United States District Court, Central District of California

Name:	Title:	Court Room	Location:
Hon. Alicemarie H. Stotler	Judge	10 A	Santa Ana

Courtroom Deputy Clerk:	Telephone:
Ellen Matheson	714-338-4758

Click here to view Closed Motion Dates.

ALL CRIMINAL MOTION DATES MUST BE CLEARED WITH COURT CLERK PRIOR TO FILING MOTIONS.

District Judge:	Alicemarie H. Stotler	Courtroom No.	10A
Court Clerk:	Ellen Matheson	Telephone No.	714-338-4758
Court Reporter:	Deborah Parker	Telephone No.	714-542-8409

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
I.	COURT PROCEEDINGS	1
	A. Scheduled times (Civil)	1
	B. Scheduled times (Criminal)	2
II.	COURT PROCEDURES - MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	3

ATTACHMENTS

A. B. C.

Order For Jury Trial – Civil (A.pdf) Order For Court Trial – Civil (B.pdf) Order Governing Pretrial Motions, Trial, and Sentencing – Criminal (C.pdf)

I. COURT PROCEEDINGS A. Scheduled times: CIVIL. COUNSEL SHALL VIEW CLOSED MOTION DATES LISTED ABOVE, PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF MOTION.

Proceeding	Day (M-F)	Time
Motions It is not necessary to clear or reserve a motion date with the court clerk prior to filing the motion.	Mondays, except 5th Monday of the month. If Monday is a holiday, set on next available Monday	10:00 a.m. Most motions are adjudicated without oral argument. A separate, proposed order is required.
Discovery motions	to be scheduled before the Magistrate Judge assigned to the case
Scheduling Orders pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and 26(f)		Scheduling orders are issued based on the pleadings and the parties’ Joint Report usually without a court hearing.
Final Pretrial Conferences	Mondays	2:00 p.m.
Trials	Tuesday start otherwise, Tues.-Thurs. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	9:00 a.m.
Bankruptcy Appeals	Mondays	1:30 p.m. Most appeals are adjudicated without oral argument.
Ex Parte Applications	Call Court Clerk to notify of ex parte application. Clerk may hold for opposition. Submitted on the papers unless otherwise scheduled by the Court. A separate proposed order must be submitted.
Trial preparation**	See Judge’s order regarding Court or Jury Trials issued with Scheduling Order. The order contains information re: jury instructions, conduct at trial, Exhibit Conference Friday before trial, etc.

**Court’s Order For Jury Trial is attached as Attachment A. **Court’s Order for Court Trial is attached as Attachment B. B. Scheduled times: CRIMINAL

Proceeding	Day (M-F)	Time
Motions	Mondays **	As scheduled by clerk
Motions in Limine	1st day of trial	9:00 a.m.
Motions to Suppress	Mondays**	As scheduled by clerk
Change of plea	As scheduled by clerk	As scheduled by clerk
Rule 20 plea	As scheduled by clerk	As scheduled by clerk
Sentencing	As scheduled by clerk	As scheduled by clerk
Bail hearings	As scheduled by clerk	As scheduled by clerk
Revocation hearing	As scheduled by clerk	As scheduled by clerk
Trial	Tuesday start otherwise, Tues.-Thurs. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	9:00 a.m.
Ex Parte Applications	Call Court Clerk to notify of ex parte application. Clerk may hold for opposition. Submitted on the papers unless otherwise scheduled by the Court. A separate proposed order must be submitted.

**All criminal motions are to be filed and served not later than twenty-eight (28) days after arraignment and set for hearing not later than the Monday eight (8) days prior to trial at 1:30 p.m. and date cleared by Court Clerk. Counsel’s estimate of time required for presentation of motion must be set forth adjacent to caption. (Court’s Order Governing Pretrial Motions, Trial, and Sentencing issued @ PIA by Magistrate Judge. Attachment C.)

II. COURT PROCEDURES - MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are tentative rulings issued?	Yes, in some cases. Distributed at the hearing prior to calling the case.
Are counsel allowed to contact the Judge’s law clerks or executive assistant?	No, unless initiated by the law clerk or executive assistant.
Questions regarding law clerk/extern positions.	Directed to the Judge’s executive assistant.
How to order a transcript of Court proceedings	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 trial preparation.	Please review the Court’s Orders For Jury or Court Trial. (Attachment A or B)
Are appearances permitted by telephone?	No, unless specially set by Court.
Method used to impanel a jury:	“Arizona blind strike” method. Court clerk seats all prospective jurors by random draw. Jurors are handed trial calendar [optional] and a sheet of paper that calls for their later recitation of personal information, such as city of residence, place and type of work, etc. Court conducts voir dire of entire panel, not just jurors in jury box. The Judge may invite counsel to ask questions. After challenges for cause are heard at sidebar, counsel submit their written peremptory challenges. The Clerk collects the forms from counsel and gives forms to the Judge. Judge and Clerk confer so as to assign the unstruck, unchallenged jurors selected by the parties. At sidebar, the Court confirms peremptory challenges as submitted. Judge names first 6-8 unstruck, unchallenged jurors (civil) or first 12-14 unstruck, unchallenged jurors plus alternates (criminal) who constitute the jury. In criminal cases, an alternate pool can be reserved. Alternates are not identified as alternate jurors.
Proper submission of mandatory chambers copies	Mandatory Chambers Copies of all e-filed documents shall be delivered to the courtesy copy box on the 10th Floor. It is imperative that mandatory chambers copies be delivered by noon following the date of filing as required by General Order 08-11 IV .D. Failure to deliver timely mandatory chambers copies may result in a delay in hearing a motion or ordering the matter off calendar.

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