Alameda Superior Court Filing Rules

Attorneys seeking extraordinary fees must submit a written declaration with an itemized statement of services rendered.

Parties who consent to e-filing must serve and accept service electronically unless other service is required by law or court order.

Successor guardians must file an accounting one year after their succession appointment and biennially thereafter.

Represented parties must e-file using a court-approved EFSP and serve/accept service electronically effective April 1, 2023, unless exempted by court order or law.

Court investigator fees are waived in guardianship cases when the court approves a fee waiver.

All documents related to mental health proceedings must be filed confidentially unless the court orders otherwise.

Paper courtesy copies of all e-filed documents must be delivered to the clerk on the same day as e-filing, or by the next court day if the hearing is two or more court days later; courtesy copies due on a non-court day are due the next court day.

Parties with an appointed private judge may defer a status conference by filing a stipulation and proposed order using Local Form ALA-FL056.

E-filed documents must be in searchable PDF format and comply with the court's website technical requirements.

Parties must meet and confer in person or by telephone no later than five days before hearings on requests for orders, orders to show cause, or motions, and exchange relevant documents not previously served and filed.

A marital settlement agreement incorporated by reference in a proposed judgment must be physically attached to the judgment.

Oversight parties with questions about in-person or remote hearings may email ExecutiveOffice@alameda.courts.ca.gov.

Each volume of the administrative record must not exceed 300 pages and must be separately bound.