Document Filing Requirements

All parties must be familiar with FRCP, Local Rules, and Court's standing orders.

Pleading captions must include first-listed defendant name if applicable to all defendants, or first defendant plus others if applicable to certain defendants.

Parties must clearly indicate disputed portions; court will not determine disputes.

Evidentiary objections must be filed separately in three-column format.

Attach proposed order to application during electronic filing.

Parties must comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a) and produce discovery promptly.

On the first day of trial, the parties must lodge three copies of a witness list arranged in approximate order of testimony.

JAO must be a single separate document with a three-column table of evidentiary objections.

Defense exhibit numbers must not duplicate government exhibit numbers.

Plaintiff must serve complaint and file proof of service within 3 days; defendants must serve responsive pleadings and file proof of service within 3 days.

Submit clean electronic copy of jury instructions to Chambers email in Word format.

Joint Rule 26(f) Report must be filed one week before scheduling conference.

Patent case papers must be limited to intrinsic evidence before discovery is allowed.

Plaintiff must make settlement demand 14 days before conference if not already done

Disputes must be submitted in a single joint letter describing meet and confer efforts; separate letters rejected.

Electronic copies of exhibits must be submitted with joint pretrial order, hard copies allowed with leave

The discovery Letter-Motion must certify that an in-person or telephonic conference occurred and state its date and time, duration, participants, the adversary’s position on each issue, and that the moving party communicated the impasse and intent to request a Court conference.

Class action settlement requires detailed financial disclosure.

Defendant's sentencing submission due 2 weeks before sentencing; Government's due 1 week before

All parties must attend defense counsel substitution conference.

Memoranda of 10+ pages must include table of contents and table of authorities.

Bankruptcy appeals briefs must follow FRBP 8018 with extension deadline.

Sur-replies require prior permission from the Court.

Disputes must be described in a single jointly composed letter.

When bond is required, the report must state the controlled personal property’s current value, estimated annual income, net saleable real-property value, and applicable guardianship or conservatorship public benefits and recipient identity.

The parties must file a Joint Statement of Contested Issues with required information and, if applicable, a payment-calculation spreadsheet; if they cannot agree, each must instead file and serve a separate statement containing the same information.

A substitution of a party appearing in person for an attorney may not be filed unless it contains that party's mailing address and phone number.

When an exhibit cannot be accurately transmitted by facsimile, the filing must include an insert page for each missing exhibit describing the exhibit and why it is missing.

A minor’s name-change application must include a birth certificate.

A traffic-infraction defendant may request an ability-to-pay determination at sentencing or while assessed fines remain unpaid, but must submit a written petition.

When accumulated trust income will be paid to beneficiaries, the order must allocate receipts and disbursements between principal and income.

An appeal in an infraction case requires filing a written notice of appeal signed by the appellant or the appellant's attorney with the Clerk in the Traffic Division.

Confidential records, including specified reports concerning children and family-service agencies, must be marked confidential when submitted for filing.

Supporting affidavits, declarations, memoranda, and similar documents must be attached to the initiating motion papers when filed.

When an estate-tax return is required, the final-distribution order must prohibit final discharge until the estate-tax liability is finally resolved.

The petition must contain the names and relationships of all decedent heirs-at-law, regardless of whether the decedent had a will.

For jury trials, the parties must jointly prepare and lodge a tabbed 3-ring trial binder with a Table of Contents, with required documents organized under Tabs A-G (trial briefs, joint witness list, joint statement to the jury, joint exhibit list, jury instruction list, jury instructions, and verdict forms); trial binders are required for jury trials but discretionary for court trials.

Counsel and self-represented parties must meet and confer to prepare and file a joint list of intended trial witnesses, excluding impeachment and rebuttal witnesses.

Witnesses not listed on the joint witness list are subject to exclusion from testifying, and a party seeking testimony from an unlisted witness must first show good cause to the court.

The exhibit list must be included in the exhibit binders.

The respondent must bates-stamp its evidence (starting with the number following the petitioner's evidence) and submit it with the Opposition Brief.

Proposed jury instructions, including a joint packet of contested CACI or special instructions in jury-ready format, must be included in the trial binder.

The joint witness list must include all witnesses on one list with realistic time estimates for direct, cross, and redirect testimony, totals at the bottom, no duplicate names, and designation of each witness as percipient or expert with area of expertise.

The court's order lists required documents concerning the subject vehicle, including the purchase/lease contract, repair orders and invoices, and documents supporting the plaintiff's claim for incidental and/or consequential damages.

Parties/counsel must jointly prepare a complete set of full-text proposed jury instructions with CACI edits, party names inserted, blanks filled, and brackets eliminated.

If no court reporter is used at trial, the parties must jointly prepare a daily proceedings summary and lodge it in the courtroom the next morning before proceedings resume.

A joint brief must be filed that summarizes the discovery dispute(s) at issue so the Court understands each side's position and the remaining discovery issues.

The case management conference addendum must include a signed certification that the signer is fully familiar with the case, prepared to discuss discovery, ADR, and other addendum issues, and possesses authority (including written party authority where required) to enter stipulations at the initial case management conference.

The designations filing must attach all referenced deposition testimony excerpts, including unobjected-to portions.

Securities plaintiffs must file PSLRA chart within 14 days of complaint service.

Court will construe only first ten terms if more than ten submitted without leave.

The Designating Party must file a supporting declaration rebutting the public-access presumption, which applies except to grand jury transcripts and pre-indictment warrant materials.

Trial counsel must meet and confer at least 21 days before the Pretrial Conference.

Protective orders must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5.

Instructions not to answer limited to privilege, court order, or Rule 30(d)(3) motion.

Parties must file joint trial availability statement one week before trial setting conference.

Electronically filed settlement notices must be signed under Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), including the applicable filer’s attestation.

Amended pleadings must include redlined or highlighted comparison to prior version.

Non-jury parties must file proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law 14 days before Pretrial Conference with hyperlinks, on CD/DVD in Word format.

Proposed orders not needed for most substantive motions; required for administrative motions, ex parte applications, discovery disputes, and factual findings.

An ex parte petition for final discharge relying on a distribution order longer than three pages must include a conformed copy of that order.

The proposed order must use Judicial Council Form GC-224, be titled Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings, and include findings based on state law.

The filing must include proof that all parties received timely notice, a request for order, and a proposed order.

A declaration describing the nature and hours of work performed must accompany any petition for fees.

Each reporter's transcript deposit must be accompanied by a second cover letter to process the required $50 administrative fee.

A guardianship petition for withdrawal after a minor reaches majority must include a certified birth certificate or other convincing evidence of age.

An individual-settlement request for dismissal must describe the settlement consideration in detail and attach a copy of the settlement agreement.

A stipulated trial continuance submission must include a proposed order.

When HSA seeks court authorization for ordinary medical, dental, or mental-health treatment without parental consent, the application must include a proposed order.

A default judgment packet must include the documents required by CRC 3.1800 and, when applicable, the operative complaint and summons, damages statements and timely-service proofs, punitive-damages rights reservations and timely-service proofs, a default judgment checklist, a reporter-fee payment notice, and required attorney-fee and prejudgment-interest declarations and computations.

When a petition for approval of a status report and additional administration time also seeks approval of an accounting, fees, or partial distribution, the caption must list those other petitions first.

Each party must serve on the other party, but not file with the court, a settlement-conference statement stating the latest demands and offers and proposing a resolution for each disputed issue by the Mandatory Settlement Conference.

