San Francisco Superior Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Electing to participate in ADR does not suspend the deadline for responding to a complaint or cross-complaint.

**Electing to participate in an ADR process does not stop the time period to respond to a complaint or cross-complaint**

Parties must schedule and provide notice of hearings within the applicable statutory time limits.

Parties must schedule and notice hearings within the time limits provided by law e.g., CCP 1005, etc.

The joint or separate trial-time statement must be filed at least five days before trial.

The parties must file the joint statement or separate statements described above no less than five (5) days prior to the trial date.

In a single-judge case, the trial-time statement must be filed at least forty-five days before trial or as prescribed by the case-management order.

In cases assigned to a single judge, the parties must file the joint statement or separate statements described above no less than forty-five (45) days prior to trial date, or at a time and in a manner prescribed in any case management order.

All written orders signed by a judge, including orders to show cause, temporary restraining orders, and injunctions, must be filed immediately.

All written orders, including orders to show cause, temporary restraining orders and injunctions, signed by a Judge, must be filed immediately.

Responses to Requests for Order in Departments 403, 404, and 405 must be filed and served by 11:00 a.m. on the ex parte hearing day.

For ex parte applications filed in Departments 403, 404 and 405, any response to the Request for Order must be filed and served no later than 11:00 a.m. on the day of the ex parte hearing.

All required filing fees must be paid when the document is filed.

All required fees must be paid at the time of filing.

The clerk must electronically endorse accepted documents or promptly transmit notice of rejection or amendment to the user through the Vendor.

The Clerk will electronically endorse any document accepted for filing in accordance with CRC 2.259(e), or will promptly transmit the Clerk’s notice of rejection or amendment to the User through Vendor.

Deadline

2 court days

Opposition to a settlement-conference continuance or vacation request must be filed within two court days after service, with a courtesy copy delivered to the Civil Case Management Department.

Opposition to such request must be filed within two (2) court days of service of the request and a courtesy copy must be delivered to the Civil Case Management Department.

An ex parte application to waive the witness requirement must be filed at least 10 days before the prove-up hearing.

All such applications must be filed at least 10 days before the date of the prove-up hearing.

Unless good cause is shown, a dismissal of all Doe defendants must already be on file when the default judgment request is made.

Absent a showing of good cause, a dismissal of all “Doe” defendants must be on file at the time of the request for default judgment.

Deadline

5 court days

Counsel must lodge an endorsed-filed petition copy and a proposed order with Department 505 at least five court days before the hearing.

Counsel must lodge an endorsed-filed copy of the petition and a proposed order with Department 505 at least five (5) court days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

7 court days

The filing party must notify all parties of the initial case management conference’s date, time, and location within seven court days after filing the first CEQA pleading.

Within seven court days of the filing of this pleading, the party filing the pleading must notify all parties of the date, time and location of the initial case management conference.

Deadline

5 court days

The parties must file a joint case management statement and deliver two courtesy copies to the CEQA Department five court days before the initial case management conference.

The parties must file a joint case management statement five court days before the initial case management conference and deliver two courtesy copies to the CEQA Department in compliance with LRSF 2.7.

Deadline

5 court days

An administrative record in a CCP § 1094.5 case must be lodged in the hearing department at least five court days before the hearing.

A party intending to use an administrative record in a case brought under CCP § 1094.5 must lodge the record in the department in which the matter will be heard at least five (5) court days before the hearing.

The return of service must be filed with the clerk no later than 4:30 p.m. on the third court day before the examination hearing.

Return of service on an order for appearance and examination must be filed with the clerk not later than 4:30 p.m. on the third court day immediately preceding the date specified in the order for the hearing.

When a jury trial is demanded in an unlawful-detainer action and the clerk personally serves notice, the demand is due within five days after the clerk sets the time and place for trial.

If a jury trial is demanded by any party in an unlawful detainer action, such demand must be made no later than five (5) days after time and place for trial is set by the clerk, if personally served with notice,

All moving papers must be delivered to the Real Property Court by noon on the day before the hearing.

all moving papers to the Real Property Court no later than 12:00 p.m. before the day of the hearing.

When the clerk mails notice of the time and place for trial, a jury-trial demand in an unlawful-detainer action is due within ten days after the time and place are set.

If a jury trial is demanded by any party in an unlawful detainer action, such demand must be made no later than five (5) days after time and place for trial is set by the clerk, if personally served with notice, or ten (10) days if notice is mailed by the clerk of the Court.

Deadline

2 hours

Endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers for Law and Motion ex parte applications must be submitted to the clerk no later than two hours before the hearing.

Endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers must be submitted to the clerk in the Law and Motion Department no later than two (2) hours prior to hearing.

Deadline

15 calendar days

A custody evaluation or BFA order must be signed by the Court and filed within 15 calendar days after the order date.

Have the order signed by the Court and filed no later than 15 calendar days from the date of the Order;

Deadline

5 calendar days

Medical, psychological, and educational reports about a minor child may not be attached to pleadings and must be lodged with the courtroom clerk and all parties at least five calendar days before the Law and Motion hearing.

Medical, psychological, or educational reports concerning a minor child must not be attached to filed pleadings. A party intending to rely on such reports at the Law and Motion hearing must lodge a copy with the courtroom clerk and to all parties no later than five calendar days before the scheduled hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

The statement of support calculations must be filed and served no later than five court days before the hearing.

Each party must file and serve that STATEMENT OF SUPPORT CALCULATIONS no later than 5 court days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

1 court days

A proposed stipulation for a witness to appear remotely must be submitted at least one court day before the witness will testify.

i. submit a proposed Stipulation containing an agreement for a witness to appear remotely at least one court day prior to the date upon which the witness will be testifying;

Deadline

1 court days

Supporting pleadings for an ex parte request for order, including form FL-303, must be conventionally filed at the Court Clerk's office by 1:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing.

Pleadings in support of the ex parte REQUEST FOR ORDER, including the NOTICE OF DECLARATION (FL-303), must be conventionally filed in the Office of the Court Clerk no later than 1:00 p.m. on the court day prior to the ex parte hearing.

Documents for an ex parte hearing must be provided to the other party by 10:00 a.m. on the preceding court day, subject to a good-cause waiver when imminent harm is likely.

the other party no later than 10:00 a.m. on the court day prior to the ex parte hearing. In extraordinary circumstances if good cause is shown that imminent harm is likely if documents are provided to the other party, the Court may waive this requirement.

Deadline

1 court days

At least one party must notify the courtroom clerk by noon at least one court day before a scheduled hearing if an agreement is reached.

