Judge Tana Lin

For any other types of inquiries, all Parties must be on the line or copied on the email when communicating with the Courtroom Deputy.

Citations should be in Bluebook format and must be included in the body of the briefing, not footnotes or endnotes.

Parties who file a brief that is ten (10) pages or longer shall include a table of contents and a table of authorities (neither of which counts toward the word limit, see LCR 7(e)(6)).

Motions shall contain a certification that the Parties have met and conferred (see also Section III.G for additional requirements as to FRCP 12(b) motions to dismiss). To not count against word limits for motions, the certification shall be attached as a separate page after the signature page of the motion and shall be signed by Counsel or the movant, if pro se.

Courtesy copies are only required for pleadings that in the aggregate (i.e., the brief plus any declarations or exhibits) are longer than fifty (50) pages, trial exhibits (see Judge Lin's Civil Trial Procedures), or upon Court request.

Motions in limine that do not comply with the applicable requirements, including the certification of conferral (LCR 7(d)(4)) or the word limit (LCR 7(e)(5)), without prior permission of the Court may be summarily stricken.

All videoconference participants must register prior to the hearing or trial date using the link that will be provided in advance of the hearing or trial date. Where a videoconference has been set, Counsel is required to appear via video unless they file, and the Court grants, a motion to appear telephonically.

Except with prior Court approval, all cellular telephones and wireless devices must be turned off or turned to airplane mode during all proceedings. Simply silencing these devices is insufficient, as they may interfere with the courtroom audio system. Individuals whose devices interrupt proceedings may be sanctioned.

Where necessary, Counsel shall confer and prepare a joint glossary of (1) any unusual or technical terminology that may assist the Court or jury during trial and (2) any words, technical terms, proper names, acronyms, and case citations that are likely to be used at trial but would not be found in a standard spell check. The glossary in Microsoft Word format must be emailed to Kadya Peter, Courtroom Deputy, at Kadya_Peter@wawd.uscourts.gov no later than three (3) days in advance of the start of trial. Hard copies shall also be provided to the Courtroom Deputy and Court Reporter (if any) on the first day of trial.

No later than the deadline designated by the Court, the Parties shall jointly submit to chambers for each deponent: (1) a single color copy of the highlighted deposition transcript, with typed objections and responses included in the margins of each transcript at the appropriate location; and (2) a Deposition Designations chart setting forth the objections and responses in numerical page order, in the format found on Judge Lin's Chambers Procedures page, at https://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/judges/lin-procedures.

Should an issue arise during trial after court hours, Counsel are instructed to meet and confer to see if the issue may be resolved without court intervention. If such meet and confer efforts are unsuccessful, Counsel must notify Kadya Peter, the Courtroom Deputy, of the issue by email at Kadya_Peter@wawd.uscourts.gov.

Throughout jury deliberations Counsel must remain within twenty (20) minutes of the courthouse to allow the Court to expeditiously respond to any jury notes or a verdict. Counsel must provide the Courtroom Deputy with a telephone number where they can be contacted if leaving the immediate vicinity of the courtroom during jury deliberations.