General Information: 'Ex parte applications are for extraordinary relief. See Mission Power Engineering Co. v. Continental Casualty Co., 883 F. Supp. 488 (C.D. Cal. 1995).' Applications are normally considered on the papers and are rarely set for hearing. Applications that fail to conform to L.R. 7-19 and L.R. 7-19.1 will not be considered except on a specific showing of good cause. Moving party shall notify the opposition that opposing papers must be filed no later than 24 hours following service, except in cases where the opposing party has not previously appeared — in which case 48 hours. Parties need not deliver paper courtesy copies of filings related to ex parte applications.

Electronic Filing: 'DO NOT use this email address [vbf_chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov] for communication with the Court or the clerk.' The chambers email is limited to submitting proposed orders (Word/WordPerfect versions accompanying e-filed applications/stipulations). Under seal filings must not be sent to the chambers email.

Silent on motion notice days.

Law and Motion Schedule (Civil): 'A party filing a motion in a civil case should not notice a hearing date. Once a motion has been fully briefed, the Court will determine whether oral argument is necessary.'

Yes

Mandatory Chambers Copies: 'All chambers copies must be delivered to the courtesy copy bins adjacent to the United States District Court Customer Service window, located on the fourth floor, Room 4300, of the U.S. Courthouse, 350 West First Street, Los Angeles, California 90012.' Important Notice: In cases referred to a Magistrate Judge, do not provide courtesy paper copies to Judge Fairbank; provide them only to the Magistrate Judge's chambers.

Electronic Filing: 'All proposed signature items, including applications and stipulations to extend time, shall be accompanied by a proposed order. After the application/stipulation and proposed order have been filed electronically, counsel shall email the PDF version of the application/stipulation and a WordPerfect or Microsoft Word version of the proposed order to chambers at vbf_chambers@cacd.uscourts.gov.'

Law and Motion Schedule (Civil): 'The party seeking to seal documents must file a proper application with the Court, in which the applicant must demonstrate for each document or category of documents sufficient grounds to warrant placing the documents under seal. See L.R. 79-5... For sealing dispositive motions, see Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006) (compelling reasons standard).' Electronic Filing: 'For UNDER SEAL FILINGS, process documents the traditional way, but attach a Notice of Manual Filing... DO NOT send these documents to the chamber's email.'

Law and Motion Schedule (Civil): 'Once a motion has been fully briefed, the Court will determine whether oral argument is necessary.' Ex parte applications 'are normally considered on the papers and are rarely set for hearing. If a hearing is necessary, the parties will be notified.'

Silent on discovery referral.

Silent on discovery motion process.