- Civil motions are heard
Mondays at 1:30 pm. Criminal motions are heard Mondays at 1:30 pm. If Monday is a holiday, the next motion hearing date is the following Monday. Counsel need not clear a motion date with the Court Clerk prior to filing a motion.
Discovery motions shall be calendared before Judge Kelleher, not before the assigned Magistrate Judge.
The Court does not issue tentative rulings.
All papers filed with the Court must conform to Local Rule 11-3.1.1, which requires all papers to use typeface 14-point or larger.
Mandatory chambers copies of all electronically filed documents shall be delivered directly to Room 1434 (Chambers), not later than 12:00 noon the day following the e-filing. The document should be marked “mandatory chambers copy, e-filed on (fill in the date).” Documents e-filed without a mandatory chambers copy delivered to chambers WILL SUBJECT COUNSEL TO SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE JUDGE'S POLICY AND PROCEDURES. The copy must conform to the standards set forth in the Local Rules.
Mandatory chambers copies on all electronically filed documents shall be delivered to Room 1434 (Chambers), not later than 12:00 noon the day following the e-filing. Please mark the document “Mandatory Chambers Copy, e-filed on (fill in the date).” Documents e-filed without a mandatory chambers copy delivered to chambers WILL BE REJECTED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
All ex parte applications and motions must conform to the standards set forth in Local Rule 7-9. Opposition papers are due within 48 hours. No hearing will be held unless the Court so notifies counsel.
Requests to continue any scheduled court proceeding shall be made in the form of a written stipulation, ex parte application or motion, along with a proposed order. Oral requests will not be considered. Counsel will not assume the request is granted without notification from the court.
Counsel may not contact the Judge’s secretary or law clerks.
Please submit an extra copy of any stipulation or order with a self-addressed, stamped envelope pursuant to Local Rule 11-4.4. The Court Clerk will mail the copy back to counsel.
If counsel have a calendar conflict, counsel must notify the Court Clerk as soon as the conflict is known. Please inform the Court Clerk as to the name of the judge, the time of the conflict, the place of the court, etc.
If counsel need to bring electronic equipment into the courtroom, please notify the Court Clerk no later than five days prior to the scheduled appearance.
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 positions may be submitted in writing to the attention of the Judge’s secretary.
The moving party is responsible for hiring a qualified interpreter in a civil case. You may contact the Court Interpreter Coordinator at (213) 894 4599.
The Court will set cut off dates as well as the Pretrial Conference date after receipt of the parties' joint Rule 26(f) Report.
Applications for Substitution of Attorney must be accompanied by a declaration stating that there would be no delay in the progress of the case as a result of the substitution.
The direct testimony of expert witnesses shall consist entirely of a reading of the Rule 26(a)(2)(B) Report by the expert. |