Joint Discovery/Case Management Plan must be completed, use the court's attached form, and be filed at least 14 days before the initial pretrial conference by counsel and pro se parties.

Joint Pretrial Orders must list each party, counsel, counsel’s address, and telephone number in separate paragraphs.

In minor-plaintiff cases with a potential conflict of interest between parents and the minor, counsel must jointly move for appointment of an attorney ad litem upon settlement or before any mediation/ADR.

The Government must give the Defendant proper notice and obtain a court ruling before introducing prior bad acts evidence.

Briefs must include a table of contents, table of citations, proceeding stage statement, issues and standard of review, argument summary, informative headings, and conclusion with relief sought.

Each party must file motions in limine on the same day as the joint pretrial order.

Attorneys must withdraw exhibits post-trial and certify withdrawal using provided form.

Proposed conclusions of law must cite legal authority and specify agreed propositions of law.

Court approval for professional employment must be requested prior to commencement of work.

Joint Discovery/Case Management Plan must state time and location of Rule 26(f) meeting.

Counsel must file a notice of appearance to receive CM/ECF notices; inclusion in a pleading's signature block does not suffice.

Exhibit objections and responses must contain tailored discussion and cannot be boilerplate.

Parenting course certificates and a complete parenting plan are required when minor children exist.

Three days before the pretrial conference, each party must email a completed and signed Pretrial Check List and Order Controlling Trial to the court.

When new information changes an expert's opinions or conclusions, opposing counsel must be notified immediately and provided with a revised or supplemental report and dates for updated depositions.

Letters of Guardianship submitted for the court's execution after a hearing must contain specified language before the line “Done and Ordered.”

The email transmitting a proposed order must state when the parties cannot agree on the order’s form or when the Court has requested proposed orders from multiple parties.

A Rule 1.380 motion to compel seeking attorney’s fees must include a certification of the conference or attempted conference and the unresolved dispute when filed.

A discovery motion must include or attach the specific discovery request, the specific objection, and argument addressing them.

Authorities and memoranda first submitted during a hearing may not be considered by the court.

The parties and counsel must prepare a good-faith witness list identifying witnesses likely to be called and witnesses who may be called if necessary.

When any party does not receive service through the Florida Courts e-Filing Portal, the proposed order must include specified U.S.-mail language directing service within three days and the filing of a certificate of service.

The Court will not consider additional case law omitted from the original memoranda or responses unless the case law issued after those submissions.

Unsigned orders and judgments may not be sent to the Clerk’s office for transmission to the Judge.

At least three days before trial, counsel must provide Chambers one set of proposed jury instructions and, for disputed instructions, each party's proposal and supporting legal grounds.

An agreed final paternity order must include the parties' signatures and assenting initials and attach a parenting plan and, if applicable, a child-support guidelines worksheet.

Absent good cause and prior Court approval, the Court will not accept Agreed Orders approving case plans in dependency matters.

Any documents authorizing the petitioner to act for the child must be attached.

Each party must file and serve all objections to an opposing party's exhibits no later than 10 days before Calendar Call.

The initial expert listing must provide the required expert information in addition to each expert's name and address.

The cover letter must confirm that all reviewing parties found no objection, and any child-support terms must specify amount, method, and frequency.

An exhibit list may not use the terms "all," "any," or "any and all."

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

Every order must include complete mailing addresses for all participating parties.

A Notice of Related Cases form must be attached to the petition.

Criminal Courts must use a uniform order when appointing experts to examine a defendant's competency.

An order may not include Illinois Supreme Court Rule 304(a) language without express advance judicial authorization.

Non-compliant documents may be stricken by the court.

Either a copy of the complaint with exhibits plus an affidavit establishing the judgment amount, or a verified complaint, must be submitted.

Parties must email a proposed order to Calendar 14 after each court appearance.

Agreed orders in eviction cases must use the standardized Illinois Supreme Court form and include specific language confirming the defendant's understanding of ERP attorney consultation.

Motion packet must include the complaint with all exhibits including Mortgage(s) and Note(s).

To enter an agreed order with an unrepresented litigant, the plaintiff must file a motion on the regular motion call with notice to the unrepresented litigant.

Pleadings must contain the Clerk's stamp showing prior electronic filing.

All pleadings must include the full case caption, calendar number, and property address.

Motions for substitution of judge must be written and filed with the Clerk; oral motions are not accepted.

Case numbers in email must be formatted as '26-CH-00000' with specific placeholder and punctuation rules.

Proposed orders must be submitted as a separate, clearly titled PDF attachment, with all proposed orders in one PDF.

Each page must have left footer with abbreviated title, case number, and page number; right footer with attorney's law firm address and phone number; all pleadings must be dated and signed.

Local counsel must review/sign all filings, ensure compliance with local rules, and remind pro hac vice counsel of professionalism standards.

Proposed orders required for non-dispositive motions requiring Court signature.

Video depositions must be submitted on USB or DVD to Chambers and parties by deadline.

Exhibit list in Word format must be emailed before trial.

Proposed orders must be emailed to linorders@wawd.uscourts.gov with specific subject heading.

The arbitrator’s award must be written and signed by the arbitrator.

Multiple checks require separate statement of principal and interest for each payee.

Trial will not recess for unavailable witnesses except in extraordinary circumstances.

Pretrial order form required for all cases except land condemnation.

A motion to seal must include a detailed meet-and-confer certification and a statement of the legal standard and reasons supporting sealing, including interests, potential injury, and why less restrictive alternatives are insufficient.

All exhibits must be handled electronically; hard copies to Courtroom Deputy if needed

Deposition transcripts must be attached to summary judgment motions when cited.

Parties must exchange e-discovery information before Rule 26(f) conference

Parties must submit numbered jury instructions and interrogatories 7 days before trial, with citations and formatting for modifications.

Parties must submit unified proposed jury instructions and verdict forms, with competing versions if disagreements exist.

Only appendix materials will be considered by the judge.

Summary judgment motions must include a separate statement of undisputed material facts.

Government must file trial memorandum 1 week before trial with specific content.

Joint proposed jury instructions and verdict forms required.

Counsel must identify where each exhibit referenced in a motion or response can be found in the record.

Objections to exhibits, expert testimony, or lay witness opinion testimony must be set forth in Pretrial Memorandum or by Motion with particularity.

Pretrial motions must follow Scheduling Order deadlines.

The required pretrial submissions also include jointly proposed jury instructions and verdict sheet, motions in limine, and final pretrial memoranda under Local Civil Rule 16.1(c).

Initial Infringement Contentions must include the specified claim, accused-instrumentality, claim-element chart, and infringement-theory information.

Settlement letters must include specified content related to the case, demands/offers, attendees, and insurance representatives.

Joint status report must address 6 specific settlement issues.

Each side is limited to 10 proposed disputed voir dire questions.

The joint status report must contain the information listed in the standing order.

A discovery motion must identify the time, manner, and participants in the Local Rule 37.2 conference.

Chief Judge Kendall presumptively requires a $10,000 bond per defendant.

The party must state whether the opposing party objects to introducing witness testimony by deposition.

For discovery disputes, bare emails do not suffice; the required certification must detail the in-person or remote conference or explain why it could not occur through no fault of the movant.

Plaintiff’s counsel must provide the initial pretrial-order draft to defendant’s counsel at least 21 calendar days before the filing due date.

