Judge Susan van Keulen
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Document Limits
Courtesy Copies
Filings (Hearing Materials)
Required
Filings
Not Required
Filings (All filings)
Required
Filings (Joint Pretrial Statement)
Required • Binding: Three Ring Binder
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Proposed New Dates
Communication
Chambers
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Footnotes limited to clarification/cross-references; argument in footnotes not considered; must comply with Local Rule 3-4(c)(2); excessive/ improper footnotes may be stricken.
Use of footnotes in Court filings is to be limited to providing brief points of clarification or cross-references. Argument in footnotes will not be considered by the Court. The form of footnotes must comply with Civil Local Rule 3-4(c)(2). The Court may strike any filing that includes excessive or improper footnotes.
Exhibit cover pages must include exhibit number and title/description.
The cover page of any exhibit submitted in connection with briefing on a motion must include the exhibit number and the title or brief description of the exhibit (e.g., “Ex. 1 – 1/1/2023 email from Joe Smith to Nancy Jones”).
Contact with Courtroom Deputy restricted to administrative matters; prohibited for substantive issues or legal advice.
Parties must refrain from contacting the Courtroom Deputy by email or telephone unless (1) required to do so by one of the Court's standing orders; (2) instructed to do so by the Court; or (3) necessary to inform the Court about a time-sensitive matter. Contact with the Courtroom Deputy must be limited to purely administrative matters, such as scheduling and general case management. Parties are not to communicate with the Courtroom Deputy regarding substantive or procedural issues, such as requests for legal advice or for interpretation of procedural rules.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Stipulations and proposed orders must be emailed in Word format to chambers on the same day as e-filing.
All stipulations and proposed orders are to be emailed in Word format to svkcrd@cand.uscourts.gov on the same day as the documents are e-filed.
Direct to: Chambers
Joint statements for discovery disputes are limited to 10 pages with specific formatting requirements.
The joint statement must not exceed 10 pages, exclusive of the caption page, double-spaced with 12-point font and in text-searchable PDF format.
Joint statements must be in text-searchable PDF format with double-spacing and 12-point font.
The joint statement must not exceed 10 pages, exclusive of the caption page, double-spaced with 12-point font and in text-searchable PDF format.
Footnotes are limited to clarification or cross-references; argument in footnotes will not be considered.
Use of footnotes in Court filings is to be limited to providing brief points of clarification or cross-references. Argument in footnotes will not be considered by the Court.
Motions in limine must be filed 14 days before pretrial conference; responses due 7 days before; combined documents limited to 20 pages each.
All other motions in limine must be filed at least 14 days before the pretrial conference, with responses due 7 days before the pretrial conference. No party may file a reply without leave of Court. Except as otherwise ordered by the Court, each party’s motions in limine must be combined in a single document not to exceed 20 pages, and each party’s responses to motions in limine must be combined in a single document not to exceed 20 pages.