All local rules for D. Nev., integrated with this judge's published requirements.
Ex parte telephone calls to chambers about the substance of cases are specifically prohibited, except when permitted by court order or the Federal Rules of Civil or Criminal Procedure. See LR IA 7-2.
All communications with chambers must be in writing and filed on ECF, with copies simultaneously delivered to all parties who do not receive automatic notification through ECF. Copies of correspondence between counsel must not be sent to the Court. See LR IA 7-1, LR IA 7-2.
Judge Silva maintains a paperless chambers. Please refrain from providing courtesy copies to chambers unless specifically requested.
Proposed orders (for all stipulations and unopposed motions, including motions for entry of default judgment), jury instructions, and other matters that a party requests the Court to adopt shall be filed on ECF. Chambers may request a copy in Microsoft Word format, to be sent to CDS_Chambers@nvd.uscourts.gov.
The motion to file under seal must include the following: 1. A specific statement of the applicable legal standard and the reasons for sealing the document, including explanations of: a. The legitimate private or public interests that warrant sealing; b. The injury that may result if sealing is denied; and c. Why a less restrictive alternative to sealing is insufficient; 2. Evidentiary support from sworn declarations where necessary; and 3. A proposed order that is narrowly tailored to seal only the sealable material, and which lists in table format each document or portion thereof that the moving party seeks to file under seal.
Motions may be decided with or without a hearing. Please see Local Rule 78-1 regarding how to request a hearing.
Yes — motions decided on the papers without oral argument.
Judge Silva will generally grant requests to appear by telephone or video so long as just cause is provided by the party making that request.
Judge Silva strongly encourages litigants to permit more junior members of the litigation team to examine witnesses and to appear for oral argument. In those instances where Judge Silva is inclined to rule on the papers, a representation that the argument would be handled by a more junior lawyer (six or fewer years of experience) will weigh in favor of holding oral argument. When the more junior attorney is permitted to present the argument, Judge Silva will entertain reasonable requests for a more senior attorney to supplement any argument that is made. Source ↗