Motions and supporting documents filed pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 35 shall be
served on opposing counsel and the United States Probation Department. See L.R.
135(c). In calendaring and responding to a motion under Fed. R. Crim. P. 35, counsel
shall specify whether oral argument is desired. Failure to request oral argument shall
result in submission on the written record.
ADMIRALTY AND IN REM RULES
RULE 500
TITLE AND SCOPE OF RULES
(a) Title. These are the Local Admiralty and In Rem Rules for the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of California.
(b) Applicability. These Local Admiralty and In Rem Rules apply to maritime
and admiralty proceedings as defined in Supplemental Rule A of the Supplemental Rules
for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions (Supplemental Rules) and
to all in rem and quasi in rem proceedings referenced in Supplemental Rule A pending or
filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Local Rules
100 through 399 also apply to all civil actions, including maritime and admiralty
proceedings and in rem proceedings. See L.R. 100(b).
(c) Inconsistency with Other Local Rules. If a general, civil, criminal, or
magistrate judges’ Local Rule is inconsistent with one of these Local Rules 500 through
599, these Rules shall control all proceedings within the scope of Supplemental Rule A.
L.R. 151 shall have no application to proceedings governed by the Supplemental Rules
and these Local Admiralty and In Rem Rules.
(d) Supplemental Rule G governs civil forfeiture actions.
RULE 501
THE UNITED STATES MARSHAL
(a) Locations. The United States Marshal for the Eastern District of California
maintains permanent offices at 501 "I" Street, Sacramento, California 95814, and at the
United States Courthouse, 2500 Tulare Street, Fresno, California 93721.
(b) Office Hours. The regular office hours of the Marshal at Sacramento and
Fresno are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day except Saturdays, Sundays, and
holidays.
(c) Emergency Telephone. In emergencies, the United States Marshal may
be reached by telephone 24 hours a day at (916) 930-2030 in Sacramento and (559) 487-
5600 in Fresno.
(d) Meaning of "Marshal." When used throughout these Local Admiralty and
In Rem Rules, unless otherwise specified, the term "Marshal" means the United States
Marshal appointed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 561, or a duly appointed deputy marshal, as
the case may be.
RULE 510
COMPLAINTS, ALLEGATIONS AND
ACCOMPANYING AFFIDAVIT
(a) Caption. Every complaint filed as a Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(h) action shall set
forth "In Admiralty" following the designation of the Court, in addition to the statement, if
any, contained in the body of the complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(h). If the
complaint contains one or more causes of action at law, it shall set forth "At Law and In
Admiralty."
(b) Mandatory Allegations. Every complaint in actions under Supplemental
Rule B and C shall state the dollar amount of the debt, damages, or salvage for which the
action is brought. This dollar amount shall also be stated in the process, together with a
description of the nature of any other items of damage including any unliquidated items
claimed, such as attorneys' fees. The defendant or claimant may post bond pursuant to
Supplemental Rule E(5) based on such allegations. See L.R. 151, 523.
(c) Mandatory Allegations in Salvage Actions. In salvage actions, the
complaint shall state to the extent known or the estimated dollar value of the hull, cargo,
freight, and other property salved, the dollar amount claimed, and the names of the
principal salvers, and shall state that the action is instituted in their behalf and in behalf
of all other persons interested or associated with them.
(d) Affidavit Showing Defendant's Absence. The affidavit accompanying the
complaint as required by Supplemental Rule B shall state with particularity the efforts
made to obtain in personam jurisdiction over the defendant within the District. The phrase
"not found within the district" in Supplemental Rule B(1) means that, in an in personam
action, the defendant cannot be served with the summons and complaint as provided in
Fed. R. Civ. P. 4.
RULE 512
PROCESS GENERALLY
(a) Issuance of Summons. See L.R. 210(a).
(b) Proof of Service. See L.R. 210(b).
(c) Judicial Authorization for Arrest, Attachment or Garnishment. See
Supplemental Rules B(1), C(3). Unless otherwise ordered, the review of complaints and
accompanying papers provided for in Supplemental Rules B(1) and C(3) is conducted in
the absence of the affiant party or attorney. The plaintiff shall lodge a form of order that,
upon signature by the Court, will direct the arrest, attachment or garnishment. See L.R.
137(b).
(d) Issuance of Authorization by the Clerk. Process may be issued by the
Clerk only when a plaintiff or attorney certifies by affidavit filed with the Clerk that specified
exigent circumstances make review by the Court impracticable, but no such process shall
be issued until every effort to secure judicial review has been pursued, including
conducting a hearing by telephone conference.
(e) Use of State Procedures. When the plaintiff invokes a state procedure in
order to attach or garnish under Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(n), the process of attachment or
garnishment shall so state.
(f) Instructions to Marshal. If service of process is to be effected by the
Marshal, see Supplemental Rules C(3) and E(4), the party who requires service shall
state in writing that party's instructions to the Marshal on appropriate forms available from
the Marshal's Office specifying information necessary to effect service. If the party does
not wish the process to be served at the time of giving instructions, the party shall request
that service of process be held in abeyance. In such a case, the Marshal has no
responsibility to ensure that process is served at a later date absent further instruction.
(g) Seizure of Property Already in Custody of the United States. When
property in the custody of an officer or employee of the United States is to be arrested or
attached, the person effecting service shall deliver a copy of the complaint and warrant
for arrest, order of the Court, or summons and process of attachment, to such officer or
employee or, if such officer or employee is not found within the District, then to the
custodian of the property within the District. The person effecting service shall notify such
officer, employee, or custodian not to relinquish the property from custody until ordered
to do so by the Court.
RULE 513
PROMPT HEARING FOLLOWING ARREST,
ATTACHMENT OR GARNISHMENT
Whenever property is arrested, attached, or garnished, any person claiming an
interest in the property shall be entitled to a prompt hearing before the Court on written
notice to the party bringing the arrest, attachment, or garnishment and to all other parties
who have appeared in the action. The hearing shall be noticed and scheduled as is a
hearing on a request for temporary restraining order. See L.R. 231. At the hearing, the
party that obtained the arrest, attachment, or garnishment shall show cause why the
arrest, attachment, or garnishment order should not be vacated forthwith and other
appropriate relief granted. See Supplemental Rules B(1), C(3), and E(4)(f). This Rule
shall not apply to those actions excepted in Supplemental Rule E(4)(f).
RULE 520
SECURITY FOR COSTS
(a) Security for Costs in Supplemental Rule E Actions. In an action
governed by Supplemental Rule E, a party may serve on all parties and file a motion for
an order requiring the posting of security for costs or for an increase in the amount of
security for costs previously posted. See L.R. 144, 230.
