Northern District of California Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed at least 3 days before final Pretrial Conference.

and any oppositions thereto at least three (3) days before the final Pretrial Conference.

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No later than seven days before the Rule 52 hearing, the parties must file joint proposed undisputed findings of fact and conclusions of law and separately file disputed findings of fact and conclusions of law.

No later than seven days before the Rule 52 hearing, the parties must also file joint proposed undisputed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and separately file disputed findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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Percipient witnesses who may testify at trial with technical expertise akin to an independent expert must be identified by name no later than the date of expert disclosures.

Any percipient witness who may also testify at trial with technical expertise akin to an independent expert shall be identified by name no later than the date of expert disclosures to allow for deposition, if necessary.

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In securities cases, the plaintiff must file the chart required by 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(b)(1) and (2) within 14 days after service of the complaint (or consolidated complaint).

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)

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Class counsel must file a Post-Distribution Accounting within 21 days after settlement funds are fully distributed to class members (and before distribution to cy pres recipients).

Within 21 days after the settlement funds have been fully distributed to class members (but before distribution to cy pres recipients), class counsel will be required to file a Post- Distribution Accounting, as described in the Northern District’s Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements.

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The motion for attorneys' fees must be filed at least 35 days before the settlement objection deadline, or the Court will require the parties to re-send notices at their expense.

In proposing a schedule for final approval of a class settlement, the parties must ensure that the motion for attorneys' fees is filed at least 35 days before the deadline for objecting to the settlement. The Court will make parties re-send notices if the motion for attorneys' fees is filed late, which can be quite expensive.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Motions in limine must be filed no later than 14 days before the pretrial conference.

Any motions in limine must be filed no later than 14 days before the pretrial conference.

CRITICALCivil cases

A proposed order for bringing exhibit presentation equipment and technology into the building must be filed no later than 14 days before trial.

File proposed order for bringing exhibit presentation equipment and technology into the building — 14 Days Before Trial

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Judge Lin's discovery cutoff is a hard completion date: all discovery hearings, resolving orders, and productions must be finished by the cutoff, so discovery requests must be served and discovery motions filed sufficiently in advance of it.

The discovery cut-off set by Judge Lin is the date by which all discovery must be completed. This means that all hearings on discovery motions must occur, all orders resolving those motions must be issued, and all productions must be made by the cut-off date. Accordingly, all discovery requests shall be served and all discovery motions filed sufficiently in

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days

The bundled motion and opposition must be filed at least 14 calendar days before the final pretrial conference.

Once the moving party has received the opposition, if any, that party should file both the motion and the opposition in the same filing (i.e., with the opposition attached as an exhibit) at least 14 calendar days before the final pretrial conference.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Unless otherwise ordered, exhibits offered during trial must be filed on the docket within ten days of a trial verdict.

Upon the conclusion of the trial, and unless otherwise ordered by the Court, exhibits offered during trial shall be filed on the docket within ten days of a trial verdict

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Class counsel must file a Post-Distribution Accounting within 21 days after settlement funds are fully distributed to class members (before cy pres distribution).

Within 21 days after the settlement funds have been fully distributed to class members (but before distribution to cy pres recipients), class counsel will be required to file a Post- Distribution Accounting, as described in the Northern District’s Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements.

CRITICALCivil cases

Oppositions to motions in limine must be served no later than 21 days before the pretrial conference.

Serve oppositions to motions in limine 21 Days Before Pretrial Conference

CRITICALCivil cases

Upload admitted exhibits to Box.com storage 7 Days After Trial

Upload admitted exhibits to Box.com storage 7 Days After Trial

CRITICALCivil cases

The statement of objection to the unconscious bias video is due 7 days before the pretrial conference.

Statement of Objection to Unconscious Bias Video (Due 7 Days Before PTC)

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties must submit revised proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law 7 days after a bench trial.

The parties will be required to submit revised proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law 7 days after the trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Proposed jury instructions must be filed 21 days before the pretrial conference.

Proposed Jury Instructions (Due 21 Days Before PTC)

CRITICALCivil cases

The proposed Statement of the Case is due 7 days before the pretrial conference.

