**Magistrate Judge Allison H. Goddard** was appointed to the Southern District of California by the district court judges in 2019. Judge Goddard was appointed on August 1, 2019 and serves an eight-year renewable term. Before her judicial appointment, she practiced law as an attorney in San Diego. **Education** - University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2000 - Boston College, B.A., 1993 **Career** - Attorney, private practice, San Diego
**Courthouse:** James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep U.S. Courthouse, 333 W. Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 **Chambers:** Courtroom 2C **Phone:** (619) 557-6162 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: T. Lee, (619) 557-7749
Judge Allison H. Goddard's rules set a pre-motion procedure for discovery. No discovery motion may be filed unless the Court has first held a pre-motion conference or granted leave, and noncompliant discovery motions may be stricken.
Judge Allison H. Goddard's formatting rule includes file format docx. Proposed orders for stipulated protective orders must be provided in Word format.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. A stipulated protective order submitted for signature must contain the two required sealing and marginal save clauses.
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Counsel must promptly file a Notice of Settlement, or alternatively a Motion to Dismiss, once a settlement is reached.
Parties may contact Judge Allison H. Goddard's chambers by email only as allowed by the rule. The rule lists email efile_goddard@casd.uscourts.gov. Before contacting the Court, parties must meet and confer; discovered conference e-mail requests must include three mutual times, a neutral statement of the dispute, one sentence on each party's position, and opposing counsel copied.
Judge Allison H. Goddard's rules specify what an adjournment or extension request must include. The request must include reason for request. A Scheduling Order may be modified only with Court approval based on a showing of good cause.
Yes. Judge Allison H. Goddard requires bundling for covered papers. Stipulated protective orders must be filed together as a joint motion.
The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. parties have 45 days past the disputed discovery response or the disputed deposition transcript portion to raise a discovery dispute; failure bars the motion, and extensions require a Court-approved joint motion showing good cause.
Yes. Judge Allison H. Goddard's rules include a junior lawyer participation incentive. Junior attorneys with fewer than ten years of experience can secure a hearing on a motion and permit multiple attorneys to argue when the junior attorney is among counsel advancing the motion.
Counsel must contact chambers to advise of the settlement if a scheduled court date is imminent.
Counsel may email chambers at the designated address, but excessive or inappropriate email can result in termination of that privilege.
Telephone contact with the Court is limited to non-substantive scheduling and calendaring matters, and Court personnel may not give legal advice or discuss the merits.
A Scheduling Order may be modified only with Court approval based on a showing of good cause.
Junior attorneys with fewer than ten years of experience can secure a hearing on a motion and permit multiple attorneys to argue when the junior attorney is among counsel advancing the motion.
Administrative requests, including extensions and continuances, should be presented as joint motions with the opposing position stated; ex parte applications are disfavored and may lead to sanctions.
Continuance requests must include the number of previous requests, good cause, whether the request is opposed, effect on other case management dates, and a declaration about compliance steps and why deadlines cannot be met.
A continuance based on private mediation requires lodging, not filing, a Joint Mediation Plan by email the same day as the joint motion, with the mediation date, mediator, informal discovery list, and exchange deadline.
Before contacting the Court, parties must meet and confer; discovered conference e-mail requests must include three mutual times, a neutral statement of the dispute, one sentence on each party's position, and opposing counsel copied.
No discovery motion may be filed unless the Court has first held a pre-motion conference or granted leave, and noncompliant discovery motions may be stricken.
The Court encourages using junior lawyers for discovery dispute arguments and will allow multiple attorneys to argue when at least one has fewer than ten years of practice.
parties have 45 days past the disputed discovery response or the disputed deposition transcript portion to raise a discovery dispute; failure bars the motion, and extensions require a Court-approved joint motion showing good cause.
A stipulated protective order submitted for signature must contain the two required sealing and marginal save clauses.
Stipulated protective orders must be filed together as a joint motion.
The parties must email a copy of the proposed order to the court email address.
Proposed orders for stipulated protective orders must be provided in Word format.
Counsel must promptly file a Notice of Settlement, or alternatively a Motion to Dismiss, once a settlement is reached.
Parties must file the joint case management statement at least ten calendar days before the initial case management conference.
The joint case management statement must include jurisdiction, service status, and any proposed service deadline.
The joint case management statement must provide a brief factual chronology and identify principal factual disputes.
The joint case management statement must briefly identify disputed legal issues with statute and case citations, without extended argument.
The joint case management statement must list past and pending motions, their status, and anticipated future motions.
The joint case management statement must address expected pleading amendments and propose a deadline to amend pleadings.
The joint case management statement must include a Rule 26(f) checklist certification and a summary of any checklist disputes.
The joint case management statement must state whether parties fully and timely complied with initial disclosure obligations under Rule 26(a)(1).
The joint case management statement must disclose related cases or proceedings in this court or other tribunals.
The joint case management statement must detail all requested relief and damages calculations, including the responding party’s damages-calculation basis if liability is found.
The joint case management statement must summarize settlement discussions with dates, participants, and outcomes.
The joint case management statement must propose dates for expert disclosures, discovery and motion cutoffs, pretrial conference, and trial.
The joint case management statement must specify jury or bench trial and estimated trial length.