Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 58 rules apply across Riverside Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Witness list

    The exchanged witness list must give each witness's name and a single-sentence description of anticipated testimony, and in jury trials must also identify each non-expert witness's community and each expert witness's occupation and principal office area.

  • Applies to
    Verdict form

    In jury trials, counsel must submit an agreed verdict form or, failing agreement, a partial joint form with separate proposals on the contested aspects.

  • Applies to
    Exhibit list

    The exhibit list must include exhibit number, a title or brief description, and page count, and copies of exhibits not previously uttered in discovery must be supplied for all but impeachment-only exhibits.

Service

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  • Deadline
    14 calendar days
    Applies to
    Pre trial documents

    Counsel for all parties must exchange the listed pre-trial documents no later than 14 days before trial, or by another time the parties agree upon.

  • Service
    Electronic service

    Counsel are encouraged to exchange exhibits electronically in a standardized format.

  • Deadline
    60 calendar days
    Required
    Always
    Applies to
    Complaint
    Service
    Other to all parties

    Plaintiff's counsel must serve all defendants and file proofs of service within 60 days of filing the complaint.

Formatting

All 2

  • Exhibits must be numbered in advance, with each exhibit bearing a separate exhibit number.

  • Each page of each exhibit must bear a unique and consecutive page number.

Courtesy Copies

All 2

  • A party intending to read from a deposition transcript must lodge the original transcript with the court on the first day of trial.

  • Counsel must provide the original and one copy of each listed trial document to the Court on the first day of trial.

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About Judge Russell Velasquez

Russell Velasquez is a judge on the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, assigned to Department PS3. The court is the state trial court for Riverside County, handling civil, criminal, family, and other matters within its jurisdiction.

The published procedures for this judge are the trial rules for Department PS3, as set out in department-ps3-trial-rules.pdf.

Common questions about Judge Russell Velasquez's rules

What must be included with witness list filings before Judge Russell Velasquez?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Parties must submit a pretrial list of all witnesses they intend to call, with each witness's name and a single-sentence description of the anticipated subject matter.

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What must be included with exhibit list filings before Judge Russell Velasquez?

The rule requires exhibit list. Parties must submit a list of all exhibits they intend to introduce at trial (excluding impeachment-only exhibits), including each exhibit's number, title or brief description, and page count.

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When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Russell Velasquez?

The rule addresses filing timing, filing status, or cure windows. Parties with previously submitted motions or documents that remain unresolved must re-file them.

View ruleSource: page 6, section misc
Complete rules summary for Judge Russell Velasquez

Parties must submit a pretrial list of all witnesses they intend to call, with each witness's name and a single-sentence description of the anticipated subject matter.

Parties must submit a list of all exhibits they intend to introduce at trial (excluding impeachment-only exhibits), including each exhibit's number, title or brief description, and page count.

Parties must submit a list of facts and issues of law that are uncontroverted and that the party is willing to agree to.

A plaintiff must describe each claim for which it intends to offer evidence at trial, the relief sought as to each claim, and the nature and amount of each element of damages.

Parties must identify any motions in limine they intend to bring.

In a jury trial, parties must submit a proposed statement of the case suitable for reading to the jury venire unless they have agreed to begin voir dire with brief opening statements.

The pretrial and status order must be prepared as a single document with a single caption and a single set of signatures.

Parties with previously submitted motions or documents that remain unresolved must re-file them.

Proposed orders must be filed with the Court, including all portions of the orders.

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