RECALLED U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE BARBARA A. McAULIFFE
United States District Court - Eastern District of California
2500 Tulare Street, Courtroom 1, 8th Floor Fresno,
California 93721
Courtroom Deputy Clerk Corina Lopez Amador
Office No. (559) 499-5613
E-mail:
[email protected]
1. Settlement Conferences:
a) The case must be ready for meaningful settlement discussions.
b) Confidential Settlement Conference Statements are MANDATORY for each party and must be submitted to
Judge McAuliffe’s chambers at least seven (7) calendar days prior to the Settlement Conference.
c) For any case set for a settlement conference, the Court will issue an order setting forth the requirements for
the contents of a settlement conference statement.
2. Video Conference Appearances:
a) Video conference appearances by local or out-of-town counsel are permitted and encouraged for all matters
excluding trial. As appropriate, the parties will be provided with the conference ID and password by the
Courtroom Deputy prior to the conference. Parties are expected to be as timely for video conferences as they
would be if personally appearing in court. Conferences will be held only via Zoom video conference, and no
other methods, such as teleconference or CourtCall, will be utilized.
b) Parties shall notify the Court if counsel will be appearing by video conference by providing a notification in the
caption of their papers or by email to
[email protected] at least one week prior to the hearing.
3. Informal Telephonic or Video Conferences re Discovery Disputes:
The Court may employ an informal discovery resolution process whereby the Court will rule on a discovery dispute via a
telephonic or video conference, provided the parties stipulate to an informal resolution. If the parties stipulate, Judge
McAuliffe will resolve discovery disputes outside the formal procedures.
4. All Documents Requiring Court Approval:
As required by Local Rule 137(b), counsel shall submit all proposed orders, stipulations, etc., in Microsoft Word format,
to chambers at
[email protected]. Pursuant to Local Rule 131(c), the documents should include the
attorneys’ electronic signatures (i.e. /s/First/Last name), as well as the date the document was signed. Do not submit
unsigned documents. Also, do not submit documents for signature in .pdf format as they will not be considered.
5. Length of Briefs on Motions:
Unless prior leave of Court is obtained seven days before the filing date, all moving and opposition briefs or legal
memorandum in civil cases shall not exceed 25 pages. Reply briefs filed by moving parties shall not exceed 10 pages. Any
briefing exceeding 10 pages shall include a table of contents and a table of authorities. Briefs that exceed the page
limitations or are sought to be filed without leave may not be considered. If combined supporting papers or opposition
papers exceed 25 pages, the parties are required to submit a complete set of all papers as chambers courtesy copy,
properly tabbed and fastened.
