Judge Eumi K. Lee

A declaration and its exhibits should generally be filed as one docket entry, with the declaration as the Main Document and each exhibit as a separate Attachment.

A declaration, along with any exhibits, should generally be filed as one docket entry, with the declaration as the “Main Document” in ECF, and each exhibit filed separately as an “Attachment.”

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Page 6 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES - B. Documents Filed on ECF

Each motion, supporting declaration, and exhibit must be filed on ECF as a separate text-searchable PDF.

When filing documents on ECF, each motion, supporting declaration, and exhibit should be filed as a separate text-searchable PDF.

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Page 6 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES - B. Documents Filed on ECF

The ECF Description field for each filed motion, declaration, and exhibit must include the name of the document.

When filing motions, declarations, and exhibits, the ECF “Description” of each document should include the name of the document.

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Page 6 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES - B. Documents Filed on ECF

The later-filing party must cite to the earlier-filed exhibit and must not file a duplicate exhibit when both parties rely on the same exhibit.

Where each party relies on the same exhibit, the later-filing party should cite to the earlier-filed exhibit and should not file a duplicate exhibit.

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Page 6 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES - B. Documents Filed on ECF

Motions must be filed within 14 days after a hearing date is reserved, or the reservation expires without notice and a new reservation must be obtained before filing.

Once a hearing date is reserved, the motion(s) shall be filed within fourteen (14) days thereafter. Failure to timely file any motion will result in the expiration of the hearing reservation without further notice to the parties, and the moving party must obtain a new reservation before filing the motion(s).

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Page 3 | V. SCHEDULING

A joint case management statement must be prepared and filed 14 days before any case management or status conference.

Parties must prepare and file a joint case management statement fourteen (14) days prior to the date of any case management or status conference.

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Page 3 | VI. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES

The parties must file a joint case management statement no later than fourteen (14) days before the further case management conference.

No later than fourteen (14) days before the further case management conference, the parties shall file a joint case management statement, not to exceed ten (10) pages, containing the following information:

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Page 5 | VI. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES

Summary judgment, Daubert, and class certification motions must have briefing schedules allowing at least 28 days between the final filing and the hearing.

The briefing schedule for summary judgment, Daubert, and class certification motions shall allow at least 28 days between the final filing and the hearing date.

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Page 9 | D. Briefing Schedules

Motion briefing schedules must generally allow at least 14 days between the final filing and the hearing, though parties may stipulate to a different schedule with Court approval.

The parties may stipulate to and request Court approval of a briefing schedule that differs from that set forth in the Civil Local Rules, noting the differences in their stipulation. Generally, the briefing schedule for any motion shall allow at least fourteen (14) days between the final filing and the hearing date.

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Page 9 | D. Briefing Schedules

Demonstratives and audio-visual presentations must be exchanged with opposing counsel and submitted to the Court at least 48 hours before the hearing, or by Friday at 5:00 p.m. if the deadline falls on a weekend.

Any demonstratives or audio-visual presentations to be used at a hearing must be exchanged with opposing counsel and submitted to the Court at least 48 hours before the hearing. If this date falls on a weekend, parties are required to exchange and submit them by Friday at 5:00 p.m.

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Page 10 | F. Demonstratives and Presentations

The fourth brief in cross-motion summary judgment briefing must be filed at least 28 days before the hearing.

The fourth brief must be filed at least 28 days before the hearing.

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Page 11 | IX. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

The parties must file a joint status report at least 7 days before the opening summary judgment brief is filed.

At least seven (7) days before the opening brief is filed, the parties shall file a concise joint status report that identifies: (1) the claims, counterclaims, and defenses that remain to be decided; (2) the pleading in which each claim, counterclaim, or defense is asserted; and (3) each claim, counterclaim, defense, or issue for which a party will move for summary judgment.

