Attorneys must contact Department 3 by email (monitored 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.), must not contact the Judge directly without permission, and should copy other parties to avoid ex parte communication.
If no court reporter is retained, counsel must meet and confer at the end of each trial day and file the settled statement in court the following day at or before 8:45 a.m.
If the parties cannot agree on a settled statement, they submit plaintiffs' proposal red-lined against defendants' proposal, with plaintiffs responsible on even-numbered calendar days and defendants on odd-numbered days.
Counsel is responsible for retrieving, copying, and circulating completed jury questionnaires to all counsel and the Court before voir dire begins.
An email courtesy copy of all e-filed documents must be sent to the Court, with all counsel copied.
The department email for the Court is department3@scscourt.org.
Email a courtesy copy of all e-filed documents to the court at department3@scscourt.org, cc'ing all counsel.
A list of requested CACI jury instructions must be submitted to the Court by 12:00 pm the day before trial.
Any non-CACI or pinpoint instructions must be submitted in writing.
Counsel must provide 16-17 copies of the final jury instructions to the Court (12 for jury, 2-3 for alternates, a courtesy copy for the judge, and a copy to be filed); each side should also have its own copy.
Exhibit lists must identify each proffered exhibit with a specific description of its substance, not a general description.
Counsel must give the courtroom clerk an editable Word version of the Exhibit List.
In bench trials, counsel must provide the Court with hard copies of specified pretrial documents by 12:00 pm on the last court day before trial.
An edited set of instructions shall be submitted at the earliest 18 possible time after the conclusion of in limine motions if
Counsel must meet and confer before trial on factual stipulations for uncontroverted matters and place those stipulations in writing.
The prevailing party must prepare and submit the judgment within 5 court days after the trial concludes.
Counsel in jury trials must provide the Court with complete hard copies of specified pretrial documents (in limine motions, exhibit/witness lists, jury instructions, verdict forms, stipulations, statement of the case, trial briefs, voir dire questions/questionnaires) by 12:00 pm on the last court day before trial.
Originals of all depositions that may be used at trial must be lodged with the Clerk before trial begins.
