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Local Rules — N.D. Cal.

115 local rules for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. See the court's official website for the authoritative text.

Civil Rules 104

Rule Title
10-1 Amended Pleadings
1-1 Title
1-2 Scope, Purpose and Construction
1-3 Effective Date
1-4 Sanctions and Penalties for Noncompliance
1-5 Definitions
16-1 Definitions
16-10 Case Management Conference
16-2 Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference
16-3 Lead Trial Counsel Required to Confer
16-4 Procedure in Bankruptcy Appeals
16-5 Procedure in Actions for Review on an Administrative Record
16-6 Procedure in U.S. Debt Collection Cases
16-7 Procedure in Other Exempt Cases
16-8 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the Northern District
16-9 Case Management Statement and Proposed Order
23-1 Private Securities Actions
26-1 Custodian of Discovery Documents
30-1 Required Consultation Regarding Scheduling
30-2 Numbering of Deposition Pages and Exhibits
3-1 Regular Session
3-10 Ex Parte Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis
3-11 Failure to Notify of Address Change
3-12 Related Cases
3-13 Notice of Pendency of Other Action or Proceeding
3-14 Disqualification of Assigned Judge
3-15 Disclosure of Conflicts, Interested Entities and Persons, and Citizenship
3-2 Commencement and Assignment of Action
3-3 Assignment of Action to a Judge
33-1 Form of Answers and Objections
33-2 Demands that a Party Set Forth the Basis for a Denial of a Requested Admission
33-3 Motions for Leave to Propound More Interrogatories Than Permitted by Fed. R. Civ. P. 33
3-4 Papers Presented for Filing
34-1 Form of Responses to Requests for Production
3-5 Jurisdictional Statement
3-6 Jury Demand
36-1 Form of Responses to Requests for Admission
36-2 Demands that a Party Set Forth the Basis for a Denial of a Requested Admission
3-7 [moved to 23-1]
37-1 Procedures for Resolving Disputes
37-2 Form of Motions to Compel
37-3 Discovery Cut-Off; Deadline to File Discovery Motions
37-4 Motions for Sanctions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37
3-8 Claim of Unconstitutionality
3-9 Parties
40-1 Continuance of Trial Date; Sanctions for Failure to Proceed
4-1 Limitation on Service by Marshal
4-2 Service of Supplementary Material
5-1 Electronic Case Filing
5-2 Manual Filing [Withdrawn]
5-3 Facsimile Filings [Withdrawn]
5-4 Drop Box Filings
54-1 Filing of Bill of Costs
54-2 Objections to Bill of Costs
54-3 Standards for Taxing Costs
54-4 Determination of Taxable Costs
54-5 Motion for Attorney's Fees
5-5 Certificate of Service
56-1 Notice of Motion
56-2 Separate or Joint Statement of Undisputed Facts
56-3 Issues Deemed Established
6-1 Enlarging or Shortening Time
6-2 Stipulated Request for Order Changing Time
6-3 Motion to Change Time
65-1 Temporary Restraining Orders
65.1-1 Security
65-2 Motion for Preliminary Injunction
66-1 Appointment of Receiver
66-2 Employment of Attorneys, Accountants or Investigators
66-3 Motion for Fees
66-4 Deposit of Funds
66-5 Reports
66-6 Notice of Hearings
7-1 Motions
7-10 Ex Parte Motions
7-11 Motion for Administrative Relief
7-12 Stipulations
7-13 Notice Regarding Submitted Matters
7-14 Designation Not for Citation [withdrawn]
7-2 Notice and Supporting Papers
72-1 Powers of Magistrate Judge
72-2 Motion for Relief from Nondispositive Pretrial Order of Magistrate Judge
72-3 Motion for De Novo Determination of Dispositive Matter Referred to Magistrate Judge
7-3 Opposition; Reply; Supplementary Material
73-1 Time for Consent to Magistrate Judge
7-4 Brief or Memorandum of Points and Authorities
7-5 Affidavit or Declaration
7-6 Oral Testimony Concerning Motion
7-7 Continuance of Hearing or Withdrawal of Motion
77-1 Locations and Hours
77-2 Orders Grantable by Clerk
77-3 Remote Public Access to Court Proceedings [Revised]
77-4 Official Notices
77-5 Security of the Court
77-6 Weapons in the Courthouse and Courtroom
77-7 Court Library
77-8 Complaints Against Judges
7-8 Motions for Sanctions — Form and Timing
7-9 Motion for Reconsideration
79-1 Transcript and Designation of Record on Appeal
79-2 Exclusions from Record on Appeal
79-3 Files; Custody and Withdrawal
79-4 Custody and Retention of Trial Exhibits
79-5 Filing Documents Under Seal in Civil Cases

General Rules 2

Rule Title
83-1 Method of Amendment
83-2 Procedure for Public Comment on Local Rules

Attorney Rules 9

Rule Title
11-1 The Bar of this Court
11-2 Counsel for the United States
11-3 Pro Hac Vice
11-4 Standards of Professional Conduct
11-5 Withdrawal from Case
11-6 Discipline
11-7 Reciprocal Discipline and Discipline Following Felony Conviction
11-8 Sanctions for Unauthorized Practice
11-9 Student Practice