(b) Security for Costs in Supplemental Rule F Actions. The amount of the
security for costs required by Supplemental Rule F(1) shall be $1000 unless a different
amount is specifically set by the Court. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the
security for costs may be combined with the security for value and interest, if such security
is posted.
(c) Time of Posting Security. The $1000 security for costs required by
Supplemental Rule F(1) and L.R. 520(b) shall be posted before issuance of process and
service of the complaint. Any party ordered to post security for costs in a Supplemental
Rule E action or additional security in an action under Supplemental Rules E or F shall
do so within seven (7) days after service of the order requiring its posting, unless a
different time is specified by the Court.
(d) Election to Make Deposit in Lieu of Bond. See L.R. 150, 151.
(e) Sanction for Failure to Post Security. A party that fails to post security
as required or as ordered may not participate further in the action except to seek relief
from this Rule.
RULE 521
DEPOSITS OF MARSHAL'S FEES AND EXPENSES
(a) Deposit Required Before Seizure. A party who seeks arrest, attachment,
or garnishment of property in an action governed by Supplemental Rule E shall deposit
with the Marshal the sum estimated by the Marshal to be sufficient to pay the fees and
expenses of arresting and keeping the property for at least fourteen (14) days. The
Marshal is not required to execute process of arrest, attachment, or garnishment until
such deposit is made. See 28 U.S.C. § 1921.
(b) Additional Deposits Required After Seizure. A party who has caused
the Marshal to arrest, attach, or garnish property shall advance additional sums from time
to time as required by the Marshal to pay the fees and expenses of the Marshal until the
property is released or disposed of as provided in Supplemental Rule E.
(c) Sanction for Failure to Make Deposit. Any party who fails to make a
deposit when required by the Marshal may not participate further in the action except to
seek relief from this Rule.
RULE 522
INTERVENORS' CLAIMS
(a) Presentation of Claims. When a vessel or other property has been
arrested, attached, or garnished, and is in the custody of the Marshal or a substitute
custodian, anyone other than the party obtaining the original arrest, attachment, or
garnishment who has a claim against the vessel or other property shall present that claim
by filing a complaint in intervention, rather than an original complaint, unless otherwise
ordered by the Court.
(b) Intervenor's Arrest, Attachment, or Garnishment. Upon satisfaction of
Fed. R. Civ. P. 24, the intervenor may deliver a conformed copy of the complaint in
intervention to the Marshal who shall deliver it to the custodian of the vessel or other
property. In such a case, the intervenor shall thereafter be subject to the rights and
obligations of a party originally arresting, attaching, or garnishing the vessel or other
property, and the vessel or other property shall stand arrested, attached, or garnished by
the intervenor as well as by the original arresting, attaching, or garnishing party. The
intervenor in such a case shall not be required to advance a security deposit to the
Marshal as was required of the original arresting, attaching, or garnishing party under
L.R. 521.
(c) Sharing of Marshal's Fees and Expenses. An intervenor who has
delivered a conformed copy of the complaint in intervention to the Marshal shall owe a
debt to the originally arresting, attaching, or garnishing party that is enforceable on
motion, consisting of the intervenor's share of the Marshal's fees and expenses in the
proportion that the intervenor's claim bears to the sum of all the claims on which the vessel
or other property has been arrested, attached, or garnished.
(d) Intervenor's Obligation Upon Vacation of the Arrest, Attachment, or
Garnishment by the Original Party. If the originally arresting, attaching, or garnishing
party permits vacation of the arrest, attachment, or garnishment, an intervenor who has
delivered conformed copies of a complaint in intervention to the Marshal shall bear
responsibility for the fees and expenses and shall deposit the sum estimated by the
Marshal to be sufficient to pay fees and expenses for ten (10) days within thirty-six (36)
hours after notice from the Marshal requiring such deposit. Such notice may be given as
soon as the Marshal learns that the originally arresting, attaching, or garnishing party
intends to permit vacation of the arrest, attachment, or garnishment, and an intervenor's
deposit received before the funds of the originally arresting, attaching, or garnishing party
are exhausted will be held for use upon exhaustion of such funds. If more than one
complaint in intervention has been delivered to the Marshal, the intervenors shall step
into the position of the originally arresting, attaching, or garnishing party as provided
herein in order of the delivery of their complaints in intervention to the Marshal. On the
sharing of Marshal's fees and expenses among intervenors, see L.R. 522(c).
RULE 523
UNDERTAKINGS IN LIEU OF ARREST
If, before or after commencement of the action, all parties accept a written
undertaking to respond on behalf of the vessel or other property sued in return for forgoing
the arrest or stipulating to the release of the vessel or other property, the undertaking
shall be filed and shall become a party in place of the vessel or other property sued and
be deemed referred to under the name of the vessel or other property in any pleading,
order, or judgment in the action.
RULE 530
PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF ACTION AND ARREST
(a) Content of Notice. The notice required by Supplemental Rule C(4) shall
be published once in accordance with L.R. 171. See L.R. 580. The notice shall contain
the following:
(1) The court, title, and number of the action;
(2) The date of the arrest;
(3) The identity of the property arrested;
(4) The name, address, and telephone number of the attorney for the
plaintiff or the plaintiff if appearing in propria persona;
(5) A statement that claims of persons entitled to possession or claiming
an interest pursuant to Supplemental Rule C(6) must be filed and served on the attorney
for the plaintiff or the plaintiff if appearing in propria persona in accordance with and within
the time specified in Supplemental Rule C(6) following the date of publication;
(6) A statement that (i) answers to the complaint must be filed and
served in accordance with and within the time specified in Supplemental Rule C(6)
following the date of publication and (ii) default may be entered and condemnation
ordered in the absence thereof;
(7) A statement that motions for intervention under Fed. R. Civ. P. 24 by
persons claiming maritime liens or other interests shall be filed and served on the attorney
for the plaintiff or the plaintiff if appearing in propria persona in accordance with and within
the time specified in Supplemental Rule C(6) for filing a claim following the date of
publication;
(8) The name, address, and telephone number of the Marshal; and
(9) Such other information as the Court may order.
(b) Filing of Proof of Publication. Plaintiff shall cause to be filed no later than
twenty-eight (28) days after the date of publication sworn proof of publication by or on
behalf of the publisher of the newspaper in which notice was published, together with a
copy of the proof of publication or reproduction thereof.
