Riverside Superior Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Deadline

21 calendar days

Relief from a jury-fee forfeiture must be requested by a noticed motion heard at least 21 days before the first trial date.

Any request for relief from a forfeiture of the right to a jury trial must be brought in the form of a noticed motion to be heard no later than 21 days before the date first set for trial.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Motions in limine must be filed on or before 4:00 p.m., 15 days before trial.

Motions in limine shall be filed with the court and served so opposing counsel receives the same on or before 4:00 p.m. 15 days prior to the date of trial.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed by 4:00 p.m., at least 10 days before the date of trial.

Oppositions to all motions in limine shall be filed with the court and served so opposing counsel receives them by 4:00 p.m. at least 10 days prior to the date of trial.

All parties must check in at least 15 minutes before each trial appearance and confirm their remote video/audio works; technical problems that are otherwise flat can result in the trial proceeding without them.

All counsel and self who are parties must check-in at least 15 minutes in advance of any appearance at trial and must ensure that, if appearing remotely, their video and audio connection to the Court is in working order. Any technological problems must be immediately reported to the courtroom assistant. Failure to timely appear, or failure to notify the Court of exigent circumstances delaying your appearance, may result in the trial moving forward without counsel or self-represented parties.

Deadline

7 calendar days

Plaintiffs and cross-complainants must file requests to dismiss non-appearing or unserved defendants no later than 7 days before trial.

No later than 7 days before the trial date, the plaintiffs and any cross-complainants or plaintiffs-in-intervention shall file requests to dismiss: (1) Any defendant or cross-defendant who has not appeared and for whom no proof of service has been filed; and (2) Any defendant or cross-defendant who has been served but who has not appeared and whose default has not been entered.

Deadline

5 business days

Parties opposing dismissal or sanctions must file a written declaration responding to the OSC no later than five court days before trial.

Any plaintiff, cross-complainant, or plaintiff in intervention who opposes the dismissal of that defendant or cross-defendant or the imposition of sanctions shall respond to the OSC with a written declaration filed not later than five court days before the trial date.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Parties retaining a private court reporter must file form RI-RE003 or RI-RE005 with the Court at least 5 days before any hearing.

Per this policy, parties must file with the Court at least 5 days prior to any hearing either: (1) local form RI-RE003 (Court-Approved List of Official Reporters Pro Tempore); or (2) Local form RI-RE005 (stipulation to a court reporter that is not on the Court-Approved list).

Deadline

10 calendar days

Applies to

Entry of default

Plaintiffs and cross-complainants must request entry of default no later than 10 days after the time for service of the responsive pleading has elapsed.

California Rules of Court, rule 3.110(g), requires plaintiffs and cross-complainants to request entry of default no later than 10 days after the time for service of the responsive pleading has elapsed. The Court expects counsel to comply with this rule. The failure to comply will result in the issuance of an OSC why sanctions should not be imposed, in the continuance of the CMC, or in both.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Applies to

Case management statement

Parties must file a Case Management Statement on Form CM-110 no later than 15 days before the CMC.

California Rules of Court, rule 3.725, requires the parties, either jointly or separately, to file a CMS on Form CM-110, no later than 15 days in advance of the date set for the CMC. The Court expects counsel to comply with this rule. The failure to comply will result in an OSC why sanctions should not be imposed for the failure to file a timely CMS and in the continuance of the CMC.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Requests to be excused from an MSC must be presented to Department 1 at least 10 days before the conference.

Any request to excuse any attorney, party, or insurance claims professional from personally participating in the MSC should be: a. Presented to Department 1 at least 10 days before the MSC.

A denial statement is not an invitation to resubmit; repeat ex parte applications are governed by Code of Civil Procedure section 1008, and a denied application may not be refiled without compliance.

When denying an ex parte application, the Court will usually state the reasons for that denial. That statement is designed to demonstrate that the application has been read and considered. It is not an invitation to submit an amended application. Like repetitive motions, repetitive ex parte applications are subject to the restrictions of Code of Civil Procedure section 1008. If your ex parte application has been denied, do not re-file a substantially similar application without complying with section 1008.

A stipulated continuance under CCP 595.2 does not itself extend discovery, discovery, or dispositive-motion deadlines; those deadlines still run from the original trial date absent good cause.

Section 595.2 permits a continuance of the trial without cause, but it does not confer the right to an extension of pretrial deadlines for discovery, dispositive motions, etc., without good cause. Therefore, without a showing of good cause, the deadlines will continue to be measured from the initial trial date.

A request for a trial continuance must be made as soon as it becomes reasonably practicable and must disclose when the applicant first discovered the need.

i. Any request for a continued existence must be made as soon as reasonably practical once the necessity for the continuance is discovered. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1332(b).) Therefore, the request should state when the applicant discovered the circumstances that allegedly show that a continuance is necessary.

Deadline

10 calendar days

The written stipulation must be filed no later than 10 days before the Trial Readiness Conference or Trial Setting Conference, or 10 days before trial if no such conference is scheduled.