If an agreement is reached prior to a scheduled Court hearing, at least one party must notify the respective courtroom clerk via departmental inbox (Department403@sftc.org; Department404@sftc.org; or Department405@sftc.org) by noon (12:00 p.m.) at least one (1) court day prior to the scheduled hearing.

A request to reissue a temporary restraining order must be submitted before the order expires.

A reissuance must be requested before the expiration of the TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER.

If the reissuance request is not submitted by 10:00 a.m. one day before expiration and the requesting party does not attend the hearing, the temporary restraining order is automatically dissolved.

If the reissuance request is not submitted by 10:00 a.m. one day prior to the expiration of the TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER and the party requesting the restraining order fails to attend the Court hearing, the TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER will be automatically dissolved.

Deadline

10 calendar days

The Status Conference Statement filing deadline is 10 calendar days before the conference.

Each party must file a STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT, SFUFC Form 11.12 no later than ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled Status Conference.

Deadline

5 court days

A Trial Setting Conference Statement must be filed at least 5 court days before the Department 405 calendar.

If the matter is set on the Trial Setting Conference Calendar in Dept. 405, Trial Setting Conference Statements (SFUFC Form 11.10-E) must be filed and served at least 5 court days prior to the calendar.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Each party must lodge and serve a Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement no later than 10 calendar days before the conference.

A MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT must be lodged (and not filed) with the Court and served on all parties no later than 10 calendar days before the Mandatory Settlement Conference.

For parties scheduled for an earlier conference date, the statements are due by 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before the conference.

Parties scheduled for an earlier date under these procedures must submit their MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENTS by 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the Mandatory Settlement Conference.

If neither party timely submits the statement for an earlier conference date, the matter is dropped from the Mandatory Settlement Conference Calendar.

If both parties fail to submit a MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT by this time, the matter will be dropped from the Mandatory Settlement Conference Calendar.

Deadline

5 calendar days

A proposed post-hearing order must be lodged with the court at least five calendar days before the hearing.

Five (5) calendar days before hearing, each party must lodge with the Court and serve on all parties a proposed order after hearing.

Deadline

5 calendar days

In limine motions must be served and filed at least five calendar days before trial.

In limine motions must be served and filed 5 calendar days before trial.

An opposition to an in limine motion must be personally served and filed no later than the hearing date.

Any opposition to in limine motions must be personally served and filed no later than the date of the hearing.

Deadline

5 calendar days

The proposed-exhibit and witness lists, including the specified witness information, must be filed and served with the court at least five calendar days before trial.

Parties must file and serve with the Court a list of proposed exhibits and a list of each witness expected to be called (except for rebuttal witnesses), along with a brief statement of the expected area of testimony and a time estimate for direct, no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Designations and counter-designations of deposition testimony must be lodged with the court at least five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the court any designations and counter-designations of deposition testimony no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Declarations and their covering stipulations must be lodged with the court at least five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the Court both the declarations and the stipulations covering those declarations no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Trial exhibits and their covering stipulations must be lodged with the court at least five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the court both the exhibits and the stipulations covering those exhibits no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Documents for which judicial notice is sought must be lodged with the court at least five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the Court any documents of which they request the Court take judicial notice no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

30 calendar days

The court will enter default only when a proper proof of service is on file, at least 30 calendar days have passed since service, and no response has been filed.

The Court will only enter default if: i. the Court file contains a proper PROOF OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS; ii. 30 calendar days have passed since respondent was served; and, iii. no response has been filed.

Moving and opposing papers must comply with the specified Code of Civil Procedure and California Rules of Court filing times unless the local rules provide otherwise or an order shortening time has been granted.

The filing of moving and opposing papers must conform to the time requirements of the Code of Civil Procedure, § 1005 and CRC 3.1110, et. seq., unless otherwise described by these local rules or an order shortening time has been granted.

Applies to

In limine motion

In limine motions must be filed and served five days before the first day of trial.

All in limine motions must be filed and served five (5) days before the first day of trial.

Deadline

4 court days

Opposing parties must file supporting or opposing documentation within four court days after service of the JV-180, JV-183, and JV-184 forms.

Opposing parties must file any documentation either in support of, or in opposition to, the JV-180 petition within four court days of service of the JV-180, JV-183 and JV-184.

An ex parte application must be filed in room 402 by the next court day before the hearing, and the clerk will set the matter upon filing.

The court clerk will set the matter for ex parte hearing upon the filing of an ex parte application, which must be filed in room 402, the UFC court clerk’s office on or before the next court day prior to the ex parte hearing.

Deadline

7 court days

Unless the court directs otherwise, qualifying supplemental or opposition papers must be filed at least seven court days before the hearing to receive pre-hearing consideration or continued-hearing review.

In order for supplemental or opposition papers to be considered by the Court prior to the hearing, or for supplements, amendments, or fully amended pleadings addressing issues raised by an Examiner to be reviewed prior to a continued hearing, unless otherwise directed by the Court, papers must be filed at least seven (7) court days before the hearing

Moving papers must be ready when the hearing date is requested and filed within two court days after receiving that date and time.

All moving papers must be ready to be filed at the time the hearing date is requested and must be filed within two (2) court days after receipt of the hearing date and time.

The guardian ad litem order will not be signed until at least five days after notice is given.

The order will not be signed until at least five days after notice has been given.

For a contested family-allowance petition, the income and expense declaration is due before the hearing.

If a petition for family allowance is contested, the petitioner must file an income and expense declaration prior to the hearing.

Final accounts must be filed within 90 days after the conservatee's death.

Final accounts must be filed within 90 days of the death of a conservatee.

Litigants must file early enough to leave time to upload the pleading electronically.

a. failure to file timely to allow for time to upload the pleading; and

A respondent may request additional reporter's transcript only after the appellant has requested one and must act within 10 days of the appellant's notice.

However, respondent may not request a reporter's transcript of proceedings unless the appellant has done so, and respondent must do so within ten (10) days of the appellant's notice.

A non-appellant party may file a notice of cross-appeal within 20 days after the clerk mails the notice of filing of the notice of appeal.

Once a notice of appeal has been filed, any party other than the appellant may file a notice of cross-appeal, within twenty (20) days after the mailing of the clerk's notice of filing of notice of appeal (CRC 8.108).

The Court of Appeal may dismiss an appeal if the defect causing its default is not cured within 15 days.

If this is not done within fifteen (15) days, the Court of Appeal may dismiss the appeal.

Unless otherwise authorized by law, motions in limine must be filed and served by the day the case is assigned to a trial judge or they may be waived.

Unless otherwise authorized by law, All motions in limine must be filed and served no later than the day the case is assigned to a judge for trial, or they may be deemed waived.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Motions concerning pending informations, indictments, or misdemeanor complaints and their supporting papers must be filed and served at least 15 calendar days before the hearing.

