Judge Tiana J. Murillo
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Ex Parte Application, Supporting Documents
Law and Motion Papers
Adjournments
- All requests for a continuance of a matter should be submitted through stipulation and order or by ex parte application with good cause shown. Please contact the clerk in advance to secure the proposed continued date.
Request must include
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Document Format Requirements6 rules
The trial notebook shall be in a one or three-inch, three-ring binder as appropriate and lodged with the court when the reply brief is filed. The trial notebook shall contain only copies of the bates- stamped agency decision, the parties’ briefs, and any requests for judicial notice. The documents should be separated by labeled tabs. Except in traditional mandamus cases, documentary evidence should not be included in the trial notebook. In traditional mandamus cases, the trial notebook shall have documentary evidence with exhibit tabs, which may be in a separate three-ring binder(s) if voluminous.
- Binding
- Three-ring binder
- Trial notebook
and reply briefs on Microsoft Word in a format from which the court may cut and paste without dragging the brief’s rule and numbering or footers, so that the court can prepare its tentative decision.
- File type
- Word
- Brief
- Reply
Formatting
- •Format must allow the court to prepare its tentative decision
The joint appendix shall consist of a single three- ring binder -- preferably a three-inch binder -- or a binder that is spiral bound on the side.
- Binding
- Three-ring binder
- Joint appendix
Formatting
- •Single binder only
- •A binder spiral bound on the side is an acceptable alternative
- •A three-inch binder is preferred
The motion notebook shall contain the moving papers, opposition, reply, and any requests for judicial notice. The evidence shall have exhibit tabs. The motion notebook will be lodged in Department 834 on the date the reply must be filed or as set by the court.
- Motion notebook
Formatting
- •Evidence shall have exhibit tabs
The parties may, but are not required to, highlight significant information on the Joint Appendix pages, using different colors to show which party highlighted the information on a particular page.
- Joint appendix
Formatting
- •Highlighting is permitted but not required
If a joint appendix is ordered, the administrative record may be submitted in electronic format (in a Bates-stamped, searchable document) via flash drive.
- Joint appendix
Formatting
- •Electronic format via flash drive
- •Bates-stamped, searchable document
Document Filing Requirements6 rules
The joint appendix shall include the agency decision followed by the pages actually cited in the parties’ briefs. The pages in the joint appendix must be in numerical Bates-stamped order no matter which party cited the page.
Petitioner is responsible for timely lodging a complete joint appendix even if opposing counsel fails to provide cited pages; if Petitioner is self-represented, Respondent or Real Party must prepare and lodge it.
Court's wording
Unless otherwise ordered, Petitioner has the responsibility to ensure that the joint appendix including all pages cited in the parties’ briefs is timely lodged with the court. The failure of opposing counsel to provide copies of the relevant pages cited in their opposition does not excuse this responsibility. Where the Petitioner is self-represented, Respondent or Real Party will be tasked to prepare and lodge the joint appendix.
Unless otherwise ordered, Petitioner has the responsibility to timely prepare and lodge the trial notebook and memory stick. Where the Petitioner is self-represented, Respondent or Real Party will be tasked to prepare the trial notebook and memory stick.
a copy of your complaint with the ex parte application.
The joint appendix should contain only the pages cited in the briefs (pin cites preferred), may include cover/witness-identification pages for context, and may have labeled side tabs separating different documents.
Court's wording
Only the document pages cited in the parties’ briefs should be included in the joint appendix, not the entire document. To reduce the number of pages, briefs should pin cite, not blanket cite, to pertinent record pages. If it is necessary to provide context to a cited page, the joint appendix may include a document cover page or witness identification page. The joint appendix may have labeled side tabs separating the pages from different documents.
If the administrative record for a writ of mandate exceeds 450 pages, the court may order the parties to prepare a joint appendix.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Ex parte applications are filed electronically (by 10:00 a.m. the day before the hearing), except self-represented litigants exempt from electronic filing who file directly in Department 834 by 8:45 a.m. on the hearing date.
Electronically filed ex parte applications shall be filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the day before the ex parte hearing. Self-represented litigants exempt from electronic filing shall file directly in Department 834 by 8:45 a.m. on the date the application is heard.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Ex parte applications are heard Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m., with a hard 8:45 a.m. cut-off and no exceptions.
Ex parte applications are heard Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m. Cut-off time for ex parte applications is 8:45 a.m. NO EXCEPTIONS.
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Self-represented litigants exempt from electronic filing must file ex parte applications directly in Department 834 by 8:45 a.m. on the hearing date.
Self-represented litigants exempt from electronic filing shall file directly in Department 834 by 8:45 a.m. on the date the application is heard.
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Electronically filed ex parte applications must be filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the day before the ex parte hearing.
Electronically filed ex parte applications shall be filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the day before the ex parte hearing.
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The joint appendix must be lodged with the court when the reply brief is filed, or by a date set by the court.
The joint appendix shall be lodged with the court at the time the reply brief must be filed or a set by the court.
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Filing Fees and Waivers
All fees for an ex parte application must be paid before the application is filed.
All fees must be paid prior to filing the application.
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
Courtesy copies of the ex parte application and all supporting documents are required and must have exhibit tabs, particularly where the exhibits are numerous.
The court requires courtesy copies of the ex parte application and all supporting documents. The courtesy copies shall have exhibit tabs, particularly where the exhibits are numerous.
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Courtesy copies are required for all law and motion papers, except no courtesy copies are required where a motion notebook will be prepared and lodged.
The court requires courtesy copies for all law and motion papers.
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Filing Bundling Requirements
The parties will be ordered to prepare a mandamus trial notebook to be lodged when the reply is due or as set by the court, and no courtesy copies of briefs are necessary if a trial notebook is prepared and lodged.
The parties will be ordered to prepare a trial notebook for the mandamus trial. The trial notebook shall be lodged on the date that the reply must be filed or as set by the court. No courtesy copies of briefs are necessary if a trial notebook is prepared and lodged.
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Preparing a motion notebook is optional; the court may ask for one or the parties may independently decide to prepare one.
The court may ask for, or the parties may independently decide to prepare, a motion notebook in a one or three inch, three-ring binder.
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
All requests for a continuance of a matter should be submitted through stipulation and order or by ex parte application with good cause shown. Please contact the clerk in advance to secure the proposed continued date.
All requests for a continuance of a matter should be submitted through stipulation and order or by ex parte application with good cause shown. Please contact the clerk in advance to secure the proposed continued date.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Law and motion hearing dates (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.) must be reserved by calling the courtroom because this department does not use the CRS Online reservation system.
All law and motion hearing dates must be reserved. Hearings are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. This department DOES NOT use the CRS Online reservations system. Please call the courtroom to reserve your hearing.
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A moving party who takes a motion off calendar must confirm that fact to the court clerk in writing.
If the moving party takes a motion off calendar, the moving party shall confirm that fact to the court clerk in writing.
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Court reporters must email the court reporter form to SMCDept834@lacourt.ca.gov.
The court reporter shall email the court reporter form to: SMCDept834@lacourt.ca.gov
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