These 640 rules apply across Los Angeles Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
All electronic filings must comply with California Rules of Court Rule 2.257 (electronic signature requirements).
Referee reports for pretrial matters must include a place for the judge to enter an order if accepted.
Paternity questionnaire must be completed by mother and father and filed with the court in all dependency cases.
Electronic filings received between 12:00 am and 11:59:59 pm on a court day are deemed filed that day; filings on non-court days deemed filed next court day.
If e-filing fails due to service interruption, non-filer transmission error, or post-receipt processing failure, the court may order the document deemed filed as of the attempted transmission date.
Ex parte applications and supporting documents must be e-filed by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.
Parties must file documents with court and provide copies to temporary judge/referee.
Copy of completed LACIV 109 form must be served with summons and complaint or petition.
Motions to relate cases must be served on all parties listed in the Notice of Related Cases with proof of service attached.
Represented litigants must electronically file all documents through an approved Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP).
Certain document types (peremptory challenges, bonds, trial exhibits, certain ex parte applications, conditionally sealed documents) are prohibited from electronic filing.
Notice of Lodgment must be electronically filed; attachments to Notice of Lodgment must be lodged in paper form.
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Judge Jerrold Abeles is a judge on the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, serving in the district. The court is the state trial court serving Los Angeles County.
Judge Abeles's procedures are published through the court's general rules.
Courtesy copies are required for covered motions. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by hand delivery. Courtesy paper copies are not required for most motions but may be lodged if parties believe they will assist the court.
Judge Jerrold Abeles' formatting rule includes binding three ring binder, one-sided copies, tabbed in numerical order, colored sheet separating moving, opposition, and reply papers, caption of each motion in limine must concisely identify the evidence sought to be excluded, motions in limine must be numbered consecutively if more than one, and opposition and reply papers must identify the corresponding motion number in the caption.
Parties may contact Judge Jerrold Abeles' clerk by phone only as allowed by the rule. Parties should not call court staff to inquire about the status of lodged documents; instead check the court website.
Yes. Judge Jerrold Abeles requires bundling for covered papers. Parties must jointly prepare and lodge a Motions in Limine Binder with one-sided copies, three-ring binders, tabbed numerically, with colored separators.
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. All filings must be electronically filed unless the filer is self-represented or exempt.
The rule uses a 10:00 AM cutoff and treats filing as on submission. Ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before the hearing.
All filings must be electronically filed unless the filer is self-represented or exempt.
Courtesy paper copies are not required for most motions but may be lodged if parties believe they will assist the court.
Ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before the hearing.
Opposition to ex parte applications must be electronically filed by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing.
Parties should not call court staff to inquire about the status of lodged documents; instead check the court website.
Parties must jointly prepare and lodge a Motions in Limine Binder with one-sided copies, three-ring binders, tabbed numerically, with colored separators.
Motions in Limine Binder must use one-sided copies, three-ring binders, numerical tabs, and colored separators.
Parties must jointly prepare at least five identical sets of tabbed exhibit binders in three-ring binders with one-sided copies.
Exhibit Binders must be tabbed, organized numerically in three-ring binders, with one-sided copies.
Parties must jointly prepare and lodge a physical Trial Binder with one-sided copies, tabbed, three-ring binder, with table of contents and specific tabs.
Trial Binder must use one-sided copies, three-ring binder, tabbed, with table of contents and specific tabs A-I.