RULE 540
DEFAULT IN ACTIONS IN REM
(a) Notice Required. A party seeking a default judgment in an action in rem
shall show to the satisfaction of the Court that due notice of the action and arrest of the
property has been given:
(1) By publication, see L.R. 530;
(2) By personal service on the person having custody of the property;
(3) If the property is in the hands of a law enforcement officer, by
personal service on the person having custody before its possession by law enforcement
agency or officer; and
(4) By personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to
every other person who has not appeared in the action and is known to have an interest
in the property; provided, however, that failure to give actual notice to such other person
may be excused upon a satisfactory showing of diligent efforts to give such notice without
success.
(b) Notice to Persons with Recorded Interests. In providing the notice
required by the foregoing (a)(3), the plaintiff shall satisfy the following requirements,
provided, however, that such satisfaction shall not limit the obligation to give notice to any
other persons known to have an interest.
(1) If the defendant property is a vessel documented under the laws of
the United States, the party must obtain a current certificate of ownership from the United
States Coast Guard and give notice to all persons named therein.
(2) If the defendant property is a vessel with an identifying number, the
party must obtain information from the issuing authority and give notice to the persons
named in the records of such authority.
(3) If the defendant property is of such character that there exists a
registry of recorded property interests and/or security interests in the property (whether
governmental or private), the party must obtain information from each such registry and
give notice to the persons named in the records of each such registry.
(c) Evidence of Search for Recorded Interests. As part of the motion for
default judgment, the moving party shall provide to the Court a copy of the United States
Coast Guard certificate of ownership, any numbering identification obtained from any
issuing authority, and/or the information obtained from the private and/or governmental
registries.
(d) Motion for Default Judgment. Upon a showing that no one has appeared
to claim the property and give security, and that due notice of the action and arrest of the
property has been given, a party may move for judgment at any time after the time for
answer has expired. See L.R. 302(c)(19). If no one has appeared, the party may have
an ex parte hearing before the Court and judgment without further notice. If any person
has appeared and does not join in the motion for judgment, such person shall be given
seven (7) days notice of the motion; provided, however, that the Court can extend or
shorten the time of the required notice on good cause. See L.R. 144.
RULE 550
CUSTODY OF PROPERTY
(a) Safekeeping of Property When Seized. When a vessel, cargo, or other
property is seized, the Marshal shall take custody and arrange for adequate and
necessary security for its safekeeping which may include, in the Marshal's discretion, the
placing of keepers on or near the vessel. The Court may order the appointment of a
facility or person as substitute custodian of the property in lieu of the Marshal on motion
of any party or on its own motion. See L.R. 550(c).
(b) Cargo Handling, Repairs and Movement of the Vessel. Upon arrest or
attachment of the vessel, no cargo handling, repairs, or movement of the vessel may be
made without a court order. The applicant for such an order shall give notice to the
Marshal and to all parties who have appeared before the application for such order, and
the certificate of service of such notice shall be filed before application is made to the
Court. For good cause shown, and upon proof of adequate insurance coverage to
indemnify for any liability, the Court may direct the Marshal to allow the conduct of cargo
handling, repairs, movement of the vessel, or other operations on a vessel under arrest
or attachment. Neither the United States nor the Marshal shall be liable for the
consequence of the undertaking or continuation of any such activities during the arrest or
attachment.
(c) Motion for Change in Arrangements. After a vessel, cargo, or other
property has been taken into custody by the Marshal, any party then appearing may move
the Court to dispense with keepers or to remove or place the vessel, cargo, or other
property at a specified facility, to designate a substitute custodian, or for similar relief.
The applicant for such an order shall obtain a hearing date from the courtroom deputy
clerk for the assigned Judge or Magistrate Judge and thereupon give notice of the motion
to the Marshal and to all parties who have appeared. The moving papers shall establish
the suitability of the substitute custodian and the existence of adequate insurance. At the
hearing of the motion, the Court will determine whether such a facility or substitute
custodian is capable of and will safely keep the vessel, cargo, or other property. No
hearing date need be obtained for an order to be made concurrently with the order
authorizing the Marshal to take the vessel, cargo, or other property into custody if the
moving papers for that authority and for the substitute custodian are filed concurrently,
satisfy the requirements stated herein and expressly declare in the caption that no hearing
is requested.
(d) Insurance. The Marshal may order insurance to protect the Marshal, any
deputy Marshal, keepers and substitute custodians from liability assumed in arresting and
holding the vessel, cargo, or other property and performing whatever services are
undertaken to protect the vessel, cargo, or other property and maintain the Court's
custody. The party applying for arrest of the vessel, cargo, or other property shall
reimburse the Marshal for premiums paid for the insurance and shall be an additional
insured on the policy. The party applying for removal of the vessel, cargo, or other
property to another location, for designation of a substitute custodian or for other relief
that will require an additional premium shall reimburse the Marshal therefor. The
premiums charged for the liability insurance are taxable as administrative costs while the
vessel, cargo, or other property is in the custody of the Court.
(e) Claims by Suppliers for Payment of Charges. A person who furnishes
services or supplies to a vessel, cargo, or other property in custody who has not been
paid and claims the right to payment as an expense of administration shall submit an
invoice to the Court for approval in the form of a verified claim at any time before the
vessel, cargo, or other property is released or sold. The supplier must serve copies of
the claim on the Marshal, substitute custodian if one has been appointed, and all parties
appearing in the action. The Court may consider the claims individually or schedule a
single hearing for all claims against the property.
RULE 560
APPRAISAL
(a) Order for Appraisal. An order for appraisal of property so that security
may be given or altered will be entered by the Clerk at the written request of any interested
party. If the parties do not agree in writing on the selection of the appraiser, the Court will
appoint the appraiser.
(b) Appraiser's Oath. The appraiser shall be sworn to the faithful and impartial
discharge of duties before any federal or state officer authorized by law to administer
oaths, and a copy of the oath shall be filed.
(c) Appraisal. The appraiser shall give two (2) court days personal notice or
one (1) day other notice plus the three (3) days for service of notice of the time and place
of making the appraisal to the parties who have appeared in the action. The appraiser
shall file the appraisal in writing as soon as it is completed and shall serve it on all parties.
See L.R. 135.
(d) Cost of Appraisal. Absent stipulation of the parties or order of the Court
to the contrary, the appraiser shall be paid by the party requesting the appraisal.
Appraiser's fees shall thereafter be taxed as the Court orders.
