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C.D. Cal. · Judge Eick · Practice Guide

Hon. Charles F. Eick

All local rules for C.D. Cal., integrated with this judge's published requirements.

Before You File
Ex parte applications
🏛 C.D. Cal. local rule

Good-faith oral notice to all parties required L.R. 7-19.1 ↗

Contacting chambers
👤 Judge Eick — standing order

Inquiries concerning the status of a motion, stipulation or proposed order should be made to the Court's deputy clerk. Counsel are not allowed to contact the Judge's law clerk or secretary, or to communicate with the Court or Chambers by means of the Court's email address other than to email proposed orders.

Drafting the Motion
Length limits — motion, opposition, reply
🏛 C.D. Cal. local rule
Motion

25 pages maximum for memorandum in support of or opposition to any motion C.D. Cal. L.R. 11-6 ↗

Opposition

7,000 words maximum L.R. 11-6.1 ↗

Reply

12 pages maximum for reply memorandum C.D. Cal. L.R. 11-6 ↗

Filing & Scheduling
Briefing schedule & hearing date
🏛 C.D. Cal. local rule
Notice period

28 days before hearing date L.R. 6-1 ↗

Hearing days

Filer designates; no district-wide hearing day L.R. 6-1 ↗

👤 Judge Eick — standing order
Hearing days

Law and Motion Schedule: Civil motions customarily are heard on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. If a motion is to be noticed for hearing on a Friday at 9:30 a.m., it is not necessary to clear a motion date with the court's deputy clerk prior to filing the motion. The provision of Local Rule 6 governing the service of a notice of motion served personally shall govern a notice of motion served electronically.

Chambers / courtesy copies
👤 Judge Eick — standing order
Details

Mandatory chambers copies of e-filed documents are not required unless the document relates to an ex parte application, a TRO, an injunction, is voluminous document, or the Court requests 'mandatory chambers copies' in a particular case. If a 'mandatory chambers copy' is required, it shall be delivered to the drop box outside of Room 1200, 12th Floor, Roybal Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse no later than noon of the court day following the e-filing of the document.

Proposed orders
🏛 C.D. Cal. local rule

E-file PDF; email Word copy to chambers L.R. 52-4.1 ↗

The Hearing
Oral argument
🏛 C.D. Cal. local rule

Court may dispense with oral argument on any motion and decide it on the papers; counsel notified by court order C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15 ↗

Discovery
Discovery referral procedure
🏛 C.D. Cal. local rule

Joint stipulation required L.R. 37-2 ↗

Know Before You Go
👤 Judge Eick — deviations that burn people
  • Chambers email is for proposed orders ONLY — counsel may NOT email the court or chambers for any other purpose, including status inquiries
  • Counsel are barred from contacting the judge's law clerk or secretary — all status inquiries route through the deputy clerk
  • No mandatory chambers copies by default — copies required only for ex parte applications, TROs, injunctions, voluminous documents, or when specifically requested
  • Mandatory chambers copies (when required) must be dropped at Room 1200, 12th Floor Roybal by NOON of the court day following e-filing
  • Civil motions customarily heard Fridays at 9:30 a.m. — Friday 9:30 dates do not need to be cleared with the deputy clerk before filing
  • LR 6 rule for personally-served notices governs electronic service — do not assume federal default service math applies
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