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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHAPTER I

LOCAL CIVIL RULES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. SCOPE OF RULES; FORM OF ACTION.................................................1

F.R.Civ.P. 1. SCOPE AND PURPOSE..........................................................1

L.R. 1-1 Applicability. ..........................................................................1

L.R. 1-2 General Orders. .....................................................................1

L.R. 1-3 Applicability of Rules to Persons Appearing Without 

Attorneys. ....................................................................................1

L.R. 1-4 Definitions. .............................................................................1

F.R.Civ.P. 2. ONE FORM OF ACTION.........................................................2

II. COMMENCING AN ACTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS, 

PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND ORDERS................................................2

F.R.Civ.P. 3. COMMENCING AN ACTION ...............................................2

L.R. 3-1 Civil Cover Sheet and Other Forms Required at the Time 

of Filing a New Action. ...............................................................2

L.R. 3-2 Filing of Initiating Documents...............................................3

F.R.Civ.P. 4. SUMMONS ..............................................................................3

L.R. 4-1 Summons - Presentation for Issuance....................................3

L.R. 4-2 Summons - Service of Process - United States Marshal -

Civil Cases. .................................................................................3

L.R. 4-3 Summons - Service of Process - United States 

Government.................................................................................3

L.R. 4-4 Summons - Service of Process - Habeas Corpus 

Proceedings.................................................................................3

F.R.Civ.P. 4.1. SERVING OTHER PROCESS ...............................................3

F.R.Civ.P. 5. SERVING AND FILING PLEADINGS AND OTHER 

PAPERS ................................................................................................4

L.R. 5-1 Lodging Documents................................................................4

L.R. 5-2 Filing In Forma Pauperis. .....................................................4

L.R. 5-3 Serving Documents.................................................................4

L.R. 5-3.1 Service of Documents Not Filed Electronically. ......4

L.R. 5-3.1.1 Service. ........................................................4

L.R. 5-3.1.2 Proof of Service. ..........................................4

L.R. 5-3.2 Service of Documents Filed Electronically ..............5

L.R. 5-3.2.1 Service. ........................................................5

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F.R.Civ.P. 28. PERSONS BEFORE WHOM DEPOSITIONS MAY BE 

TAKEN.................................................................................................53

F.R.Civ.P. 29. STIPULATIONS ABOUT DISCOVERY PROCEDURE.......53

F.R.Civ.P. 30. DEPOSITIONS BY ORAL EXAMINATION.........................53

F.R.Civ.P. 31. DEPOSITIONS BY WRITTEN QUESTIONS .......................53

F.R.Civ.P. 32. USING DEPOSITIONS IN COURT PROCEEDINGS.......53

L.R. 32-1 Use at Trial or an Evidentiary Hearing.............................53

L.R. 32-2 Original of Transcript. .......................................................54

F.R.Civ.P. 33. INTERROGATORIES TO PARTIES .................................54

L.R. 33-1 Numbering..........................................................................54

L.R. 33-2 Answers and Objections.....................................................54

L.R. 33-3 Original. .............................................................................54

F.R.Civ.P. 34. PRODUCING DOCUMENTS, ELECTRONICALLY 

STORED INFORMATION, AND TANGIBLE THINGS, OR 

ENTERING ONTO LAND, FOR INSPECTION AND OTHER 

PURPOSES .........................................................................................54

L.R. 34-1 Numbering..........................................................................54

L.R. 34-2 Responses and Objections..................................................54

L.R. 34-3 Original. .............................................................................55

F.R.Civ.P. 35. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATIONS .....................55

F.R.Civ.P. 36. REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION..........................................55

L.R. 36-1 Numbering..........................................................................55

L.R. 36-2 Answers and Objections.....................................................55

L.R. 36-3 Original. .............................................................................55

F.R.Civ.P. 37. FAILURE TO MAKE DISCLOSURES OR TO 

COOPERATE IN DISCOVERY; SANCTIONS ...............................55

L.R. 37-1 Prefiling Conference of Counsel........................................55

L.R. 37-2 Moving Papers. ..................................................................56

L.R. 37-2.1 Form of Joint Stipulation......................................56

L.R. 37-2.2 Preparation of Joint Stipulation. ..........................56

L.R. 37-2.3 Supplemental Memorandum. ................................57

L.R. 37-2.4 Failure to File Joint Stipulation. ..........................57

L.R. 37-3 Hearing on Motion.............................................................57

L.R. 37-4 Cooperation of Counsel - Sanctions. .................................58

VI. TRIALS ........................................................................................................58

F.R.Civ.P. 38. RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL; DEMAND ............................58

L.R. 38-1 Jury Trial Demand - Included in Pleading. .......................58

L.R. 38-2 Jury Trial Demand - Removed Cases Where Jury Trial 

Not Demanded Prior to Removal..............................................58

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L.R. 34-3 Original. The original of the requests for production of 

documents or to inspect tangible things served on the opposing party shall be 

held by the attorney propounding the requests pending use or further order 

of the Court.

F.R.Civ.P. 35. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXAMINATIONS

F.R.Civ.P. 36. REQUESTS FOR ADMISSION

L.R. 36-1 Numbering. Requests for admissions shall be numbered 

sequentially without repeating the numbers used on any prior set of requests 

propounded by that party.

L.R. 36-2 Answers and Objections. The party answering or objecting to 

requests for admission shall quote each request in full immediately 

preceding the statement of any answer or objection thereto.