Motions relating to pending informations, indictments or misdemeanor complaints and all supporting papers must be filed and served at least 15 calendar days before the date of the hearing.

Deadline

10 calendar days

All other motions and supporting papers, including those relating to pending felony complaints, must be filed and served at least 10 calendar days before the hearing.

All other motions and supporting papers, including those relating to pending felony complaints, must be filed and served at least 10 calendar days before the date of the hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

Opposition papers must be filed at least 5 court days before the hearing, and reply papers at least 2 court days before the hearing.

All papers opposing the motion must be filed at least 5 court days and all reply papers at least 2 court days before the time appointed for hearing.

For a Penal Code §995 motion, the moving party must obtain a hearing date before filing or serving and schedule the hearing before trial begins, or the motion may be deemed waived.

When filing a motion under Penal Code §995, the moving party must obtain a hearing date that is prior to the first day of trial. The moving party must obtain a hearing date from the court prior to filing or serving the motion, and the moving party must file and serve the motion in compliance with the Required Notice Period indicated below. Failure to schedule the motion under Penal Code §995 for hearing before the first day of trial may be deemed a waiver of the motion.

Deadline

5 court days

A Penal Code §1538.5 motion to suppress filed for a preliminary hearing must be filed and served 5 court days before the hearing, with opposition due 2 court days before.

Penal Code § 1538.5 motion to suppress Motion at preliminary hearing 5 court days Opposition 2 court days

Deadline

10 court days

A Penal Code §1538.5 motion to suppress for a special hearing in felony trial court must be filed and served 10 court days before the hearing, with opposition due 2 court days before.

Penal Code § 1538.5 motion to suppress — Special hearing in felony trial court — 10 court days; Opposition — 2 court days.

Deadline

18 calendar days

A Penal Code §995 motion to dismiss must be filed and served 18 calendar days before the hearing, with opposition due 8 court days and reply due 5 court days before the hearing.

Penal Code § 995 motion to dismiss 18 calendar days Opposition 8 court days Reply 5 court days

Deadline

5 court days

A motion to sever or consolidate at a preliminary hearing must be filed 5 court days before the hearing, with opposition due 2 court days and reply due 1 court day before the hearing.

Motion to sever/consolidate — Motion at preliminary hearing — 5 court days; Opposition — 2 court days; Reply — 1 court day.

Deadline

3 court days

A motion to compel discovery must be filed at least three court days before the hearing.

The motion to compel must be filed no later than 3 court days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

15 calendar days

A motion to sever or consolidate outside a preliminary hearing must be filed 15 calendar days before the hearing, with opposition due 10 calendar days and reply due 5 calendar days before the hearing.

Motion to sever/consolidate — Other than at preliminary hearing — 15 calendar days; Opposition — 10 calendar days; Reply — 5 calendar days.

A defendant must file a Petition to Vacate the Civil Assessment within twenty days after the Notice of Civil Assessment was mailed.

A Petition to Vacate the Civil Assessment must be filed within twenty (20) days from the date on which the Notice of Civil Assessment was mailed. Penal Code § 1214.1.

A traffic notice of appeal and its accompanying documents must be filed with the criminal-division appeals clerk within the time limit established by CRC Rule 8.902(a).

These documents and two copies of each form must be filed with the appeals clerk, criminal division in the Hall of Justice, within the time limits established under CRC Rule 8.902(a).

The proposed statement on appeal must be filed with the criminal-division appeals clerk within the time limit established by CRC Rule 8.915.

An original and two copies of the form must be filed with the appeals clerk in the criminal division of the Hall of Justice, within the time limits established by CRC Rule 8.915.

Deadline

180 calendar days

When the forfeited deposit exceeds $700, a qualifying motion to reopen the conviction must be filed with the Traffic Division no later than 180 days after the forfeiture.

If the amount of the bond, money, or property deposited exceeds seven hundred dollars ($700), a motion to reopen a conviction reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles following a bail forfeiture under Vehicle Code § 40512(a)(2) must be filed with the Traffic Division no later than 180 days from the date of the bail forfeiture

Plaintiff’s counsel must provide the Trial Setting Conference compliance statement to the court and all parties two weeks before the conference.

Two weeks prior to the TSC date, Plaintiff’s counsel must provide to the Court and all parties a statement of compliance

If plaintiff fails to notice and complete the depositions of all served defendants, no Trial Setting Conference date will be set and the case will be continued unless good cause explains why the depositions could not be completed before the conference.

If there is a failure to notice and/or complete plaintiff’s deposition as to all defendants who have been served, no TSC date will be set, and the case will be continued to a later TSC date unless there is good cause shown as to why plaintiff’s deposition cannot be completed prior to the TSC hearing date.

Plaintiff’s counsel must file a signed Preliminary Fact Sheet concurrently with an asbestos bodily-injury complaint.

Contemporaneous with the filing of a complaint for alleged bodily injury due to asbestos exposure, Plaintiff’s counsel must file a Preliminary Fact Sheet (“PFS”) prepared and signed by plaintiff’s counsel.

Initial joint defense and plaintiff motions in limine must be filed and served on all parties on the date the case is assigned to a trial department.

All initial joint defense MILs and plaintiff MILs must be filed and served on all parties on the date the case is assigned to a trial department

Deadline

2 hours

The ex parte moving papers must be filed no later than two hours before the hearing.

No later than two (2) hours prior to the hearing, the moving party must e-file the moving papers AND deliver a copy to  Dept. 301 (odd number cases) or Dept. 302 (even number cases).

A matter may not be taken off the calendar after noon on the court day before its hearing.

Matters cannot be taken off the calendar after noon the Court day before the hearing.

When the last response day falls on a court holiday or weekend, default cannot occur until the end of the following court business day.

If last day to respond occurs on a day when the court is closed (i.e. court holiday or weekend), the defendant cannot be defaulted until the end of the following court business day.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Responsive papers to an Order to Show Cause must be filed at least five calendar days before the hearing.

CRC 3.110(i) requires that responsive papers to an Order to Show Cause must be filed, and served at least five (5) calendar days before hearing.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Case Management Conference Statements are due fifteen days before the hearing.

Case Management Conference Statements are due 15 days prior to hearing date.

Deadline

15 calendar days

The CM-110 case management statement must be filed no later than fifteen days before the case management conference.

CRC 3.725 requires the filing and service of a case management statement form CM-110 no later than fifteen (15) days before the case management conference.

A motion hearing date and time must be reserved with the Department 304 clerk and approved by the Court before the motion is filed.

