Proposed changes to dismissal procedures
The Court invites public comment on its current dismissal procedure for cases that are filed with deficient documents.
Currently, when an incomplete case is filed, the court issues a Notice of Incomplete Filing or Filing of Outdated Forms and Notice of Intent to Dismiss Case if Documents are Not Timely Filed (EDC 2-780), which includes the option of setting the Notice of Intent for hearing.
The Court is proposing to eliminate the option of setting the Notice of Intent for hearing, while still allowing the party to cure the deficiency by filing all missing documents by the stated deadline(s) or to request an extension of deadline(s) from the court.
A redlined version of the Notice of Incomplete Filing or Filing of Outdated Forms and Notice of Intent to Dismiss Case if Documents are Not Timely Filed (EDC 2-780) is located here for your review.
Comments can be made at PublicComments@caeb.uscourts.gov until November 17, 2025.