No later than 10 days the Trial Readiness Conference or Trial Setting Conference or 10 days before trial (if no Trial Readiness Conference is set), all attorneys and parties representing themselves shall prepare and file a written stipulation including: (a) Undisputed facts; (b) Disputed facts, including each party’s proposed finding on each undisputed fact; (c) Undisputed issues;

Deadline

10 calendar days

Exhibits must be pre-marked and exchanged at least 10 days before the trial date unless the court directs otherwise.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all exhibits shall be pre-marked and exchanged 10 days before the day of trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Applies to

Osc response

Written responses to orders to show cause must be filed with the Court at least five days before the hearing.

If an OSC is set by the Court, litigants must comply with local rule 3116, which provides that a written response to any OSC be filed with the Court at least 5 days in advance of the hearing.

Deadline

10 calendar days

The trial setting declaration must be filed at least 10 days before the Trial Setting Conference.

counsel are required to meet and confer and to prepare and file a declaration at least 10 days in advance of the TSC

The Court will not deem a motion filed if it has not been properly filed.

The Court will not 'deem filed' any motion that has not been properly filed.

A party reading from a deposition transcript must lodge the original transcript in digital format with the court by 9:30 am on the day the witness testifies.

Any party who intends to read from a deposition transcript during trial shall lodge the original transcript (in digital format) with the court no later than 9:30 am on the day the witness is scheduled to testify.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Discovery motions must be heard at least 15 days before the date initially set for trial.

Discovery motions must have been heard at least 15 days before date initially set for trial. CCP §2024.020(a).

If a party cannot meet the Zoom equipment/internet requirements, that party must notify the Court at the Trial Setting Conference; raising the issue the first time at trial is unacceptable and may lead to an Order to Show Cause.

If these technological requirements cannot be met, counsel and self-represented parties must notify the Court at the time of the trial setting conference, and must provide an explanation as to why the equipment is not, or cannot be, made available. It is not sufficient to raise this issue for the first time at trial. Failure to provide this information in advance of trial may result in an Order to Show Cause re sanctions.

Deadline

30 calendar days

A pretrial technology conference to test Zoom may be requested at the Trial Setting Conference or by a stipulation at least 30 days before trial; it is not a hearing on the record, and it will not address substantive matters.

Parties/counsel wishing to conduct a virtual trial may request at the time of the Trial Setting Conference, or by stipulation at least 30 days before trial that the Court schedule a pretrial conference in advance of trial to allow counsel and self-represented parties to test the Zoom video application with the Court and to ask any questions about how the technology may be used, if at all, during trial. The technology conference is provided as a service to counsel and parties; it is not a hearing on the record. For that reason, substantive matters, including whether a particular trial will be held virtually or whether the parties are seeking a continuation, will not be taken up at the conference. All conferences will take place on Zoom video using meeting number 1609703 7960 absent further order of the Court.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Fee-waived parties may request an official court reporter by submitting form FW-020 at least 10 calendar days before trial or hearing, subject to availability.

A party who has received a fee waiver may request an official court reporter by submitting Judicial Council form FW-020 at least 10 calendar days prior to a trial or hearing, subject to availability.

Noticed motions will not be heard on Fridays except for motions to continue a trial scheduled to begin that Friday.

Noticed motions are not heard on Fridays unless they are motions to continue a trial scheduled to begin on that Friday.

Counsel must appear telephonically at motion hearings.

Counsel shall appear at hearings on motions telephonically.

Ex parte applications are heard on weekday mornings except Fridays, unless seeking a Friday trial continuance.

Ex parte applications are heard at 8:30 A.M. Monday through Thursday. Ex parte applications are not heard on Fridays unless the application seeks a continuance of a trial set to begin that Friday.

Deadline

1 calendar days

If the Court denies an ex parte application without a hearing, the minute order is entered no later than the day before the hearing, and counsel must check the online docket to see if the hearing was vacated.

The Court has the discretion to deny any ex parte applications without a hearing. If the Court does so, a minute order will be entered no later than the day before the scheduled hearing. It is the responsibility of counsel to check the online docket to determine whether the Court has denied the application and vacated the hearing.

The law and motion/case management calendar starts at 8:30 a.m., and counsel must check in with the courtroom clerk no later than 8:15 a.m.

Unless otherwise indicated, the law and motion/case management (FastTrack) calendar in Department PS2 will begin at 8:30 a.m. or shortly thereafter once check ins are completed. Please check in with the courtroom clerk no later than 8:15 a.m.

Deadline

10 calendar days

A fee-waived party in an unlimited civil case must request an official court reporter at least 10 calendar days before the trial or hearing by submitting the FW-020 form, unless the court shortens or waives the requirement for good cause.

In unlimited civil proceedings, a party who has received a fee waiver may request an official court reporter pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 2.956(b)(3) at least 10 calendar days prior to a trial or hearing by submitting Judicial Council form FW-020. The court, for good cause, may shorten or waive the 10-day requirement.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Parties arranging a privately retained court reporter without a fee waiver must file the required form with the Court at least 5 days before any hearing.

Per this policy, parties must file with the Court at least 5 days prior to any hearing either: (1) local form RI-RE003 (Court-Approved List of Official Reporters Pro Tempore); or (2) Local form RI-RE005 (stipulation to a court reporter that is not on the Court-Approved list).