Federal Court Sacramento Conflict of Interest-Disqualification-Recusal USDC Eastern District

LOCAL RULES - CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA L.R. 7-20 Orders on Motions and Applications. A separate proposed order shall be lodged with any motion or application requiring an order of the Court, pursuant to L.R. 52-4.1. Unless exempted from electronic filing pursuant to L.R. 5-4.2, each proposed order shall comply with L.R. 5-4.4.

F.R.Civ.P. 7.1. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT L.R. 7.1-1 Notice of Interested Parties. To enable the Court to evaluate possible disqualification or recusal, counsel for all non-governmental parties shall file with their first appearance a Notice of Interested Parties, which shall list all persons, associations of persons, firms, partnerships, and corporations (including parent corporations, clearly identified as such) that may have a pecuniary interest in the outcome of the case, including any insurance carrier that may be liable in whole or in part (directly or indirectly) for a judgment in the action or for the cost of defense. If the Notice of Interested Parties is filed with the Clerk in paper format pursuant to L.R. 54.2, an original and two copies shall be filed. If the Notice of Interested Parties is filed electronically, Mandatory Chambers Copies shall be delivered to both the assigned district judge and the assigned magistrate judge. Counsel shall be under a continuing obligation to file an amended Notice if any material change occurs in the status of interested parties, as through merger or acquisition or change in carrier that may be liable for any part of a judgment.

The Notice shall include the following certification: “The undersigned, counsel of record for __________, certifies that the following listed party (or parties) may have a pecuniary interest in the outcome of this case. These representations are made to enable the Court to evaluate possible disqualification or recusal.

(Here list the names of all such parties and identify their connection and interest.)

Signature, Attorney of Record for:�

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Attorney Case-Opening Pilot Project USER MANUAL

United States District Court Central District of California October 7, 2013

(Revised July 9, 2014)

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SUMMONS

You may submit a proposed Summons for issuance by the clerk at the time you file your complaint, or you may submit it later. Whenever you choose to submit your proposed Summons, follow these steps. Click “Civil” on the blue menu bar at the top of any CM/ECF screen; this will take you to the “Civil Events” screen. On the “Civil Events” screen, under the “Service Documents” category, click on “Service/Waivers of Summons and Complaints.” The next screen will ask for your case number; enter or confirm the number as needed, and click “Next.” On the following screen, confirm the system has located the correct case, and click “Next.” Select “Summons Request” from the “Available Events” menu, and click “Next.” Upload your proposed Summons on the next screen. Note that you should submit just one form of proposed Summons, addressed to all defendants, on Form AO-440, which is available from the Court’s website at www.cacd.uscourts.gov/court-procedures/forms. Discontinue using Summons Form CV-001A; this form will no longer be available on the Court’s website. After uploading your proposed Summons, proceed with the filing according to standard electronic filing protocols. The Clerk will subsequently issue the Summons, and an NEF will be generated. Upon receipt of the NEF, you may print a copy of the official Summons for service on each defendant.

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NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES/CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1-1, EVERY PARTY MUST FILE A NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES WITH ITS FIRST APPEARANCE. To do so, click “Civil” on the blue menu bar at the top of any CM/ECF screen; this will take you to the “Civil Events” screen. On the “Civil Events” screen, under the “Other Filings” category, click on “Notices.” The next screen will ask for your case number; enter or confirm the number as needed, and click “Next.” On the following screen, confirm the system has located the correct case, and click “Next.” Select “Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties” from the “Available Events” menu, and click “Next.” Upload your Notice of Interested Parties on the next screen, and proceed with the filing according to standard electronic filing protocols.

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Note that every corporate party is required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 to file a disclosure statement with its initial appearance in a case. If you provide the information required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 in your Notice of Interested Parties, you do not need to file a separate Corporate Disclosure Statement. However, you may file a separate Corporate Disclosure Statement, either at case-opening or if required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(b)(2), using the “Corporate Disclosure Statement” event under “Miscellaneous Filings (Non-Motion)” in the “Other Filings” category.

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OTHER DOCUMENTS

The following documents, if applicable, should be filed using the events indicated: Document

Category

Sub-Category

Event (under “Available Events” menu)

Notice of Related Cases (see Local Rule 83-1.3)

Other Filings

Notices

Related Cases

Notice of Other Filings Pendency of Other Actions or Proceedings (see Local Rule 83-1.4)

Notices

Related Cases

Report on the Other Filings Filing or Determination of an Action Regarding a Patent or Trademark (Form AO-120) (see Local Rule 3-1)

Miscellaneous Filings (NonMotion)

Report on Filing of Patent/Trademark Action (Initial Notification) (AO 120)

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NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF ATTORNEY(S) OR OF PARTY APPEARING IN PRO PER

ATTORNEY(S) FOR:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CASE NUMBER:

Plaintiff(s), v.

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES (Local Rule 7.1-1)

Defendant(s)

TO:

THE COURT AND ALL PARTIES OF RECORD:

The undersigned, counsel of record for or party appearing in pro per, certifies that the following listed party (or parties) may have a pecuniary interest in the outcome of this case. These representations are made to enable the Court to evaluate possible disqualification or recusal.

(List the names of all such parties and identify their connection and interest. Use additional sheet if necessary.)

PARTY

Date

CONNECTION / INTEREST

Signature

Attorney of record for (or name of party appearing in pro per):

CV-30 (05/13)

NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES