Local Rule 291.1: POST-TRIAL MOTIONS FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW
E.D. Cal. — Civil rule
RULE 291.1 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 50)
POST-TRIAL MOTIONS FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW Motions for judgment as a matter of law shall state with specific references to relevant portions of any existing record and to any supporting affidavits: (1) the particular errors of law claimed, (2) if a ground is insufficiency of the evidence, the particulars thereof, and (3) if a ground is newly discovered evidence, the particulars thereof, together with a full, complete description of the facts relating to the discovery of such evidence and the movant's diligence in connection therewith. A motion for judgment as a matter of law and any opposition thereto shall be supported by briefs. Except as otherwise provided in this Rule or in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, L.R. 230 shall apply to motions for judgment as a matter of law. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 50.