Current through November 2, 2026

Central District of California

Local rules, motion practice, and judge procedures for C.D. Cal. practitioners.

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Individual Judge Procedures

All 37 judges covered

Standing orders, page limits, motion days, tentative rulings, and key traps — every active district judge in C.D. Cal.

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Orientation

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Operating Model

## Operating Model — Calendar Court CA-CD is a calendar court. The party files the motion and selects a hearing date —...

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Pro Hac Vice

Pro hac vice in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (C.D. Cal., CDCA) requires local counsel...

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Filing & Formatting

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Challenging the Forum

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Forum Non Conveniens & Abstention

Atlantic Marine FSC analysis and Brillhart/Wilton abstention for reactive declaratory judgment actions — currently covered inside the MTD guide.

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Challenging the Pleadings

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Motion to Dismiss — Practitioner's Guide

Rule 12(b)(6) pleading standards, CACD local rules, and claim-type playbooks from a 34-ruling corpus (2024–2026).

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Motion Practice

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Discovery

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Discovery

CDCA follows the federal defaults for most discovery rules but requires sequential numbering across all sets of...

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Dispositive Motions

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Summary Judgment

CDCA requires a separate Statement of Uncontroverted Facts (SUF) with pinpoint citations. The opposing party must file a...

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