Procedures for Emergency Matters
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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When court action is required prior to the next business day, relief should be sought by filing, during normal business hours, a written application for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 65 and L.R. 65-1, unless otherwise provided by federal statute, federal or local rule, or court order. After filing an application for a TRO, the filer must immediately notify the courtroom deputy for the assigned judge by telephone. If it is anticipated that an application for a TRO will be filed outside normal business hours, the filer must notify the courtroom deputy for the assigned judge in advance, during normal business hours. If an application for a TRO is or will be filed before a judge is assigned to the case, the filer should contact the Civil Intake Department in the Clerk’s Office for the division in which the case is pending: Western Division (213) 894-3535, Eastern Division (951) 328- 4470, or Southern Division (714) 338-4786.
Failure to notify the court as directed may delay judicial action. In highly unusual circumstances, a filer may not be able to anticipate before the close of business that relief will need to be sought prior to the next business day in a new civil case not already assigned to a judge. If a new civil case is opened and an application for a TRO or similar document is filed after 4:30 p.m., and court attention is needed prior to the next business day, the filer should call the Court at (213) 894-0028 and follow the Emergency Filing Procedures set forth on the Court’s website at www.cacd.uscourts.gov/court-procedures/filing- procedures/emergency-filing-procedures. Requests for emergency relief directed to this number should be exceedingly rare.
F.R.Civ.P. 78.