Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore

Courtesy/Chambers Copy Requirements

The submission of chambers copies is often required for electronically filed documents. Whereas the local rules state whether and how soon chambers copies must be submitted, judges’ individual standing orders sometimes create additional requirements and may differ from the local rules in other particulars. If they are not in agreement, these orders supersede the local rules.

View general information requirements for courtesy/chambers copies under the local rules.

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

Chambers copies are required for all formal motions, joint discovery letters, and motions to seal. The Court may request chambers copies of other filings as needed.

(a) Chambers copies must be received within 3 days of filing or the Court’s request.

(b) All chambers copies of e-filed documents must include the running header created by the ECF System on each page, and be marked “Chambers Copy” and submitted to the Oakland Clerk’s Office in an envelope clearly marked “Magistrate Judge Kandis Westmore” with the case number on the envelope.

(c) All exhibits must be clearly marked and tabbed.

(d) E-filed documents must be cited in all other documents as follows: Dkt. No.__ at ___.

(e) For motions to seal, the parties need only provide a courtesy copy of the unredacted version of the document sought to be filed under seal. The unredacted version must indicate, by highlighting or other clear method, the portions of the document that have been omitted from the redacted version, and prominently display the notation “UNREDACTED VERSION OF DOCUMENT(S) SOUGHT TO BE SEALED.” The unredacted copy must be presented in the same form as if no sealing order was being sought. In other words, if a party is seeking to file under seal one or more exhibits to a declaration, or portions thereof, the chambers copy should include the declaration with both exhibits that require no redaction and the exhibits that require redaction.

Any party filing a dispositive motion shall email a copy of the motion in Word format (.doc or .docx) to kawpo@cand.uscourts.gov. This is in addition to the lodged, chambers copy.

Proposed orders filed by an e-filing party shall be submitted in Word format (.doc or .docx) via email to kawpo@cand.uscourts.gov on the same day the document is e-filed. This requirement also applies to stipulations that require court approval, which must include a proposed order on the face of the stipulation. This email address should only be used for this stated purpose unless otherwise directed by the Court.

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About Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore

The Honorable Kandis A. Westmore was appointed as a Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in 2012. She is assigned to the Oakland Division.

Judge Westmore served as a law clerk with the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office before beginning her legal career at an Oakland-based boutique law firm specializing in plaintiffs’ civil rights litigation.

Judge Westmore joined the Oakland City Attorney’s Office in 1999 as a Deputy City Attorney. During her 13 year tenure with the City, she advised City agencies and litigated code enforcement and drug nuisance abatement cases. She also served in the Litigation Division as both a trial attorney and a law and motion attorney, where she filed suit on behalf of the City and defended the City and its employees on a wide range of matters in federal and state trial and appellate courts, including civil rights, personal injury, inverse condemnation, labor and employment, and complex litigation. Judge Westmore has been publicly recognized by community organizations, the City of Oakland, and elected officials for her contributions and service to the City of Oakland and its residents.

Prior to taking the bench, Judge Westmore served as President-Elect of the Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA), and volunteered for the ACBA Volunteer Legal Services Corporation’s Pro Bono Program representing low-income individuals in family law cases. She currently serves as a member of the court’s Community Outreach Committee and co-leads the court’s Alternatives to Incarceration Program (ATIP). 

She is also an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University School of Law, where she teaches Honors Evidence.

Judge Westmore received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989, and her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1997, all while working full-time and being a wife and mother of two young children. As a law student, Judge Westmore served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.