Each side’s exhibit list must identify intended trial exhibits and provide the required identifying, relevance, objection, and admissibility information.

For a jury trial, the parties must submit proposed voir dire questions.

A sealed submission filed without prior approval must include an explanation of why sealing is necessary.

Trial preparation documents must be filed on ECF and provided to chambers in both PDF and Word formats at least 10 days before jury selection.

The joint pretrial order must include an exhibit schedule identifying offered exhibits and offering party.

Parties offering more than 10 exhibits must meet with Case Manager 5 days before trial for electronic presentation setup.

Counsel must provide pro se litigants a copy of the Court’s Individual Practice Rules and promptly file a certificate of service.

Criminal-case memoranda of law must follow the civil-motion memorandum rules unless the court directs otherwise.

The JPTO must state whether the case will be jury or bench and estimate the number of trial days needed.

In represented-versus-pro-se summary judgment cases, the movant must serve a Local Civil Rule 56.2 notice and include that notice in the moving papers.

Summary judgment motions against pro se litigants require compliance with Local Civil Rule 56.2 notice requirements.

Joint pretrial orders must list trial counsel names, firm names, addresses, and phone numbers.

In jury cases, requests to charge and proposed voir dire questions must be filed on ECF one week before trial unless the Court orders otherwise.

Proposed findings of fact must be detailed with citations to testimony and exhibits.

Notice of hearing must include the docket entry number in the title next to each motion and in the CourtMAP subject area.

All motions must be filed with the Clerk before a special set hearing is scheduled.

Proposed orders for stipulated or agreed motions may be submitted to chambers only if accompanied by a jointly signed motion or other proof of both parties' agreement.

Notices of unilaterally set hearings must state that the movant set the matter unilaterally after good faith efforts to reach the opposing party failed.

Motions for rehearing, reconsideration, new trial, and other post-trial motions on entitlement to fees and costs are not heard on Motion Calendar and must be submitted with a proposed order through Proposed Orders in courtMAP.

A Motion to Set Aside Bench Warrant must attach an affidavit from the bondsperson that the surety is willing to remain on bond when bond is estreated.

Before requesting a UCD, submit the listed required case documents through CourtMAP, subject to the stated conditional requirements.

Emergency motions must be uploaded via CourtMAP and include a certification explaining why the matter is a true emergency, cannot wait for a regular motion calendar, and detailing the emergency.

Proposed orders submitted without a cover letter indicating service on the opposing party are treated as ex parte communications and will not be read by the judge.

Attach the filed motions and all supporting documents when scheduling the hearing.

A motion to declare a defendant indigent for costs must be submitted to chambers with supporting documentation, JAC’s response, and a proposed order.

Parties must appear at FWOP hearings regardless of filings unless the case is fully resolved or a Court Order excuses appearance.

Amended pleadings require redline showing changes, except for incarcerated pro se plaintiffs.

Criminal motions requiring factual findings must include supporting declarations.

Parties must provide stipulated transcript for video/audio evidence.

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed 7 days before trial.

Ex parte motions must comply with Civ. LR 83.3(g) and include meet-and-confer declarations.

The parties must meet and confer on and file a joint statement of undisputed facts by the reply-brief deadline.

The joint case management statement must detail all requested relief and damages calculations, including the responding party’s damages-calculation basis if liability is found.

All motions for temporary restraining orders must be briefed.

Modifications to instructions must cite specific authority.

Voir dire questions and verdict forms due one week before trial.

Disputed instructions must use the specified designation with blanks and brackets completed, and all versions of the same instruction must share a number.

In class action cases, timing for class certification motion and related discovery must be discussed.

Both parties' counsel must prepare and file a Pre-Summary Judgment Hearing Stipulation no later than five days before the hearing and email a courtesy copy to the Judicial Assistant.

A party withholding discoverable information as privileged must expressly claim the protection by filing an adequate privilege log identifying, at minimum, the sender, recipients, title or type, date, and subject matter.

After filing a motion to set a family case for trial or hearing, counsel or pro se parties must coordinate an ex parte date and email the judicial assistant a completed trial-set memorandum and courtesy copies of the motion and notice of hearing as one PDF.

Requests for relief must be submitted as a motion or formal pleading filed with the clerk.

A Notice of Hearing must identify each motion and its docket line and must be e-filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

Pro se requests for relief must be submitted as a motion or pleading filed with the clerk.

Parties seeking attorney’s fees at or after the final hearing must file a verified statement describing the time spent and a detailed list of costs.

The cover letter must state that opposing counsel or the unrepresented party received the same materials as the court and whether that party agrees with the proposed order's language.

The stipulation must confirm whether the nonmovant will show by affidavit or declaration that essential facts supporting its opposition cannot be presented.

When the parties agree by email to set the case for trial, the movant must include a fully completed Division CV-E Trial Set Memorandum in the email to the Judicial Assistant.

A party seeking attorney’s fees at or after the final hearing must file a verified statement describing the manner of time spent and a detailed list of costs.

Before a default final hearing, the party seeking default judgment must have filed either proof of service or an affidavit of diligent search.

In-person attendance at the pretrial conference is mandatory.

If additional assets are discovered, the attorney of record must file an amended inventory with the court, and the bond will be reset accordingly.

Every proposed order must have a cover letter stating the motion and hearing information, the date the order was provided, and opposing counsel’s agreement, nonresponse after five days, or objection.

Each proposed order must include a cover letter certifying that all parties agree to the order, unless five days have elapsed without a response.

Every proposed order must include a cover letter identifying the hearing date, if any, and stating whether the other parties object to the order’s form.

When the arrest or surrender occurred outside Hillsborough County, the documentation must state the transportation cost back to the county or note that the defendant could post a new bond at the arrest or surrender location.

Every order of arrest must contain the quoted statement directing sheriffs to arrest and produce the person before the court.

A request to appear by Zoom or phone must be made by written motion e-filed through the Florida Courts E-Filing portal and accompanied by a proposed order.

At or before jury selection, each attorney must provide and file an exhibit list to the other counsel, Court, and clerk, with numbered exhibits corresponding to all exhibits to be marked and introduced, preferably in presentation order and identifying the witness through whom each exhibit will be offered.

A movant seeking excusal from a case management conference should submit a proposed order when the motion is stipulated to by all parties.

A motion to compel discovery must include the Rule 1.380 good-faith conference certification or it will be denied.

An agreed proposed order must begin with “Agreed Order,” state in its first paragraph that the parties agree to the relief, and identify the underlying stipulation or motion.

GAL must file a proper pleading to support or oppose relief.

Filing parties and counsel must ensure electronic filings do not reveal sealed, impounded, or private information.

After a finding of guilt, the Court must enter a written judgment order disposing of the case under the Unified Code of Corrections.

The settlement approval order must provide for distribution of funds and require filing of receipt vouchers with the Court within a prescribed time.

A Conditional Discharge order must be completed and signed by both the judge and the defendant.

Attorneys must file an appearance with the Clerk before addressing the Court on behalf of any represented party.

A petition to withdraw funds from a minor's or ward's account must be in writing and state the account balance, the minor's annual income, the amount and purpose of the withdrawal, and the amount of the last authorized withdrawal for the same purpose.

On or before the status date, the Program shall submit a Mediation Report to the Court and provide copies to the parties and their legal counsel, CASA and/or the Guardian ad Litem, if applicable.