All motion hearing dates must be reserved with the clerk of Department 304 prior to filing. Parties may not file a motion without Court approval of the hearing date and time.

An electronic court filing received from midnight through 11:59:59 p.m. on a court day is deemed filed that day; filings received on a non-court day are deemed filed the next court day.

Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6(b)(3), any document received electronically by the Court between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59:59 p.m. on a court day shall be deemed filed that day; any document received by the Court on a non-court day will be deemed filed on the next court day.

Final accounts must be filed within 90 days after the conservatee's death when the conservatorship has ended by death.

3) Final accounts where the conservatorship has been terminated by the death of the conservatee. Final accounts must be filed within 90 days of the death of a conservatee.

The Appeals Division will not prepare the record until the appellant deposits the estimated clerk's-transcript cost.

The Appeals Division will not begin preparation of the record until the appellant has deposited the estimated cost of the clerk's transcript.

In single-judge cases, the trial-time statement must be filed at least forty-five days before trial or as prescribed by the case-management order.

In cases assigned to a single judge, the parties must file the joint statement or separate statements described above no less than forty-five (45) days prior to trial date, or at a time and in a manner prescribed in any case management order.

When forfeited bond, money, or property exceeds $700, a motion to reopen the conviction must be filed with the Traffic Division within 180 days of forfeiture; the motion may be heard within the following 30 days, which the Court may extend for good cause.

If the amount of the bond, money, or property deposited exceeds seven hundred dollars ($700), a motion to reopen a conviction reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles following a bail forfeiture under Vehicle Code § 40512(a)(2) must be filed with the Traffic Division no later than 180 days from the date of the bail forfeiture and may be heard within 30 days of the 180 expiration. The Court may extend the 30-day period on a showing of good cause, Penal Code § 1305(i).

The clerk must file the application, supporting papers, and order only if leave is granted and required security is furnished; if leave is denied or required security is not furnished, the papers and order must be returned to the applicant.

If the application is granted and the applicant furnishes the required security, the application, all supporting papers and the order granting the application must be filed by the clerk. If the application is denied, or if the application is granted upon the condition that security be furnished and the applicant fails to furnish the required security, the application, all supporting papers and the order, initialed by the Presiding Judge or the clerk, must be returned to the applicant.

Items served in open court and their proofs of service must be electronically filed by the close of business on the next court day, with the electronic proof identifying the original open-court service date.

During hearings or trials, motions, memoranda, and matters presented to the Court in writing for decision may be served in open court in hard copy form. These items and proofs of service must be E-Filed no later than the Close of Business on the court day following service by hand in open court, and the electronic proof of service must reference the date originally served in open court.

A plaintiff must file an ex parte application with a supporting declaration requesting uninsured-motorist designation when the complaint is filed or within 10 days after discovering the case qualifies.

At the time the complaint is filed, or within 10 days after discovering that the case is an uninsured motorist case, plaintiff must file with the Civil Case Management Department an ex parte application with a supporting declaration requesting that the case be designated as an uninsured motorist case.

Deadline

5 court days

Opposition to a complex-designation application must be filed within five court days after the application, unless the court extends that period.

Any opposition to an application must be filed within 5 court days (or as may be extended by the Court) of the date on which the application was filed.

Deadline

2 court days

Opposing parties may respond to a specially set settlement conference application within two court days after being served.

A response to the application may be filed by opposing parties within two (2) court days of being served with the application.

Advance reservation of a hearing date is not required, but parties must schedule and provide notice of hearings within applicable legal time limits.

Reservations: Reserving a date prior to the hearing is not required. Parties must schedule and notice hearings within the time limits provided by law e.g., CCP 1005, etc.

The ex parte application must be filed at least 10 days before the prove-up hearing.

All such applications must be filed at least 10 days before the date of the prove-up hearing.

The joint or separate trial-time statement must be filed no less than five days before trial.

The parties must file the joint statement or separate statements described above no less than five (5) days prior to the trial date.

Deadline

5 court days

The required petition copy and proposed order must reach Department 505 no later than five court days before the hearing.

Counsel must lodge an endorsed-filed copy of the petition and a proposed order with Department 505 at least five (5) court days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

An administrative record in a case under CCP § 1094.5 must be lodged at least five court days before the hearing.

A party intending to use an administrative record in a case brought under CCP § 1094.5 must lodge the record in the department in which the matter will be heard at least five (5) court days before the hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

In a CEQA case, the parties must file a joint case management statement five court days before the initial case management conference.

The parties must file a joint case management statement five court days before the initial case management conference and deliver two courtesy copies to the CEQA Department in compliance with LRSF 2.7.

All judge-signed written orders, including orders to show cause, temporary restraining orders, and injunctions, must be filed immediately.

All written orders, including orders to show cause, temporary restraining orders and injunctions, signed by a Judge, must be filed immediately.

The return of service must be filed with the clerk by 4:30 p.m. on the third court day preceding the hearing.

Return of service on an order for appearance and examination must be filed with the clerk not later than 4:30 p.m. on the third court day immediately preceding the date specified in the order for the hearing.

Failure to timely file the return of service generally results in no examination and dismissal of the proceeding without costs to the party who obtained the order, unless the court orders otherwise.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, there will be no examination if there has been a failure to comply with this requirement, and the examination proceedings must be dismissed without costs being awarded to the party who secured the order.

Deadline

120 calendar days

After dismissal for failure to file the return of service, no new examination order may be scheduled less than 120 days after the original hearing date absent good cause shown by declaration.

No further order will be set for hearing earlier than 120 days from the date originally scheduled for the hearing unless for good cause shown by declaration.

Deadline

24 hours

A party dismissing an examination proceeding must notify the court and examinee orally or in writing no later than 24 hours before the hearing.

When, after the service and filing of an order for appearance and examination, the party who procured the order wishes to dismiss the examination proceeding and to excuse the examinee named in the order from appearing in Court, that party must notify the Court and the examinee orally or in writing of such dismissal of the proceeding not later than 24 hours before the hearing.

A jury-trial demand in an unlawful-detainer action must be made within five days after the clerk sets the time and place of trial if notice is personally served, or within ten days if notice is mailed by the clerk.

If a jury trial is demanded by any party in an unlawful detainer action, such demand must be made no later than five (5) days after time and place for trial is set by the clerk, if personally served with notice, or ten (10) days if notice is mailed by the clerk of the Court.

Deadline

2 hours

Endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers must be submitted to the Law and Motion Department clerk no later than two hours before the hearing.

Endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers must be submitted to the clerk in the Law and Motion Department no later than two (2) hours prior to hearing.