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Page 11 | IX. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

In class settlements, the motion for attorneys' fees must be filed at least 35 days before the objection deadline, or the Court will order notices re-sent.

In proposing a schedule for final approval of a class settlement, the parties must ensure that the motion for attorneys’ fees is filed at least 35 days before the deadline for objecting to the settlement. The Court will order parties to re-send notices if the motion for attorneys’ fees is filed late.

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Page 13 | XI. CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS - C. Final Approval

Class counsel must file a Post-Distribution Accounting within 21 days after settlement funds are fully distributed to class members (before cy pres distribution).

Within 21 days after the settlement funds have been fully distributed to class members (but before distribution to cy pres recipients), class counsel will be required to file a Post-Distribution Accounting, as described in the Northern District’s Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements.

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Page 14 | XI. CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS - C. Final Approval

Parties moving for emergency relief must make every reasonable effort to notify the opposing party and its counsel at the earliest possible time, or the request will likely be denied.

A party moving for emergency relief must demonstrate that it made every reasonable effort to notify the opposing party and the opposing party's counsel, at the earliest possible time, of its intent to seek emergency relief. Failure to do so will likely result in denial of the request.

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Page 2 | III. EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS

Notices of deposition must be served at least 30 days before the close of fact discovery.

Notice of depositions must be given at least 30 days prior to the close of fact discovery.

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Page 5 | VI. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES - Close of Fact Discovery

Upon filing, the moving party must provide the moving separate statement to all other parties in Microsoft Word format.

Upon filing, the moving party shall provide the moving separate statement to all other parties in Microsoft Word format for ease of response.

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Page 11 | IX. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Discovery requests must be served sufficiently in advance of the close of fact discovery to allow time to move to compel and receive responses before the cut-off date.

Accordingly, all discovery requests shall be served sufficiently in advance of the close of fact discovery to allow the discovering party enough time prior to the cut-off date to challenge allegedly deficient responses via motion to compel and to receive the necessary responses if the motion is granted.

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Page 5 | VI. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES - Close of Fact Discovery

The moving party must deliver two complete chambers copies of motion briefing (except administrative motions) within two court days after briefing concludes.

The moving party is required to deliver two (2) complete chambers copies of the briefing on a motion, except for administrative motions, within two (2) court days after briefing concludes.

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Page 6 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES - C. Chambers Copies

Chambers copies must be double-sided, bear the ECF stamp, have exhibits labeled on the right side, be placed in binders (max three inches) when exhibits exceed two inches thick, be marked 'Chambers Copy,' and be submitted to the Clerk's Office in an envelope marked with 'Judge Lee,' the case number, and 'Chambers Copy.'

Chambers copies should be double-sided and should bear the ECF filing “stamp” (case number, docket number, date, and ECF page number) along the top of the page when possible. All exhibits shall be clearly delineated with labels along the right side. If the filing includes exhibits over two-inches thick, the parties shall place the copies in a binder. Binders should not exceed three inches. The copies shall be marked “Chambers Copy” and submitted to the Clerk’s Office in an envelope marked with “Judge Lee,” the case number, and “Chambers Copy.”

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Page 6 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES - C. Chambers Copies

Chambers copies of sealing motions must contain only unredacted documents, and chambers copies of redacted documents shall not be submitted to the Court.

Chambers copies of sealing motions shall include only unredacted documents; chambers copies of redacted documents need not and shall not be submitted to the Court.

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Page 7 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES

In Social Security appeals, the Commissioner must submit one tabbed, binder-format chambers copy of the administrative record to the Clerk's Office within five court days after e-filing it, labeled with the case number, 'Judge Lee,' and 'Chambers Copy.'

For Social Security appeals, the Court requests that the Commissioner submit one chambers copy of the administrative record within five court days after electronically filing it. The chambers copy should be placed in one or more binders. Each document should be tabbed with labels along the right side. The chambers copy should be submitted to the Clerk’s Office and labeled with the case number, “Judge Lee,” and “Chambers Copy.”

