Northern District of California Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

The proposed order should be submitted at the same time as the motion or opposition,

The proposed order should be submitted at the same time as the motion or opposition,

CRITICALCivil cases

Joint letter briefs for confidentiality designations must be filed within 21 days of challenge or 14 days after agreeing meet and confer won't work; failure waives the confidentiality designation.

The parties may file a joint letter brief regarding retaining confidentiality within 21 days of the initial notice of challenge or within 14 days of the parties agreeing that the meet and confer process will not resolve their dispute, whichever is earlier. Failure by a Designating Party to file such discovery dispute letter within the applicable 21- or 14-day period (set forth above) with the Court shall automatically waive the confidentiality designation for each challenged designation.

CRITICALCivil cases

Unresolved motions in limine must be filed with the Pretrial Conference Statement.

Any motions in limine not resolved shall be filed at the same time as the Pretrial Conference Statement.

CRITICALCivil cases

Email Microsoft Word version of proposed jury instructions and verdict form to jdpo@cand.uscourts.gov by noon the day after the pretrial filings due date.

The parties must e-mail a Microsoft Word version of the proposed jury instructions and verdict form to jdpo@cand.uscourts.gov by noon the day after the pretrial filings due date.

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties must jointly file deposition excerpts and discovery responses to be offered at trial no later than 5 days before trial; counter-designations and objections due same deadline.

Unless otherwise ordered, no later than 5 days before trial is set to begin, the parties must jointly file all excerpts of deposition testimony or other discovery responses that will be offered by any party at trial for any reason other than impeachment or rebuttal. The parties must meet and confer about these designations no later than 21 days before trial. By the 5-day-before-trial deadline, each party must also submit any counter-designations or objections it may have to the deposition testimony or discovery designated by any other party. The Court strongly favors use of deposition videos over reading a transcript in court.

CRITICALCivil cases

A Microsoft Word version of the proposed voir dire questions should be e-mailed to jdpo@cand.uscourts.gov by noon the day after the pretrial filings due date.

A Microsoft Word version of the proposed voir dire questions should be e-mailed to jdpo@cand.uscourts.gov by noon the day after the pretrial filings due date.

CRITICALCivil cases

If a case-management statement is required, a telephonic-appearance request for the conference cannot be filed until after the statement is filed.

If a case management statement is required, parties may not file a request to appear telephonically at a case management conference until after the case management statement has been filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless the Court orders otherwise.

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise ordered.

CRITICALCivil cases

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless the Court orders otherwise.

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise ordered.

CRITICALCivil cases

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise ordered.

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise ordered.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Deadline

1 business days

Oppositions to administrative motions to enlarge page limits must be filed by 12:00 p.m. one business day before deadline or per Local Rule 7-11, whichever is sooner.

If the request is made by administrative motion rather than stipulation, any opposition must be filed (a) no later than 12:00 p.m. one business day before the deadline in question or (b) within the time allowed by Civil Local Rule 7-11, whichever is sooner.

CRITICALCriminal cases

All filing deadlines are set for 5:00 p.m. unless the Court orders otherwise.

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise ordered.

CRITICALCivil cases

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise ordered.

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. unless otherwise ordered.

CRITICALCivil cases

Objections and counter-designations to deposition testimony must be filed before trial.

Any objections to the use of designated excerpts and any counter-designations of deposition testimony shall be filed and served prior to the commencement of trial.

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All filing deadlines are 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time unless otherwise ordered.

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) unless otherwise ordered.

CRITICALCivil cases

Written motions during trial must be submitted no later than 6:00 p.m., absent an exception authorized by the Court.

Any written motions during trial will be limited to five pages, and must be submitted no later than 6:00 p.m., absent an exception authorized by the Court.

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All filing deadlines are 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time unless otherwise ordered.

All filing deadlines are at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) unless otherwise ordered.

CRITICALCivil cases

Each party's statement addressing unresolved evidentiary disputes must be filed by midnight if the parties cannot resolve them in good faith.

