Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- Upon request
Document Filing Requirements7 rules
If a party files an amended pleading, they shall concurrently file a redlined or highlighted version comparing the amended pleading to the prior operative pleading.
- Document
- Amended pleading
Must include
- •Redlined version
Post-distribution accounting required within 21 days, including discussion of class member concerns.
Court's wording
As reflected in the Guidance, the Court will require a post-distribution accounting within 21 days after the final distribution of settlement funds. In addition to the information contained in the Guidance, the post-distribution accounting must discuss any significant or recurring concerns communicated by class members to the settlement administrator or counsel since final approval, any other issues in settlement administration since final approval, and how any concerns or issues were resolved.
Class action settlement approval motions must address guidelines in specified order.
Court's wording
Any motion for preliminary or final approval of a class action settlement must address the respective guidelines in the Northern District of California’s Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements, available at https://cand.uscourts.gov/forms/procedural-guidance-for- classaction-settlements/, in the order the guidelines are presented on the website.
Discovery statements must be e-filed under specific Civil Events category.
Court's wording
The joint statement or individual statements shall be e-filed (unless the case is exempt from e-filing requirements). Whether joint or individual, the statement must be filed under the Civil Events category of “Motions and Related Filings > Motions – General > Discovery Letter Brief.”
Instead of a noticed motion, the parties shall prepare a joint statement of not more than five single-spaced pages (12-point font or greater) stating the nature and status of the dispute and attesting to their good faith meet and confer efforts. Each side thus has approximately 2.5 pages of the submission. Issue-by-issue, the joint statement shall describe each unresolved issue, summarize each party’s position with appropriate legal authority, and provide each party’s final proposed compromise before addressing the next issue. It is preferable that the parties file a separate statement for each dispute. When necessary, the parties may submit supporting declarations and documentation of up to 12 pages.
- Document
- Joint statement
Must include
- •Legal argument
Individual statement (max 2 pages) allowed if joint statement impossible.
Court's wording
The parties are strongly encouraged to submit a joint statement, but in the rare instances when a joint statement is not possible, each side may submit a statement of not more than two pages (12-point font or greater). The statement shall explain why a joint statement was impossible.
Electronic copies of proposed orders are not required unless specifically requested
Court's wording
The Court does not require electronic copies of proposed orders. If the Court requires electronic copies of a filing, it will specifically request it from the parties. Parties should not otherwise email jsccrd@cand.uscourts.gov with electronic copies of filings.
Filing & Service rules
Courtesy Copy Requirements
No courtesy copies or electronic proposed orders required unless specifically requested by the Court.
Paper courtesy copies shall not be submitted unless the Court requests them. The Court also does not require electronic copies of proposed orders. If the Court requires electronic copies of a filing, it will specifically request it from the parties. Parties should not otherwise email jsccrd@cand.uscourts.gov with electronic copies of filings.
Criminal cases
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Chambers copies are not required unless specifically requested by the Court
Chambers copies are not required unless specifically requested by the Court
Civil cases
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Sealing & Redaction Procedures
Administrative motion to seal required before filing sealed documents.
If a party wishes to file a document under seal, that party shall first file an administrative motion to seal in accordance with Local Rule 79-5.
Civil cases
Chambers copies of sealed documents are recycled unless parties request otherwise.
If parties are asked to provide chambers copies of documents filed under seal, the chambers copies with confidential materials will be handled like all other chambers copies of materials without special restriction, and will typically be recycled, not shredded. If the parties wish to dispose of documents filed under seal in some other way, they must expressly indicate as much in their sealing motion and make arrangements to pick up the documents upon disposition of the motion.
Civil cases
Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Meet and confer in person or videoconference required before discovery disputes.
Upon the development of an impasse with respect to discovery in a pending case assigned to Judge Corley, the parties must first meet and confer; that is, counsel for each party shall meet and confer in person or via videoconference to attempt to resolve their dispute informally. A mere exchange of letters, emails, telephone calls or facsimile transmissions does not satisfy the meet and confer requirement.
Civil cases
Chambers Communication Rules
Contact only Courtroom Deputy Ada Means via email for scheduling; no ex parte contact with judge or chambers staff.
Counsel shall not attempt to contact Judge Corley or her chambers staff by telephone, email, or any other ex parte means, but may contact her Courtroom Deputy, Ada Means at jsccrd@cand.uscourts.gov regarding scheduling or other appropriate matters.
Criminal cases
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Junior Lawyer Participation Incentives
Junior lawyers encouraged to argue and multiple attorneys permitted to argue
The Court strongly encourages parties to permit less experienced attorneys to actively participate in the proceedings by presenting argument at motion hearings or examining witnesses at trial. The Court permits more than one attorney to argue for a party at a motion hearing or case management conference.
Civil cases
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