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Page 6 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES - C. Chambers Copies

Chambers copies must be marked and submitted to Clerk's Office.

The copies shall be marked “Chambers Copy” and submitted to the Clerk’s Office, in an envelope marked with “Judge Lee,” the case number, and “Chambers Copy.”

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Social Security appeals require chambers copy within 5 court days.

For Social Security appeals, the Court requests that the Commissioner submit one chambers copy of the administrative record within five court days after electronically filing it.

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One chambers copy required for all filings except administrative motions.

The parties are required to submit one (1) chambers copy of all filings except for administrative motions.

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Chambers copies of sealing motions must include unredacted documents with yellow highlighting.

Chambers copies of sealing motions shall include only unredacted documents; chambers copies of redacted documents need not and shall not be submitted to the Court. Chambers copies of unredacted documents shall clearly indicate with yellow highlighting the portions that the party is requesting to seal.

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Social Security chambers copies must be labeled and submitted to Clerk.

The chambers copy should be submitted to the Clerk’s Office and labeled with the case number, “Judge Lee,” and “Chambers Copy.”

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Exhibits and visual aids must be exchanged and bound copies submitted to the Court at least one week before the tutorial or hearing.

No later than one (1) week prior to the tutorial and/or claim construction hearing, counsel shall exchange copies of any exhibits and visual aids and shall submit to the Court bound copies of the exhibits and visual aids.

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Chambers copies required within 2 court days, double-sided with ECF stamp.

Unless the Court specifically orders otherwise, one chambers copy of all law and motion papers shall be submitted to the Clerk’s Office. Chambers copies should be double-sided and should bear the ECF filing “stamp” (case number, docket number, date, and ECF page number) along the top of the page. All exhibits shall be clearly delineated with labels along the right side. If the filing includes exhibits over two (2) inches thick, the parties shall place the copies in a binder. The copies shall be marked “Chambers Copy” and submitted to the Clerk’s Office in an envelope marked with the case number and “Chambers Copy.” Chambers copies shall be mailed for receipt or delivered to the Clerk’s Office within two (2) court days after the materials are filed.

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Page 2 | V. CHAMBERS COPIES

Strict compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5 is required: the filing party must make a specific showing for each statement or document to be sealed, and overbroad or generic sealing requests may be denied in their entirety.

The Court requires strict compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Public access to court records is a fundamental aspect of our democracy and justice system. The filing party must make a specific showing as to each statement or document to be sealed. Blanket requests that make generic reference to "competitive harm" are almost always insufficient. If a party files a request that is significantly overbroad or fails to provide a specific reason for sealing, the Court may deny the request in its entirety.

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Page 7 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES

Documents filed under seal must be highlighted to show the proposed redactions, or labeled to indicate that sealing is sought in full.

Each document filed under seal must be highlighted to show the proposed redactions. If a party believes it is appropriate to seal an entire document, the filed document should be labeled to indicate that sealing is sought in full.

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Motions to seal must include a chart with specific columns.

In addition to complying with Civil Local Rule 79-5, each motion to seal must include a chart, in the format set forth below, which includes the following columns: (1) ECF number or exhibit number of the document sought to be sealed; (2) description or name of the document sought to be sealed; (3) portion(s) of the document to seal; and (4) reason(s) why the document should be sealed, including citation to the applicable declaration.

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Strict compliance required with Civil Local Rule 79-5 for sealed documents.

The Court requires strict compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5.

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Sealed documents must be highlighted to show proposed redactions.

Each document filed under seal must be highlighted to show the proposed redactions. If a party believes it is appropriate to seal an entire document, the filed document should be labeled to indicate that sealing is sought in full.

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Sealed documents require paper and electronic courtesy copies with highlighted redactions.

