- Civil motions are to be heard on
Mondays, at 10:00 A.M.
Criminal motions are to be heard on Mondays, at 4:00 P.M.
(If Monday is a holiday, the motion date shall be calendared the following Monday.)
It is not necessary to clear a motion date with the court clerk prior to filing the motion.
- Discovery motions are to be calendared before the Magistrate Judge assigned to the case.
- Tentative rulings may be issued. If issued, they will be available around 9:30 A.M. on the date the motion is set.
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All documents which are required to be filed in an electronic format pursuant to General Order No. 08-03 must be filed electronically no later than midnight on the date due, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Documents filed late may be stricken by the Court. The Court will not accept documents which were filed electronically, but which otherwise fail to comply with filing requirements.
- First step: Electronically Filed Proposed Documents. When a proposed order or other proposed document accompanies a filing, the proposed order or other proposed document shall be in PDF format and included, as an attachment, to the main electronically filed document (e.g., stipulations, applications, motions). Proposed orders or other proposed documents that are not filed with a main document, such as a proposed judgment or proposed findings of fact, shall be electronically filed as an attachment to a Notice of Lodging and shall be electronically linked to the order or minute order directing the preparation of the proposed document.
- Second step: WordPerfect or Microsoft Word Copy of Proposed Documents. After the document in paragraph A has been electronically filed, a WordPerfect or Microsoft Word version of the document, along with a copy of the PDF electronically filed main document, shall be e-mailed to Judge Matz's generic email address which is: ahm_chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov. The subject line of the e-mail shall be in the following format: court’s divisional office, year, case type, case number, document control number assigned to the main document at the time of filing, judge’s initials and filer (party) name.
- Third step: Chambers Paper Copies. Unless otherwise ordered, chambers paper copies of all electronically filed documents must be delivered to the courtesy box outside chambers no later than 12:00 noon the following business day. The chambers paper copies must comply with Local Rule 11-3, i.e., blue backed, font size, page numbering, tabbed exhibits, etc., unless otherwise directed. IF A DOCUMENT CONTAINS EXHIBITS THAT ARE NOT TABBED, THE COURT MAY DECLINE TO READ THE EXHIBITS. The chambers paper copy must be prominently labeled “CHAMBERS COPY” on the face page. The chambers paper copy must include the Notice of Electronic Filing, which should be the last page of the document. The court’s CM/ECF website contains additional instructions for delivery of what are sometimes called “courtesy” copies.
Counsel seeking any kind of expedited relief, such as by an Ex Parte Application or an application for a Temporary Restraining Order, shall deliver the chambers paper copies to chambers immediately after the applicable filed document(s) have been filed.
If counsel cannot deliver chambers copies, but instead must send them by next day mail, the chambers copy should be mailed directly to chambers at the address below. Do not address the item to the Court or the Clerk of Court. Always mail chambers copies in a separate envelope than documents mailed to the intake department for filing.
U.S. District Court
Chambers of Judge A. Howard Matz
312 North Spring Street, Room 170
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Ex parte applications are considered on the papers and may not be set for hearing. The moving party shall serve the opposing party by FAX , hand service or email and shall notify the opposing party that any opposition must be filed not later than 24 hours after such service. If counsel do not intend to oppose the ex parte application, counsel must inform the court clerk by telephone.
To request a continuance of a scheduled court proceeding, counsel must request such continuance by a stipulation of the parties or ex parte application.
Counsel are not to initiate telephone calls to Judge Matz’s chambers, law clerks or secretary unless directed to do so by the court clerk.
Telephone inquiries regarding the status of a motion, stipulation or proposed order are not returned.
If there is a calendar conflict, counsel are to inform the court clerk prior to the date of the conflict.
Counsel are to request, through the court clerk, bringing in or using audio, video or electronic equipment into the courtroom. A permission slip issued from the court’s Space and Facilities Department must be provided to any person wishing to use the court’s loading dock.
To obtain a transcript of any reported or digitally recorded proceeding, please contact the assigned court reporter/recorder. To determine the court reporter/recorder for a particular proceeding, go to the Court Reporter Schedule web page and click on View by Date. Once you've determined the correct court reporter/recorder for the desired session, click on Court Reporter Phone and Email List for contact information.
Questions regarding law clerk/extern positions should be directed to chambers.
Trial preparation:
Court hours - Tuesday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the first day of trial, and 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the remaining days, with two 15 minute breaks during the course of the trial. This schedule is subject to change.
Exhibit preparation - Original and one copy, in 3-ring binders, tabbed at the side; the original also must have the original Court exhibit tags. Please see Judge Matz' Civil Jury Trial Order for further explanations.
Jury instructions - Judge Matz prefers 9th Circuit model instructions. Counsel to submit instructions via email to ahm_chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov.
On first day of trial, counsel shall provide the court with three (3) additional copies of the joint witness/exhibit lists.
Verdict Forms - See Civil Jury Trial Order.
Other - Review the court's Civil Trial Order.
Counsel in civil cases are to obtain the services of an interpreter, if one is needed.
Other information: Judge Matz requires compliance with Local Rule 7-3, particularly with respect to motions to dismiss pleadings and other motions under Federal Rule 12. |