Parties, other than the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, must sign an Affidavit of Venue confirming venue in DuPage County is proper.

Each inventory and amended or supplemental inventory must be presented to the judge for filing and approval.

Mediated agreements are not binding unless the Court enters them as an order as presented by the parties.

Motions must identify the Code of Criminal Procedure section and/or Supreme Court Rule number for each basis.

Invalidity Contentions must identify prior art references (max 12 per patent, 30 total), specify identification details, and explain anticipation/obviousness.

Page limits for proposed Findings of Fact must be proposed in pretrial order.

Joint proposed final pretrial order must include table of contents and matters described in Local Rule 16.3(c).

Counsel must deliver a completed AO Form 187 exhibit list to the Courtroom Deputy by the first day of trial.

Parties must confer and submit proposed protective order within 10 days if needed.

All fact discovery must be completed by specified date.

Mediation joint statement required one week before pretrial conference.

Summary judgment motions must be accompanied by a concise statement of facts.

Each brief must include certification of compliance with word limits and formatting.

Motions in limine must be included in the proposed pretrial order and not filed separately.

Proposed e-orders must include all related docket numbers in the caption when uploaded.

Proposed final pretrial order must contain a table of contents and numbered paragraphs.

Counsel must confer before trial, attempt to stipulate, and reduce all stipulations to writing; written stipulations are filed and read aloud into the record during jury trials.

Each party must file a Settlement Conference Statement at least 10 calendar days before the MSC, or 15 calendar days if service is by mail.

The temporary guardianship petition must state facts establishing urgency.

The Referral for Court Investigator form (PB-4005) must be submitted with the notice of hearing and the original accounting for review by the Court Investigator.

A Referral for Investigator's Report (PB-4002) must be completed, signed under penalty of perjury, and submitted at filing, along with a color photograph of the proposed conservatee.

Parties must prepare an Order After Case Resolution Conference on Form FM-1123 and present it to the Court for signature at the conclusion of the CRC hearing.

Petitions must identify with particularity the reasons each document should be released.

Medical treatment authorization petitions must be supported by a Capacity Declaration (GC-335) filed separately and served by mail or personally; the form may be designated confidential with a Confidential Document Cover Sheet.

Persons filing preliminary or final distribution petitions must report all IAEA actions taken and the amounts paid or received.

Persons pledging real property for a bond must complete Attachment CR-6014.

A petition to withdraw funds from a blocked account must include a proposed order on Judicial Council form MC 358 for the Court's signature.

The Court will not approve the Settlement Administrator's costs award until the final approval hearing, when admissible evidence supporting the request must be provided.

The court must receive a proposed order before an infant compromise hearing can be scheduled.

A party intending to use a deposition transcript at trial must provide the court with a copy.

Unadjudicated evidentiary questions and procedural or substantive legal issues must be raised before trial through a written motion in limine.

Merely referencing relevant documents in NYSCEF does not satisfy the requirement to annex copies.

The attorney affirmation must address all captioned defendants and their status, describe the incident and liability issues in detail, and provide the attorney's Office of Court Administration retainer number.

A subpoena directed to a nonparty must sufficiently state the reasons underlying the subpoena.

Only court-approved in-person appearances are currently permitted for the CDP Part.

The attorney affirmation must address every named defendant, identify dismissals, discontinuances, or default appearances, and describe the incident and liability issues in detail.

Every child-support application must include a Child Support Standards Act worksheet.

A copy of each deposition intended for trial must be furnished to the Court when trial begins.

The attorney affirmation must address every defendant in the caption and identify any dismissals, discontinuances, or defaults in appearance.

Stipulation language must account for every party and related action, including nonappearing parties regardless of whether a default was entered.

Moving counsel must submit to the Court at least one day before the hearing a declaration confirming the meet-and-confer conference and describing any agreements reached.

The attorney-fees and costs section must be fully completed, including the hourly rate, fees and costs paid to date, and fees and costs outstanding, even if no fees are requested.

Except for sale confirmations and contested matters, a proposed order with the hearing date on its face sheet must be submitted at least five court days before the hearing.

The petition should allege a will provision charging estate taxes to the residue; absent an effective source-of-payment clause, it must state the amounts requiring proration or allocation.

After preliminary continuance approval, the parties must provide a written stipulation before the scheduled hearing or trial date.

The parties must email the specified trial-preparation documents to the Court in Word format.

A creditor's claim by a personal representative must be identified as such.

A motion in limine seeking to preclude evidence must identify the specific evidence at issue.

Counsel must mark a withdrawn requested instruction with the word "withdrawn" and sign or initial it.

The parties must email proposed orders in Word format to dept11@sanmateocourt.org.

Heirs or legatees who died after the decedent must be listed as deceased, with the personal representative's name and address when appointed, and the absence of an appointed representative must be alleged.

An attorney may withdraw from a probate proceeding by filing a noticed motion, a substitution of attorneys, or a notice of withdrawal consented to by the personal representative that contains the relevant address.

If the parties use the pretrial checklist, both counsel must sign it and file it.

Each party’s separate filing must include the questions it wants the Court to ask prospective jurors.

The joint pretrial filing must identify each exhibit, except impeachment-only exhibits, and distinguish exhibits expected to be offered from those that may be offered if needed.

Instructions from other circuits require full text, circuit name, and edition/year

Disagreements require full text of each party's proposed charge with highlighting and nature of disagreement identified

Removing party must file complete state court record including docket sheet within 7 days of removal.

Parties must file a notice of venue or jurisdictional discovery when that discovery will delay a response to a transfer or jurisdictional motion.

The joint pretrial filing must list objections to the other party’s designated deposition testimony under Rule 32(a).

Defendant must serve preliminary invalidity contentions 7 weeks after CMC with specific content requirements.

Motions in criminal cases must reflect the result of counsel's pre-filing conference in the body or title.

Parties requesting remote Zoom testimony must submit a panelist list including names and emails of all remote witnesses and screen sharers to the Courtroom Deputy for whitelisting.

Parties must file a joint notice 3 business days before Final Pretrial Conference identifying remaining objections to pretrial disclosures and motions in limine disputes.

Exhibits presented to the Clerk are marked as 'Proposed' Exhibits, and counsel must refer to them as 'Proposed' until they are admitted.

Before trial, each witness appearing by video conference requires either a stipulation of both parties or approval from the judge, and arrangements can take one to two weeks.

Submit the actual CD (not a photocopy), only one copy of digital media is needed, and portions to be admitted must be separated into another exhibit because the court cannot admit part of a CD.

An exhibit list in table format (with exhibit number/letter, description, and Stipulated, Date Offered, Objection, and Date Admitted columns) must be provided with the exhibits, with stipulated exhibits indicated in the Stipulated column.

An Order Shortening Time on a previously filed matter set for hearing will not advance the hearing absent a Stipulation and Order or a Motion to Advance the Hearing on OST.

In jury trials, the party must also provide an additional blank electronic storage device for the clerk to copy admitted exhibits for use by the jury.

Parties must submit proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in injunction cases per NRCP 52.

Parties must file advance notice of their intent to appear remotely via Zoom.

Counsel must attach a white 'PROPOSED EXHIBIT' label to the front of the first page of each exhibit, or to the back of the first page if attaching it to the front would obscure writing.

Each side must deliver to the Court, by the Calendar Call, an agreed-upon set of jury instructions, proposed verdict forms, and any additional proposed instructions.