Deadline

15 calendar days

The custody evaluation or BFA order must be signed by the Court and filed within 15 calendar days after the order date.

Have the order signed by the Court and filed no later than 15 calendar days from the date of the Order;

The supplemental financial materials must be served and lodged no later than the applicable responsive and reply pleading deadlines.

These materials must be served and lodged no later than the dates by which the parties’ responsive and reply pleadings are due.

A request for oral argument must be noticed to the Court and all parties by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding court day, unless the Court permits argument by order.

Unless the Court and all parties have been notified of a request to present oral argument by 4:00 p.m. on the court day preceding the scheduled hearing, no oral argument will be permitted except by order of the Court.

Deadline

1 court days

Pleadings supporting an ex parte request for order, including the FL-303 notice declaration, must be conventionally filed with the Office of the Court Clerk by 1:00 p.m. on the preceding court day.

Pleadings in support of the ex parte REQUEST FOR ORDER, including the NOTICE OF DECLARATION (FL-303), must be conventionally filed in the Office of the Court Clerk no later than 1:00 p.m. on the court day prior to the ex parte hearing.

Deadline

0 hours

In Departments 403, 404, and 405, any response to an ex parte Request for Order must be filed and served by 11:00 a.m. on the hearing day.

For ex parte applications filed in Departments 403, 404 and 405, any response to the Request for Order must be filed and served no later than 11:00 a.m. on the day of the ex parte hearing.

A temporary restraining order reissuance request must be submitted before expiration; if it is not submitted by 10:00 a.m. one day before expiration and the requesting party misses the hearing, the order is automatically dissolved.

A reissuance must be requested before the expiration of the TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. If the reissuance request is not submitted by 10:00 a.m. one day prior to the expiration of the TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER and the party requesting the restraining order fails to attend the Court hearing, the TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER will be automatically dissolved.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Each party must file the status conference statement no later than 10 calendar days before the scheduled status conference.

Each party must file a STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT, SFUFC Form 11.12 no later than ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled Status Conference.

Deadline

5 court days

Trial Setting Conference Statements must be filed at least five court days before the Trial Setting Conference calendar.

If the matter is set on the Trial Setting Conference Calendar in Dept. 405, Trial Setting Conference Statements (SFUFC Form 11.10-E) must be filed and served at least 5 court days prior to the calendar.

Parties seeking an earlier Mandatory Settlement Conference date must submit their statements by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

Parties scheduled for an earlier date under these procedures must submit their MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENTS by 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the Mandatory Settlement Conference.

Deadline

10 calendar days

The Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement must be lodged, not filed, and served on all parties at least 10 calendar days before the conference.

must be lodged (and not filed) with the Court and served on all parties no later than 10 calendar days before the Mandatory Settlement Conference.

Deadline

5 calendar days

In limine motions are due five calendar days before trial, and oppositions must be personally served and filed by the hearing date.

In limine motions must be served and filed 5 calendar days before trial. Any opposition to in limine motions must be personally served and filed no later than the date of the hearing.

Deadline

5 calendar days

All deposition-testimony designations and counter-designations must be lodged no later than five calendar days before trial.

Parties must meet and confer re any deposition testimony to be used at trial (other than for impeachment). Parties must lodge with the court any designations and counter-designations of deposition testimony no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

10 calendar days

A requested set of proposed exhibits must be made available for inspection and copying no later than ten calendar days before trial.

Upon request by any other party, a party must make available any proposed exhibits for inspection and copying no later than 10 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Declarations submitted as trial testimony and the stipulations covering them must be lodged at least five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the court both the exhibits and the stipulations covering those exhibits no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Trial exhibits and their covering stipulations must be lodged at least five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the court both the exhibits and the stipulations covering those exhibits no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Documents for which judicial notice is sought must be lodged at least five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the Court any documents of which they request the Court take judicial notice no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

10 court days

Moving and supporting papers for a motion to reinstate visitation must be served and filed at least 10 court days before the hearing.

All moving and supporting papers must be served and filed a minimum of ten (10) court days prior to the hearing to be scheduled on the appropriate calendar based upon the phase of the case.

Deadline

5 court days

Papers opposing a motion to reinstate visitation must be filed and served at least 5 court days before the hearing.

All papers opposing the motion must be filed and served at least five (5) court days before the hearing

Deadline

2 court days

Reply papers must be filed and served at least 2 court days before the hearing.

all reply papers at least two (2) court days before the hearing.

The jurisdiction/disposition report must be filed and served at least four days before the scheduled settlement conference; failure may require an explanation and may result in sanctions.

If the report is not filed and served at least four (4) days before the scheduled settlement conference, the HSA Court Officer or City Attorney must explain the reason for the failure to do so. The failure to file and serve a timely report may result in the imposition of sanctions on the child welfare worker or Agency.

In contested dependency matters, counsel who receives court approval and client consent to appear remotely must file and serve Form RA-025 at least two court days before the hearing.

Counsel must file and serve a Form RA-025 with the Court at least 2 court days before the hearing date.

In limine motions must be filed and served five days before the first day of trial.

All in limine motions must be filed and served five (5) days before the first day of trial.

Deadline

4 court days

Opposing parties must file supporting or opposing documentation within four court days after service of the JV-180, JV-183, and JV-184 forms.

Opposing parties must file any documentation either in support of, or in opposition to, the JV-180 petition within four court days of service of the JV-180, JV-183 and JV-184.

An ex parte application must be filed at the UFC court clerk’s office in Room 402 no later than the court day before the hearing, after which the clerk will set the matter for an ex parte hearing.

The court clerk will set the matter for ex parte hearing upon the filing of an ex parte application, which must be filed in room 402, the UFC court clerk’s office on or before the next court day prior to the ex parte hearing.

Deadline

7 court days

Unless the Court directs otherwise, supplemental, opposition, amendment, and examiner-issue papers must be filed at least seven court days before the hearing for timely consideration.

2) In order for supplemental or opposition papers to be considered by the Court prior to the hearing, or for supplements, amendments, or fully amended pleadings addressing issues raised by an Examiner to be reviewed prior to a continued hearing, unless otherwise directed by the Court, papers must be filed at least seven (7) court days before the hearing

Deadline

5 calendar days

File-stamped copies of petitions requiring a court investigation report must be delivered to Room 103 Probate within five days after filing.

D. Petitions Requiring a Court Investigation. File-stamped copies of petitions requiring a court investigation report must be dropped off to Room 103 Probate, within five days of filing.

Deadline

2 court days

A Probate moving party must request a hearing date and time by phone and file the moving papers within two court days after receiving the hearing information.

