filed as Docket No. 31-1, Exhibit B should be filed as Docket No. 31-2, and so on. All exhibits should be filed in a searchable OCR format when possible.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Jury instructions

Parties must email full text of preliminary, general, and concluding jury instructions in Microsoft Word format to jswpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

the packet, but they shall include the full text of these instructions in the email of Microsoft Word documents to jswpo@cand.uscourts.gov required by this Order.

INFO

Pro se litigants may, but are not required to, register as ECF users.

While not required, pro se litigants may sign up to be registered ECF users.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Admitted exhibits

Admitted exhibits must be filed using the CM/ECF event 'Admitted Exhibits'.

The parties shall file through the CM/ECF event 'Admitted Exhibits' those exhibits admitted for review by the trier of fact.

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

After trial, parties must coordinate with courtroom deputy to e-file all admitted exhibits.

Following trial, the parties shall coordinate with the courtroom deputy regarding electronic filing of all admitted exhibits, which shall be the official court record.

INFOCivil cases

The parties may exchange the proposed materials electronically if they agree to do so.

These materials may be provided in electronic form if the parties so agree.

INFOCivil cases

Motions with supporting declarations or exhibits should generally be filed as one ECF docket entry, with the motion as the Main Document and each declaration/exhibit as a separate Attachment.

A motion, along with any supporting declarations or exhibits, should generally be filed as one docket entry, with the motion submitted as the “Main Document” in ECF, and each declaration and exhibit filed separately as “Attachments.”

INFO

Manual filing is permitted with an original and three copies delivered to the Clerk’s Office on the fourth floor of the Oakland Federal Courthouse.

To manually file documents, litigants should bring an original and three copies to the Clerk’s Office on the fourth floor of the Federal Courthouse in Oakland.

INFOCivil cases

Instructions for e-filing the specified administrative sealing motions are available on the Court’s homepage.

For instructions on how to e-file the Administrative Motion to File Under Seal or Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Party’s Material Should Be Sealed, see the directions on the Court’s homepage at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/underseal.