Default judgments under $100,000 may be submitted to chambers, while default judgments of $100,000 or more must be set on the regular motion calendar.

The Agreement to Pay Recording Fee form must be completed, signed, and returned to the Court Recorder before the hearing or trial begins (it may be handed in on the day of the hearing or the first day of trial).

Criminal attorneys must file a written entry of appearance before any motion or court appearance and within three days after retention or appointment.

A settlement must record the sale or redemption price as a debit and the corresponding inventory value as a credit, thereby deleting the property from inventory.

An Order of Discharge using an adapted Form 10333 is required when a successor personal representative is appointed.

Failure to appear at a scheduled Case Management Conference may result in dismissal of the case.

An application for statutory compensation must follow Form 10160.

An adult respondent’s petition should include the last four digits of the respondent’s Social Security number.

Personal-property sales exceeding the conservator's $1,000 authority must be supported by a court order.

Proposed jury instructions must include MAI citations and be emailed to the Division Law Clerk two weeks before trial; this deadline requires court approval to change.

The motion must include every known ground for relief, be sworn to, and state that all known grounds have been listed.

The Pre-Trial Conference Form must identify what the parties have agreed upon and what remains in dispute.

The medical report must include the patient's identifying information, hospital dates, and reason for admission when known.

The medical report must state whether the patient is incapacitated, disabled, or both and explain the reasons.

A Notice for Trial must be filed with the Clerk and a copy, with stamped self-addressed envelopes for all parties, mailed or delivered to the Judge's Judicial Assistant.

Notices of special set hearings must contain the Local Rule 10A good-faith conferral certification, and direct communication means oral communication (FaceTime, Zoom, or telephone).

A notice of hearing for a CMS self-scheduled hearing must certify that the party consulted with all relevant parties before scheduling and noticing the hearing.

If the parties agree, an agreed order must be submitted before the hearing, otherwise all parties are expected to attend.

A victim seeking to modify or vacate a No Contact Order must send a written request (email preferred) that includes the case number, both parties' phone numbers and email addresses, and all reasons for the request.

A separate motion must be filed for each individual case number, including the new law charge and VOP case numbers.

Motions submitted for the Judge to see or act upon must be accompanied by a proposed order.

A motion to withdraw must include the client's signature and consent.

The notice of hearing must certify that all parties were consulted and agreed to the hearing time.

A motion the Judge needs to see or act upon must be accompanied by a proposed order.

The Notice of Hearing must state the hearing date, time, and length of time set aside, and hearings will not be set without a Notice of Hearing from the parties.

Motions to Withdraw must include a certificate of service to the Defendant (also included in the Notice of Hearing) or the Court will not hear the motion.

Parties must complete an order consistent with the ruling before leaving court, or submit one promptly after a Zoom hearing.

Parties must notify the Court of settlement and enter a stipulated dismissal before the show-cause date or trial counsel must appear; failure to appear may result in dismissal or default.

After motion call, the attorneys or litigants must prepare an order for the judge before leaving the courtroom unless otherwise directed.

A dispositive motion must be filed with a Notice of Hearing stating that the Court will schedule the hearing date at a date to be determined.

A process server affidavit must specify at least three service attempts made at varied times and on different days of the week.

The Prosecutor must provide the Judicial Staff Attorney electronic final jury instructions and verdict form by the trial date.

A judgment of divorce must include all statutory language.

The court will not take proofs unless it has the judgment documents in its actual possession.

A party with an issue involving a factual dispute must file a motion requesting an evidentiary hearing.

Trial counsel and all clients with final settlement authority must attend the in-person Thursday 9:00 a.m. settlement conference in cases with a jury demand.

Every Uniform Child Support Order must include the child support calculation.

Ex parte orders must include the court-rule-required affidavit or verification and the quoted notice about the 14-day objection deadline.

Before the Trial Readiness Conference, counsel must meet and confer and attempt to stipulate to the authentication and admissibility of the exhibits.

A Guardianship Questionnaire must be completed, signed, and filed with every probate guardianship petition.

Upon settlement, the parties must immediately notify the court and file and serve a Notice of Settlement.

For jury and court trials, parties must provide a joint witness list containing each witness's name, a brief description, and a time estimate, without implying that the witnesses are agreed upon.

Motions in limine must comply with San Bernardino County Local Court Rules 411.2 and 415, and parties are expected to know the cited Kelly decision.

The motion must include a case summary covering the claims, their legal and factual basis, discovery, counsel’s merits investigation, anticipated trial recovery, and impediments to recovery.

Plaintiff must submit a complete set of jury instructions with an itemized list of CACI and special instructions.

Proof of satisfaction for all allowed creditor claims must be attached to the filed Final Account.

A party that does not retain a Certified Shorthand Reporter for appointment as official reporter pro tempore waives an official court reporter for the proceeding.

The motion must state whether the settlement amount depends on class-member claims and whether any remainder reverts to defendants.

The two instruction sets and the verdict form must have a case-caption-only cover sheet without firm attribution.

The proposed order must include approval of any third-party administrator.

The discovery motion must include a certification that counsel conferred with opposing counsel but could not resolve the dispute.

Every proposed order must include a certificate of service complying with Florida Rule of General Practice and Procedure 2.516.

Within 45 days, counsel must file a written statement containing the specified factual, legal, discovery, and trial information.

Within seven days after the examination, plaintiff's counsel must provide written notice identifying each attendee's name, relationship to the plaintiff, and the number of persons attending.

A draft notice of hearing must be provided to the judicial assistant so a Zoom link can be sent.

The judge’s signature block must appear on a page that contains substantive text of the order.

For each motion hearing request, each party must submit a proposed competing order unless the parties submit an agreed order.

A proposed order must accompany the courtesy submission for a motion for telephonic appearance.

A privilege log must cover documents, electronically stored information, things, and oral communications withheld under privilege or work-product protection, except post-commencement attorney communications and post-commencement work product.

Both parties must file the outstanding conditions and documents required by Administrative Order M-99-9, including parenting-course completion certificates and financial affidavits, before submitting the final judgment for entry.

When a Notice of Hearing has already been filed, the party must prepare and file a Notice of Cancellation and notify the other parties.

The physical exhibit copy furnished to the court must include an index of the exhibits.

A financial-relief motion filed after the preliminary conference must include an updated Statement of Net Worth.

An ex parte order-of-protection application must include the Family Protection Registry Information Sheet, and the litigant must be present.

In-limine motions must be submitted in writing as soon as practicable or as scheduled at a pretrial conference, with a copy to every party.

After joinder and filing of a preliminary-conference request, the parties must confer about discovery and submit a proposed preliminary conference order through NYSCEF and email.

Every summary judgment motion must contain a short, concise, numbered-paragraph statement of material facts alleged to be undisputed.

Every document filed with the Court must include the index number and the name of the alleged or incapacitated person.

Exhibits and attachments may not be included in the Rule 14 discovery submission.

Counsel amending a caption by stipulation or as of right must e-file the NYSCEF Amendment of Caption notice.

Every motion-related submission must include an attorney or self-represented party's certification stating either that no generative AI was used or that all generated material was reviewed and approved.

A Notice of Entry is included among the documents required to obtain an uncontested divorce.

The parties must provide a list of proposed witnesses, including interpreter needs and the required language and dialect.

Every motion must be filed by Order to Show Cause and must state its motion sequence number on the first page.

