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Lodging Documents. “Lodge” means to deliver to the Clerk a

C.D. Cal. L.R. 5-1

document which is tendered to the Court but is not approved for filing, such as depositions, exhibits, or a proposed form of order. Unless excluded from electronic filing pursuant to L.R. 5-4.2, all lodged documents shall be submitted electronically, in the same manner as documents that are electronically filed. Parties electronically lodging proposed orders or other proposed documents that require a judge’s signature must comply with L.R. 5-4.4.
Official source: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-June-LRs-Chap-1.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23