If the parties cannot in good faith resolve all of their evidentiary disputes without the Court’s involvement, each party shall file a single statement of five pages or less framing its position on the dispute(s) by midnight.

CRITICALCivil cases

Proposed orders must be emailed to the Courtroom Deputy at TLTPO@cand.uscourts.gov on the same day they are e-filed.

Proposed orders shall be submitted in Word format by email to the Courtroom Deputy at TLTPO@cand.uscourts.gov on the same day the proposed order is e-filed.

CRITICALCivil cases

Filing a stay motion for a Monell claim tolls the deadline to file a motion to dismiss that claim, as does any granted stay.

If the defendant chooses to seek a stay of a Monell claim, the deadline to file a motion to dismiss is tolled by the filing of the stay motion (and by the stay itself, if any).

CRITICALCivil cases

Audio/video exhibit transcripts must be provided by the day the exhibit is offered to avoid exclusion.

The parties must provide agreed-upon written transcripts of the content of any audio or video exhibit to be used at trial. Failure to provide an agreed-upon transcript by the day an exhibit is offered will preclude the exhibit’s admission.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Deadline

1 business days

Plea agreement copies must be submitted by noon the business day before the plea entry date.

If a plea is being entered pursuant to a plea agreement, counsel for the defendant shall email a copy of the plea agreement to Bhavna Sharma at vccrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than noon the business day before the plea is to be entered.

CRITICALCivil cases

By 8:00 PM on the same day, opposing counsel must provide written objections and identify cross-examination exhibits.

By 8:00 p.m. that evening, all other counsel shall provide, in writing, (a) objections to the identified witnesses or direct examination exhibits that the party intends to raise in court, and (b) identification of any cross- examination exhibits (other than those being used solely for impeachment) that have not been admitted and that have not been disclosed by opposing counsel for use on direct examination.

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties must notify the court of objections to exhibits by 4:00 p.m.

The parties must notify the court by 4:00 p.m. of any objections to the exhibits,

CRITICALCivil cases

Objections to exhibits in complex cases are due the next day at 8:00 a.m.

Objections then are due the next day at 8:00 a.m.

CRITICALCivil cases

Objections to opening statement visuals must be filed by 8:00 a.m. the next business day after exchange.

Objections must be filed by 8:00 a.m. the next day

CRITICALCivil cases

Counsel must give written notice of the order of witnesses and exhibits for the next court day by 2:00 p.m.

by 2:00 p.m. on any court day, counsel must give written notice of the order of witnesses for the next court day and the exhibits (including illustrative exhibits) to be used on direct examination (other than for true impeachment of a witness).

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Consent or declination

File consent or declination simultaneously with any dispositive motion.

If a party files a dispositive motion (such as a motion to dismiss or a motion for remand), the moving party must file the consent or declination simultaneously with the motion.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Consent or declination

File consent or declination by deadlines in Civil Local Rule 73-1(a).

each party must file written consent to the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge or a written request for reassignment to a district judge as soon as possible but no later than the deadlines specified in Civil Local Rule 73-1(a).

CRITICALCriminal cases

Proposed Plea Agreement or Application to Enter a Guilty Plea must be submitted to Judge White by 9:00 a.m. the Friday before the change of plea hearing.

If the plea is being entered pursuant to a plea agreement, the parties shall submit the proposed Plea Agreement or the Application to Enter a Guilty Plea to Judge White by no later than 9:00 a.m. the Friday prior to the change of plea hearing.

WARNINGCivil cases

Exhibits must be deposited with deputy clerk on first day of trial.

Deposit your exhibits with the deputy clerk (Lashanda Scott) on the first day of trial.

WARNINGCivil cases

In complex cases, the court may require notice of witnesses and exhibits two court days before testimony by 2:00 p.m.

In complex cases, the court may require notice two court days before the testimony by 2:00 p.m.

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Rebuttal expert disclosure due 21 days after expert disclosure.

Rebuttal Expert Disclosure - 21 days after expert disclosure

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Pretrial materials must be filed at least 21 days before the final pretrial conference.