For any documents submitted under seal, the parties shall provide a courtesy paper copy as required by Criminal Local Rule 56-1, and a courtesy electronic copy via flash drive. Chambers copies of sealing motions shall include only unredacted documents, with any proposed redactions highlighted.

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Page 2 | VI. SEALED DOCUMENTS

Parties must provide specific justification for sealing documents and narrowly tailored redactions.

party must make a specific showing explaining why each document that it seeks to seal may justifiably be sealed and why the proposed redactions are as narrowly tailored as possible.

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Page 3 | VI. SEALED DOCUMENTS

Joined motions count toward the filing party's page limits, and parties represented by the same counsel must file a single combined brief complying with the applicable page limits, absent leave of court.

If a party files its own motion and joins in another party's motion, both the party's own motion and the joined motion will count toward the party's page limits. Where multiple parties are represented by the same counsel, all motions filed by those parties are limited to a single brief which complies with the page limits set forth above, absent leave of court.

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Page 8 | VIII. MOTIONS AND HEARINGS - B. Page Limits

Parties are encouraged to meet and confer before filing a motion and to submit a joint appendix of evidence.

If possible, the parties should meet and confer prior to filing a motion and submit a joint appendix of evidence.

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Page 6 | VII. FILINGS AND CHAMBERS COPIES - B. Documents Filed on ECF

Motions must be filed within 14 days of reserving a hearing date or the reservation expires.

Once a hearing date is reserved, the motion(s) shall be filed within fourteen (14) days thereafter. Failure to timely file any motion will result in the expiration of the hearing reservation without further notice to the parties, and the moving party must obtain a new reservation before filing the motion(s).

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Page 3 | MOTIONS AND HEARINGS

Initial case management conference can be moved 21 days after dispositive motion hearing.

If a defendant files a motion to dismiss that is dispositive of the entire case, the parties can stipulate to move the initial case management conference 21 days after the hearing on that motion. Otherwise, the initial case management conference generally will not be moved.

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Page 3 | CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES

Further case management conference scheduled 4-8 weeks before close of fact discovery.

Further Case Management Conference - Four to eight (4-8) weeks before the close of fact discovery

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Page 4 | CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES

Civil motions are only heard if a hearing date is reserved in advance.

Civil motions are heard by reservation only.

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Page 2 | V. SCHEDULING

The moving party must meet and confer with opposing parties in person or by videoconference at least seven days before filing any motion and disclose the bases for the anticipated motion.

At least seven (7) days before filing any motion, the moving party must meet and confer with the opposing party or parties in person or by videoconference. During the conference, the moving party shall disclose the bases for its anticipated motion. The purpose of this conference is to resolve or narrow disputed issues where possible to reduce motion practice.

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Page 8 | VIII. MOTIONS AND HEARINGS - A. Meet and Confer Requirement

Parties must meet and confer to determine whether they will file cross-motions for summary judgment unless otherwise ordered.

Unless otherwise ordered, the parties must meet and confer to determine if they will file cross-motions for summary judgment.

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Page 11 | IX. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Upon a discovery impasse, counsel must first meet and confer in person or via videoconference; a mere exchange of letters, emails, or telephone calls does not satisfy the requirement.

Upon the development of an impasse with respect to discovery, the parties must first meet and confer; that is, counsel for each party shall meet and confer in person or via videoconference to attempt to resolve their dispute informally. A mere exchange of letters, emails, or telephone calls does not satisfy the meet and confer requirement.

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Page 12 | X. DISCOVERY

Before reserving a civil motion hearing date, parties must meet and confer to identify proposed hearing dates acceptable to all relevant parties (sentence continues beyond this excerpt).

After reviewing the website, parties and counsel shall meet and confer to identify proposed hearing dates that are amenable to all relevant

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Page 2 | V. SCHEDULING

The meet-and-confer requirement is excused only in emergencies where compliance is unreasonable, and even then the moving party must certify advance notice to all relevant parties and detail its meet-and-confer efforts.