Statement of the Case (Due 7 Days Before PTC)

CRITICALCriminal cases

Discovery closes 14 days before the pretrial conference unless ordered otherwise, and late-disclosed material may be excluded unless the disclosing party shows good cause and discloses it within 24 hours of receipt.

Absent a contrary order from the Court, the discovery cut-off date is 14 days before the pretrial conference. Any material disclosed after that date may be excluded unless the disclosing party: (i) can show good cause for why it was not sought, obtained, and disclosed sooner; and (ii) discloses it within 24 hours of receipt of the material.

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In a proposed final approval schedule, the motion for attorneys' fees must be filed at least 35 days before the deadline for (objections/final approval — sentence truncated in source).

In proposing a schedule for final approval of a class settlement, the parties must ensure that the motion for attorneys’ fees is filed at least 35 days before the deadline for

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Parties must file joint proposed undisputed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and separately file disputed findings, no later than seven days before the Rule 52 hearing.

No later than seven days before the Rule 52 hearing, the parties must also file joint proposed undisputed findings of fact and conclusions of law, and separately file disputed findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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Percipient witnesses who may testify with technical expertise akin to an independent expert must be identified by name no later than the expert disclosure date.

Any percipient witness who may also testify at trial with technical expertise akin to an independent expert shall be identified by name no later than the date of expert disclosures to allow for deposition, if necessary.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Parties must provide the Court Reporter a jointly created list of names, places, and uncommon terms or acronyms no later than 5 days before trial.

No later than 5 days prior to the start of trial, the parties must provide the Court Reporter a jointly created list of names, places, and any uncommon terms or acronyms that are likely to come up during the trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Proposed jury instructions

Proposed jury instructions must be filed 21 days before the pretrial conference.

Proposed Jury Instructions (Due 21 Days Before PTC)

CRITICALCivil cases

The involved individuals list is due 7 days before the pretrial conference.

Involved Individuals List (Due 7 Days Before PTC)

CRITICALCivil cases

In non-jury (bench trial) cases, all pretrial filings are due 7 days before the pretrial conference.

In non-jury cases, all pretrial filings are due 7 days before the pretrial conference.

CRITICALCriminal cases

No later than 7 days before the pretrial conference, the parties must file, and send in Word format to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov, lists of potential witnesses reasonably anticipated to be called at trial.

No later than 7 days before the pretrial conference, the parties must file, and send in Word format to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov, lists of potential witnesses reasonably anticipated to be called at trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

The joint involved individuals list, proposed verdict forms, statement of the case, and exhibit list must be filed no later than 7 days before the pretrial conference.

File joint involved individuals list, proposed verdict forms, 7 Days Before Pretrial statement of the case, exhibit list Conference

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits must be uploaded to Box.com storage 5 days before trial.

Upload exhibits to Box.com storage 5 Days Before Trial

CRITICALCivil cases

Trial briefs, proposed findings, joint exhibit list, pretrial statement, and motions in limine must be filed 7 days before the pretrial conference.

File trial briefs of no more than 10 pages, proposed findings of 7 Days Before Pretrial fact and conclusions of law, joint exhibit list, joint pretrial Conference conference

CRITICALCivil cases

The Joint Pretrial Conference Statement is due 14 days before the pretrial conference.

Joint Pretrial Conference Statement (Due 14 Days Before PTC)

CRITICALCriminal cases

No later than 7 days before the pretrial conference, the parties must jointly file, and send in Word format to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov, a list of people involved in the case.

No later than 7 days before the pretrial conference, the parties must jointly file, and send in Word format to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov, a list of people involved in the case.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed at least 7 days before the pretrial conference.

Oppositions must be filed at least 7 days before the pretrial conference.

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits must be uploaded to Box.com storage no later than 5 days before trial.

Upload exhibits to Box.com storage 5 Days Before Trial

CRITICALCivil cases

Meet and confer regarding pretrial conference, serve motions 28 Days Before Pretrial in limine Conference

Meet and confer regarding pretrial conference, serve motions 28 Days Before Pretrial in limine Conference

CRITICALCriminal cases

The pretrial statement and motions in limine are due 14 days before the pretrial conference.

