Addressed in detail (Civil Standing Order Section VII.C). Any brief/pleading/document whose text was created or drafted with AI must be identified as such (in the title/caption, a table preceding the body, or a separate contemporaneous Notice); counsel must maintain records sufficient to identify AI-drafted portions if requested. No AI-hallucinated citations or uncorroborated assertions of law/fact may be filed -- failure to verify is grounds for sanctions. Separate rules govern AI-generated EVIDENCE (must have been previously disclosed in discovery, requires a contemporaneous Notice to the opposing side identifying it, and requires supporting declarations on authenticity) and AI-generated EXHIBITS/DEMONSTRATIVES (same disclosure/no-hallucination rules). Confidentiality: counsel using third-party AI tools must comply with any protective order and keep records of prompts/inquiries submitted. Kang -- ai_disclosure_requirement ↗

Civil Law and Motion is generally heard on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise ordered by the Court. When Judge Kang is on criminal duty, Civil Law and Motion is heard on Thursdays at 2:30 p.m. or as otherwise ordered by the Court.

Pursuant to General Order 78, no paper or hard courtesy copies will be accepted by Judge Kang pending further order of the Court. Instead, courtesy copies of as-filed documents may be emailed to PHKpo@cand.uscourts.gov. In addition, any proposed stipulation or proposed order in a case subject to electronic filing shall be sent in Word format by email to PHKpo@cand.uscourts.gov. This address is to be used only for these purposes, unless otherwise directed by the Court.

Pursuant to General Order 78, no paper or hard courtesy copies will be accepted by Judge Kang pending further order of the Court. Instead, courtesy copies of as-filed documents may be emailed to PHKpo@cand.uscourts.gov. In addition, any proposed stipulation or proposed order in a case subject to electronic filing shall be sent in Word format by email to PHKpo@cand.uscourts.gov. This address is to be used only for these purposes, unless otherwise directed by the Court.

The availability of the civil calendar on Zoom does not constitute a hybrid hearing. All litigants must appear in person unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

The Parties are directed: (a) to serve copies of this Standing Order and Judge Kang's Standing Order for Discovery in Civil Cases upon all other Parties to the action within seven (7) calendar days of the appearance of these other Parties.

In the event a discovery dispute arises, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that before filing any discovery motion with this Court, the Parties must comply with the following: 1. Counsel for all Parties (or third parties) involved in the dispute shall undertake reasonably diligent efforts to confer and attempt to negotiate a resolution of the dispute, such as by telephone, e-mail, teleconference, videoconference, in-person meeting, or correspondence. 2. Only after counsel for the Parties have communicated in those efforts but remain unable to resolve the dispute, any Party may demand a meeting of lead trial counsel for the Parties involved in the dispute at issue to resolve the discovery dispute. Such meeting shall occur within ten (10) business days of the demand. If both lead counsel are located in the geographic region of the Northern District of California during the time period deadline set forth herein for the meet and confer, or if they are otherwise located within 100 miles of each other during this time period, lead trial counsel for both Parties shall meet and confer in person regarding the matter(s) at issue. If counsel are not required to meet and confer in person pursuant to this paragraph, they shall meet and confer via videoconference. 3. Within five (5) business days of the in-person meeting between lead trial counsel referred to above, the Parties shall jointly file a detailed letter with the Court which will include an identification of the matters remaining in dispute, a detailed substantive description of each side's position on each such issue, and a description of each side's proposed compromise on each such issue. Unless granted leave of Court, the joint letter shall not exceed five (5) pages, evenly divided between the Parties, and formatted with text at 12-point font or greater, single-spaced with reasonable margins, and line breaks between paragraphs.