L.R. 36-3 Original. The original of the requests for admission served on 

the opposing party shall be held by the attorney propounding the requests 

pending use or further order of the Court.

F.R.Civ.P. 37. FAILURE TO MAKE DISCLOSURES OR TO COOPERATE 

IN DISCOVERY; SANCTIONS

L.R. 37-1 Prefiling Conference of Counsel. Before filing any motion 

relating to discovery under F.Rs.Civ.P. 26-37, counsel for the parties must

confer in a good-faith effort to eliminate the necessity for hearing the motion 

or to eliminate as many of the disputes as possible. It is the responsibility of 

counsel for the moving party to arrange for this conference. If both counsel 

are located in the same county, the conference must take place in person at 

the office of the moving party’s counsel unless the parties agree to meet 

someplace else. If both counsel are not located in the same county, the 

conference may take place telephonically. Unless relieved by written order 

of the Court upon good cause shown, counsel for the opposing party must

confer with counsel for the moving party within ten days after the moving 

party serves a letter requesting such conference. The moving party’s letter 

must identify each issue and/or discovery request in dispute, state briefly as

to each such issue/request the moving party’s position (and provide any legal 

authority the moving party believes is dispositive of the dispute as to that 

issue/request), and specify the terms of the discovery order to be sought.

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L.R. 37-2 Moving Papers. If counsel are unable to settle their differences, 

they must formulate a written stipulation unless otherwise ordered by the 

Court. The stipulation must be filed and served with the notice of motion.

L.R. 37-2.1 Form of Joint Stipulation. The stipulation must be set 

forth in one document signed by both counsel. The stipulation must 

contain all issues in dispute and, as to each such issue, the contentions 

and points and authorities of each party. The stipulation may not refer 

the Court to any other documents. For example, if the sufficiency of 

an answer to an interrogatory is at issue, the stipulation must contain, 

verbatim, both the interrogatory and the allegedly insufficient answer, 

followed by each party’s contentions as to that particular 

interrogatory, separately stated. If the allegations made in a prior 

filing are relevant, a copy of that prior filing should be attached as an 

exhibit. Exhibits to the stipulation may include declarations prepared 

in conformity with L.R. 7-7. The specification of the issues in 

dispute, and the parties’ contentions and points and authorities as to 

such issues, may be preceded by an introductory statement from each 

party, provided that no party’s introductory statement may exceed 

three pages in length. When a party states its contentions on a 

particular issue, such party must also state how it proposed to resolve 

the dispute over that issue at the conference of counsel.

Although the stipulation should present the disputed issues as

concisely as the subject matter permits, the page limitation established 

by L.R. 11-6 does not apply to stipulations regarding discovery 

disputes. Any stipulation exceeding ten pages in length, excluding 

exhibits, must be accompanied by an indexed table of contents setting

forth the headings or subheadings contained in the body thereof but 

need not be accompanied by a table of authorities.

The title page of the stipulation must state the discovery cutoff date, 

the pretrial-conference date, and the trial date. In addition, a copy of 

the order establishing the initial case schedule, as well as any 

amendments, must be attached to the stipulation or to a declaration 

filed in support of the motion.

L.R. 37-2.2 Preparation of Joint Stipulation. Following the 

conference of counsel, counsel for the moving party must personally 

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deliver, e-mail, or fax to counsel for the opposing party the moving 

party’s portion of the stipulation, together with all declarations and 

exhibits to be offered in support of the moving party’s position.

Unless the parties agree otherwise, within seven days of receipt of the 

moving party’s material, counsel for the opposing party must

personally deliver, e-mail, or fax to counsel for the moving party the 

opposing party’s portion of the stipulation, together with all

declarations and exhibits to be offered in support of the opposing 

party’s position. After the opposing party’s material is added to the 

stipulation by the moving party’s counsel, the stipulation must be 

provided to opposing counsel, who must sign it (electronically or 

otherwise) and return it to counsel for the moving party no later than 

the end of the next business day, so that it can be filed with the notice 

of motion.

L.R. 37-2.3 Supplemental Memorandum. After the Joint Stipulation 

is filed, each party may file a supplemental memorandum of law not 

later than fourteen days before the hearing date. Unless otherwise 

ordered by the Court, a supplemental memorandum may not exceed 

five pages in length. No other separate memorandum of points and 

authorities may be filed by either party in connection with the motion.

L.R. 37-2.4 Failure to File Joint Stipulation. The Court will not 

consider any discovery motion in the absence of a joint stipulation or 

a declaration from counsel for the moving party establishing that 

opposing counsel (a) failed to confer in a timely manner under L.R. 

37-1; (b) failed to provide the opposing party’s portion of the joint 

stipulation in a timely manner under L.R. 37-2.2; or (c) refused to sign 

and return the joint stipulation after the opposing party’s portion was 

added. If such declaration accompanies the motion, then L.Rs. 6-1, 7-

9 and 7-10 apply.

L.R. 37-3 Hearing on Motion. The motion must be noticed to be heard on 

a regular Motion Day for the appropriate judge at least twenty-one days after 

the filing of the motion. Unless the Court in its discretion otherwise allows, 

no discovery motions may be filed or heard on an ex parte basis absent a 

showing of irreparable injury or prejudice not attributable to the lack of 

diligence of the moving party.

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