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Notice of Complex Case. If a criminal case includes eight or

C.D. Cal. L.Cr.R. 7-3

more defendants in the indictment or if the presentation of evidence (including cross-examination) in the government’s case-in-chief will exceed twelve trial days, the case is considered “complex.” In such cases, the government must file with the Court, at the time the indictment is filed, a Notice of Complex Case that indicates the grounds for considering the case complex. Likewise, upon the filing of a superseding indictment in a case not previously identified as complex, the government must file a Notice of Complex Case if the case now qualifies as such.
Official source: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025%20December%20LRs%20Chap%2 · retrieved 2026-07-23