San Bernardino Superior Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Ex parte pleadings must be received in the courtroom or electronically time stamped before 11:45 a.m. on the day before the hearing.

The pleadings must be received in the courtroom or time stamped (if using e-file) before 11:45 a.m. the day prior to your hearing.

Failure to submit the ex parte documents before the cutoff results in cancellation of the hearing and reservation.

If the documents are not received in the courtroom or e-filed before the cut-off time, the hearing will not be set, and the reservation will be canceled.

Deadline

5 court days

Briefs must be filed at least five days before the mandatory settlement conference.

Briefs due at least five days prior to MSC.

Deadline

5 court days

Trial documents must be filed with the court and served on opposing counsel by the applicable statutory deadline or five court days before the trial readiness conference, whichever is sooner.

Trial documents must be filed with the court and served on opposing counsel pursuant to statute or 5 court days before trial readiness conference, whichever is sooner:

Deadline

2 court days

IDC statements must be filed directly with Department 22 no later than two court days before the IDC.

IDC Statements must be filed by the parties directly in Dept. 22 no later than 2 court days before the IDC.

Briefs must be submitted at least five days before the mandatory settlement conference.

Briefs due at least five days prior to MSC.

The filing deadline for the required trial documents is the Monday before trial.

TRIAL DOCUMENTS FILING DATE: (Monday prior to Trial)

Counsel must provide the exhibit binders to the court no later than 10:00 a.m. on the first day of trial.

Counsel are ordered to provide the exhibit binders no later than 10:00 on the first day of trial.

The joint report must be filed through the Clerk's office before the hearing, and one courtesy copy must be submitted directly to Department S17 to ensure timely receipt.

The joint report must be filed in the regular course in the Clerk's office in advance of the hearing, but to assure that the report is timely received in the department, a courtesy copy of the report will be submitted directly into Department S17.

Deadline

5 court days

Stipulations continuing conferences or hearings must be filed directly with the court in Department S-17 at least five court days before the scheduled conference or hearing, rather than in the Clerk's office.

Any stipulations to continue conferences or other hearings throughout this litigation must be filed with the court directly in Department S-17 (not in the Clerk's office), no later than five court days before the conference or hearing date.

Subsequent joint reports must be filed through the ordinary Clerk's Office process before the conference hearing.

As with the initial report, subsequent joint reports must be filed in the regular course in the Clerk's office in advance of the hearing

The statement of disputed issues must be lodged no later than the day before the informal discovery conference.

no later than the day before the IDC.

Deadline

3 court days

The mandatory Settlement Conference Statement is due in S26 three court days before the scheduled conference.

Mandatory Settlement Conference Statements are to be submitted directly in S26 three court days prior to the scheduled MSC.

Deadline

5 court days

The enumerated trial documents must be filed at least five court days before trial.

The following documents are filed at least 5 Court Days prior to the trial:

Defendant's jury instructions are due on the first day of trial.

Defendant's jury instructions are due on the first day of trial.

Deadline

7 court days

The Notice of Hearing filing deadline is at least seven court days before the conference.

Requesting party must also file a "Notice of Hearing" with the Court via "E-file", at least 7 Court Days prior to the meeting

Deadline

7 court days

The IDC brief must be filed at least seven court days before the conference.

Parties are instructed to file an "IDC Brief' via "E-file", with a summary of the discovery issue at least 7 Court days prior to the "IDC".

At least five days before the Mandatory Settlement Conference, MSC Briefs containing the four CRC 3.1380 elements must be filed directly in Department S-25 and served on opposing parties.

No less than five (5) days prior to the Settlement Conference, MSC Briefs must be filed directly in Department S-25 and served on opposing parties that include all four (4) elements enumerated in CRC 3.1380, including, but not limited to settlement discussions.

Deadline

3 court days

At least three court days before the Trial Readiness Conference, the parties must file the listed opposition, instruction, verdict, witness, exhibit, voir dire, statement, and bench-trial brief materials.

No less than three (3) court days prior to the TRC, the parties shall file in this Department: 1) Any oppositions to Motions *in limine*, 2) Jury Instructions, as set forth below, 3) Proposed verdict forms, 4) Witness and Exhibit lists (Exhibits listed in **numerical order only**, in the anticipated order of presentation) 5) Any proposed *voir dire* questions and/or questionnaires, 6) A brief Statement of the Case to be read to the jury, if applicable and 7) A trial brief (for bench trials only, per Local Rule 411).

Plaintiff must submit a complete set of jury instructions with a generic pleading cover sheet and an itemized list of CACI and special instructions no later than three days before the Trial Readiness Conference.

No less than 3 days prior to the TRC, Plaintiff shall submit, in compliance with **CRC Rule 2.1055**, a complete set of jury instructions (with a generic pleading cover sheet) with an itemized list of the CACI Instructions and Special Instructions, if any.

Defendant's jury instructions must be filed on the first day of trial and should contain only additional instructions and objections to Plaintiff's instructions.

Defendant's jury instructions are due filed on the first day of trial and should only include **additional instructions** not previously submitted by Plaintiff and a list of **objections** to Plaintiff's instructions.

If a mandatory settlement conference is set, briefs are due at least five days before the conference.

IF A MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE IS SET: BRIEFS ARE DUE AT LEAST FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO MSC

The informal discovery conference statement must be filed directly in S31 five days before the conference.

(Do not attach more than two pages. File directly in S31, five days prior to the conference.)

MSC Briefs are due no later than five days before the settlement conference.

No less than five (5) days prior to the Settlement Conference, MSC Briefs must be filed directly in Department S-31

Defendant's jury instructions must be filed on the first day of trial.

