Madera Superior Court Chambers Communication Rules

Except for ex parte hearings, counsel must contact the Calendar Clerk for a hearing date before scheduling or noticing a motion.

No motion shall be scheduled or noticed for hearing (except ex parte hearings) without first contacting the Calendar Clerk to request a date for hearing.

An attorney who cannot appear at the call of the case must inform the courtroom clerk before the call of the reason for and extent of the delay.

5.1.14 Counsel’s Duty. If an attorney is unable to be present at the time of the call of the case on calendar he or she must, prior to the call, inform the courtroom Clerk of that department of the reason for and extent of such delay.

The clerk will not confirm or disclose personal identifying information by telephone, email, or other informal inquiry.

For the privacy and protection of all individuals, the Clerk of the Court will not confirm or disclose personal identifying information by telephone, email, or other informal inquiry.

Contact

Phone

Phone

559-416-5599

A party may obtain an advance tentative ruling by calling 559-416-5599 only after receiving notice that the court intends to issue one.

The ruling may also be obtained by calling 559-416-5599 if the parties have been notified of the court’s intention to issue a tentative ruling. A party should not telephone the court unless the party has been notified by the court of its intention to issue a tentative ruling.

Contact

Phone to clerk

A defendant with no consecutive prior failures to appear may contact the court by telephone or appear in person to schedule a Request to Recall Warrant Hearing.

A defendant may contact the court by telephone or appear in person to schedule a Request to Recall Warrant Hearing.

Contact

Phone to clerk

After obtaining and timely submitting a Letter of Reassumption of Liability, a defendant may contact the court by telephone or appear in person to schedule a Request to Recall Warrant Hearing.

Upon satisfaction of these requirements, the defendant may contact the court by telephone or appear in person to schedule a Request to Recall Warrant Hearing.