District Judge Eumi K. Lee

Chambers Copy Requirements

The processing of unnecessary chambers copies wastes resources and burdens the court.  Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(d)(7), chambers copies should not be submitted unless required by the assigned judge’s standing order or specifically requested by the assigned judge.

Judges’ standing orders may include additional requirements and may differ from the local rules in other particulars.  If they are not in agreement, a judge’s standing order supersedes the local rules.

The pertinent parts of Judge Lee’s standing orders are set forth below:

Civil Standing Order

The parties are required to submit two (2) chambers copies of briefing in excess of ten (10) pages and all supporting materials for dispositive motions, Daubert motions, motions for class certification or approval of a class settlement, and motions to seal. Chambers copies shall not be submitted for administrative motions.

Chambers copies should be double-sided and should bear the ECF filing “stamp” (case number, docket number, date, and ECF page number) along the top of the page. All exhibits shall be clearly delineated with labels along the right side. If the filing includes exhibits over two-inches thick, the parties shall place the copies in a binder. The copies shall be marked “Chambers Copy” and submitted to the Clerk’s Office, in an envelope marked with “Judge Lee,” the case number, and “Chambers Copy.” Chambers copies shall be mailed for receipt or delivered to the Clerk’s Office within two (2) court days after the materials are filed.

Chambers copies of sealing motions shall include only unredacted documents; chambers copies of redacted documents need not and shall not be submitted to the Court. Chambers copies of unredacted documents shall clearly indicate with yellow highlighting the portions that the party is requesting to seal. When the granting of a sealing motion results in the sealing of some but not all of the briefs and/or exhibits in a particular filing, a courtesy copy of that filing containing a complete set of unredacted briefs and exhibits (and no redacted briefs or exhibits) thereafter shall be provided to the Court. Chambers copies must indicate via yellow highlighting which portions of the briefs and documents are sealed.

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About District Judge Eumi K. Lee

Born in Madison, Wisonsin, and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Federal Judicial Service:

Confirmed as Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 27, 2024, and renominated on January 8, 2024, to a seat vacated by William Horsley Orrick III.

Confirmed by the Senate on March 20, 2024, and received commission on May 7, 2024. 

Education:

Pomona College, B.A.
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Jerome Turner, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 1999-2000
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 2000-2001, 2002-2005, 2006-2008, 2010-2012
Law clerk, Hon. Warren J. Ferguson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2001-2002
University of California Hastings College of the Law (now University of California College of the Law, San Francisco), 2001, 2005-2018
     Moot court, legal research and writing instructor, 2001
     Clinical attorney and assistant clinical professor, 2005-2008
     Associate clinical professor of law, 2008-2010
     Ethics trainer, 2009-2010, 2012
     Co-director, Hastings Institute for Criminal Justice, 2010-2012
     Clinical professor of law, 2011-2018
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2018-2024