Courtesy copies are required for all covered filings. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by hand delivery. Unredacted courtesy copies of all documents to be filed under seal must be sent to chambers at the time the motion is filed.
Yes. A pre-motion letter is required for discovery. Details: 3 pages, response due in 3 days. Discovery disputes require meet-and-confer, then 3-page letter-motion with certification, response within 3 business days.
Judge Sarah L. Cave's rule states these limits: attorney: 3 pages; pro se: 3 pages. Letters to chambers are limited to 3 pages (excluding exhibits).
Judge Sarah L. Cave's rule states these limits: 25 pages; 25 pages; 10 pages. Excludes table of contents and table of authorities. Memoranda of law limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply); tables required for 10+ pages; formatting per Local Civil Rule 11.1.
The rule requires proposed order. Revised Scheduling Order required if adjournment/extension affects other dates.
The rule requires service. Motion papers must be filed promptly after service.
Parties may contact Judge Sarah L. Cave's intake unit by letter fax only as allowed by the rule. Pro se parties must submit non-electronic communications to Pro Se Intake Unit, not chambers.
A motion to seal is required for covered sealed filings before Judge Sarah L. Cave. Process: file redacted on ecf. Motions for approval of sealed or redacted filings must be filed electronically through ECF system in conformity with Local Civil Rule 5.2 and Court's standing orders.
Requests should be made at least 48 hours in advance when this rule applies before Judge Sarah L. Cave. Adjournment requests must be filed 48 hours in advance (except emergencies).
Letters to chambers are limited to 3 pages (excluding exhibits).
Call specific number for scheduling matters during business hours.
Adjournment requests must be filed 48 hours in advance (except emergencies).
Adjournment/extension requests must be filed as letter-motions on ECF after consultation.
Letter-motions must include specific required elements about adjournment/extension requests.
Revised Scheduling Order required if adjournment/extension affects other dates.
Adjournment requests must include at least two proposed rescheduling dates.
Urgent requests within 48 hours require telephone contact with chambers.
Pro se parties must submit non-electronic communications to Pro Se Intake Unit, not chambers.
Discovery disputes require meet-and-confer, then 3-page letter-motion with certification, response within 3 business days.
Pre-motion conference required for most motions except specified exceptions; 3-page letter and 5-day response.
Briefing schedule follows Local Civil Rule 6.1 unless otherwise ordered; joint letter-motion required for agreed schedules.
Unredacted courtesy copies of all documents to be filed under seal must be sent to chambers at the time the motion is filed.
Memoranda of law limited to 25 pages (support/opposition) and 10 pages (reply); tables required for 10+ pages; formatting per Local Civil Rule 11.1.
Courtesy copies required for all formal non-discovery motions; ECF header and protruding tabs required; double-sided preferred.
Motion papers must be filed promptly after service.
Oral argument may be requested by letter when filing motion papers; Court decides whether to grant.
Rule 5.2 of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure describes sensitive information that must be redacted from public court filings without seeking prior permission from the Court.
Email courtesy copies of jury trial documents to chambers in Word format.
Motions for approval of sealed or redacted filings must be filed electronically through ECF system in conformity with Local Civil Rule 5.2 and Court's standing orders.
Motion for sealed filing must be filed in public view, explain reasons for sealing, and not include confidential information. Supporting papers may be filed under seal or redacted.
Proposed sealed document must be contemporaneously filed under seal in ECF system and electronically related to the motion. Summary docket text will be open to public inspection.
For redactions from publicly filed documents, file redacted version publicly and unredacted version under seal with redactions highlighted. Both must be electronically filed through ECF.
Parties unable to file under seal electronically must move for leave to file in traditional manner on paper.
Email courtesy copies of non-jury trial documents to chambers in Word format.
Deliver trial exhibits and deposition designations in tabbed binders to chambers with courtesy copy to opposing counsel.
Pretrial memoranda limited to 25 pages if filed.