Proposed orders for summary judgments must include total damages and attorney's fees; the motion must contain supporting evidence.

Rule 106 motions must be set on the submission docket and include an affidavit with specified information about service attempts and address verification.

Lexis citations are unacceptable unless counsel provides the Court a copy of the unpublished opinion.

A severance motion and order must state the new case number, court number, case type, and style name.

Unopposed motions must include a certificate of conference.

Parties may not request a particular Guardian Ad Litem, and the Court will not appoint one selected or agreed upon by the parties or counsel.

Certain listed motions are presented to the Judge upon filing without an oral hearing; all other motions must be set for an oral or submission hearing.

A certificate stating only that counsel sent a letter or email and received no response is insufficient.

The Rule 106 affidavit must identify persons present at the address and state what was said.

A notification of settlement must be filed to remove the case from the active trial docket.

Responses to motions must include a proposed order.

The Rule 106 affidavit must describe efforts to verify that the defendant lives or works at the address.

Fiduciaries appointed elsewhere must separately register leave from their home-county court before petitioning this Court, and their petition shall comply, with certified copies of the original petition and decree as exhibits.

A praecipe to terminate a supersedeas must be filed together with a certificate that a copy of the praecipe was mailed to each party who appeared in the action.

Documents requiring multiple signatures must be scanned and attached to the electronic filing in PDF.

A motion for summary judgment must be divided into consecutively numbered paragraphs, each containing one material allegation, with the supporting record referenced and attached as an exhibit.

The Application must identify the property owner, occupant, or possessor as disclosed in available property records or registrations.

A landlord-tenant complaint must attach the written lease, rental license, certificate, notice to vacate, and any authorization documents.

An authorized representative must file an authorization form before trial begins.

The Tenant's Supersedeas Affidavit requires the tenant to complete an In Forma Pauperis (IFP) petition to verify that household income does not exceed the income guidelines for a stay pending appeal.

The notice must state a per-page price, and if total copy cost will exceed one hundred dollars, copies are sent only to counsel who approve the total cost.

A minor who has turned 16 and is not incapacitated must provide written approval of the proposed settlement and distribution.

Praecipe to Transmit Record must be accompanied by specified documents including affidavits, proposed final decree, and other items.

A proposed decree directing the public sale and electronic filing of the return of sale must be attached to the face of the petition.

Proposed voir dire questions must be filed with the Clerk of Court, and parties need only submit additional questions beyond the Court's general ones.

Every ministerial motion must be accompanied by a proposed order submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document.

Any attorney or pro se litigant using AI to prepare, draft, or review a filing must include a certification of AI use and citation verification at the end of the document, before the signature block.

Exhibit list must be provided to the Court and other parties prior to jury selection and include exhibit numbers and descriptions.

Discovery extension requests must include current and proposed deadlines, discovery conducted, requested extension, and a schedule of outstanding discovery.

Petitions to Withdraw must comply with U.S.C.R. 4.3 and state that written notice was given, ten days have expired, no objection exists, or withdrawal is with client's consent.

Parties intending to introduce trial exhibits must provide an exhibit list to the Court and one copy to all other parties prior to jury selection, including each exhibit's number and brief description.

Motions for attorney's fees must cite authorizing statutes, set forth the factors the Court must assess, and identify required findings and conclusions, or the request may be denied.

Counsel must submit proposed jury charges to the Court before jury selection or by the court-set deadline.

Counsel must submit all proposed voir dire questions to the Court as directed.

Every ministerial motion (e.g., motion to exceed page limit or extend discovery) must be accompanied by a proposed order.

Counsel must obtain Court approval before publishing any evidence or exhibits to the jury.

A matter is not deemed urgent unless an affidavit or affirmation of urgency is filed, which may be filed at any time during the proceeding.

Counsel and pro se litigants must identify the witnesses to be called and provide the information required by CPLR 3101(d)(1)(I) for expert witnesses.

Papers submitted for the judge's signature must identify the case and document type on the signature page.

Counsel and pro se litigants must separately provide the Court with a list identifying witnesses who may be called solely for rebuttal or on credibility.

A compromise application must comply with specified statutes and include a proposed distribution consistent with CPLR 1206.

The Court will not accept or consider sur-reply affidavits, affirmations, or letters.

An application for temporary injunctive relief must include an affirmation showing significant prejudice from lack of notice or, absent that showing, a good-faith effort to notify the opposing party.

Every discovery motion must include a compliant good-faith affirmation, and failure to comply results in denial.

Replies are prohibited on Orders to Show Cause, and sur-replies are prohibited on every motion.

Orders, judgments, counter-orders, and counter-judgments will be returned unsigned unless the submission includes both an Affidavit of Service and a compliant Notice of Settlement.

An urgent conference request should be submitted as a completed conference request form by email to chambers.

Applications in limine may address only evidentiary admissibility issues.

An attorney or self-represented party using artificial intelligence to prepare a filed or submitted paper, or to serve a paper on another party, must carefully review it, ensure that it contains no fabricated material, false material factual statement, or frivolous legal argument, and certify that review through signing and submission; failure may result in sanctions or other remedial action.

Each party must file a compliant pretrial memorandum of law at least seven days before trial begins.

Unless the Court directs otherwise, each party must prepare and submit a post-trial memorandum under the schedule set at the conclusion of the bench trial or hearing.

Before placing a document into evidence during a virtual appearance, counsel must exchange it with opposing counsel and confer before the hearing.

In a matrimonial action, each party must submit a proposed Judgment of Divorce.

A statement estimating the length of trial must be submitted to the Court immediately upon assignment for trial or hearing.

A post-trial memorandum must support factual arguments with trial-transcript citations and legal arguments with relevant statutory or case-law citations.

If the parties cannot agree on a proposed verdict sheet, each side must present a separate proposed verdict sheet.

Each party must submit a list of trial exhibits identifying whether they are stipulated for admission or marked only for identification.

The Part staff must refer matters by an Order of Reference or CDRC referral that notifies parties and counsel that mediation must be completed within 45 days after issuance.

An attorney or pro se party who used AI to prepare or draft a court filing must disclose the AI use and certify that the accuracy of the AI-drafted portions, citations, and legal authority was checked.

At trial commencement, the parties must submit a copy of all expert reports.

The parties must make every effort to complete and submit the Part 27 Compliance Conference Order form for Court approval at least one week before the conference.

The residency offer of proof must state the believed residence address and supporting reasons, or explain why the petition address is incorrect, and identify intended witnesses.

A proposed joint trial order must be accompanied by a printed and signed stipulation from attorneys for all appearing parties in all affected actions, including their phone numbers and email addresses.

The parties must use the Part's standard-form Preliminary Conference Order.

The proof of service must include opposing counsel's email address.

If no Notice of Appearance was previously entered, the attorney must complete and submit one in Open Court before appearing.

Infant compromise papers must contain all information required by CPLR §§ 1207 and 1208.

Each discovery motion must include a counsel affidavit or affirmation confirming an in-person or telephonic discovery conference and stating its date, time, participants, and duration.

All parties must attend the scheduled preliminary conference if they do not upload an acceptable preliminary conference stipulation.

An in-camera inspection may be directed only by court order resulting from a motion or specified conference.

A Note of Issue deadline extension request must include an affirmation stating why discovery could not be completed by the current deadline and the shortest time needed to complete discovery.