The meet-and-confer requirement will be excused only under emergency circumstances where the moving party cannot reasonably comply. In such cases, the moving party must still certify that it has notified all other relevant parties in advance of filing its motion, and must detail the efforts made to meet and confer.

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Page 8 | VIII. MOTIONS AND HEARINGS - A. Meet and Confer Requirement

The Court generally requires completion of an ADR Local Rule 3-4 process (ENE, Mediation, or Private ADR) before referring a case for magistrate judge settlement, with exceptions discussed in the initial case management statement.

The Court generally does not refer cases for settlement with a magistrate judge unless the parties have already completed one of the other processes set forth in ADR Local Rule 3-4 (i.e., Early Neutral Evaluation, Mediation, or Private ADR). Parties who complete one of these processes without reaching a settlement may request referral to a magistrate judge at that time. If the parties believe their case merits an exception to this rule, they should discuss their views in the initial case management statement.

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Page 14 | XII. REQUESTS FOR MAGISTRATE JUDGE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES

Magistrate judge settlement conferences require prior ADR process completion.

The Court generally does not refer cases for settlement with a magistrate judge unless the parties have already completed one of the other processes set forth in ADR Local Rule 3-4 (i.e., Early Neutral Evaluation, Mediation, or Private ADR).

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Page 14 | Requests for Magistrate Judge Settlement Conferences

Motion notice must certify meet-and-confer requirement was satisfied.

In the notice of motion, counsel for the moving party must certify that this meet-and-confer requirement has been satisfied, citing specifically to this section of the Civil Standing Order. If the notice of motion does not include such a certification, the Court may strike the motion and order the moving party to re-file the motion with a certification once the meet-and-confer requirement has been met.

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Meet and confer required at least 7 days before filing any motion.

At least seven (7) days before filing any motion, the moving party must meet and confer with the opposing party or parties in person or by videoconference. During the parties’ conference, the moving party shall disclose the bases for its anticipated motion. The purpose of this conference is to resolve or narrow disputed issues where possible to reduce motion practice.

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Opening claim construction briefs must be filed at least 6 weeks before the hearing.

Opening briefs in support of claim construction must be filed at least six (6) weeks before the date of the claim construction hearing, and the briefing schedule set forth at Patent Local Rule 4-5 will apply.

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Page 3 | D. Timing

Motion briefing deadlines: 21 days for motions, 14 days for opposition, 7 days for reply.

All motions shall comply with Criminal Local Rule 47-2. Unless otherwise ordered, the parties may stipulate to any mutually agreeable briefing schedule so long as all briefing is complete at least seven (7) days in advance of the hearing date. In the absence of a stipulation, motions (except those pertaining to sentencing) shall be filed at least 21 days in advance of the hearing date. Opposition briefs shall be filed at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the hearing date. Reply briefs shall be filed at least (7) seven days in advance of the hearing date.

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Page 2 | IV. MOTIONS

Meet-and-confer requirement excused only for emergencies with notification.

The meet-and-confer requirement will be excused only under emergency circumstances where the moving party cannot reasonably comply. In such cases, the moving party must still certify that it has notified all other relevant parties in advance of filing its motion, and must detail the efforts made to meet and confer.

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Live testimony at claim construction requires a court order obtained via administrative motion filed at least 14 days before the hearing.

Live testimony at claim construction is disfavored; it will be allowed only by court order upon an administrative motion explaining why the testimony would be useful. Such a motion must be filed at least fourteen (14) days before the hearing.

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Page 4 | C. Claim Construction Hearing

Settlement conference referral allowed after unsuccessful ADR completion.

Parties who complete one of these processes without reaching a settlement may request referral to a magistrate judge at that time.

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Page 14 | Requests for Magistrate Judge Settlement Conferences

Continuance/extension requests must indicate in the caption the number of previous extensions requested and must state whether the Court granted them and whether it has said no further extensions will be granted.

