Boilerplate or form motions in limine are disfavored.

At all breaks, the Court will permit counsel to make a record as to any issue the Court refused a sidebar.

Do not make an offer of stipulation in front of the jury without the knowledge and agreement of opposing counsel.

For papers filed within 5 calendar days of a hearing, send a courtesy conformed copy directly to the courtroom via email to WCC-Dept6@lacourt.org immediately after filing.

For large files and voluminous documents, use a secure electronic server to send a download link containing conformed electronic copies to WCC-Dept6@lacourt.org, or deliver a flash drive to the Courtroom Assistant or Judicial Assistant.

For unredacted copies of documents filed with the Court, email them directly to WCC-Dept6@lacourt.org or deliver a flash drive to the Courtroom Assistant or Judicial Assistant.

Ex parte applications are heard Monday-Thursday at 8:30 a.m., must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the business day before the hearing, and served by email on all parties who have appeared.

Any written opposition to an ex parte application shall be electronically filed and e-served by 8:30 a.m. the day of the hearing.

Parties must meet and confer in person, by telephone, or by video conference before filing any motion; the Court may continue a hearing if parties have not met and conferred.

Parties must obtain and reserve a motion hearing date via the online Court Reservation System (CRS) on the Los Angeles Superior Court website before filing any motion papers (except ex parte motions).

If motions are substantially similar or should be heard on the same date, parties may contact the Judicial Assistant or Courtroom Assistant to arrange hearings on the same date.

The Court may disregard a filing or deny a motion for failure to comply with the Code of Civil Procedure, California Rules of Court, or any other applicable law.

Do not contact courtroom staff to ask if a tentative ruling will be issued; tentatives are normally posted by the afternoon before the hearing but may be posted on the morning of the hearing or not at all.

Parties who wish to submit on the tentative ruling must notify courtroom staff by phone and immediately notify the other side that they will not appear at the hearing.

If your matter is scheduled for both a motion and a status conference on the same day, you may submit on the tentative but must appear (remotely or in person) to conduct the status conference.

If a moving party fails to appear, the motion or application may be ruled upon or taken off-calendar at the Court's discretion.

If a party does not intend to proceed with a motion or intends to render it moot, they must immediately notify courtroom staff by telephone, notify opposing counsel/party, and cancel or postpone the reservation through CRS.

Before filing a motion to compel further discovery or other discovery motions regarding depositions or subpoenas, counsel must first meet and confer in good faith in person, telephonically, or by video conference.

Except for good cause, motions filed before an IDC is conducted will be continued until after the IDC.

Scheduling or participating in an IDC does not extend any deadlines for filing discovery motions; parties are urged to stipulate to extend the deadline to allow for the IDC.

All objections, statements, and arguments shall be made to the Court, not opposing counsel; arguments on points of law or evidentiary matters shall be made outside the jury's presence.

If opposing counsel declines to stipulate to extend the deadline and the deadline is forthcoming, counsel should call the courtroom to reserve a hearing date and allow for filing the discovery motion.

Requests for a trial continuance are disfavored; any request must include a showing of good cause and a statement from each party that the proposed trial date is one upon which all experts, percipient witnesses, and principals will be available.

Counsel shall always conduct themselves in a civil, courteous, and professional manner toward the Court, opposing counsel, all parties, court staff, and witnesses.

If you require an accommodation relating to a disability, inform courtroom staff at least five court days in advance by filing Judicial Council Form MC-410.

The lawyer designated to try the case must be present in person at the Final Status Conference; remote appearances are not permitted.

At the FSC, the Court will require parties to provide information on efforts made to resolve the matter through settlement conference(s) and/or informal or formal mediation; parties are expected to have exhausted their ability to resolve the matter before trial.

Motions in Limine must be in writing, numbered, filed and served with timely statutory notice under CCP §1005, and accompanied by a declaration that the motion has been discussed with opposing counsel; otherwise, the motion may be summarily denied.

Motions in Limine will be heard at the FSC; if more than one is filed, each shall be numbered consecutively; opposition papers shall include the number of the motion to which it responds.

Parties should bring a court reporter to all trial proceedings, starting with Motions in Limine.