ALL hearings will be heard IN PERSON in Courtroom 10C unless otherwise ordered by the court. Any request for a remote appearance must be filed no later than five (5) court days before the court proceeding. Such a request must be supported by a declaration and proposed order setting forth good cause for the remote appearance. If the court grants the request, the type of remote appearance allowed will be at the court’s discretion.
*Please note that requests for remote appearances are rarely granted*
(Having counsel's office outside the District is not a basis to request a remote appearance)
Recording, copying, photographing and rebroadcasting of court proceedings is prohibited by federal law. A violation of this prohibition may result in sanctions, including suspension of your license to practice before this court, referral to the state bar, denial of the right to appear by video or telephonically at future proceedings, criminal prosecution, contempt, denial of admission to future hearings, and any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court.
ALL HEARINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON IN COURTROOM 10C
Civil motions are heard on: Mondays, Time: 1:30 p.m.
Criminal motions are heard on: Mondays, Time: 9:00 a.m.
(If Monday is a holiday, next motion date is the following Monday.)
It is not necessary to clear a motion date with the court clerk prior to filing the motion.
CIVIL MOTION HEARINGS
Current Procedures:
The parties should expect that the Court will conduct hearings in person as usual. The Court attempts to issue tentative rulings on each motion. A tentative posted is intended as preparation for the hearing scheduled. Tentatives are generally posted no later than mid-afternoon on the Friday prior to a Monday hearing.
NEWLY FILED MOTIONS
The parties are required to follow the Local Rules regarding the noticing of motions on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. and the filing of oppositions and replies.
L.R. 7-9 Opposing Papers. Each opposing party shall, not later than ten (10) days after service of the motion in the instance of a new trial motion and not later than twenty-one (21) days before the date designated for the hearing of the motion in all other instances, serve upon all other parties and file with the Clerk either (a) the evidence upon which the opposing party will rely in opposition to the motion and a brief but complete memorandum which shall contain a statement of all the reasons in opposition thereto and the points and authorities upon which the opposing party will rely, or (b) a written statement that that party will not oppose the motion. Evidence presented in all opposing papers shall comply with the requirements of L.R. 7-6, 7-7 and 7-8.
When filing a motion to amend, counsel shall file, as an exhibit to the motion, a \"redline\" version of the amended pleading showing all additions and deletions of material. If a motion to dismiss is granted with leave to amend, counsel filing the amended pleading shall attach as an appendix, a \"redline\" version of the amended pleading showing all additions and deletions of material.
PROPOSED DATES
If a motion or application includes an order seeking certain dates, the order shall include all proposed dates. Reference to a stipulation or other filing is insufficient. Dates must be in the order.
SCHEDULING CONFERENCES
A Joint Rule 26 Report with the Court's Exhibit A MUST be timely filed. The Court will review the report and issue a Scheduling Conference Order. If the Court needs further input the Scheduling Conference will remain on calendar as scheduled.
PRETRIAL CONFERENCES
All Civil Pretrial Conferences require in person attendance by all attorneys.
Judge Selna's AO-10, Financial Disclosure Report, may be reviewed at the Judicial Watch website. The reports for 2003 through 2010 are presently online.
Law Clerks: All applicants must apply through the OSCAR system during the posting period, which is generally June of the calendar year before the position begins.
Spring Externs: Judge Selna accepts externs during the spring. Spring externs must be in their second or third year of law school. Part-time (approximately 20 hours per week) is preferred for the spring semester. Externs are required to report in-person to chambers for the entirety of the externship. To be considered for this position, submit an application including a brief cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and writing sample to CACD_JVSexternshipapplications@cacd.uscourts.gov. Please combine all documents into a single PDF.
Civil Matters: All \r\nmotions and related documents (oppositions, replies, exhibits); ex parte\r\n applications (excluding PHV Applications) and related documents \r\n(oppositions and exhibits); and ALL PRETRIAL DOCUMENTS.
\r\nCriminal Matters: All motions and related documents (oppositions, replies exhibits); plea agreements and sentencing position.
\r\nNO BLUE BACKING REQUIRED
It is imperative that the mandatory chambers copies be delivered by noon following the date of filing as required by Local Rule 5-4.5.\r\n Failure to deliver timely mandatory chambers copies may result in a \r\ndelay in hearing a motion or ordering the matter off calendar.\u00A0 It is not necessary to send chambers copies of redacted documents.
Mandatory\r\n chambers copies of Sealed Documents shall be delivered to the Clerk's \r\nOffice Intake window, to be placed in the Court's internal mail box.\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\r\n If the Mandatory Chambers Copy of a document is an inch or more thick, \r\nthe filing party should place the Court's copy in a three ring binder.\u00A0
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