The caption of any request for a continuance or extension shall indicate how many previous extensions have been requested (e.g., "First Request for Extension"). The request must state whether the Court has granted those extensions and whether the Court has stated that no further extensions will be granted.

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Page 3 | V. SCHEDULING

After the scheduling order issues, continuances in civil cases are granted only upon a showing of good cause under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4).

After the Court issues a scheduling order, continuances in civil cases are granted only upon a showing of good cause. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4).

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Page 3 | V. SCHEDULING

Requests for continuances or extensions requiring a court order must be filed no later than 3 court days before the deadline being extended.

Any request for a continuance or extension of time that requires a court order must be filed not later than three (3) court days prior to the deadline that the party wishes to extend.

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Page 3 | V. SCHEDULING

Parties and counsel must actually demonstrate good cause for continuances or extensions and may not merely stipulate that good cause exists.

Parties and counsel must demonstrate good cause; they may not simply stipulate that good cause has been shown.

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Page 3 | V. SCHEDULING

Trial dates will not be continued absent a strong showing of good cause.

Trial dates will not be continued absent a strong showing of good cause.

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Page 6 | VI. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES

Continuance or extension requests must include a proposed order charting all future deadlines, the proposed extensions, and the impact on the case schedule.

When any party requests a continuance or extension of time, the party must file a proposed order listing, in chart format, all future deadlines and the proposed extensions, illustrating how the requested relief would impact the case schedule.

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Page 9 | C. Proposed Orders

Administrative motions to enlarge page limits must be filed at least five court days before the underlying motion, with any opposition due at least three court days before the underlying motion or within the Civil L.R. 7-11 time, whichever is sooner.

If the request is made by administrative motion rather than stipulation, the motion must be filed at least five (5) court days prior to filing the underlying motion and any opposition must be filed: (a) at least three (3) court days before the underlying motion is filed; or (b) within the time allowed by Civil Local Rule 7-11, whichever is sooner.

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Page 9 | VIII. MOTIONS AND HEARINGS

Stipulated requests to enlarge page limits are rarely granted and must be filed at least three court days before the underlying motion.

Requests to enlarge page limits will rarely be granted. Stipulated requests must be filed at least three (3) court days prior to filing the underlying motion.

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Page 9 | VIII. MOTIONS AND HEARINGS

Parties may stipulate to move the initial case management conference to 21 days after the hearing on a case-dispositive motion to dismiss; otherwise the initial CMC generally will not be moved.

If a defendant files a motion to dismiss that is dispositive of the entire case, the parties can stipulate to move the initial case management conference to 21 days after the hearing on that motion. Otherwise, the initial case management conference generally will not be moved.

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Page 3 | VI. CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES

Emergency relief requires reasonable effort to notify opposing party and counsel.

A party moving for emergency relief must demonstrate that it made every reasonable effort to notify the opposing party and the opposing party's counsel, at the earliest possible time, of its intent to seek emergency relief. Failure to do so will likely result in denial of the request.

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Page 2 | EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS

Continuance requests must be filed at least 3 court days before the deadline.

After the Court issues a scheduling order, continuances in civil cases are granted only upon a showing of good cause. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4). Any request for a continuance or extension of time (other than an extension that the Rules allow the parties to arrange between themselves without a court order) must be filed not later than three (3) court days prior to the deadline that the party wishes to extend.

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Page 3 | MOTIONS AND HEARINGS

Briefing schedules must allow 14 days (28 days for SJ/Daubert/class cert) between final filing and hearing unless good cause shown.

The parties may stipulate to and request Court approval of a briefing schedule that differs from that set forth in the Civil Local Rules, noting the differences in their stipulation. Absent good cause, however, the briefing schedule for any motion shall allow at least fourteen (14) days between the final filing and the hearing date. The briefing schedule for summary judgment, Daubert, and class certification motions shall allow at least 28 days between the final filing and the hearing date.

