Judge Steven M. Cain

Applies to

Filed document

Filed documents must identify the drafter by name, address, email address, and telephone number; attorney drafters must also include their state bar number.

Applies to

Filed document

Documents filed without a case number or caption may be rejected.

Applies to

Electronically filed document

An electronic filing user’s signature on a document submitted through the electronic filing system must state “Electronically signed by” followed by the signatory’s name.

Deadline

48 hours

Documents for consideration at a hearing generally must be filed at least 48 hours before the hearing; the text also states that the 72-hour time frame does not apply to Local Rule 502.2 and small-claims matters.

Orders must be submitted for signature within seven days after the hearing concludes, unless the court orders otherwise or a statute provides otherwise.

Unless specifically ordered otherwise, trial and hearing exhibits must not be filed before the trial or hearing.

The party filing a document must serve a copy on all interested parties or, for a party with counsel of record, on that attorney.

When submitting a proposed order or judgment, the submitting party must simultaneously provide a copy to all other attorneys of record and unrepresented parties.

A copy of a written objection to a proposed order or judgment must be provided simultaneously to all attorneys of record and unrepresented parties.

Attorneys of record and guardians ad litem may share report information and copies with consulted or retained professionals only to further the litigation, and those professionals must maintain confidentiality.

An unrepresented party must obtain court permission before disclosing report information or providing a report copy to anyone else, including a professional they consult or retain.

Anyone in the listed categories who obtains a report may disclose it or its contents only to a party to the case or the previously identified professionals.