Civil motions are heard in person in Courtroom 10, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. Absent exceptional circumstances, motions noticed for hearing with less than four weeks between the close of briefing and the hearing may be automatically re-noticed by the Court.

Except for administrative motions or stipulations, chambers copies of any filing must be provided within three (3) days of filing. Chambers copies should be double-sided (when possible) and three-hole punched along the left side of the page, and should bear the ECF filing 'stamp' (case number, docket number, date, and ECF page number) along the top of the page.

The Court may notify the parties in advance of a setting that will be conducted via Zoom rather than in person, but the default rule is that all settings are held in person. Unless a case is particularly complex, each side is typically allotted an initial five (5) minutes of oral argument, after which the parties should be prepared to address any questions from the Court.

Counsel for each party shall meet and confer in person or via videoconference to attempt to resolve their dispute informally. A mere exchange of letters, emails, telephone calls or facsimile transmissions does not satisfy the meet and confer requirement. If the parties are unable to resolve their dispute informally after a good faith effort, including meet and confer efforts conducted by lead trial counsel, the parties shall prepare a joint statement of not more than five pages (12-point font or greater) stating the nature and status of the dispute.