The moving party must phone the Probate Department courtroom at 415-551-3702 to obtain a hearing date and time. All moving papers must be ready to be filed at the time the hearing date is requested and must be filed within two (2) court days after receipt of the hearing date and time.

The guardian-ad-litem order will not be signed before at least five days have passed after notice.

The order will not be signed until at least five days after notice has been given.

A bond must not be filed before the order requiring the bond has been filed.

Bonds shall not be filed until after the order requiring bond is filed.

Unless permitted for good cause, an account covering more than two years must separate and file the first two years.

Unless otherwise permitted for good cause, if an account exceeds two years, the first two years must be filed separately.

After adjudication of the first two-year account, each subsequent accounting period may not exceed three years and must be filed separately.

After the first two-year account is adjudicated, subsequent account periods may not be for more than three (3) years and each three- year period must be filed separately.

A pleading must be filed in time to leave sufficient time for its upload.

failure to file timely to allow for time to upload the pleading; and

The appellant must file the notice of transcript designation with the Appeals Division within 10 days after filing the Notice of Appeal.

Appellant must file their notice of designation with the Appeals Division within ten (10) days after filing the notice of appeal.

A respondent may designate additional record papers by filing notice within 10 days after service of the appellant's designation.

Respondent may file a notice designating additional papers for inclusion in the clerk's transcript within ten (10) days of service of the appellant's designation.

Failure to timely deposit the required appeal-record fees places the appeal in default.

Failure to deposit the required fees in a timely manner will result in the appeal being placed in default.

The appellant must file a Notice to Prepare Reporter's Transcript within 10 days after filing the Notice of Appeal.

To procure the Reporter's Transcript, the appellant must file a Notice to Prepare Reporter's Transcript (this is often combined with the Notice to Prepare Clerk's Transcript) within ten (10) days of the filing of the Notice of Appeal.

Failure to designate the appellate record or pay required fees within the prescribed time may place the appeal in default, and failure to cure the defect within 15 days may result in dismissal by the Court of Appeal.

If the record on appeal is not designated or if required fees are not paid within the prescribed time limits, the appeal may be placed into default by the Superior Court. This means that no further work will be done on the appeal until the defect which caused the default is cured. If this is not done within fifteen (15) days, the Court of Appeal may dismiss the appeal.

A motion in limine must be filed and served no later than the day the case is assigned for trial or it may be deemed waived.

1) All motions in limine must be filed and served no later than the day the case is assigned to a judge for trial, or they may be deemed waived.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Criminal motions concerning pending informations, indictments, or misdemeanor complaints and their supporting papers must be filed and served at least 15 calendar days before the hearing.

2) Motions relating to pending informations, indictments or misdemeanor complaints and all supporting papers must be filed and served at least 15 calendar days before the date of the hearing.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Other criminal motions and supporting papers, including those relating to pending felony complaints, must be filed and served at least 10 calendar days before the hearing.

All other motions and supporting papers, including those relating to pending felony complaints, must be filed and served at least 10 calendar days before the date of the hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

Opposition papers must be filed at least five court days before the hearing, and reply papers at least two court days before the hearing.

All papers opposing the motion must be filed at least 5 court days and all reply papers at least 2 court days before the time appointed for hearing.

A Penal Code section 995 motion must be assigned a hearing date before filing or service, and that hearing must occur before trial begins or the motion may be waived.

When filing a motion under Penal Code §995, the moving party must obtain a hearing date that is prior to the first day of trial. The moving party must obtain a hearing date from the court prior to filing or serving the motion, and the moving party must file and serve the motion in compliance with the Required Notice Period indicated below. Failure to schedule the motion under Penal Code §995 for hearing before the first day of trial may be deemed a waiver of the motion.

Deadline

5 court days

At a preliminary hearing, a Penal Code section 1538.5 motion must be filed five court days before the hearing and opposition two court days before it.

Penal Code § 1538.5 motion to suppress Motion at preliminary hearing 5 court days Opposition 2 court days

Deadline

10 court days

At a special hearing in felony trial court, a Penal Code section 1538.5 motion must be filed ten court days before the hearing and opposition two court days before it.

Special hearing in felony trial court 10 court days Opposition 2 court days

Deadline

18 calendar days

A Penal Code section 995 motion to dismiss must be filed 18 calendar days before the hearing, with opposition eight court days and reply five court days before the hearing.

Penal Code § 995 motion to dismiss 18 calendar days Opposition 8 court days Reply 5 court days

Deadline

15 calendar days

A motion to sever or consolidate must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the hearing.

Motion to sever/consolidate 15 calendar days

Deadline

5 court days

At a preliminary hearing, a motion to sever or consolidate must be filed five court days before the hearing, opposition two court days before, and reply one court day before.

Motion at preliminary hearing 5 court days Opposition 2 court days Reply 1 court day

Deadline

15 calendar days

A motion to sever or consolidate other than at a preliminary hearing must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the hearing.

Other than at preliminary hearing 15 calendar days

Deadline

10 calendar days

For a severing or consolidation motion outside a preliminary hearing, opposition must be filed ten calendar days before the hearing and reply five calendar days before it.

Opposition 10 calendar days Reply 5 calendar days

Deadline

10 court days

An Evidence Code section 1043 Pitchess discovery motion must be filed ten court days before the hearing, with opposition five court days and reply two court days before it.

Evidence Code § 1043 (Pitchess) discovery 10 court days Opposition 5 court days Reply 2 court days

Deadline

10 court days

The motion to recuse counsel is due within 10 court days.

Motion to recuse counsel 10 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to release on bail before sentencing must be filed at least two court days before the hearing.

Motion to release on bail before sentencing 2 court days

Deadline

5 court days

A motion to release on bail after sentencing must be filed at least five court days before the hearing.

Motion to release on bail after sentencing 5 court days

Deadline

3 court days

A motion to compel discovery must be filed at least three court days before the hearing.

Motion to compel discovery 3 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to continue must be filed at least two court days before the hearing.

Motion to continue 2 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to recall a bench warrant must be filed at least two court days before the hearing.

Motion to recall bench warrant 2 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to amend a complaint, information, or indictment must be filed at least two court days before the hearing.

Motion to amend complaint, information, or indictment 2 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to modify probation must be filed at least two court days before the hearing.

Motion to modify probation 2 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to substitute or withdraw as counsel must be filed at least two court days before the hearing.

Motion to substitute or withdraw as counsel 2 court days

A document refused for filing because it lacks required redaction is not considered filed for filing-deadline purposes.

Any document or report that is refused for filing for failure to comply with this order is not considered filed for the purpose of a filing deadline.

A petition to vacate a civil assessment must be filed within 20 days after the Notice of Civil Assessment is mailed.