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Page 9 | Briefing Schedules

Zoom appearance requests must be filed and served at least 1 week before hearing.

Parties wishing to appear via Zoom shall file and serve an administrative request to appear via Zoom and a proposed order at least one (1) week prior to the scheduled hearing date. If all parties wish to appear via Zoom, the parties should file a joint administrative request or indicate that the request is unopposed.

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Demonstratives must be exchanged and submitted 48 hours before hearing (by Friday 5pm if weekend).

Any demonstratives or audio-visual presentations to be used at a hearing must be exchanged with opposing counsel and submitted to the Court at least 48 hours before the hearing. If this date falls on a weekend, parties are required to exchange and submit them by Friday at 5:00 p.m. Parties shall email electronic copies of the demonstratives or presentations to Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy at eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov.

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Page 10 | Demonstratives and Presentations

Continuance requests must be filed 3 court days before hearing with proposed order.

To request a continuance of a scheduled hearing, counsel must file a proposed order, preferably by stipulation, including whether time under the Speedy Trial Act should be excluded, no later than three (3) court days before the scheduled hearing.

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Page 1 | II. SCHEDULING

Discovery cut-off is 14 days before pretrial conference; late disclosure may be excluded unless good cause shown and disclosed within 24 hours.

Absent a contrary order from the Court, the discovery cut-off date is fourteen (14) days before the pretrial conference. Any material disclosed after that date may be excluded unless the disclosing party: (a) can show good cause for why it was not sought, obtained, and disclosed sooner; and (b) discloses it within 24 hours of receipt of the material.

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Page 3 | VIII. DISCOVERY CUT-OFF

Page limit enlargement requests require 3-5 court days advance notice depending on type.

Requests to enlarge page limits will rarely be granted. Stipulated requests must be filed at least three (3) court days prior to filing the underlying motion. If the request is made by administrative motion rather than stipulation, the motion must be filed at least five (5) court days prior to filing the underlying motion and any opposition must be filed: (a) at least three (3) court days before the underlying motion is filed; or (b) within the time allowed by Civil Local Rule 7-11, whichever is sooner.

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Page 9 | Requests to enlarge page limits

Ex parte communication with Judge Lee or her chambers staff by telephone, fax, email, or any other means is prohibited unless authorized in advance.

Parties and counsel shall not engage in any ex parte communication with Judge Lee or her chambers staff by telephone, facsimile, e-mail, or any other means, unless such contact has been authorized in advance.

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Page 2 | II. COMMUNICATION WITH THE COURT

Parties must email chambers to reserve a hearing date and must indicate the number and type(s) of motions to be filed when reserving.

eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov to reserve a hearing date. When reserving a hearing date, parties must indicate the number and type(s) of motions to be filed.

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Parties must email electronic copies of demonstratives or presentations to Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy at eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov.

Parties shall email electronic copies of the demonstratives or presentations to Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy at eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov.

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Counsel should call and email the Courtroom Deputy to notify chambers of TRO applications, stipulations requiring a response within 24 hours, or any other emergency request.

Counsel should call and email Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy at (408) 535-5330 and eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov to notify her if they submit an application for a temporary restraining order, a stipulation that requires a response from the Court within 24 hours, or any other emergency request.

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Page 2 | III. EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS

All counsel and unrepresented parties must be copied on any email communication with Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy.

All counsel and unrepresented parties shall be included on any e-mail communications with Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy.

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Judge Lee does not review or respond to letters or letter briefs seeking relief or providing case information, even if filed on the docket.

Judge Lee does not review or respond to letters or letter briefs providing case information or seeking relief from the Court, even if the letter is filed on the docket.

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Parties may email Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy at eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov for scheduling and other administrative inquiries.

Parties and counsel may contact Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy at eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov with inquiries regarding scheduling or other administrative matters.

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No ex parte communication with Judge Lee or chambers staff allowed without advance authorization.

