Northern District of California Service and Proof of Service Rules

Demonstrative exhibits must be provided to opposing parties and the Court at least 24 hours before hearing, with printed copies brought to the hearing.

Source text: if a party intends to use demonstrative exhibits (including PowerPoint presentation), it shall provide a copy to opposing parties and the Court no fewer than 24 hours in advance of the hearing and bring printed copies of the demonstrative(s) to the hearing.

Moving party must provide the separate statement to all other parties in electronic word-processing format upon filing of the summary judgment motion or opposition.

Source text: Upon filing, the moving party shall provide the separate statement to all other parties in an electronic, word-processing format for ease of response thereto.

Filing party must serve all documents to be sealed on all parties and any designating third party whose confidential information is included in the documents.

Source text: d. Service and Opportunity for Dedesignation i. The filing party shall serve all documents to be sealed upon all parties and on any designating third party whose confidential information is included.

Plaintiff or removing defendant must serve this Standing Order and CAND CMC Order on all parties immediately upon filing, and file a certificate of service per Civil Local Rule 5-6(a).

Source text: Plaintiff (or in the case of removed actions, any removing defendant) is directed to serve copies of this Standing Order in Civil Cases and the CAND CMC Order at once upon all parties to their action, and upon those subsequently joined, in accordance with the provisions of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 4 and 5, and to file with the Clerk of the Court a certificate reflecting such service, in accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-6(a).

Parties must exchange all case-in-chief exhibits and a complete list 21 calendar days before the final pretrial conference, with voluminous exhibits reduced.

Source text: At least 21 calendar days before the final pretrial conference, the parties must exchange copies of all exhibits, summaries, charts, schedules, diagrams, and other similar documentary materials to be used in their case-in-chief, together with a complete list of all such proposed exhibits. Voluminous exhibits must be reduced by elimination of irrelevant portions or through the use of summaries.

Parties must serve and file proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law 7 calendar days before pretrial conference.

Source text: At least seven calendar days prior to the pretrial conference, each party must serve and file with the Court proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law on all material issues.

Parties must notify all other parties by close of each trial day of witnesses they intend to call the following trial day.

Source text: Unless otherwise ordered, each party must notify all other parties by the close of each trial day of the witnesses that party intends to call on the following trial day.

Plaintiff must serve this order and the Standing Order on all parties within five days of complaint filing, case reassignment, or new party addition.

Source text: Within five days of the filing of the complaint, the reassignment of a case to this Court, or the addition of a new party, the plaintiff must serve on all parties a copy of this order and the Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California: Contents of Joint Case Management Statement.

Plaintiff must serve this order and the Joint Case Management Statement standing order on all parties within five days of complaint filing, case reassignment, or new party addition.

Source text: Within five days of the filing of the complaint, the reassignment of a case to this Court, or the addition of a new party, the plaintiff must serve on all parties a copy of this order and the Standing Order for All Judges of the Northern District of California: Contents of Joint Case Management Statement.

The administrative request to appear via Zoom must be served on all parties at least one week before the hearing.

Source text: Parties wishing to appear via Zoom shall file and serve an administrative request to appear via Zoom and a proposed order at least one week prior to the scheduled hearing date.

Electronic copies of the attorney’s fees motion chart must be submitted in Word format to the designated court email address (nwpo@cand.uscourts.gov).

Source text: Electronic copies of the chart must be sent in Word format to nwpo@cand.uscourts.gov

Electronic copies of the chart included in the joint claim construction statement must be submitted in Word format to the designated court email address (nwpo@cand.uscourts.gov).

Source text: Electronic copies of the chart included in the joint claim construction statement must be sent in Word format to nwpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

Parties must exchange all exhibits and related materials for their case-in-chief, plus a complete exhibit list, at least 21 calendar days before the final pretrial conference; voluminous exhibits must be reduced to remove irrelevant portions or use summaries.

Source text: At least 21 calendar days before the final pretrial conference, the parties must exchange copies of all exhibits, summaries, charts, schedules, diagrams, and other similar documentary materials to be used in their case-in-chief, together with a complete list of all such proposed exhibits. Voluminous exhibits must be reduced by elimination of irrelevant portions or by using summaries.

Unless otherwise ordered, parties must notify all other parties by the close of each trial day of the witnesses they intend to call on the next trial day.

Source text: Unless otherwise ordered, each party must notify all other parties by the close of each trial day of the witnesses that party intends to call on the following trial day.

Parties seeking emergency relief must notify opposing party and counsel at the earliest possible time of intent to seek such relief, or relief will be denied.

Source text: effort to notify the opposing party and the opposing party’s counsel, at the earliest possible time, of its intent to seek emergency relief, the relief will not be granted.

Motions in limine must be served 28 days before the pretrial conference; parties must also meet and confer regarding the pretrial conference.

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

Oppositions to motions in limine must be served 21 days before the pretrial conference.

Source text: Serve oppositions to motions in limine 21 Days Before Pretrial Conference

Opening briefs for motions in limine must be served at least 28 calendar days before the final pretrial conference and not filed until paired with the opposition.

Source text: At least 28 calendar days before the final pretrial conference, the moving party shall serve, but not file, the opening brief.

Opposition briefs for motions in limine must be served at least 21 calendar days before the final pretrial conference and not filed until paired with the motion.

Source text: At least 21 calendar days before the conference, the responding party shall serve, but not file, the opposition.

The Involved Individuals List must be sent to vcpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

Source text: The parties shall jointly file, and send in Word format to vcpo@cand.uscourts.gov, a list of people involved in the case.

Counsel must exchange witness lists and direct examination exhibits at the end of each trial day; opposing counsel must respond with objections and cross-examination exhibits within 24 hours.

Source text: At the close of each trial day, counsel shall exchange a list of witnesses for the next two full court days and the exhibits that will be used during direct examination (other than for impeachment of an adverse witness). Within 24 hours of receiving such notice, opposing counsel shall provide any objections to such exhibits and shall provide a list of all exhibits to be used with the same witness on cross-examination (other than for impeachment).

Plaintiff or removing defendant must serve this Standing Order on all parties within 7 calendar days of their appearance.

Source text: Plaintiff (or in the case of removed cases, any removing Defendant) is directed: (a) to serve copies of this Standing Order upon all other Parties to the action within seven (7) calendar days of the appearance of these other Parties, including any subsequently joined Parties, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 4 and 5

Propounding parties must provide electronic format courtesy copies of written discovery requests to responding parties.

Source text: The party propounding discovery shall provide courtesy copies of all requests for written discovery (i.e., interrogatories, document requests, requests for admission) to the responding party in an electronic format (e.g., Microsoft Word or other word processing application) that easily permits the responding party to copy the requests for purposes of responding to them.