RULE 570
SALE OF PROPERTY
(a) Notice. Unless otherwise ordered upon a showing of urgency,
impracticality or other good cause, or as provided by law, notice of the sale of property in
an action in rem shall be published daily in accordance with L.R. 171 for a period of four
(4) days before the date of sale. See L.R. 580.
(b) Payment of Bid. The person whose bid is accepted shall immediately pay
the Marshal for deposit into the Court's registry either the full purchase price if the bid is
no more than $1000 or a deposit of $1000 or 10 percent of the bid, whichever is greater,
if the bid exceeds $1000. The bidder shall pay the balance of the purchase price within
three (3) court days following the sale. If an objection to the sale is filed within that time,
the bidder is excused from paying the balance of the purchase price until three (3) court
days after the sale is confirmed. Payments to the Marshal shall be in cash, certified check
or cashier's check. The Court may specify different terms in any order of sale.
(c) Penalty for Late Payment of Balance. A successful bidder who fails to
pay the balance of the bid within the time allowed under these Rules or a different time
specified by the Court shall also pay the Marshal the costs of keeping the property from
the date payment of the balance was due to the date the bidder pays the balance and
takes delivery of the property. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the Marshal shall
refuse to release the property until this additional charge is paid.
(d) Penalty for Default in Payment of Balance. A successful bidder who fails
to pay the balance of the bid within the time allowed is in default, and the Court may at
any time thereafter order a sale to the second highest bidder or order a new sale as
appropriate. Any sum deposited by the bidder in default shall be forfeited and applied to
pay any additional costs incurred by the Marshal by reason of the forfeiture and default,
including costs incident to resale. The balance of the deposit, if any, shall be retained in
the registry subject to further order of the Court, and the Court shall be given notice of its
existence whenever the registry deposits are reviewed.
(e) Report of Sale by the Marshal. At the conclusion of the sale and no later
than one (1) court day before payment of the balance is due, the Marshal shall forthwith
file a report of the fact of sale, the date thereof, the price obtained, the name and address
of the successful bidder, and any other pertinent information.
(f) Time and Procedure for Objection to Sale. An interested person may
object to the sale by filing an objection within three (3) days following the sale, serving the
objection on all parties, the successful bidder and the Marshal, and depositing a sum with
the Marshal that is sufficient to pay the expense of keeping the property for at least six
(6) court days. Service shall be in person or by an appropriate overnight delivery method
calculated to ensure delivery to the recipient within thirty (30) hours of transmittal.
Payment of the required deposit to the Marshal shall be in cash, certified check, or
cashier's check. The written objection must be endorsed by the Marshal with an
acknowledgment of receipt before filing.
(g) Confirmation of Sale Without Motion. A sale shall stand confirmed as of
course without any affirmative action by the Court unless (1) objection is filed within the
time allowed under these Rules, or (2) the purchaser is in default for failure to pay the
balance due the Marshal. The purchaser in a sale so confirmed as of course shall present
a form of order reflecting the confirmation of the sale for entry by the Clerk on or after the
fifth day following the sale. The Marshal shall transfer title to the purchaser upon
presentation of such order signed by the Clerk.
(h) Confirmation of Sale on Motion. If an objection has been filed or if the
successful bidder is in default, the Marshal, the objector, the successful bidder, or a party
may move the Court for relief. The motion will be heard summarily by the Court. The
person seeking a hearing on such motion shall apply to the Court for an order fixing the
date and time of the hearing and directing the manner of giving notice and shall give
notice of the motion to the Marshal, all parties, the successful bidder and the objector.
The Court may confirm the sale, order a new sale, or grant such other relief as justice
requires.
(i) Disposition of Deposits.
(1) Objection Sustained. If an objection is sustained, sums deposited
by the successful bidder will be returned to the bidder forthwith. The sum deposited by
the objector will be applied to pay the fees and expenses incurred by the Marshal in
keeping the property until it is resold, and any balance remaining shall be returned to the
objector. The objector will be reimbursed for the expense of keeping the property from
the proceeds of a subsequent sale.
(2) Objection Overruled. If the objection is overruled, the sum
deposited by the objector will be applied to pay the expense of keeping the property from
the day the objection was filed until the day the sale is confirmed, and any balance
remaining will be returned to the objector forthwith.
(j) Title to Property Sold. Failure of a party to give the required notice of the
action and arrest of the vessel, cargo or other property or required notice of the sale may
afford grounds for objecting to the sale but does not affect the title of a bona fide purchaser
of the property without notice of the failure.
RULE 580
PUBLICATION OF NOTICES
Every notice required to be published in a newspaper by any statute of the United
States or any Rule applying to admiralty and maritime proceedings, including the
Supplemental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims and these Local Rules,
shall be published in accordance with L.R. 171.
RULE 590
RATE OF PREJUDGMENT INTEREST ALLOWED
Unless the Court directs otherwise, an award of prejudgment interest shall be
computed at the rate authorized in 28 U.S.C. § 1961, providing for interest on judgments.
APPENDIX A
AUTOMATED CASE ASSIGNMENT PLAN
(a) Purpose. This Assignment Plan is adopted to set forth a method whereby
actions are assigned in this District, in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 137.
Civil and criminal actions shall be assigned at random by means of an Automated Case
Assignment System. All proceedings hereunder shall be under the supervision of the
Clerk.
(b) Assignment of Civil Actions. Upon the filing of the initial complaint or
other document first filed in a civil action, the Clerk shall assign a case number which
shall be consecutive and prefixed by a the number "1:" denoting Fresno or "2:" denoting
Sacramento, a filing year (the last two digits of the year in which the action is filed),
followed by a "-cv-" and the next available case number available. Example: 1:05-cv-
00205.
(c) Assignment of Criminal Actions. Upon the filing of the indictment,
information, or other first document in a criminal action, the Clerk shall mark as provided
in (b) except that "-cr-" will be used instead of "-cv-."
(d) Assignment of Miscellaneous Actions. Upon the filing of the first
document in any action other than a civil action or a criminal action, the Clerk shall mark
it as provided in (b)(1) and (2), except that "mc" will be used instead of "cv."
