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California Rules of Court
Rules of Court rule 3.1113
Rule 3.1113. Memorandum
(a) Memorandum in support of motion
A party filing a motion, except for a motion listed in rule 3.1114, must serve and file a supporting memorandum. The court may construe the absence of a memorandum as an admission that the motion or special demurrer is not meritorious and cause for its denial and, in the case of a demurrer, as a waiver of all grounds not supported.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective January 1, 2004.)
(b) Contents of memorandum
The memorandum must contain a statement of facts, a concise statement of the law, evidence and arguments relied on, and a discussion of the statutes, cases, and textbooks cited in support of the position advanced.
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2004.)
(c) Case citation format
A case citation must include the official report volume and page number and year of decision. The court must not require any other form of citation.
(Subd (c) amended effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective July 1, 1984, January 1, 1992, and January 1, 2004.)
(d) Length of memorandum
Except in a summary judgment or summary adjudication motion, no opening or responding memorandum may exceed 15 pages. In a summary judgment or summary adjudication motion, no opening or responding memorandum may exceed 20 pages. No reply or closing memorandum may exceed 10 pages. The page limit does not include the caption page, the notice of motion and motion, exhibits, declarations, attachments, the table of contents, the table of authorities, or the proof of service.
(Subd (d) amended effective January 1, 2017; adopted as part of a longer subd (d); previously amended effective July 1, 1984, January 1, 1992, and January 1, 2004.)
(e) Application to file longer memorandum
A party may apply to the court ex parte but with written notice of the application to the other parties, at least 24 hours before the memorandum is due, for permission to file a longer memorandum. The application must state reasons why the argument cannot be made within the stated limit.
(Subd (e) amended and relettered effective January 1, 2004; adopted as part of subd (d).)
(f) Format of longer memorandum
A memorandum that exceeds 10 pages must include a table of contents and a table of authorities. A memorandum that exceeds 15 pages must also include an opening summary of argument.
(Subd (f) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as part of subd (d); subd (d) previously amended and relettered as subd (e) effective January 1, 2004)
(g) Effect of filing an oversized memorandum
A memorandum that exceeds the page limits of these rules must be filed and considered in the same manner as a late-filed paper.
(Subd (g) amended and lettered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as part of subd (d); previously amended and relettered as subd (e) effective January 1, 2004.)
(h) Pagination of memorandum
The pages of a memorandum must be numbered consecutively beginning with the first page and using only Arabic numerals (e.g., 1, 2, 3). The page number may be suppressed and need not appear on the first page.
(Subd (h) amended effective January 1, 2017; adopted as subd (e) effective July 1, 2000; previously amended and relettered as subd (f) effective January 1, 2004, and as subd (h) effective January 1, 2007.)
(i) Copies of authorities
(1)
A judge may require that if any authority other than California cases,
statutes, constitutional provisions, or state or local rules is cited,
a copy of the authority must be lodged with the papers that cite the authority.
If in paper form, the authority must be tabbed or separated as required
by rule 3.1110(f)(3). If in electronic form, the authority must be electronically
bookmarked as required by rule 3.1110(f)(4).
(2)If a California case is cited before the time it is published in the advance
sheets of the Official Reports, the party must include the title, case
number, date of decision, and, if from the Court of Appeal, district of
the Court of Appeal in which the case was decided. A judge may require
that a copy of that case must be lodged. If in paper form, the copy must
be tabbed or separated as required by rule 3.1110(f)(3). If in electronic
form, the copy must be electronically bookmarked as required by rule 3.1110(f)(4).
(3)Upon the request of a party to the action, any party citing any authority
other than California cases, statutes, constitutional provisions, or state
or local rules must promptly provide a copy of such authority to the requesting party.
(Subd (i) amended effective January 1, 2017; adopted as part of subd (e) effective January 1, 1992; previously amended and relettered as subd (h) effective January 1, 2004, and as subd (j) effective January 1, 2007; previously relettered as part of subd (f) effective July 1, 2000, and as subd. (i) effective January 1, 2008; previously amended effective July 1, 1997, July 1, 2011, and January 1, 2016.)
(j) Attachments
To the extent practicable, all supporting memorandums and declarations must be attached to the notice of motion.
(Subd (j) relettered effective January 1, 2008; adopted as subd (f) effective July 1, 1997; previously relettered as subd (g) effective July 1, 2000; previously amended and relettered as subd (i) effective January 1, 2004, and as subd (k) effective January 1, 2007.)
(k) Exhibit references
All references to exhibits or declarations in supporting or opposing papers must reference the number or letter of the exhibit, the specific page, and, if applicable, the paragraph or line number.
(Subd (k) relettered effective January 1, 2008; adopted as subd (g) effective July 1, 1997; previously relettered as subd (h) effective July 1, 2000, and as subd (l) effective January 1, 2007; previously amended and relettered as subd (j) effective January 1, 2004.)
(l) Requests for judicial notice
Any request for judicial notice must be made in a separate document listing the specific items for which notice is requested and must comply with rule 3.1306(c).
(Subd (l) relettered effective January 1, 2008; adopted as subd (h) effective July 1, 1997; relettered as subd (i) effective July 1, 2000; previously amended effective January 1, 2003; previously amended and relettered as subd (k) effective January 1, 2004, and as subd (m) effective January 1, 2007.)
(m) Proposed orders or judgments
If a proposed order or judgment is submitted, it must be lodged and served with the moving papers but must not be attached to them. The requirements for proposed orders, including the requirements for submitting proposed orders by electronic means, are stated in rule 3.1312.
(Subd (m) amended effective January 1, 2016; adopted as subd (i) effective July 1, 1997; previously amended and relettered as subd (l) effective January 1, 2004; previously relettered as subd (j) effective July 1, 2000, as subd (n) effective January 1, 2007, and as subd (m) effective January 1, 2008.)
Rule 3.1113 amended effective January 1, 2017; adopted as rule 313 effective January 1, 1984; previously amended and renumbered as rule 3.1113 effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective July 1, 1984, January 1, 1992, July 1, 1997, July 1, 2000, January 1, 2003, January 1, 2004, January 1, 2008, July 1, 2011, and January 1, 2016.
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