Local Rule 142: AFFIDAVITS
E.D. Cal. — General rule
RULE 142 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 43)
AFFIDAVITS
(a) Requirements. An affidavit, see L.R. 101, submitted in support of any motion shall:
(1) identify the affiant, the party or parties on whose behalf it is submitted, and the motion to which it pertains, see L.R. 133(h);
(2) be served on all other parties and filed with the motion, opposition or reply to which it relates, unless accompanied by an affidavit of counsel purporting to show good cause for the separate filing thereof; and
(3) identify, authenticate, and attach documents and exhibits offered in support of or in opposition to the motion, unless such documents and exhibits are already in the record and specifically referred to in the motion or opposition.
(b) Affidavits Referencing Depositions. When deposition testimony is referenced in or appended to an affidavit, the party filing the affidavit shall comply with L.R. 133(j).