At least twenty-one (21) days prior to the final pretrial conference, the parties shall file the following pretrial materials.

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Joint pretrial conference statement and trial briefs due 21 days before pretrial conference.

Joint Pretrial Conference Statement / Trial Briefs - 21 days before Pretrial Conference

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Joint pretrial conference statement must be filed at least 21 days before the final pretrial conference.

At least twenty-one (21) days prior to the final pretrial conference, the parties shall file a joint pretrial conference statement.

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Expert disclosure due on the same date as the close of non-expert discovery.

Expert Disclosure - same as close of non-expert discovery

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Last day to file dispositive motions is 35 days before the hearing on dispositive motions.

Las Day to File Dispositive Motions - 35 days before the hearing on dispositive motions

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Objections must be filed 10 days before the pretrial conference.

Objections - 10 days before Pretrial Conference

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A designating party that fails to file the discovery dispute letter within the applicable 21- or 14-day period automatically waives confidentiality for each challenged designation.

Failure by a Designating Party to file such discovery dispute letter within the applicable 21- or 14-day period (set forth above) with the Court shall automatically waive the confidentiality designation for each challenged designation.

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When the Court orders changes to redactions or sealing, the parties must jointly file within 14 days a stipulation attaching all modified documents and a chart matching them to docket entries.

If the Court orders modifications to the redaction/sealing of documents, within 14 days of the Court’s order the parties shall jointly file a stipulation with all modified documents attached. The stipulation shall include a chart which identifies the docket entries to which each modified document corresponds.

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Deadline

10 calendar days

Each designating party or third party must communicate with the filing party about the sealing designations within 10 calendar days after receiving service.

Within 10 calendar days of receiving service, each designating party or third party shall communicate with the filing party regarding the sealing designations made.

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A joint case management statement must be filed seven days before the initial case management conference.

Joint case management statements are required and must be filed seven days in advance of the initial case management conference date.

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The reply must be filed 7 days after the opposition is filed.

The reply to a motion may contain up to fifteen (15) pages, shall include the opposition to any cross-motion, and shall be filed seven (7) days after the filing of the opposition.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

Each party may file one opposition within 5 business days after the sealing motions are filed; the opposition is limited to 5 pages unless leave is granted.

Within 5 business days of the motions being filed, each party may file one opposition, of no more than 5 pages, unless leave is granted per the procedures identified above, in response to the sealing motions.

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The cross-motion must be filed 14 days after the summary-judgment motion is filed.

Any cross-motion for summary judgment shall be contained within the opposition to any motion for summary judgment, shall contain twenty- five (25) pages or less, and shall be filed fourteen (14) days after the filing of the motion.

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Within 14 days after service of the complaint or consolidated complaint, the plaintiff must file a chart containing the specified operative-complaint allegations.

Within 14 days of service of the complaint (or consolidated complaint), the plaintiff shall file a chart summarizing the information required by 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(b)(1) and (2), specifically identifying the allegations in the operative complaint as follows: (a) each statement alleged to have been false or misleading; (b) the speaker, date, and medium by which the statement was made; (c) the reason(s) the statement was false or misleading when made; and (d) the facts alleged to show that defendant(s) knew the statement false and/or misleading.

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An updated joint case management statement must be filed seven days before every other case management conference.

Updated joint case management statements are required and must be filed seven days in advance of all other case management conferences.

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Deadline

14 calendar days

After meeting and conferring about proposed sealing and redactions, the parties must file the required omnibus sealing materials within 14 calendar days after briefing concludes on the motion or other filing.

Within 14 calendar days following the conclusion of briefing on the motion or other filing 2 for which the sealing requests were made, the parties shall file, after the filing and designating parties meet and confer regarding the proposed sealing and redactions:

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Deadline

5 business days

Moving parties must file replies within 5 business days after oppositions are filed; replies are limited to 5 pages unless leave is granted.

Within 5 business days of the oppositions being filed, moving parties shall file replies of no more than five pages, unless leave is granted per the procedures described above.