Riverside Superior Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Parties must meet and confer before and after filing motions in limine; failing to do so may result in the Court declining to consider the motions or an OSC re sanctions.

Before and after filing motions in limine, the parties shall meet and confer in an effort to reach stipulations resolving disputes over the admissibility of evidence and limit the contested motions in limine to a manageable number for the court to decide. ... Failure to meet certain rules prior to filing motions in limine may result in the court declining to consider motions in limine, an OSC re sanctions, or both.

Parties must meet and confer before filing a motion in limine; the Court will not consider motions in limine absent an indication of a meet and confer.

Discuss each proposed motion in limine to determine whether the relief sought is opposed, and if so, whether the parties can agree to a resolution. Riverside Local Rule 3401 (3)(d). The Court will not consider motions in limine absent an indication of a meet and confer before filing the motion in limine.

Discovery motions require a meet-and-confer, then an Informal Discovery Conference (IDC) with a joint 3-page brief, or sanctions may be denied.

Parties must first meet and confer (by phone, in person, or video). *Note this is different than the Code of Civil Procedure. If unresolved, request an Informal Discovery Conference (IDC) by emailing DeptM301@riverside.courts.ca.gov (cc all parties). File a joint IDC brief (3 pages max) three court days before the IDC. Discovery motions filed without first seeking an IDC may result in denial of sanctions.