Los Angeles Superior Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Document production

Produced discovery information may be provided to the opposing party in electronic PDF form at the producing party's option.

The information may be provided to the opposing party in electronic form as a PDF at the option of the producing party

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of addendum

Notice of the Addendum is deemed served on all parties' attorneys through its inclusion in the Courtroom Information sheet at the Case Management Conference.

By inclusion in the Courtroom Information sheet, the Notice of this Addendum is deemed provided to the parties' respective attorneys at the Case Management Conference.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Summons and complaint

Plaintiffs must serve the summons and complaint on defendants within 60 days of filing the complaint, or risk dismissal unless they show cause why dismissal should not be ordered.

Plaintiff(s) shall serve the summons and complaint upon Defendant(s) within 60 days of filing of the complaint. (California Rules of Court, rule 3.110 (b).) Failure to do so may result in including dismissal (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 583.410, 583.420), unless Plaintiff(s) shows cause why the court should not make such an order.

CRITICAL

Required trial documents must be served 5 court days prior to the Final Status Conference.

No later than five (5) court days before the Final Status Conference, the parties’ counsel and any self-represented parties shall file and serve the following documents: A. TRIAL BRIEFS (OPTIONAL); B. JOINT WITNESS LIST; C. JOINT EXHIBIT LIST; D. JOINT SHORT STATEMENT OF THE CASE; E. JOINT LIST OF PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS; F. FULL-TEXT PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS; G. VERDICT FORM(S); H. JOINT CHART OF PAGE AND LINE DESIGNATIONS.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of deposition

Within five days after service of a PMK/Custodian of Records deposition notice, the deponent party must advise the noticing counsel whether the deposition date is confirmed and, if not, must provide two alternative dates.

Within five (5) days after service of a notice of deposition of a Person Most Knowledgeable and/or Custodian of Records, the party whose deposition is noticed must advise counsel who noticed the deposition, whether the date for the deposition is confirmed. If the deponent party of the deposition, deponent counsel must provide two alternative dates when the deposition may be taken.