(e) Assignment Procedure. The Clerk shall assign actions to a Judge sitting
in Sacramento or Fresno, where the action is filed, in the following manner:
(1) There shall be a separate category for each of the following types of
actions:
A. District Wide Civil:
1. All DJ Civ (463 Immigration)
B. Fresno Civil:
1. Frs DJ Civ (Civil)
2. Frs DJ Civ (Death Penalty)
3. Frs DJ Civ (Prisoner Civil Rights)
4. Frs DJ Civ (Prisoner Habeas Corpus)
5. Frs DJ Civ (Bankruptcy)
6. Frs MJ Civ (Civil)
7. Frs MJ Civ (Prisoner Civil Rights)
8. Frs MJ Civ (Prisoner Habeas Corpus)
9. Frs MJ Civ (Social Security)
10. Frs MJ FP (In Forma Pauperis)
11. Frs MJ MC (Miscellaneous)
C. Fresno Criminal:
1. Frs DJ Cr (01 Defendant)
2. Frs DJ Cr (02-04 Defendants)
3. Frs DJ Cr (05-07 Defendants)
4. Frs DJ Cr (8+ Defendants)
5. Frs DJ Mc (Pre-Indictment Criminal)
6. Frs MJ (Mag Case/Petty Offense)
7. Frs MJ Cr (Misdemeanor)
8. Frs MJ SW (Search Warrant)
D. Sacramento Civil:
1. Sac All St (Settlement Conf)
2. Sac DJ (Emergency / TRO)
3. Sac DJ Civ (Bankruptcy)
4. Sac .DJ Civ (Civil Rights)
5. Sac DJ Civ (Contract)
6. Sac DJ Civ (Death Penalty)
7. Sac DJ Civ (Federal Tax Suits)
8. Sac DJ Civ (Forfeiture/Penalty)
9. Sac DJ Civ (Labor)
10. Sac DJ Civ (Other Statutes)
11. Sac DJ Civ (Personal Injury)
12. Sac DJ Civ (Personal Property)
13. Sac DJ Civ (Prisoner Petitions)
14. Sac DJ Civ (Pro Se)
15. Sac DJ Civ (Property Rights)
16. Sac DJ Civ (Real Property)
17. Sac DJ Civ (Social Security)
18. Sac DJ Civ (Unassigned Presider)
19. Sac DJ Mc (Miscellaneous)
20. Sac MJ Civ (Civil)
21. Sac MJ Civ (Death Penalty)
22. Sac MJ Civ (Prisoner Civil Rights)
23. Sac MJ Civ (Prisoner Habeas Corpus)
24. Sac MJ Civ (Pro Se)
25. Sac MJ Civ (Social Security)
26. Sac MJ Mc (Miscellaneous)
27. Sac MJ St (Settlement Conference)
E. Sacramento Criminal:
1. Sac DJ Cr (01-05 Defendants)
2. Sac DJ Cr (06-10 Defendants)
3. Sac DJ Cr (11+ Defendants)
4. Sac DJ Cr (Appeals from MJ)
5. Sac DJ SW (Wire Tap)
6. Sac MJ (Mag Case/Petty Offense)
7. Sac MJ Cr (Misdemeanor)
8. Sac MJ SW (Search Warrant)
F. Bakersfield Criminal:
1. Bak MJ (Mag Case/Petty Offense)
2. Bak MJ Cr (Misdemeanor)
G. Redding Criminal:
1. Red MJ (Mag Case/Petty Offense)
2. Red MJ Cr (Misdemeanor)
3. Red MJ SW (Search Warrant)
H. Yosemite Criminal:
1. Yos MJ (Mag Case/Petty Offense)
2. Yos MJ Cr (Misdemeanor)
(2) Each category or “deck” shall contain a number of “cards” signifying
the name of each active Judge. The number of cards for each Judge shall be equal,
except as may from time to time be determined by the Court.
(3) The “deck of cards” shall be automatically shuffled by the computer
at the time the categories are filled and each time an assignment is made, so that the
sequence of the Judge’s names shall be random and secret.
(4) When the initial document is presented for filing and has been
marked pursuant to (b), (c), or (d), the Clerk shall draw a Judge from the applicable
category in the Automated Case Assignment System on the computer.
(5) Thereafter the Clerk shall proceed by assigning the initials of the
assigned Judge and Magistrate Judge, immediately after the case number placed on the
document pursuant to (b), (c), and (d). All subsequent papers filed in the action shall bear
the designation “1:” or “2:” followed by the year, case type “-cv-,” “-cr-,” or “-mc-“ and the
case number, followed by the initials of the assigned Judge or Judge and Magistrate
Judge, e.g., “1:05-cr-00200-ABC” or “2:05-cv-0700-ABC-DEF.”
(6) The assignment of each action shall be completed as each initial
document is presented for filing and before the processing of the next action is begun.
(7) In emergency situations (in Sacramento) when counsel deems
prompt action necessary and if the assigned Judge is absent or otherwise unable to hear
the matter in time, the Clerk shall draw the name of another Judge in the manner
hereinabove described from the category “Emergency Applications.” The matter shall be
returned to the calendar of the unavailable assigned Judge upon completion of the
hearing on the emergency application unless the matter is transferred pursuant to these
Rules.
(f) Reassignments.
No action, once assigned, shall be reassigned to any other Judge except as
hereinafter provided:
(1) Actions may be reassigned between Judges on order signed by the
transferring and accepting Judges as approved by the Court.
(2) Actions may be assigned and reassigned by order of the Court to
effectuate the related case rule. See L.R. 123.
(3) In the event the Judge to whom an action has been assigned files
therein a statement of disqualification or is disqualified, the Court may make an order
directing the Clerk to draw again for reassignment of the action to another Judge and to
replace the name of the disqualified Judge in the Automated Case Assignment System.
(4) With the approval of the Court en banc, the Chief Judge may make
such other assignments, reassignments or related orders as are conducive to the
equitable division and just, efficient and economical determination of the business of the
Court.
(5) At the time of each reassignment the Clerk shall make such
appropriate adjustment in the Automated Case Assignment System as is necessary to
balance the equal number of "cards" in each assignment category.
(g) Visiting Judges. Whenever a Judge has been assigned to serve as a
visiting Judge in this Court, the Chief Judge shall, before the arrival of such Judge, make
an order transferring to the visiting Judge from the other Judges those actions designated
by them as available for transfer. Selection of actions for this purpose shall be made
upon a basis equitable among all the Judges and after consultation with them.
(h) Review of Assignments. A Judge may request the Chief Judge to review
an assignment or reassignment. If the Chief Judge requests such review, the Chief Judge
shall designate another Judge to serve on the hearing of such request. A Judge affected
by a ruling may have the ruling reviewed by the Court en banc.
(i) Assignment Reports.
(1) The Clerk shall maintain assignments in the Automated Case
Assignment System which shall contain an account of all actions assigned to each of the
Judges or to any visiting Judge and all reassignments among Judges.
