Parties shall not attempt to make ex parte contact with the Judge or his chambers staff by telephone, facsimile, or any other means but may contact the Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Vicky Ayala, at (415) 522-2034, or email at emccrd@cand.uscourts.gov, with appropriate inquiries (e.g., scheduling inquiries). With the exception of discovery disputes (see the Civil Standing Orders on Discovery), or unless expressly permitted by the Court, parties shall not submit letters to the Court, and any communication with the Court must be in pleading form, including but not limited to status reports, requests for continuances, and requests for telephonic appearances.

Civil law-and-motion calendar is conducted on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Order of call is to be determined by the Court. ... Although the Court generally hears civil motions by Zoom, if an attorney with five (5) or fewer years of experience requests, the Court will consider holding a live, in-person hearing.

Chamber hard copies are not required except when (1) the Court expressly asks the parties to provide hard copies or (2) the parties are making filings for: (a) a Final Pretrial Conference; (b) a Claim Construction hearing; or (c) summary judgment proceedings. For hard copies, (1) all documents must be three-hole punched on the left-hand side; and (2) exhibits to declarations must be tabbed. If electronically filed, declarations containing exhibits must be bookmarked (i.e., if the declaration makes reference to an exhibit, the declaration must contain a hyperlink to the corresponding exhibit; declarations and exhibits to be filed as a single PDF). The foregoing applies regardless of page length.

Each party filing or opposing a motion shall also serve a proposed order that sets forth the relief or action sought and a short statement of the rationale of decision. The proposed order should be filed at the same time as the motion or opposition.

Although the Court generally hears civil motions by Zoom, if an attorney with five (5) or fewer years of experience requests, the Court will consider holding a live, in-person hearing.

No changes to the Court's schedule shall be made except by order of the Court. Parties seeking to continue hearings, request special status conferences, modify briefing schedules, or make any other procedural changes shall submit a signed stipulation and proposed order or, if stipulation is not possible, a motion for administrative relief. See Civ. L.R. 7-11. ... Continuances will be granted only upon a showing of good cause, with a particular focus on diligence by the party seeking the continuance and prejudice that may result if the continuance is denied.

These Standing Orders apply only to cases in which discovery is supervised by this Court rather than the magistrate judge. The Court, at its discretion, may elect to transfer discovery matters to a magistrate judge or a special master.