Kings Superior Court Courtesy Copy Requirements

For an ex parte application or opposition to be heard within two court days of filing, the moving and opposing parties must lodge an additional complete and unaltered copy of every filed document and exhibit, subject to stated exceptions.

In connection with ex parte applications or oppositions to ex parte applications to be heard by the court within 2 court days of filing, the moving party and any party opposing the application, shall lodge an additional copy of all filed documents and exhibits. The additional copy provided for under this rule shall be a compete unaltered photograph of the documents and exhibits filed. Legal research copies are not required in connection with ex parte applications for orders shortening time and ex parte applications and/or oppositions filed more than 2 court days prior to the hearing. There is no exception for documents which are electronically filed.

Any party filing documents within 2 courts days of a regularly scheduled motion hearing must lodge an additional complete, unaltered photocopy of all filed documents and exhibits.

In connection with any regularly scheduled motion, any party filing a document within 2 courts days of the noticed hearing date, shall lodge an additional copy of all filed documents and exhibits. The additional copy provided for under this rule shall be a complete and unaltered photocopy of the documents and exhibits filed. Unless expressly ordered by the assigned judicial officer, legal research copies are not required in connection with any document filed more than two court days prior to the hearing of a regularly scheduled motion. There is no exception for documents that are electronically filed.

Counsel filing a law and motion matter must deliver one courtesy copy of the motion to the courtroom clerk for the assigned Department during an open session.

At the time any law and motion matter is filed with the court, counsel filing the motion shall deliver a courtesy copy of the motion to the courtroom clerk for the Department to which the matter will be assigned during an open session of that Department.

Electronically filed-document legal research copies may be submitted to research.copies@kings.courts.ca.gov, and that address is reserved exclusively for legal research copies and is not monitored for communications.

In all instances where documents are filed electronically, legal research copies required by this Rule may be submitted via the following email address: research.copies@kings.courts.ca.gov. The email address may be used only for the submission of legal research copies and will not be monitored for communications.

When the underlying documents are not electronically filed, legal research copies may be submitted in person at filing or by email as previously authorized.

In all instances where documents are not electronically filed, legal research copies may be submitted in person at the time of filing or by emails as set forth above.