(2) At the end of each month, the Clerk will prepare from the foregoing
records for the Chief Judge (copy to each Judge) a report showing the number of actions
assigned to and pending before each Judge and such other information as the Chief
Judge may direct.
(j) Social Security Actions. Notwithstanding any other provision in Appendix
A, Social Security individual benefits review actions brought in Sacramento under 42
U.S.C. §§ 405(g), 1383(c)(3), and/or 1395ff, shall be assigned as follows:
(1) When initially assigned, the action shall be randomly assigned to a
Magistrate Judge only. The parties shall forthwith be informed of their right to consent to
proceed before a Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Such notice shall be
handed or transmitted by the Clerk to the plaintiff at the time the action is filed, and the
plaintiff shall transmit the notice to all other parties as an attachment to copies of the
complaint and summons, when served. The form entitled Consent to Assignment or
Request for Reassignment shall be returned to the Clerk within ninety (90) days from the
date the action was filed.
(2) If all executed Consent to Assignment or Request for Reassignment
forms have not been returned within ninety (90) days, parties will be ordered to show
cause why the forms have not been returned to the Clerk.
(3) If any party requests reassignment to a United States District Judge,
the Clerk will randomly assign a District Judge to hear the action. In the absence of a
future consent by all parties, the action shall be adjudicated pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
636(b)(1)(A) and (b)(3); L.R. 302(c)(15).
(k) Prisoner Civil Rights and Habeas Corpus Actions. Notwithstanding any
other provision in Appendix A, actions encompassed by L.R. 302(c)(17) (generally actions
brought by a person in state custody for habeas corpus relief or whether in state or federal
custody pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981 et seq. or its federal Bivens equivalent) shall be
assigned as follows:
(1) When initially assigned, the action shall be randomly assigned to a
Magistrate Judge only. The parties shall be given notice of their right to proceed before
a Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Such notice shall be transmitted by
the Clerk to the plaintiff/petitioner as soon as practicable after the filing of the complaint.
Respondents in habeas corpus actions shall be given notice at the time the petition is
transmitted to the appropriate government attorney. Defendants in civil rights actions
shall be given notice when an order to serve defendants is issued. Notice shall include a
form entitled “Consent to Assignment or Request for Reassignment,” and the form shall
be returned no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the consent notice referenced
above. In cases involving repeat filers, the matter may be directly assigned to a district
judge at the discretion of the chief district judge.
(2) If executed Consent to Assignment or Request for Reassignment
forms have not been returned as required by (1) above, the parties may be ordered to
show cause why the forms have not been returned to the Clerk.
(3) If any party requests reassignment to a United States District Judge,
the Clerk shall randomly assign a District Judge as presiding judge. In the absence of a
future consent by all parties, the action shall be adjudicated pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
636(b)(1)(A) and (b)(3); L.R. 302(c)(17). Actions in which all parties have consented
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) shall remained assigned to the Magistrate Judge only.
(l) Direct Assignments. Notwithstanding any other provision in Appendix A,
in actions other than those encompassed by subsections (j) and (k), cases shall be
assigned as follows:
(1) Criminal actions arising from a wiretap search warrant shall be
directly assigned to the Judge who was assigned the wiretap search warrant.
(2) Civil forfeiture actions arising from a criminal action shall be directly
assigned to the Judge who was assigned to the criminal action. If the civil forfeiture action
is filed prior to the criminal action, the Judge initially assigned the civil forfeiture action
shall be directly assigned to the criminal action.
(3) All civil actions initiated by non-prisoner plaintiffs from Butte, Lassen,
Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties shall be directly assigned
to the Magistrate Judge sitting in Redding. When initially assigned, some may be
assigned to the Magistrate Judge only, as provided in subsection (m). Except as provided
in subsection (m), the direct assignment of these cases would be for those purposes
anticipated by these Rules, including resolution of discovery disputes, conducting of
settlement conferences, and holding jury trials with consent of the parties.
(4) All civil actions where defendants reside in Inyo and Kern counties
shall be directly assigned to the Magistrate Judge sitting in Bakersfield. When initially
assigned, some may be assigned to the Magistrate Judge only, as provided in subsection
(m). Except as provided in subsection (m), the direct assignment of these cases would
be for those purposes anticipated by these Rules, including resolution of discovery
disputes, conducting of settlement conferences, and holding jury trials with consent of the
parties.
(m) Direct Assignments to Magistrate Judges. Notwithstanding any other
provision of Appendix A, (and excluding those cases encompassed by subsections (j)
and (k) above, bankruptcy appeals, immigration habeas cases, or when a plaintiff is
appearing pro se) when initially assigned, a percentage of civil cases as the Court from
time-to-time determines by general order to be appropriate, shall be directly assigned to
a Magistrate Judge only.
(1) When a case is assigned initially only to a Magistrate Judge, the
Clerk shall provide a Notice of Assignment to a Magistrate Judge (“Notice”) and a
Declination of Consent Form (“Form”) to the initiating party. The initiating party must
serve the Notice and Form on each newly served party or party added to the case (e.g.,
intervention) at the time of service of the summons and complaint or other initiating
pleading (e.g., Notice of Removal). The Notice will advise each party that: (1) the case
has been assigned to a Magistrate Judge for all purposes, including trial and entry of
judgment; and (2) that any party may decline to consent to having the Magistrate Judge
preside over the case by signing and returning the Form within thirty (30) calendar days
for cases initiated in the Eastern District and fourteen (14) calendar days for cases
removed or transferred to the Eastern District. The period to decline consent shall begin
upon service of the Notice and Declination of Consent Form, either by issuance from the
Clerk’s Office or when served with the form by the initiating party.
(2) Failure to timely submit a Declination of Consent Form shall
constitute knowing and voluntary consent to proceed before the assigned Magistrate
Judge for all purposes.
(3) If (i) any party timely submits a Declination of Consent Form, or (ii) if
the party served with the Declination of Consent Form is appearing pro se, or (iii) if a
temporary restraining order is filed prior to the period to file a Declination of Consent
Form, the Clerk shall randomly assign a District Judge as presiding judge with the
Magistrate Judge continuing to be assigned to the case to for those purposes anticipated
by these Rules, including adjudication pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 636(b)(1)(A),
636(b)(1)(B), and 636(b)(3), and L.R. 302(c), as appropriate. Actions in which all parties
have consented pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c) shall remain assigned to the Magistrate
Judge only.