A Petition to Vacate the Civil Assessment must be filed within twenty (20) days from the date on which the Notice of Civil Assessment was mailed.

Deadline

3 court days

A motion to compel discovery must be filed no later than three court days before the hearing if the law enforcement agency has not responded within 15 days.

If the law enforcement agency does not respond to the request within 15 days, the defendant may seek a court order to compel discovery. The motion to compel must be filed no later than 3 court days prior to the hearing.

An appeal from a guilty finding in an informal trial must be filed within the ordinary deadline prescribed by CRC Rule 8.902(a).

An appeal of a finding of guilt in an informal trial under this rule must be filed within the normal time under CRC Rule 8.902(a).

Plaintiff’s counsel must provide the compliance statement two weeks before the trial-setting conference.

Two weeks prior to the TSC date, Plaintiff’s counsel must provide to the Court and all parties a statement of compliance

Deadline

2 court days

All parties must submit their witness and exhibit lists to the trial department no later than two court days after assignment to a trial department.

No later than two (2) court days after the date on which the case was assigned to a trial department, all parties must submit witness lists and exhibit lists to the trial department.

Deadline

2 court days

The parties must submit joint standard jury instructions to the trial department within two court days after trial-department assignment, without waiving the right to submit additional instructions later.

No later than two (2) court days after the date on which the case was assigned to a trial department, the parties must submit joint standard jury instructions (without prejudice to submitting further instructions at a later date) to the trial department.

Deadline

2 court days

Page-and-line designations of former testimony must be served on all parties within two court days after assignment of the case to a trial judge.

No later than two (2) court days after the date of the assignment of a case to a trial judge, page: line designations of the former testimony must be served on all parties.

A sealing motion must be noticed for hearing at least fourteen days before the hearing on the related substantive motion.

In light of rule 2.551(b)(6), sealing motions must be noticed for hearing not less than fourteen days before the hearing on the substantive motion(s) to which the sealing motions relate.

Deadlines for filing civil discovery motions to compel are vacated and suspended.

All deadlines for filing motions to compel discovery pursuant to the Civil Discovery Act, Code of Civil Procedure section 2016.010 et seq., are vacated and suspended.

Deadline

10 court days

A moving party must email the court and copy all parties to withdraw a motion at least ten court days before the hearing date.

Therefore, to vacate a hearing date, at least ten court days before the hearing date, the moving party must email the court and copy all parties to withdraw the motion.

Deadline

5 court days

At least five court days before the initial case management conference, the parties must submit a joint statement identifying agreed issues, issues requiring a court ruling, and the major factual and legal issues.

After the meeting, at least five court days before the initial case management conference, the parties shall submit a joint case management statement identifying those issues in California Rules of Court, Rule 3.750(b), which are agreed upon and those which the court must rule on at the conference. The statement should provide a description of the major factual and legal issues pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 3.750(d).

Deadline

5 court days

Further joint case management statements are due five court days before the conference unless the court specifies otherwise.

Joint statements for all further case management conferences are due five court days before the CMC unless otherwise specified by the court.

A motion to substitute, dismiss, or be relieved as counsel may not be filed with a hearing date marked TBD, and the clerk will reject a request lacking a proposed hearing date.

Motions to substitute, motions to dismiss, and motions to be relieved as counsel may not be filed with the hearing date “TBD”; if there is no proposed hearing date the request will be rejected by the clerk’s office.

An application to waive the prove-up witness requirement or proceed by declaration must be filed at least 10 days before the prove-up hearing.

All such applications must be filed at least 10 days before the date of the prove-up hearing.

Unless good cause is shown, a dismissal of all Doe defendants must already be on file when the default judgment request is submitted.

Absent a showing of good cause, a dismissal of all “Doe” defendants must be on file at the time of the request for default judgment.

Offers may not be accepted, and the report of sale and confirmation petition may not be filed, until the bidding period has expired.

No offer can be accepted, and no report of sale and petition to confirm the sale can be filed, until the date on or after the time for making bids expires.

Documents served in open court during trial and their proofs of service must be E-Filed by close of business on the next court day.

These items and proofs of service must be E-Filed no later than the Close of Business on the court day following service by hand in open court

A document served by hand in open court and its proof of service must be electronically filed before close of business on the next court day.

The document and proof of service must be E-Filed before the Close of Business on the court day following service by hand in open court.

Deadline

2 court days

Opposition to an extension request must be filed within two court days after service of the request.

Opposition to a request for extension of time to respond must be filed within two (2) court days of service of the request.

A party is deemed to consent to a temporary judge hearing its case-management matters if it does not file a written objection within 30 days after its first pleading or, when applicable, by the first hearing occurring before that period expires.

A party is deemed to stipulate that all matters heard in the Civil Case Management Department may be heard by a temporary judge, by failing to file an objection in writing within thirty (30) days after the first pleading is filed in the action by that party, or at the first hearing in the Civil Case Management Department, if heard before the expiration of the thirty (30) days.

Deadline

5 court days

Opposition to a complex-designation application must be filed within five court days after the application is filed, unless the court extends the deadline.

Any opposition to an application must be filed within 5 court days (or as may be extended by the Court) of the date on which the application was filed.

The joint statement or separate statements must be filed no less than five days before the trial date.

1) The parties must file the joint statement or separate statements described above no less than five (5) days prior to the trial date.

In cases assigned to a single judge, the trial-time-limit statement must be filed at least forty-five days before trial unless a case-management order prescribes a different time or manner.

2) In cases assigned to a single judge, the parties must file the joint statement or separate statements described above no less than forty-five (45) days prior to trial date, or at a time and in a manner prescribed in any case management order.

Deadline

5 court days

The endorsed-filed petition copy and proposed order must be lodged with Department 505 at least five court days before the hearing.

Counsel must lodge an endorsed-filed copy of the petition and a proposed order with Department 505 at least five (5) court days prior to the hearing.

Parties must schedule and notice hearings within applicable legal time limits.

Parties must schedule and notice hearings within the time limits provided by law, e.g., CCP § 1005.

A motion may not be noticed for hearing on or after the date set for trial.

A motion may not be noticed in a Law and Motion Department on or after the date set for trial.

A party intending to appear must promptly notify opposing parties and the court by 4:00 p.m. the day before the hearing, unless the tentative ruling requires a hearing; a contesting notice must be emailed to the court, copied to all parties, and identify the contested portions without argument.

D. Parties who intend to appear at the hearing must give notice to opposing parties and the court promptly, but no later than 4:00 p.m. the day before the hearing unless the tentative ruling has specified that a hearing is required. Notice of contesting a tentative ruling must be provided by sending an email to the court to contestdept302tr@sftc.org with a copy to all other parties stating, without argument, the portion(s) of the tentative ruling that the party contests. A party may not argue at the hearing if the opposing party is not so notified and the opposing party does not appear.