In non-NYSCEF matters or when a party has opted out of NYSCEF, the completed preliminary conference form must be emailed to BxSupCiv-IA7@nycourts.gov.

New professional providers must submit Form FL-324(P) to the Family Court Services Director before their first supervised visit.

Appointed minor-child counsel must file the FL-322 declaration showing compliance with all requirements within 10 days of appointment and before beginning work on the case.

When selling the whole real-property parcel, the petition must list only the estate's fractional interest and that interest's value for calculating the overbid.

All persons and organizations named in a will or codicils must be listed in the appropriate attachment and noticed in a Petition for Probate of a Will.

The report accompanying a guardianship account must state the ward's age, health, and present address.

Each in limine motion must address one subject, and the motions must be numbered consecutively.

An ex parte application and order appointing counsel should be filed before the hearing to avoid continuance or delay.

A preliminary-approval motion should describe the scope of the class members' claims release.

Any correction to a filed order must take the form of an amended order restating all provisions of the original order.

Evidence stored on removable media must be accompanied by an exhibit list identifying each exhibit in its display order.

Provide a proposed order stating the relief sought at each hearing; if the matter is taken under advisement, email it in Word format to the Staff Attorney.

The submitting party must certify in the email body that it has complied with the Standing Order.

Every motion must include a certification about conferring on the setting, and every non-dispositive motion must also include one of two specified certifications about conferring on the relief sought.

In every termination suit (except those brought by CPS) and in all adoption suits, the petitioner must file a completed pretrial information form with the District Clerk fourteen days before the final hearing.

A motion for consideration without a hearing must first be filed with the District Clerk in a new or existing case; the Court will not consider an unfiled motion.

Exhibit numbers must follow the fixed party-designation format (e.g., P-001; R Smith-001; I Jones-001) with a '00' prefix and no other descriptive language, regardless of which party filed the motion.

When the adoption is not filed in Travis County, the adoptive parent(s)' attorney must send a proposed CPS case dismissal order to the Travis County Presiding CPS Court Judge immediately after the adoption is granted.

To remove a summary judgment setting, a party must file a Notice of Withdrawal that states the original motion filing date and original setting date.

When practicable, all parties must sign a draft judgment, decree, or order to evidence approval as to form before presentation to the judge.

If no order was prepared in advance, prevailing counsel should promptly circulate a proposed order for opposing counsel’s approval as to form and promptly forward the approved order to the Staff Attorney.

The submitted jury instructions and verdict forms must include applicable Florida Standard Jury Instructions and forms adapted to the case.

The petition must identify the petitioner, state the petitioner's interest, and provide the name and address of the petitioner's attorney.

The final disposition form must be dated and signed by the attorney for the prevailing party.

The petition must contain an allegation establishing venue.

A cross-noticed motion hearing may not be canceled without the written consent of the parties or counsel.

The Certificate of Service must include the client.

A completed address-designation form must be returned to the Clerk of Courts at the Charlotte County Courthouse.

A Florida driver license, Florida identification card, Florida voter-registration card, or affidavit of corroborating witness must be included.

A proposed order must be accompanied by a cover letter stating that all counsel reviewed it, whether they object to its form, and whether competing orders are being submitted.

A Notice of Related Cases must be filed even when there are no related cases.

A copy of the death certificate must be filed for any deceased beneficiary.

A case will not be removed from the trial docket until the Judge’s office receives the dismissal document and a Rule 1.998 Final Disposition Report.

The pretrial stipulation must include a certification of good-faith settlement negotiations.

The proposed Joint Pretrial Stipulation must cover, at minimum, the matters specified in Form 46.

A proposed order must contain a signature line for Judge Horton and a title specifically identifying the motion addressed.

A nonmotion letter requesting court action must state each other party's position or explain that the party could not be reached.

Plaintiff’s counsel must provide the court with an agreed-upon jury instruction set in both hard-copy and digital-media form.

The case dispositive motion and response must include a notice page indicating the motion hearing date and time.

If the parties cannot agree on all pretrial terms, they must file one proposed order that identifies the disputed areas.

The dispositive motion, response, and reply must contain a notice page identifying the date and time of the motion hearing.

The pretrial stipulation should identify all legal or evidentiary issues warranting pretrial focus and include brief citations to the authorities relied upon.

In a complex case, the court may require proposed jury instructions to be filed with the pretrial stipulation for discussion at the pretrial conference.

The proposed pretrial order must state whether motions in limine have been filed and identify the evidentiary issue to be resolved.

Counsel is expected to use Superior Court Civil Form 46 for pretrial stipulations and identify significant legal or evidentiary issues with brief citations to relied-upon authorities.

A written request for ex parte relief must state the relief requested, include the case caption, provide a declaration making the required factual and legal showing and addressing notice, and include a proposed order.

A petition seeking temporary modification relief must state that temporary relief is requested and describe its specific nature, and must include evidence that the temporary order is in the minor's best interests.

An attorney may not execute a declaration for another person using an attorney's verification.

In non-Title IV-D cases, the obligor must attach the notice or order to withhold income to the pleadings and file a current Income and Expense Declaration.

An ex parte order may issue only when accompanied by an affidavit or declaration with a sufficient factual basis under the cited authorities.

Appraisals, evaluations, and evidentiary documents may not be attached to the Pretrial Statement, but copies of trial appraisals or evaluations must be served with it on the opposing party.

If the opposing attorney or party does not approve a proposed judgment or order, the preparing party must submit it with a cover letter explaining the lack of approval and showing that a copy was sent to the opposing attorney or party.

A party must disclose on the Income and Expense Declaration that the party receives public assistance or has a pending application for it.

Counsel must promptly advise court when case settles in whole or in part

Pro hac vice motion must include a detailed declaration and a certificate of good standing from the state bar.

3 days before guilty plea hearing, submit plea agreement, elements, factual proffer, penalty consequences, aggravated felony notice, and superseding indictment if applicable.

Motion to withdraw must include certificate of service with party's address and notice of right to object within 7 days.

Facts not controverted in opposition may be deemed admitted.

Complaints in class actions must contain a separate 'Class Action Allegations' section with specific content.

No personal opinions or attacks on opposing counsel in opening/closing arguments.

Motions subject to Local Civil Rule 7(m) must contain the requisite statement or will be summarily denied.

Opposing party must file counter-statement as two-column table with specific admission/denial format and citations, plus provide editable electronic copy to movant.

Court strictly enforces Local Civil Rule 7(h)(1); facts in moving party's statement are admitted unless controverted in opposition.

Court strictly enforces LCvR 7(h) for summary judgment motions; facts not controverted are deemed admitted.

Each motion must be accompanied by a proposed order.

Each claim construction brief must include a certification of compliance with word count limitations.

Voir dire questions must be submitted as a single combined document identifying disputed questions, using a format similar to the example provided by the Court.

Motions to seal must comply with Local Rule 5.3(c) and include a proposed order and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Multiple summary judgment motions must be numbered in order of desired consideration; denial of one motion may halt review of subsequent motions.

Submission Notice must be filed on CM/ECF, but memorandum itself need not be.

A consent-based pro hac vice application must include a consent letter and required certifications, including local counsel's Local Rule 101.1(c) certification.

Counsel must provide advanced notice if witnesses will testify about confidential information.

Requests after 48 hours may not be considered before sentencing.

Jurors rely on collective memory during deliberations.

The stipulated order must include the discovery completion deadline, ADR completion date, and facilitator or mediator’s name.