Parties and counsel shall not engage in any ex parte communication with Judge Lee or her chambers staff by telephone, facsimile, e-mail, or any other means, unless such contact has been authorized in advance. Parties and counsel may contact Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy at eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov with any inquiries regarding scheduling or other administrative matters. All counsel and unrepresented parties shall be included on any e-mail communications with Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy.

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Emergency applications require notification to Courtroom Deputy by phone and email.

Counsel should call and email Judge Lee's Courtroom Deputy at (408) 535-5330 and eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov to notify her if they submit an application for a temporary restraining order, a stipulation that requires a response from the Court within 24 hours, or any other emergency request.

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Page 2 | EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS

Judge Lee does not review letters or letter briefs seeking relief.

Judge Lee does not review or respond to letters or letter briefs providing case information or seeking relief from the Court, even if the letter is filed on the docket. All requests requiring the Court to take action shall be made either by stipulation and proposed order or by an appropriate motion filed pursuant to the Civil Local Rules.

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Civil motions require reservation and meet-and-confer for hearing dates.

Civil motions are heard by reservation only. After reviewing the website, parties and counsel shall meet and confer to identify proposed hearing dates that are amenable to all relevant

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Government must email plea agreement to chambers 3 court days before plea.

If a plea is being entered pursuant to a plea agreement, government counsel shall email a copy of the plea agreement to Courtroom Deputy Laura Thomson at eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov no later than noon three (3) court days before the plea is to be entered.

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Page 1 | III. CHANGE OF PLEA

Motions must be reserved by contacting chambers deputy.

Motions must be noticed for hearing in accordance with Criminal Local Rule 47-1. Criminal motions are heard by reservation only. To reserve a hearing date, parties shall contact Judge Lee’s Courtroom Deputy, Laura Thomson, at (408) 535-5330 or eklcrd@cand.uscourts.gov.

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Hearings are in-person; Zoom requests require meet-and-confer and are considered case-by-case.

Hearings on civil motions will be held in-person. The Court will consider requests to appear via Zoom on a case-by-case basis. Joint requests are strongly preferred, and parties are required to meet and confer regarding such requests. If a request is granted, it will generally be applicable to all parties participating in the hearing as hybrid hearings are discouraged.

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The moving party must email a Word copy of each proposed order to eklpo@cand.uscourts.gov with the case number, case name, and order title in the subject line, and that email may not be used for substantive communications.

In addition, the moving party should submit a Microsoft Word copy of the proposed order to eklpo@cand.uscourts.gov. ... The subject line of the email should include the case number and name, along with the title of the order. The email should not be used by litigants for substantive communications.

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Case management conferences are held remotely via Zoom unless otherwise ordered.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, case management conferences will be held remotely via Zoom. Parties may request an in-person hearing.

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Pro se parties may contact Federal Pro Se Program for limited legal services.

Parties representing themselves may wish to contact the Federal Pro Se Program, a free program that offers limited legal services to pro se litigants.

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Parties must email the Courtroom Deputy to arrange audio-visual equipment testing before the tutorial.

Prior to the tutorial, the parties shall contact the Courtroom Deputy via email @cand.uscourts.gov to arrange to test any audio-visual equipment if needed.

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Page 4 | A. Tutorial

The Court welcomes and encourages oral argument by less-experienced attorneys on any matter, and more experienced counsel for the same party may still argue briefly at the end of the hearing.

The Court welcomes and encourages oral argument by less-experienced attorneys on any matters before the Court. More experienced counsel for the same party may still offer argument for a few minutes at the end of the hearing.

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Less-experienced attorneys are encouraged to argue; experienced counsel may argue briefly at end.

The Court welcomes and encourages oral argument by less-experienced attorneys on any matters before the Court. More experienced counsel for the same party may still offer argument for a few minutes at the end of the hearing.

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Page 10 | The Court welcomes and encourages oral argument