Pretrial Statement, Motions in Limine 14 Days Before Pretrial Conference

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A request for leave to designate additional claim construction terms must be filed no later than two weeks before the joint claim construction statement deadline.

The request must be filed no later than two weeks before the deadline for filing the joint claim construction statement.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Each party must file and email in Word format a list of exhibits no later than 7 days before the pretrial conference; the exhibits themselves need not be submitted at that time unless Judge Lin instructs otherwise.

No later than 7 days before the pretrial conference, each party must file, and send in Word format to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov, a list of exhibits. They need not submit the exhibits themselves at this time, unless instructed otherwise by Judge Lin.

CRITICALCivil cases

Joint designations of deposition testimony must be filed 7 days before trial.

Joint filing of all designations of deposition testimony 7 Days Before Trial

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

35 calendar days

A request for relief from the ten-motion in limine limit must be made at least 35 calendar days before the final pretrial conference and must list the topics of each motion in limine each side wishes to file.

Rather than trying to squeeze multiple topics into one motion in limine, the parties must seek relief from the ten- motion limit at least 35 calendar days before the final pretrial conference. That request for relief must list the topics of each motion in limine each side wishes to file.

CRITICALCivil cases

Trial briefs, proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, joint exhibit list, joint pretrial conference statement, and motions in limine and oppositions must be filed no later than 7 days before the pretrial conference.

File trial briefs of no more than 10 pages, proposed findings of 7 Days Before Pretrial fact and conclusions of law, joint exhibit list, joint pretrial Conference conference

CRITICALCriminal cases

Original and copy trial exhibit sets, plus the list of names, places, and uncommon terms and acronyms, must be delivered no later than 5 days before trial.

Deliver Original and Copy Trial Exhibit Sets, List of Names, Places, Uncommon Terms and Acronyms 5 Days Before Trial

CRITICALCivil cases

The proposed supplemental juror questionnaire and proposed jury instructions must be filed no later than 21 days before the pretrial conference.

File proposed supplemental juror 21 Days Before Pretrial questionnaire and proposed jury instructions Conference

CRITICALCivil cases

All designations of deposition testimony must be filed jointly no later than 7 days before trial.

Joint filing of all designations of deposition testimony 7 Days Before Trial

CRITICALCriminal cases

No later than 7 days before the pretrial conference, the parties must jointly file, and send in Word format to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov, either an agreed-upon proposed verdict form or competing proposed verdict forms.

No later than 7 days before the pretrial conference, the parties must jointly file, and send in Word format to rflpo@cand.uscourts.gov, either an agreed-upon proposed verdict form or competing proposed verdict forms.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The parties must file a joint pretrial statement addressing the items in Criminal Local Rule 17.1-1(b) no later than 14 days before the pretrial conference.

No later than 14 days before the pretrial conference, the parties must file a joint pretrial statement that addresses the items listed in Criminal Local Rule 17.1-1(b).

CRITICALCriminal cases

Arrangements for a daily transcript or realtime reporting must be made no later than 14 days before trial.

Arrangement of Daily Transcript or RealTime 14 Days Before Trial

CRITICALCivil cases

Upload admitted exhibits to Box.com storage 7 Days After Trial

Upload admitted exhibits to Box.com storage 7 Days After Trial

CRITICALCivil cases

Exhibits offered at trial must be docketed within ten days of the verdict (unless otherwise ordered), and each party must retain a full set of exhibits through the appellate process.

Upon the conclusion of the trial, and unless otherwise ordered by the Court, exhibits offered during trial shall be filed on the docket within ten days of a trial verdict pursuant to Civil L.R. 5-1(g). Each party shall retain a full set of exhibits through the appellate process.

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties must give the Court Reporter a jointly-created list of names, places, and uncommon terms or acronyms no later than five days before trial starts.

No later than five days before the start of trial, the parties must provide the Court Reporter a jointly-created list of names and places as well as any uncommon terms or acronyms that are likely to come up during the trial.