A written motion is required to amend the Joint Final Pre-Trial Order.

Motions and orders for substitution of counsel must contain the specified language preserving previously scheduled dates.

The Final Pre-Trial Order must list issues of law to be litigated.

Responses to motions for reconsideration are not permitted unless authorized by the court.

Plaintiffs are typically responsible for timely entry of the Joint Final Pre-Trial Order unless the Trial Order states otherwise.

The Final Pre-Trial Order must include a concise statement of defendant's defenses and claims.

Plaintiff's attorney must bring 11 copies of the jury instructions for trial.

For an expedited hearing, the courtroom requires a filed, time-stamped copy of the motion.

A stipulated order dismissing a party must be signed by all counsel of record.

All motions in limine and other pretrial motions must be filed and served at least five court days before trial.

Notice of a petition to admit a lost Will must identify that the Will is lost.

If record title is based on a written document, a copy must be filed with the petition.

Where the guardian ad litem nominee is a plaintiff in the same action or a participant in the underlying transaction, the application must be accompanied by declarations under penalty of perjury establishing that no other parent, relative, or friend will accept appointment and that the nominee's attorney finds no conflict of interest.

A CASA volunteer may file a grievance with the Presiding Judge only after exhausting the CASA program's grievance process and certifying that exhaustion in the grievance.

The Mediation Program Statement and supporting material must be detailed enough to allow the mediator to facilitate meaningful negotiations.

The moving party must provide the court with current telephone numbers and email addresses for all parties and their attorneys using form FL/E-LP-668.

A petition for distribution must detail all distributable property, including cash, promissory-note security information, and the legal description and APN of real property, without describing assets solely by reference to the inventory.

A joint statement of disputed facts must be filed and exchanged at least 10 calendar days before the trial or evidentiary hearing unless the court orders otherwise.

A moving party requesting additional testimony after a preliminary-examination motion must indicate that request on the first page of the notice of motion; otherwise the matter is treated as submitted on prior transcripts and argument.

A Notice of Entry of Judgment with the status-only box checked is required for the stipulated bifurcation procedure.

The judgment must be submitted as recited in open court.

The vehicle-purchase application must explain who will pay for the automobile insurance.

A completed Declaration Regarding Service of Declaration of Preliminary Disclosure is required.

The Inventory and Appraisal must describe real property and identify the estate's ownership interest and manner of title holding.

The court should receive five exhibit sets from each proponent, or one joint set, except for photographs shown electronically.

Orders striking off or amending delinquent tax liens must state the original and changed property descriptions, original and changed ownership, location and lot/block information, amount of taxes to be stricken, and disposition of costs.

Parties electing mediation must execute an Agreement to Mediate when checking in with the Arbitration Clerk.

Form 227.1A must be prepared and filed when it is used to demonstrate a waiver of a transcript or part of a transcript in an appeal.

Every compulsory-arbitration complaint, except for small claims, must contain Form 1303 notices concerning the hearing date, defense rights, and the duty to appear.

A defendant receiving these papers must complete and detach two copies of the Notice of Intention to Appear.

The petition must allege facts showing precisely the alleged illegal restraint and identifying the person having custody of the restrained person.

A counterclaim may be included in the filed Notice of Intention to Appear or a separate pleading using a concise statement of its nature and amount; no reply is required, and any filed reply may be limited to a general denial.

The moving party must promptly ensure that the court reporter is paid on time for preparing the trial transcript.

A party may notify the court that the matter is ripe for decision and request oral argument or a decision on the briefs.

An original and one copy of a Certificate of Readiness must be filed with the Prothonotary according to the Annual Court Calendar timelines.

An attorney removing papers from the Clerk's Office with court permission must give a signed receipt identifying the case caption and number, the removed papers, and the removal date.

When all parties concur, the filing party must attach the proposed agreed order.

The Confidential Information Form and, if applicable, the CIF Abuse Victim Addendum must be completed and filed with the civil contempt petition.

The filer states that they are an abuse victim and that the other party was the abuser, and identifies where their telephone number and email address are listed.

A Certificate of Readiness that does not indicate whether oral argument is requested will be rejected.

An electronic filing using a filer's username and password constitutes the party's signature; the filing must include the filer's signature block and attorney identification number, using either a scanned signature or /s/ with the filer's typed name.

If the appellant does not include the required transcript-order certification, another party may seek dismissal of the appeal.

Authentication objections must be made in writing within 3 business days after exhibit is made available; failure to object concedes authenticity.

Demonstrative materials must be included in the exhibit list.

Liquids, aerosols, gels (including water bottles) prohibited without judicial approval

Upon settlement, parties must file a Joint Motion To Stay All Deadlines and Notice of Settlement with specific content including express settlement statement, terms, stay request (up to 30 days, or longer with good cause), and stipulation.

A sealed filing must include a certificate of service identifying either a corresponding sealing motion or the specific authorizing court order.

Joint conference report must include factual synopsis, jurisdictional basis, disclosure confirmation, proposed deadlines, mediation info, deposition identities, and ESI issues.

Demonstrative items should be labeled with demonstrative identifiers such as PDX-1 or DDX-1.

Each questionnaire must contain all General Questions from the template exactly as worded.

Three additional sets of exhibit notebooks must be prepared for witness stand, court reporter, and court administrator.

The defense must submit a detailed progress report at least five days before the scheduled progress-report hearing.

An Application for Ex Parte Order Shortening Time must be accompanied by a proposed order, the notice of motion, and the supporting papers.

Exhibits may not be filed without a cover pleading containing a caption identifying the parties and case number, a pleading title, and an itemized exhibit list.

When proceeding without a hearing, a form FL-230 declaration with the petitioner's form FL-235 advisement and waiver attached must be submitted unless already on file.

The trust provisions in the order must be stated in the present tense and third person and must not quote the will verbatim.

The amended petition must identify the item 3.e. basis for not requiring a bond; absent waivers by all heirs, the court intends to set a bond.

The caption of a settlement conference statement must state the date and time of the settlement conference.

The statement must respond to every listed item applicable to the case, and it must identify any particular paragraph that does not apply.

A request for a telephone appearance must be made using Judicial Council form FL-679.

Each party must serve and file Local Form FL-048 at least ten calendar days before the settlement conference.

A remotely appearing party must submit evidence for the court's consideration at least 10 days before the hearing.

The declaration must state that the issues and motion have not previously been presented directly or indirectly to, or decided by, any judge of the court in the case.

Certain qualifying personal-representative and attorney creditor claims may be presented ex parte without the fifteen-day notice requirement if the applicable stated condition or attachment is satisfied.

Either party may request an expedited custody trial by filing Sonoma County form FL-074.

A non-party observer may be required to sign an acknowledgment and agreement concerning observation of the court proceedings.

The Notice of Criminal Case Transfer must be electronically signed by an authorized assignment-office representative.

When requested under Local Rule 16, counsel must file a joint pretrial statement by the final pretrial conference date.

The requesting party must prepare a judicial-sale distribution entry showing assessed court costs, including the title-insurance invoice, related commitment expenses, any cancellation fee, all other costs, and the distribution of sale proceeds.

At any party's request, a written order reciting the status-conference actions must be prepared, filed, and served on all counsel.

In civil cases, a firm must designate the attorney with primary trial responsibility as the “Trial Attorney.”

Plaintiff’s counsel has a continuing obligation to amend the certification when facts discovered after filing require an update.