Santa Clara Superior Court Filing Bundling Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Entire sets of written discovery documents may never be lodged with or received by the Court; only extracts are permitted.

In no case will entire sets of written discovery documents be lodged or received.

CRITICALCivil cases

Entire deposition transcripts may never be received by the Court; only pertinent provisions or extracts may be used.

In no case will an entire transcript be received.

WARNINGCivil cases

All final approval issues must be heard at the same time; if settling parties file separate motions for fees, incentive awards, or expense reimbursements, those motions must be set to be heard concurrently.

With rare exceptions, the Court will expect all issues related to final approval to be heard at the same time, including, without limitation, (a) final approval of the settlement itself, (b) approval of any attorneys’ fees request, (c) approval of incentive awards to class representatives, and (d) approval of expense reimbursements and costs of administration. If the settling parties elect to file Rev, 9/30/24 separate motions for any of these categories, separate reservations for hearings may be obtained, but the motions must be set

WARNING

If attachments to the Settlement Conference Statement collectively exceed twenty (20) pages, the attachments should be lodged with the Court separately from the Statement, and will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the MSC.

If attachments to the Settlement Conference Statement collectively exceed twenty (20) pages, the attachments should be lodged with the Court separately from the Statement, and will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the MSC.

WARNING

If attachments to the Settlement Conference Statement collectively exceed twenty (20) pages, the attachments should be lodged with the Court separately from the Statement, and will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the MSC.

If attachments to the Settlement Conference Statement collectively exceed twenty (20) pages, the attachments should be lodged with the Court separately from the Statement, and will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the MSC.

WARNING

Proposed orders may not be submitted with moving papers before a hearing on a regularly noticed motion, unless ordered by the Court or required by statute or Rule of Court.

Proposed orders may not be submitted with moving papers before a hearing on a regularly noticed motion unless ordered by the Court or required by applicable statute or Rule of Court (such as motions to be relieved as counsel, petitions for compromise of minors' claims, orders on objections to evidence in summary judgment motions, pro hac vice applications, applications for writs of attachment, etc.).