Alameda Superior Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Required

Always

All attorneys and parties must hold a good-faith face-to-face meeting at least 15 days before any settlement conference, scheduled when the conference is set, with a telephone/separate-location exception when a restraining order prohibits face-to-face contact.

At least fifteen days before any settlement conference, all attorneys and all parties must conduct a face to face meeting to confer in good faith in an effort to settle all issues in the case. This meeting must be scheduled by counsel or self-represented parties at the time the settlement conference is set to assure that the meeting takes place in a timely manner. If a restraining order prohibits face to face contact between the parties, the parties may attend the meeting by telephone or in separate locations.

Required

Always

All motions, including ex parte applications, must be presented to the presiding judge, who may rule on the motion or schedule a hearing before the panel.

All motions, including ex parte applications for orders, must be presented to the presiding judge of the appellate division. The presiding judge may rule on the motion or may schedule a motion for hearing before the panel at his or her discretion.

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.

Unless the court orders another time period, no later than five days before a hearing on a request for order, order to show cause, or motion, the parties must meet and confer, in person or by telephone, to discuss all pending issues and, to the extent not previously served and filed, exchange all documents and information relevant to such issues.

Required

Always

Parties must meet and confer in person or by telephone no later than five days before settlement conferences or trials to discuss pending issues and exchange relevant documents.

Unless the court orders another time period, no later than five days before a settlement conference or trial, the parties must meet and confer, in person or by telephone, to discuss all pending issues and, to the extent not previously served and filed, once parties must exchange all documents and information relevant to such issues.