Orange Superior Court Filing Rules

Case Management Statement must include discussion of subjects in CRC Rule 3.727.

Initial Case Management Conference Statement must discuss subjects per CRC 3.727 and 3.750(b).

CMC statement must discuss subjects in CRC 3.727 and 3.750(b).

Documents must be electronically signed before submission or they will be rejected.

Ex parte applications must include an affirmative factual showing in a declaration, demonstrate appropriate notice, and state whether the application will be opposed.

Case Management Statement must be filed 7 days before the CMC.

Initial Case Management Conference Statement must be filed at least 5 court days before the conference.

Ex parte applications must be filed and courtesy copy delivered by 12:00 p.m. the day before the hearing.

Moving papers must be filed within 24 hours of reserving a motion date or the reservation is cancelled.

Motion papers must be filed within 24 hours of reserving a motion date, except for summary judgment motions.

Ex parte applications must be filed electronically.

Ex parte applications must be filed electronically.

Ex parte applications must be filed electronically.

Mandatory Settlement Conference statements must be e-filed and will be kept confidential.

MSC statements must be electronically filed and are kept confidential if properly identified.

Case Management Statement must use pleading paper and discuss subjects in CRC Rule 3.727.

Proposed order for ex parte application must be in Word format.

CMC statements and status conference reports must use pleading paper.

Proposed orders in ex parte papers must be submitted in both PDF and editable word-processing format.

Evidentiary proceedings must be in-person unless the court orders otherwise.

Courtesy copies of ex parte papers must be delivered to the courtroom by 12:00 p.m. the business day before the hearing.

Ex parte applications require a courtesy copy delivered to the courtroom by 12:00 p.m. the day before the hearing.

The Joint Trial Notebook is a courtesy copy for the Court, due by noon the Wednesday before trial.

Do not deliver courtesy copies, trial binders, exhibit binders, or deposition transcripts until instructed by Department N17.

Trial documents must be e-filed and a courtesy copy delivered by noon the Friday before trial.

Ex parte hearing reservations must be made by phone with the department by 12:00 p.m. the business day before the hearing.

Parties must advise the Court in advance and obtain permission before using video, PowerPoint, demonstratives, or audio recordings.

Continuances cannot be requested by telephone.

Ex parte applicants must call the courtroom by 12:00 p.m. the day before the hearing to make a reservation.

Moving party must make telephonic reservation with clerk by 12:00 p.m. the day before the ex parte hearing.

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be bundled and submitted as part of the Joint Trial Notebook.

Several in limine motions may be bundled in a separate binder and delivered with the trial notebook.

If more than six exhibits, they should be placed in 3-ring binders with tabbed dividers.

If five or more motions in limine are filed, they must be placed in a separate binder.

Motions in limine should be placed in a separate binder from the rest of the Trial Notebook.

Complaints must be served on all defendants and proofs of service filed within 60 days.

Demonstrative aids must be shown to opposing counsel at least 24 hours before use.

Notice to opposing parties must be given in accordance with California Rules of Court 3.1200 to 3.1207.

The moving party must give notice of the court's ruling.

In limine motions must be exchanged and discussed by the Issue Conference, and counsel must meet and confer about them.

Continuances of law and motion matters may be granted once for up to 60 days by stipulation, with a supporting declaration and proposed order; further continuances require ex parte application or motion.

Continuance requests must demonstrate good cause per CRC 3.1332(c).

Arbitration continuances require a stipulation signed by the arbitrator, a declaration of good cause, and an order rescheduling the Arbitration Review hearing.

Motions will not be continued or taken off calendar after the tentative ruling is posted.

Trial continuances are strongly disfavored and will only be granted on a proper showing of good cause.

OCLR 317 Issue Conference must occur before motions in limine deadline, no later than 16 court days before pretrial conference.

Counsel must meet and confer on in limine motions before trial.

An informal discovery conference is required before filing any motion to compel discovery.

Ex parte applications are heard Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM, governed by California Rules of Court 3.1200-3.1207.

In limine motions must be exchanged and discussed no later than the Issue Conference, with a good-faith meet-and-confer requirement.

MSC statements are kept confidential if properly identified in the e-filing.

MSC statements are kept confidential if properly identified in the e-filing.

MSC statements that are properly identified in e-filing will be kept confidential.

MSC statements identified as such in the e-filing will be kept confidential.

Impeachment exhibits may be marked as 'confidential' when uploading to the Portal.

Jury fees must be paid before the Case Management Conference.

Ex parte application fee must be paid at the Civil Clerk's Office before presenting documents in court.

A court reporter is not provided at motion hearings without a fee waiver.

IDC briefs limited to 6 pages and must be filed 3 court days before the conference.

Each side is limited to 5 motions in limine, each capped at 5 pages; exceeding either limit requires leave of court.

IDC joint letter brief limited to 4 pages.

Only one attorney may argue per party unless the court permits more, and the request may note an opportunity for a less experienced attorney.

Only one attorney per party may argue unless the court permits more to allow a less experienced attorney to argue.