Judge Michael S. Berg
Adjournments
Must Include
- 1Reason For Request
- 2Original Date
- 3Number Of Previous Requests
- 4Previous Requests Granted Or Denied
- 5Adversary Position
- 6Proposed New Dates
- 7Affects Other Dates
- 8Emergency Nature
Communication
Letter Ecf
Chambers
Phone
Chambers
Chambers
Chambers
Detailed Drafting Rules
Letters and e-mails to chambers are prohibited unless specifically requested by the Court.
Letter via ECF
- Status Inquiries
Telephone calls to chambers are limited to scheduling/calendaring matters.
Telephone calls to chambers are permitted only for matters such as scheduling and calendaring, or as specifically permitted in these rules.
Phone
- Status Inquiries
Court personnel cannot provide legal advice or discuss case merits.
Court personnel are prohibited from giving legal advice or discussing the merits of a case.
Contact Method
- Status Inquiries
Only counsel familiar with the case may contact chambers.
Only counsel with knowledge of the case may contact chambers.
Contact Method
- Status Inquiries
Lodged documents can be emailed or hand-delivered to chambers.
When an order directs you to 'lodge' a document with chambers, you should either send it via e-mail to efile_berg@casd.uscourts.gov, or deliver the document to Judge Berg's chambers, 221 West Broadway, Suite 2160, San Diego, CA 92101.
Transcript requests must be submitted online through CM/ECF.
Requests for hearing transcripts are no longer submitted through the courtroom deputy. Attorneys must submit transcript requests online, through CM/ECF.
Contact Method
- Status Inquiries
Joint continuance requests require pre-filing call to chambers.
If the parties agree to jointly move for a continuance of an ENE, MSC, or other settlement conference, they should place a joint call to Judge Berg's chambers prior to filing their joint motion to identify a new date that works with the schedule of the Court, counsel, and parties.
Phone
Direct to: Chambers
- Advance Notice Requiredbefore_filing_joint_motion
Proposed protective orders must be emailed to Judge Berg's chambers in Word format.
A proposed stipulated protective order must be e-mailed in Word format to efile_berg@casd.uscourts.gov.
Direct to: Chambers
- Status Inquiries
Legal citations must follow latest Bluebook guidelines.
When citing legal authority, parties should always follow the latest Bluebook guidelines.
Citations must consistently use one legal research database per document.
Within a document, parties should consistently cite to one legal research database (e.g., Westlaw or LEXIS, but not both).
Unreported cases not in database require docket number citation.
If a particular unreported case does not appear on a certain database, the party must include the case docket number, as instructed in the Bluebook.