Orange Superior Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

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

Ex Parte Applications are heard Monday – Friday at 8:30 A.M. Requirements pursuant to Rules 3.1200-3.1207, California Rules of Court shall apply.

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

The OCLR 317 Issue Conference shall take place prior to the deadline to file motions in limine (i.e., no later than 16 court days before the pretrial conference).

Parties must meet and confer before filing any motion in limine.

Meet and confer before filing any motion in limine.

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

Counsel must meet and confer in a good faith effort to resolve as many in limine motions as possible before trial.

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

With rare exception, the Court requires that an informal discovery conference be held prior to the filing of any motion to compel discovery.

Parties must engage in meaningful meet-and-confer conversations in person, by phone, or by videoconference (not email) before filing any discovery motion.

The Court strongly encourages the Parties to work out their differences informally. The moving and responding Parties are expected to engage in meaningful meet and confer conversations in person, telephonically, or over remote videoconference, not through email, prior to filing any discovery motion.

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

In limine motions must be exchanged and discussed no later than the Issue Conference. See Local Rule 317. Counsel must meet and confer in a good faith effort to resolve as many in limine motions as possible before trial.