- Civil Motion Hearings: Mondays only at 9:30 a.m. No Tuesday motion days.
Criminal Motion Hearings: Same as Civil except motion should be noticed for 3:30 p.m.
All discovery motions shall be noticed before the assigned Magistrate Judge (see initials of Magistrate Judge in parentheses in the case number). .
Tentative rulings are not issued in advance.
A mandatory chambers copy of all papers filed with the court SHALL be delivered to chambers at Room 660, Roybal Federal Building, no later than 12:00 noon the following business day. ALL mandatory chambers copies SHALL fully comply with the document formatting requirements of Local Rule 11-3, including the "backing" requirements of Local Rule 11-3.5. The filing party and their counsel MAY BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS for failure to deliver a mandatory chambers copy in full compliance with this Order and Local Rule 11-3.
Ex parteapplications should be presented to the filing window, and Local Rule 7-19 and 7-19.1 should be observed. Do not request or require opposing counsel to come to court at the time the application is being filed. Hearings are rarely held on ex parte applications. If a hearing is necessary, the parties will be notified. The judge allows only 24 hours for opposition papers to be filed. Service of all ex parte applications and oppositions shall be by personal delivery or electronic means and shall be effected at or before the time the document is filed.
It is best to leave a message for the court clerk at the above number as soon as you know a request for continuance is going to be made.
Counsel shall not contact the law clerks or secretary on any matters except if they are trying to locate the court clerk.
Calls will not be returned regarding the status of submitted motions, stipulations, or proposed orders. Counsel wishing to know whether or not a stipulation or proposed order has been approved shall comply with Local Rule 11-4.5.
If electronic equipment must be brought into the courtroom for trial, make prior arrangements with the Building Manager, (213)894-3483, as soon as possible. Notice should also be given to the court clerk.
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 applications should be presented to the judge's current law clerks at 213-894-5766.
Civil trial exhibits should be placed in binders with the exhibit number tabbed on the right hand side. The outside of the binder should clearly indicate what exhibit numbers are inside that binder. There should be two sets of binders - one set for the judge and a second set for the witness stand. The set for the witness stand should have the court exhibit tag placed consistently on the upper or lower right hand side of the front page. Never place an exhibit tag on the back side of a page. Do not block any part of the exhibit by using the exhibit tag. If necessary to preserve the exhibit, staple the tag onto the document. See Judge King's separate Order Re: Criminal Trial Preparation, linked below.
On the morning of civil trials counsel should be prepared to turn over to the court clerk the two sets of exhibits, the witness list in triplicate, and the exhibit list in triplicate. See Judge King's separate Order Re: Criminal Trial Preparation, linked below.
In civil trials, counsel shall submit a joint set of instructions. If counsel are unable to agree upon all the instructions to be given, then counsel shall have one set of joint/agreed to instructions, and a separate set of disputed instructions. The disputed instructions shall have a section for each party's proffered instructions, and all other parties' objections and citation of authorities in support of such objections. These instructions should be presented to the court no later than the commencement of trial. Generally, the court expects that counsel will have no more than a few disputed instructions. See Judge King's separate Order Re: Criminal Trial Preparation.
The clerk will prepare any verdict forms necessary in a criminal trial. In a civil matter the parties shall prepare proposed forms of verdict and present them at the commencement of trial.
If the assistance of an interpreter is necessary in a civil action, it is counsel's responsibility to contact the Court Interpreter Coordinator, 213-894-4599, to arrange for such services. |