Absent leave of Court, the page limits for the following types of motions and proceedings shall be 25 pages for the motion or opening brief, 25 pages for the opposition or response brief, and 15 pages for the reply brief: motions brought under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12, 23, 56, 59, or 65; motions for judgment on the pleadings; motions for certification of a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act; motions brought under California's anti-SLAPP statute; social security appeals; and claim construction briefing. Parties shall comply with Civil Local Rule 7-2(b), requiring that within the 25-page limit the moving party shall include the notice of motion, a concise statement of relief requested, and points and authorities supporting the motion.

All written text, including footnotes and quotations, shall be no less than 12-point type and shall be double-spaced.

Footnotes shall be no less than 12-point type and shall be double-spaced. Footnotes shall not be used to cite to legal authorities or evidence. All citations to legal authorities or evidence shall be in the body of the brief. Excessive footnotes will be disregarded. In general, no more than 5 footnotes per brief should be necessary.

Civil motions are heard by reservation only on Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. Hearing dates may be reserved by contacting Judge Freeman's Courtroom Deputy Clerk, Tiffany Salinas-Harwell, at 408-535-5381 or BLFCRD@cand.uscourts.gov. When reserving a hearing date, the attorney or party must inform Ms. Salinas-Harwell of the number and type(s) of motions to be filed. Once a hearing date is reserved, the motion(s) shall be filed within 14 days thereafter. If no motion has been filed by the 15th day, the reservation will expire and the moving party must obtain a new reservation before filing the motion(s).

Chambers copies shall be delivered to the Court within one business day of filing for the following documents: pleadings; briefing related to substantive motions; and evidence related to substantive motions. No chambers copies of administrative motions or other non-substantive motions (including sealing motions) shall be delivered to the Court... chambers copies must be single-sided (printed on only one side of the page), 2-hole punched at the top, and stapled or fastened with metal prongs. However, chambers copies of exhibits that are more than six inches thick must be placed in binders, and chambers copies submitted in connection with a final Pretrial Conference must be 3-hole punched on the left side.

All proposed orders in e-filing cases shall be submitted in Word format by email to BLFpo@cand.uscourts.gov on the same day the proposed order is e-filed.

Motions to seal documents shall be filed in accordance with Civil Local Rule 79-5. In addition, each administrative motion filed pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(c) and declaration filed pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(f)(3) shall include a chart... with the following four columns: (1) ECF number or exhibit number of the document sought to be sealed; (2) description or name of the document sought to be sealed; (3) portion(s) of the document to seal; and (4) reason(s) why the document should be sealed, including citation to the applicable declaration... shall be submitted in Word format by email to BLFpo@cand.uscourts.gov on the same day of filing. Chambers copies of sealing motions shall not be sent to the Court. Unredacted chambers copies of the substantive briefs or exhibits that are the subject of the sealing motion shall be delivered to the Court, with redactions highlighted in yellow.

Case Management Conferences are heard on Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom Webinar.