INDEX
ACCOUNTANTS
for receivers ........................................................................................................ 232(g)
ACTION
assignment ....................................................................................120(e), Appendix A
commencement .................................................................................................. 120(d)
definition ................................................................................................................. 101
refiling ................................................................................................................. 123(d)
related actions ........................................................................................................ 123
settlement ........................................................................................... 160, 202(b), 272
transfer ......................................................................................................... 120(f), 122
ADDRESS INFORMATION .............................131, 182(f), 183(b), 530(a)(4), 530(a)(8), 570(e)
ADMIRALTY
assignment ................................................................................................Appendix A
generally ..................................................................................................... 500 et seq.
Local Rules ..................................................................................... 100(d), 500 et seq.
Supplemental Rules ............................................... 100(c), 300(a), 302(c), 500 et seq.
ADMISSION TO BAR
generally ................................................................................................................. 180
local rules provided to admittees ...................................................................... 102(b)
ADMISSIONS
discovery motions .................................................................................................. 251
identification in pretrial statement .................................................................... 281(b)
pretrial conference subject .................................................................................... 282
request format ..................................................................................................... 250.4
time to respond .................................................................................................. 144(a)
trial briefs ................................................................................................................ 285
AFFIDAVITS
admiralty actions ................................................................................................ 510(d)
admission to bar of court............................................................................... 180(a)(1)
attorney's fees ........................................................................................................ 293
attorney's withdrawal ............................................................................. 182(d), 182(e)
civil motions ..................................................................................................230(h), (j)
costs ........................................................................................................................ 292
criminal motions.................................................................................................. 430.1
defendant’s absence .......................................................................................... 510(d)
definition ................................................................................................................. 101
deposition reference ............................................................................... 133(j), 142(b)
deposit of cash or property ............................................................................... 151(h)
discovery conference............................................................................................. 251
electronic format ................................................................................................ 138(c)
extension of time .................................................................................144(b), 430.1(h)
generally ................................................................................................................. 142
issuance of process ........................................................................................... 512(d)
judgment as matter of law .................................................................................. 291.1
new trial................................................................................................................ 291.2
personal surety..............................................................................................151(g), (l)
preliminary injunction ............................................................................................ 231
real property security .......................................................................................... 151(i)
requirements........................................................................................................... 142
retention of original ............................................................................................ 133(e)
return of service ................................................................................................. 210(b)
service of ............................................................................................................ 142(a)
shortening time .................................................................................................. 144(e)
signature ................................................................................................................. 131
size guidelines .................................................................................................... 138(c)
summary judgment ............................................................................................ 260(d)
TRO ......................................................................................................................... 231
VDRP violations .................................................................................................. 271(p)
withdrawal as attorney ........................................................................... 182(d), 182(e)
AGENDA
pretrial conference ................................................................................................. 282
status conference ................................................................................................... 240
ALLEGATIONS
admiralty actions .................................................................................................... 510
class action ............................................................................................................. 205
irreparable injury ................................................................................................ 231(b)
jurisdiction .............................................................................................................. 204
personal representation ......................................................................................... 202
Social Security........................................................................................................ 206
ALPINE COUNTY
commencement of actions ................................................................................ 120(d)
AMADOR COUNTY
commencement of actions ................................................................................ 120(d)
AMENDED PLEADINGS
civil cover sheet ..................................................................................................... 200
generally ................................................................................................................. 220
pretrial statement subject .................................................................................. 281(b)
status conference subject ................................................................................. 240(a)
AMENDMENTS TO RULES ............................................................................................ 102(c)
APPEAL AND REVIEW
bankruptcy appeals assignment .............................................................. Appendix A
bankruptcy appeals ................................................................................................ 145
costs .................................................................................................................... 292(e)
death penalty appeal list .................................................................................... 191(b)
death penalty habeas corpus ............................................................................ 191(h)
leave to appeal from bankruptcy court ................................................................. 145
magistrate judge to court of appeal .................................................................. 305(c)
magistrate judge to district judge ...................... 303, 304, 422, 430.1(j), Appendix A
Ninth Circuit appeals.............................................................................................. 146
notice of petition for permissive appeal ............................................................... 205
retention of exhibits pending appeal ................................................................ 281(b)
security ................................................................................................................... 151
supersedeas bond .............................................................................................. 151(d)
APPEARANCE
appearance as attorney...................................................................................... 182(a)
appearance in propria persona ............................................................................. 183
by video teleconferencing or telephone – civil matters ....................................... 174
limited appearance ............................................................................................. 182(e)
payment in lieu of appearance .............................................................................. 410
VDRP appearance................................................................................................ 271(l)
APPLICABILITY OF RULES .................................................................. 100(d), 400(a), 500(b)
APPLICATION (see motion)
definition ................................................................................................................. 101
APPRAISAL
admiralty actions .................................................................................................... 560
ARBITRATION AWARDS
scheduling order exception ............................................................................... 240(c)
ARGUMENTS (see hearings)
civil motions ........................................................................................................... 230
criminal motions.................................................................................................. 430.1
notice of extended argument ............................................................................. 230(g)
notice of need for interpreter ............................................................................. 403(b)
reconsideration of magistrate judge's ruling ............................ 303, 304(e), 430.1(k)
Rule 35 motions ...................................................................................................... 480
ARRAIGNMENT
magistrate judge's duties....................................................................... 302(b), 423(a)
ARREST
admiralty actions .............................................................................................512, 522
deposit of fees and expenses ................................................................ 135(g)(4), 521
hearing following .................................................................................................... 513
intervenor's claims ................................................................................................. 522
undertakings in lieu of ........................................................................................... 523
ASSIGNED JUDGE
authority .................................................................................................................. 122
settlement conference participation ................................................................. 270(b)
ASSIGNMENT
appeals from magistrate judge conviction ....................................................... 422(c)
direct assignment ......................................................................................Appendix A
civil and criminal actions .............................................................................120(d), (e)
generally ................................................................................. 120(d), (e), Appendix A
habeas corpus petitions .........................................................................190(d), 191(f)
magistrate judge............................................................ 301, 302, 421(c), Appendix A
motions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 ........................................................................ 190(d)
plan.................................................................................................120(e), Appendix A
reassignment of related cases .......................................................................... 123(c)
refiled actions ..................................................................................................... 123(d)
retention .............................................................................................................. 302(d)
AT ISSUE
pretrial conference ................................................................................................. 280
ATTACHMENT
admiralty actions .............................................................................................512, 522
bond in civil actions ............................................................................................... 151
deposit of fees and expenses ................................................................ 135(g)(4), 521
hearing following .................................................................................................... 513
intervenor's claims ................................................................................................. 522
ATTORNEY (see also attorneys)
