Free ADR Scheduling Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-02769-JL

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Magistrate Judge James Larson San Francisco Courtroom F, 15th Floor (415) 522-2112 James Larson, Magistrate Judge Wings Hom, Courtroom Deputy (415) 522-2046 Venice Thomas, Secretary (415) 522-2112 Kathleen Campbell, Career Law Clerk

NOTICES 1. Civil Law & Motion is heard on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Counsel need not reserve a hearing date for civil matters, but should confirm the judge's availability in the legal newspapers and on the district court web site, www.cand.uscourts.gov. 2. Criminal motions are scheduled with the courtroom deputy for any Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. when the judge is available. Motions are governed by the Federal Rules and the Civil and Criminal Local Rules. 3. Status and Case Management Conferences are heard on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. 4. Pretrial Conferences are heard Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. 5. The Magistrate Judge's Settlement Conference Order is also available on the Court web site or from the Clerk's Office. 6. Parties with questions regarding scheduling of settlement conferences should contact Judge Larson's secretary, Venice Thomas, at (415) 522-2112. All other scheduling questions should be addressed to Judge Larson's courtroom deputy, Wings Hom, at (415) 522-2046.

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7. Discovery disputes in cases referred by the district court are handled in one of three ways: a. Motions noticed for a hearing before the district court and then referred to this court will be re-scheduled on Magistrate Judge Larson's Law and Motion calendar. Parties will be notified in writing. b. In disputes which arise after the case has been referred, but before a motion has been filed before the district judge, the parties shall follow the following procedure: Parties shall meet and confer in person, or, if counsel are located outside the Bay Area, by telephone, to attempt to resolve their dispute informally. A mere exchange of letters, telephone calls, or facsimile transmissions does not satisfy the requirement to meet and confer. If, after a good faith effort, the parties have not resolved their dispute, they shall prepare a concise joint statement without affidavits or exhibits, stating the nature and status of their dispute. If a joint statement is not possible, each side may submit a brief individual statement. The Court will advise the parties regarding the need, if any, for formal briefing or a hearing. Law and motion matters, including discovery motions, shall be filed in accordance with Civil Local Rule 7-2. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-2(a), any papers filed in connection with any motion referred to Magistrate Judge Larson by a district judge must be filed in the Clerk's Office at the division where the chambers of the district judge is located, whether Oakland, San Francisco or San Jose. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-2(b), the courtesy copies of papers filed in connection with any motion assigned to Magistrate Judge Larson, including those in cases where the assigned district judge sits in Oakland, or San Jose, must be delivered to the Clerk's Office or to Magistrate Judge Larson's chambers, at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco. Any party seeking an award of attorney fees or other expenses as sanctions in connection with a discovery dispute shall file a separate motion as required by Civil Local Rule 37-1(e). c. Telephone conferences in discovery disputes are not encouraged but will be arranged at the court's discretion and are usually reserved for questions arising in the course of a deposition or other emergency. d. In cases referred to Magistrate Judge Larson for discovery, if a party wishes to file a document under seal, that party shall first file a written request for a sealing order setting forth the good cause and accompanied by a proposed order, as provided by Civil Local Rule 79-5.

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8. In all "E-Filing" cases when filing papers in connection with any motion for determination by the judge, the parties shall, in addition to filing papers electronically, lodge with chambers a printed copy of the papers by the close of the next court day following the day the papers are filed electronically. These printed copies shall be marked "Chambers Copy" and shall be submitted to the Clerk's Office, in an envelope clearly marked with the judge's name, case number and "E-Filing Chambers Copy." Parties shall not file a paper copy of any document with the Clerk's Office that has already been filed electronically.

9. Any proposed order in a case subject to electronic filing shall be e-filed. 10. Motions for summary judgment in cases assigned to Magistrate Judge Larson for trial shall be accompanied by a statement of the material facts not in dispute supported by citations to admissible evidence. The parties shall file a joint statement of undisputed facts wherever possible. If the parties are unable to reach complete agreement after meeting and conferring, they shall file a joint statement of the undisputed facts about which they do agree. Any party may then file a separate statement of the additional facts which the party contends are undisputed.

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