Cases

Citation to a U.S. Supreme Court case must be to the United States Reports, Lawyers’ Edition, or Supreme Court Reporter if available. Citation to a case from any other federal court must be to the Federal Reporter, Federal Supplement, or Federal Rules Decisions if available. Citation to a state court case must be to the official state reporter or any regional reporter published by West Publishing Company if available. If a case is not available in the foregoing sources, but is available on an electronic database (e.g., LEXIS or Westlaw), 12/1/2025 Chapter I - 29 LOCAL RULES - CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA citation to the case must include the case name, the database identifier, the court, the date of decision, any code or number used by the database to identify the case, and any screen or page numbers assigned.

L.R. 11-3.10 Translations Required. Claim-Initiating Documents, as defined in L.R. 3-2, must be presented for filing in the English language. All other documents must be presented in English unless: (a) an English translation is concurrently provided; or (b) the Court orders otherwise upon a showing of good cause.