Imperial Superior Court Filing Bundling Requirements

Required

Always

Motions generally must be filed separately, subject to the rule's stated exceptions for permitted combined motions.

Every motion must be filed separately, except as stated herein.

Opposition and reply papers addressed to separate motions may not be combined.

Opposition and/or reply papers to separate motions may not be combined.

The joinder filing must include the Notice of Motion and Declaration for Joinder with copies of the listed supporting forms attached.

2. File the Notice of Motion and Declaration for Joinder – Judicial Council Form (FL-373) with a copy of these forms attached:

Discovery motions to compel may be combined when no discovery response has been received and the motions involve the same legal and factual issues.

Discovery motions to compel when there has been no response to the discovery request may be combined if they involve the same legal and factual issues.

Requests for sanctions and stays are not treated as separate motions when ancillary to another motion, except where statute requires otherwise.

Requests for sanctions and stays are not considered “separate” motions when they are ancillary to another motion, except as otherwise required by statute.

A request for dismissal may be combined with a motion for good faith settlement.

A request for dismissal is not considered a separate motion when combined with a motion for good faith settlement.