§V. Ex Parte Applications. Ex parte applications that fail to conform to Local Rule 7-19 and 7-19.1, including a statement of opposing counsel's position, will not be considered except on a specific showing of good cause. Concurrently with service of the ex parte papers by electronic service, facsimile, or personal service, the moving party shall notify the opposition that opposing papers must be filed no later than twenty-four (24) hours following service. If opposing counsel does not intend to oppose the ex parte application, counsel must inform the Courtroom Deputy Clerk by telephone or email as soon as possible.

§I. Court Appearances. Unless a party is representing him or herself, parties shall be represented by lead counsel at all court appearances, including scheduling conferences. Under no circumstances should counsel, or a party if the party is appearing pro se, fail to appear at a court appearance unless their appearance has been waived by prior order of the Court. JPS §9: In civil cases, lead trial counsel is expected to appear at all conferences and hearings, including motion hearings. Special appearances are not permitted, and only counsel of record may appear.

§IX. Communication with the Court. All appropriate inquiries should be directed to Judge Carter's Courtroom Deputy Clerk at (714) 338-4543 or DOC_Chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov. Counsel should not attempt to contact chambers directly. Counsel should list their email addresses and phone numbers on their papers in order to facilitate communication by the Courtroom Deputy Clerk.

§VIII. Settlement. If settlement is reached at any time in this litigation, the parties shall immediately notify the Court by telephone, email, or by filing a notice of settlement. Local Rule 40-2.

JPS §6: Memoranda of Points and Authorities, Motions (including TROs) and Oppositions are limited to 25 pages in length, not inclusive of the captions, signature, tables, or attorney information. Any pages in excess of these limits will be stricken if leave of court was not obtained prior to filing.

JPS §6: Memoranda of Points and Authorities, Motions (including TROs) and Oppositions are limited to 25 pages in length, not inclusive of the captions, signature, tables, or attorney information.

JPS §6: Replies are limited to 10 pages. Any pages in excess of these limits will be stricken if leave of court was not obtained prior to filing. No supplemental brief(s) or sur-reply briefs may be filed without leave of Court. Local Rule 7-10.

JPS §6: All filings with the Court must be a minimum of 14-point size font and use double-spaced paragraphs. Any filings that do not comply with these requirements may be stricken if leave of court was not obtained prior to filing. Footnotes may be single-spaced, but the font size must be the same as that used in the body of the document.

§IV. Motions. Counsel should note the timing and service requirements of Local Rules 6 and 7: (1) Rule 6-1: Notice of motion and the moving papers must be filed and served twenty-eight (28) days before the noticed hearing date, unless the notice is served by mail, in which case service is required thirty-one (31) days prior; (2) Rule 7-9: Opposing papers shall be filed twenty-one (21) calendar days before the hearing date; (3) Rule 7-10: Reply papers, if any, shall be filed fourteen (14) calendar days before the hearing date.

JPS Law and Motion Schedule: Civil motions, Ex Partes, Status Conferences, and Scheduling Conferences are heard on Mondays at 8:30 a.m. Criminal motions, Status Conferences, Change of Pleas, and Sentencings are heard on Mondays at 7:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. If Monday is a holiday, the next motion date is the following Monday. It is NOT necessary to clear a hearing date with the Courtroom Deputy ('CRD') before filing a motion.

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JPS §4 Mandatory chambers copies: All original filings are to be filed electronically pursuant to Local Rule 5-4. Civil matters: motions for final approval of class settlements; ex parte applications (excluding PHV Applications) and related documents (oppositions and exhibits); Joint Rule 26(f) Reports; and all pretrial as well as ALL TRIAL DOCUMENTS. To save paper, no courtesy copies should be filed for motions not listed above. Mandatory chambers copies of all documents shall be delivered to the mandatory chambers box (10th floor) no later than noon following the date of filing. MANDATORY CHAMBERS COPIES DO NOT NEED TO BE BLUE-BACKED.

JPS §8 Proposed Orders: Please refer to L.R. 5-4.4.1 (requiring electronic filing of proposed orders in PDF format) and L.R. 5-4.4.2 (requiring email submission of proposed orders in Word-processing formats). For email submissions of proposed orders, the Court prefers that proposed orders be submitted in Word format only. Email submissions of proposed orders should be sent to DOC_Chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov. Please note the Court does not have the capability to process proposed orders via CD or disk.

§VII. Applications to File Documents Under Seal. There is a strong presumption that the public has a right of access to records in civil cases. For non-dispositive motions, the party seeking to maintain the confidentiality of the document(s) or portions thereof must show good cause. For dispositive motions, the party seeking protection must articulate compelling reasons for maintaining the confidentiality of the document(s) and must seek relief that is narrowly tailored to the protected interest. No document will be filed under seal in its entirety unless it is shown in the application that it is not feasible to file a redacted version for public viewing.

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JPS Important Notice: All proceedings- including trials, motion hearings, scheduling conferences, and status conferences- will be held IN PERSON in Courtroom 10A. Any request for a remote appearance must be e-filed promptly with a declaration showing good cause. Requests for remote appearance are rarely granted. §I Civil SO: The parties must appear in person for hearings and conferences before the Court. The Court does not permit telephonic appearances.

§III. Continuances and Extensions of Deadlines. This Court has a strong interest in adhering to scheduled dates. Changes in dates are disfavored. Trial dates set by the Court are firm and will rarely be changed, except that the Court may advance the trial date up to two weeks. Any request, whether by application or stipulation, to continue the date of any matter before this Court must be supported by a detailed explanation of the grounds for the requested continuance or extension of time. JPS §14: If counsel has a calendar conflict, counsel should seek a stipulation from all opposing counsel; if not forthcoming, file an Ex Parte Application.

JPS §2 Discovery motions in a civil case: All discovery motions are to be calendared before the assigned Magistrate Judge. Parties and counsel are directed to the procedures for discovery motions in Local Rule 37 and are advised to consult the procedures page of the Magistrate Judge assigned to their case.

Scheduling §IV(3). Discovery Motions: Any motion regarding the inadequacy of responses to discovery must be filed and served no later than five (5) days after the discovery cut-off date. Routine discovery motions will be referred to the magistrate judge assigned to the case. Whenever possible, the Court expects counsel to resolve discovery disputes among themselves in a courteous, reasonable, and professional manner. Repeated resort to the Court for guidance in discovery is unnecessary and may result in the Court appointing a Special Master at the joint expense of the parties to resolve discovery disputes.