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Specification of Ground - Newly Discovered Evidence

C.D. Cal. L.R. 59-1.3

If the ground for the motion is newly discovered evidence, the motion shall be supported by a declaration by the party, or the agent of the party having personal knowledge of the facts, showing: (a) When the evidence was first discovered; (b) Why it could not with reasonable diligence have been produced at trial; (c) What attempts were made to discover and present the evidence at trial; (d) If the evidence is oral testimony, the nature of the testimony and the willingness of the witness to so testify; and (e) If the evidence is documentary, the documents or duly authenticated copies thereof, or satisfactory evidence of their contents where the documents are not then available.
Official source: https://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2026-June-LRs-Chap-1.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23