Defendant's jury instructions are due filed on the first day of trial

All motions in limine and their oppositions must be filed directly with Department S31 at least eight days before the Trial Readiness Conference.

Except that all motions in limine and opposition shall be filed directly in Dept. S31 at least 8 days before the Trial Readiness Conference (Local Rule 411)

Opening and closing arguments must be filed by the close of trial.

Opening and Closing Arguments shall be e-filed with the Court by the close of trial, for Appellate purposes, and a courtesy copy delivered to the Court.

The joint IDC statement must be filed and lodged directly in S33 by 3:00 p.m. no later than one week before the informal discovery conference.

The Joint IDC statement shall be filed and lodged directly in S33 by 3:00 p.m. no later than one week prior to the IDC.

The parties must meet and confer, exchange necessary documents, and file the required joint trial documents directly in Department 33 on the Trial Setting Conference date.

TRIAL DOCUMENTS- The parties are ordered to meet and confer with respect to all issues arising from this Order and to exchange all necessary documents such that on the date of the TRC, the following documents are filed directly in DEPT $33:

Motions in limine will be heard on the first day of trial, but the Trial Readiness Conference should be treated as the hearing date for service and filing deadlines.

MOTIONS IN LIMINE- Motions in limine (“MILs”) will be heard on the first day of trial. However, the parties should consider the Trial Readiness Conference the hearing date for purposes of service and filing dates.

Applies to

Reply brief

Replies to motions in limine are due on the Trial Readiness Conference date.

Replies are due on the date of the Trial Readiness Conference.

A motion seeking permission to mention other claims or actions must be served and filed as if the Trial Readiness Conference were the hearing date; an untimely or mid-trial motion requires a showing of good cause.

5. Evidence of, or reference to, other claims or actions against any party to the litigation shall not be allowed without permission of the court. Any motion seeking permission must be served and filed as if the Trial Readiness Conference were the hearing date. Untimely motions or motions made mid-trial will not be considered without a showing of good cause.

A motion seeking permission to reference a party's financial position or wealth must be served and filed as if the Trial Readiness Conference were the hearing date; an untimely or mid-trial motion requires a showing of good cause.

6. Evidence of, or reference to, the financial position or wealth, or lack thereof, of any party to the litigation, shall not be allowed without permission from the court. Any motion seeking permission must be served and filed as if the Trial Readiness Conference were the hearing date. Untimely motions or motions made mid-trial will not be considered without a showing of good cause.

Deadline

10 calendar days

A party with a CRC rule 3.55(7) fee waiver may request an official court reporter by filing local form LACIV 2699 at least ten calendar days before the hearing or trial.

A party who has received a fee waiver pursuant to CRC, rule 3.55(7) may request an official court reporter by filing local form LACIV 2699 at least 10 calendar days before the hearing or trial.

Deadline

10 hours

If the parties do not arrange a trial reporter, no trial activity may commence until the Court receives a signed Joint Settled Statement by 10:00 a.m. the following court day.

The Court will not continue the trial until it receives a Joint Settled Statement, i.e. if the Court does not receive a signed Joint Settled Statement by 10:00 a.m. the following court day, no openings, testimony, closings, etc. may commence.

The Joint IDC statement must be filed and lodged directly in S33 by 3:00 p.m. no later than one week before the IDC.

The Joint IDC statement shall be filed and lodged directly in S33 by 3:00 p.m. no later than one week prior to the IDC.

The required trial documents must be filed directly in Department S27 on the date of the Trial Resolution Conference.

on the date of the TRC, the following documents are filed directly in DEPARTMENT S27:

Defendant's jury instructions must be filed on the first day of trial.

Defendant’s jury instructions are due filed on the first day of trial

Witness notice must be given no later than the end of the court day preceding the court day before the witness is scheduled to testify.

Such notice shall be given no later than at the end of the court day preceding the court day before the witness is to testify.

Counsel must exchange the documents identified in the Trial Setting Order by the non-appearance trial document exchange date.

The trial document exchange date is a non-appearance date by which counsel will exchange the documents called out in the Trial Setting Order.

Defendant must file additional jury instructions and objections to Plaintiff's instructions on the first day of trial.

Defendant’s jury instructions are due filed on the first day of trial and should only include additional instructions not previously submitted by Plaintiff and a list of objections to Plaintiff’s instructions.

The listed trial-readiness documents must be submitted at the readiness calendar and not earlier.

ALL OF THE ITEMS BELOW ARE TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE READINESS CALENDAR, NOT BEFORE.

Documents submitted for the readiness calendar must not be submitted before the readiness hearing.

NO DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED BEFORE THE READINESS HEARING.

All motions in limine and oppositions must be filed and served directly to Department S-37 at least five days before the Trial Readiness Conference.

All motions in limine and opposition shall be filed and served directly to Dept S-37 at least 5 days before the Trial Readiness Conference.

Deadline

10 calendar days

The parties must meet and confer on all pretrial matters at least 10 calendar days before the Trial Readiness Conference.

The parties must meet and confer on all pre-trial matters at least 10 calendar days before the Trial Readiness Conference ("TRC").

The time to bring any necessary discovery motion is tolled for delays caused by the discovery conference.

The time for bringing any discovery motion if necessary, will be tolled by any delay caused by the discovery conference.

An electronically filed document may take one to two business days to appear on the docket and up to 120 days to reach chambers.

Please be aware that it may take 1-2 business days for an electronically filed document to appear on the Court’s docket and it may take up to 120 days for the document to be delivered to chambers.

Briefs should be filed in the Department at least five days before the settlement conference.

Briefs should be filed in the Department at least 5 days before SC.