definition ................................................................................................................. 101
ATTORNEY GENERAL
duty in death penalty habeas............................................................................. 191(h)
notice re death penalty habeas corpus.....................................191(b), 191(e), 191(k)
settlement participation ...................................................................................... 270(f)
State .................................................................................................................... 132(b)
United States ...................................................................................................... 132(a)
ATTORNEYS (see also counsel)
address change ................................................................................................... 182(f)
admission to bar ..................................................................................... 180(a), 180(b)
appearance ............................................................................................. 182(a), 182(b)
appearance for corporation ................................................................................... 183
appointment in death penalty actions............................................................... 191(d)
association of counsel ........................................................................................ 182(i)
certified students.................................................................................................... 181
change of address ...................................................................................182(f), 183(b)
consent to service during action........................................................... 101, 135(g)(1)
definition ................................................................................................................. 101
designated officers, agents or employees........................................................ 180(b)
designation of counsel for service .................................................................... 182(c)
discipline..........................................................................................................110, 184
duty of diligence ................................................................................................. 280(a)
duty re discovery .................................................................................................... 251
duty re settlement....................................................................................160, 270, 272
exception from electronic filing.....................................................................133(b)(1)
fees ............................................................................................. 135(g)(4), 281(b), 293
for receivers ........................................................................................................ 232(g)
identification on filings .................................................................................131(c)-(e)
individual signature................................................................................................ 131
interest in claim of minor or incompetent......................................................... 202(c)
limited appearance ............................................................................................. 182(e)
local co-counsel ................................................................................ 180(b)(2), 182(h)
PACER registration ........................................................................................135(g)(3)
registration for electronic filing ..............................................................135(g), 180(f)
RIHC attorneys ...............................................................................................180(b)(5)
RLSA attorneys ..............................................................................................180(b)(5)
service on ............................................................................................................... 135
signature ..........................................................................................................101, 131
standards of conduct ......................................................................................... 180(e)
substitution ......................................................................................................... 182(g)
surety forbidden ................................................................................................. 151(g)
unauthorized practice ........................................................................................ 180(d)
withdrawal ........................................................................................................... 182(d)
withdrawal after limited appearance ................................................................. 182(e)
AVAILABILITY OF RULES ............................................................................................. 102(b)
BAIL
in lieu of appearance .............................................................................................. 410
magistrate judge's duties....................................................................... 302(b), 423(a)
review procedures .................................................................................................. 429
BAJI ............................................................................................................................. 163(d)
BAKERSFIELD
sessions of court ................................................................................................ 120(b)
BANKRUPTCY
notice of filing ......................................................................................................... 159
BANKRUPTCY APPEALS .................................................................................................. 145
BAR OF EASTERN DISTRICT
generally ................................................................................................................. 180
local co-counsel ................................................................................ 180(b)(2), 182(h)
BIRTHDATES .................................................................................................................. 140(a)
BLACK LUNG ACTIONS
disclosure of Social Security number to defendant ......................................... 206(a)
generally ................................................................................................................. 206
magistrate judge's duties............................................................................. 302(c)(15)
permitted student activities ............................................................................... 181(d)
privacy issues..................................................................................................... 206(c)
redacting part of number ...................................................................... 140(a), 206(a)
scheduling order exception ............................................................................... 240(c)
transcripts ...............................................................................................138(b), 206(b)
BOND
admiralty actions ........................................................................................ 510(b), 523
deposits in lieu of ................................................................................... 150(a), 520(d)
generally ................................................................................................................. 151
preliminary injunction ........................................................................................ 231(d)
premiums as costs .............................................................................................. 292(f)
receivers .............................................................................................................. 232(i)
supersedeas ....................................................................................................... 151(d)
temporary restraining order .............................................................................. 231(c)
writ of attachment............................................................................................... 151(c)
BRIEFS
appeal from magistrate judge .............................................................. 422(e), 430.1(j)
caption and title .................................................................................................. 133(g)
chambers courtesy copies ......................................................... 130(b), 133(f), 133(j)
citations ............................................................................................................... 133(i)
civil motions ........................................................................................................... 230
conventional filing .................................................................................................. 133
criminal motions.................................................................................................. 430.1
definition ................................................................................................................. 101
discovery motions .................................................................................................. 251
electronic filing ....................................................................................................... 133
format .......................................................................................................... 130 et seq.
habeas corpus death penalty ............................................................................. 191(i)
index .................................................................................................................... 133(k)
multiple copies ......................................................................................... 133(d)(2), (f)
preliminary injunction ........................................................................................ 231(d)
pretrial conference subject .................................................................................... 282
student supervision ........................................................................................... 181(e)
summary judgment ................................................................................................ 260
tables ................................................................................................................... 133(k)
trial briefs ................................................................................................................ 285
TRO ..................................................................................................................... 231(c)
BROADCASTING
permitted ............................................................................................................. 173(b)
prohibited............................................................................................................ 173(a)
BUTTE COUNTY
commencement of actions ................................................................................ 120(d)
CACI ............................................................................................................................. 163(d)
CALAVERAS COUNTY
commencement of actions ................................................................................ 120(d)
CALENDARS
civil motion calendar .............................................................................................. 230
criminal motions.............................................................................................. 430.1(c)
status conference ................................................................................................... 240
CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.......................................................................... 133(i)
CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT ............................................................................... 191
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL
duty in death penalty habeas............................................................................. 191(h)
notice of constitutional challenge ......................................................................... 132
notice re death penalty habeas corpus.....................................191(b), 191(e), 191(k)
CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
citations ............................................................................................................... 133(i)
Title 3A part 2...................................................................................................... 151(b)
§ 481.010 et seq. ................................................................................................. 151(c)
§ 995.510 .................................................................................................. 151(g), 151(l)
§ 995.520 .................................................................................................. 151(g), 151(l)
§ 2034 .................................................................................................................. 240(a)
CALJIC ............................................................................................................................ 163(d)
CAPTION
admiralty actions ................................................................................................ 510(a)
demand for jury trial ............................................................................................... 201
generally ............................................................................................................. 133(g)
jury instruction cover sheet ............................................................................... 163(b)
pretrial statement ............................................................................................... 281(b)
CASE (see action)
definition ................................................................................................................. 101
CASH (see money)
CERTIFICATE OF READINESS ...................................................................................... 280(b)
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (see service)
CERTIFIED STUDENTS
generally ................................................................................................................. 181
CHAMBERS
copies to ...................................................................................... 130(b), 133(f), 191(f)
deposition copies .......................
