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RULE 130 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 7)GENERAL FORMAT OF DOCUMENTS(a) Electronically-Filed Documents. Documents electronically filed shall becreated and formatted to comply, in appearance and presentation both in an electronicformat and when printed, with the requirements for conventionally-filed paperdocuments.(b) Conventionally-Filed Documents and Courtesy Copies. All documentspresented for conventional filing or lodging and the chambers courtesy copies shall beon white, unglazed opaque paper of good quality with numbered lines in the left margin,8-1/2" x 11" in size, and shall be flat, unfolded (except where necessary for presentationof exhibits), firmly bound at the top left corner, pre-punched with two (2) holes(approximately 1/4" diameter) centered 2-3/4" apart, 1/2" to 5/8" from the top edge ofthe document, and shall comply with all other applicable provisions of these Rules.Matters contained thereon shall be presented by typewriting, printing, photographic oroffset reproduction, or other clearly legible process, without erasures or interlining thatmaterially defaces the document, and shall appear on one side of each sheet only.(c) Spacing. Documents shall be double-spaced except for the identificationof counsel, title of the action, category headings, footnotes, quotations, exhibits anddescriptions of real property. Quotations of more than fifty (50) words shall be indented.(d) Numbering. Each page shall be numbered consecutively at the bottomand shall provide a brief description of the document on the same line.16
RULE 131 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 7)COUNSEL IDENTIFICATION AND SIGNATURES(a) Counsel Identification. The name, address, telephone number, and theCalifornia State Bar membership number of all attorneys, or, if in propria persona, thename, address, and telephone number of the party, and the specific identification ofeach party represented by name and interest in the litigation (e.g., plaintiff Smith,defendant Jones) shall appear in the upper left-hand corner of the first page of eachdocument presented for filing, except that in the instance of multi-party representationreference may be made to the signature page for the complete list of partiesrepresented. Attorneys for service shall be designated in accordance with L.R. 180.See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11; L.R. 180, 182; Cal. Rules of Court 2.111.(b) Signatures Generally. All pleadings and non-evidentiary documentsshall be signed by the individual attorney for the party presenting them, or by the partyinvolved if that party is appearing in propria persona. Affidavits and certifications shallbe signed by the person executing the document. The name of the person signing thedocument shall be typed or printed underneath the signature. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. Ifa document is submitted to the Clerk via portable electronic media, signatures shallappear either as a facsimile of the original (in a scanned document placed on portableelectronic media), or on a separate, scanned signature page if the document waspublished to .pdf and then placed on portable electronic media. In the latter situation,the docket shall reflect the submission of the signature page.(c) Attorney Signatures. Anything filed using an attorney's name, login, andpassword will be deemed to have been signed by that attorney for all purposes,including Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. For example, for the attorney whose login and password isbeing used, it is sufficient to indicate a signature as in the following example: "/s/ JohnM. Barrister, Esquire."(d) Misuse of Attorney's Electronic Signature. Any person challenging theauthenticity of an electronically-filed document or placement of the attorney's signatureon that document must file an objection and request that the document be strickenwithin twenty-one (21) days of receiving the Notice of Electronic Filing, or at a later timefor good cause shown by an attorney exercising due diligence. Attorneys areresponsible for, and must take care to ensure, the validity of their signatures.(e) Documents Requiring Signatures of Multiple Counsel. Documentsthat are normally signed by more than one counsel, whether the counsel represent thesame party or different parties, may be prepared by obtaining approval from any othercounsel to state that the other counsel has authorized submission of the document onthat counsel's behalf. Submitting counsel shall place the other counsel's signature onthe electronic filing by using "/s/ counsel's name (as authorized on __[date]__)."17
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following activities on behalf of a
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prepared by the Certified Student b
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(h) Local Co-Counsel. A Judge to wh
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RULE 184 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 83)DISCIP
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(f) State Court Habeas Transcripts.
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(d) Budgeting and Case Management.
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will issue or deny a certificate of
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RULE 201 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 38)DEMAND
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under which the attorney was employ
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RULE 204 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 8)ALLEGAT
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RULE 206 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 8)SPECIAL
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RULE 220 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 15)CHANGE
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Court. See L.R. 143, 144.(g) Hearin
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RULE 231 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 65)TEMPOR
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RULE 232 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 66)RECEIV
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RULE 240 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)STATUS
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on some or all of the foregoing sub
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RULE 250.2 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 33)INTE
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RULE 250.4 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 36)REQU
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RULE 270 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)COURT
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(B) Duties. The ADR Judge shall ser
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approved panel. Before nominating a
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(3) Protection Against Unreasonable
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(A) Duty to Confer. No one may ask
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directly to the ADR Judge or a Judg
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RULE 280 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 40)DILIGE
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easonably anticipated disputes conc
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weekly earnings before the incident
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RULE 282 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)PRETRI
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RULE 285 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 16)TRIAL
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RULE 291.1 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 50)POST
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RULE 292 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 54)COSTS(
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RULE 293 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 54)AWARDS
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MAGISTRATE JUDGES' RULESRULE 300 (F
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RULE 302 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 72)DUTIES
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(12) Settlement conferences as may
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RULE 304 (Fed. R. Civ. P. 72)MAGIST
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CRIMINAL RULESRULE 400 (Fed. R. Cri
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RULE 401 (Fed. R. Crim. P. 43)SHACK
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The Prisoner Restraint Form procedu
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RULE 410 (Fed. R. Crim. P. 46)FIXED
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RULE 421 (Fed. R. Crim. P. 58)DISPO
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RULE 423 (Fed. R. Crim. P. 58)REFER
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RULE 440 (Fed. R. Crim. P. 16)PRETR
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ADMIRALTY AND IN REM RULESRULE 500T
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RULE 510COMPLAINTS, ALLEGATIONS AND
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RULE 513PROMPT HEARING FOLLOWING AR
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RULE 521DEPOSITS OF MARSHAL'S FEES
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RULE 523UNDERTAKINGS IN LIEU OF ARR
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RULE 540DEFAULT IN ACTIONS IN REM(a
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RULE 550CUSTODY OF PROPERTY(a) Safe
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RULE 560APPRAISAL(a) Order for Appr
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least six (6) court days. Service s
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RULE 590RATE OF PREJUDGMENT INTERES
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B. Fresno Criminal:1. Frs DJ Cr (01
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e returned to the calendar of the u
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(2) If executed Consent to Assignme
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ASSIGNMENTappeals from magistrate j
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BONDadmiralty actions .............
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CHIEF JUDGEdefinition .............
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COMPROMISE (see settlement)CONCLUSI
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COURT EN BANCdefinition ...........
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numbering of pages ................
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sealed documents ..................
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GRAND JURYfiling of proceedings ...
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definition ........................
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KERN COUNTYcommencement of actions
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REASSIGNMENTgenerally .............
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document format ...................
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civil motions .....................
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STANDARDS OF CONDUCTattorneys .....
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TRANSCRIPTScounsel maintain deposit
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28 U.S.C. § 137 ..................
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preliminary injunction ............
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