All written orders signed by a judge, including orders to show cause, temporary restraining orders, and injunctions, must be filed immediately, and an endorsed-filed copy must be served on every other party.

B. Filing and Service of Orders. All written orders, including orders to show cause, temporary restraining orders and injunctions, signed by a Judge, must be filed immediately. An endorsed-filed copy of such order must be served upon all other parties.

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Administrative record

An administrative record in a CCP § 1094.5 case must be lodged in the hearing department at least five court days before the hearing.

A party intending to use an administrative record in a case brought under CCP § 1094.5 must lodge the record in the department in which the matter will be heard at least five (5) court days before the hearing.

Applies to

Return of service

The return of service must be filed with the clerk by 4:30 p.m. on the third court day before the ordered hearing date.

Return of service on an order for appearance and examination must be filed with the clerk not later than 4:30 p.m. on the third court day immediately preceding the date specified in the order for the hearing.

For a temporary restraining order or similar ex parte matter, endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers must reach the Real Property Court by noon on the day before the hearing.

2) A party presenting an ex parte application for a temporary restraining order or similar matter to the Real Property Court must submit endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers to the Real Property Court no later than 12:00 p.m. before the day of the hearing.

Deadline

5 calendar days

When the clerk personally serves notice of the trial time and place, a jury demand must be filed within five days; when the clerk mails notice, it must be filed within ten days.

If a jury trial is demanded by any party in an unlawful detainer action, such demand must be made no later than five (5) days after time and place for trial is set by the clerk, if personally served with notice, or ten (10) days if notice is mailed by the clerk of the Court.

Deadline

2 hours

Endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers must reach the Law and Motion clerk no later than two hours before the hearing.

Endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers must be submitted to the clerk in the Law and Motion Department no later than two (2) hours prior to hearing.

Deadline

5 court days

The statement of support calculations must be filed and served no later than five court days before the hearing.

Each party must file and serve that STATEMENT OF SUPPORT CALCULATIONS no later than 5 court days prior to the hearing.

Deadline

1 court days

The proposed remote-witness stipulation must be submitted at least one court day before the witness's testimony.

i. submit a proposed Stipulation containing an agreement for a witness to appear remotely at least one court day prior to the date upon which the witness will be testifying; or

Deadline

15 court days

The party must file and serve a Notice of Remote Appearance on all other parties at least 15 court days before the hearing’s first day and deliver courtesy copies of the notice and proposed order to the department clerk.

ii. file and serve on all other parties at least 15 court days before the first day of the hearing a NOTICE OF REMOTE APPEARANCE (form RA- 010) and deliver a courtesy copy of that form as well as a proposed ORDER REGARDING REMOTE APPEARANCE (form RA-020) to the clerk of the department in which that hearing will be held.

The opposition and proposed remote-appearance order are due by the deadlines specified in CRC 3.672(h)(3).

To oppose a remote appearance by another party or witness at an evidentiary hearing or trial, a party must file and serve an OPPOSITION TO REMOTE PROCEEDINGS AT EVIDENTIARY HEARING OR TRIAL (form RA-015) and deliver a courtesy copy of that form as well as a proposed ORDER REGARDING REMOTE APPEARANCE (form RA-020) to the clerk of the department in which the evidentiary hearing or trial will be held by the deadlines set forth in CRC 3.672(h)(3).

Supporting pleadings for an ex parte request, including the FL-303 notice declaration, must be submitted to the Office of the Court Clerk by 1:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing.

Pleadings in support of the ex parte REQUEST FOR ORDER, including the NOTICE OF DECLARATION (FL-303), must be submitted in the Office of the Court Clerk no later than 1:00 p.m. on the court day prior to the ex parte hearing.

In Departments 403, 404, and 405, any response to an ex parte request for order must be filed and served by 11:00 a.m. on the hearing day.

For ex parte applications filed in Departments 403, 404 and 405, any response to the Request for Order must be filed and served no later than 11:00 a.m. on the day of the ex parte hearing.

Reissuance must be requested before the temporary restraining order expires; absent a hearing appearance, failure to submit the request by 10:00 a.m. one day before expiration automatically dissolves the order.

A reissuance must be requested before the expiration of the TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. If the reissuance request is not submitted by 10:00 a.m. one day prior to the expiration of the TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER and the party requesting the restraining order fails to attend the Court hearing, the TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER will be automatically dissolved.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Each party must file the Status Conference Statement at least ten calendar days before the scheduled Status Conference.

Each party must file a STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT, SFUFC Form 11.12 no later than ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled Status Conference.

Deadline

5 court days

Trial Setting Conference Statements must be filed at least five court days before the Department 405 Trial Setting Conference Calendar.

If the matter is set on the Trial Setting Conference Calendar in Dept. 405, Trial Setting Conference Statements (SFUFC Form 11.10-E) must be filed and served at least 5 court days prior to the calendar.

Parties moved to an earlier Mandatory Settlement Conference date must submit their Mandatory Settlement Conference Statements by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

Parties scheduled for an earlier date under these procedures must submit their MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENTS by 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the Mandatory Settlement Conference.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Each party must lodge, but not file, a mandatory settlement conference statement and serve it on all parties at least 10 calendar days before the conference.

A MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT must be lodged (and not filed) with the Court and served on all parties no later than 10 calendar days before the Mandatory Settlement Conference.

Deadline

5 calendar days

In limine motions must be served and filed five calendar days before trial.

In limine motions must be served and filed 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Designations and counter-designations of deposition testimony must be lodged with the court no later than five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the court any designations and counter-designations of deposition testimony no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Parties must file and serve proposed-exhibit and witness lists, including the required witness information, no later than five calendar days before trial.

Parties must file and serve with the Court a list of proposed exhibits and a list of each witness expected to be called (except for rebuttal witnesses), along with a brief statement of the expected area of testimony and a time estimate for direct, no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

10 calendar days

On another party's request, proposed exhibits must be available for inspection and copying no later than ten calendar days before trial.

Upon request by any other party, a party must make available any proposed exhibits for inspection and copying no later than 10 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Declarations submitted as trial testimony and the covering stipulations must be lodged with the court no later than five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the Court both the declarations and the stipulations covering those declarations no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Parties must meet and confer about documents or things to be admitted by stipulation no later than ten calendar days before trial.

Parties must meet and confer re any documents or things to be admitted into evidence at trial by stipulation no later than 10 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Stipulated exhibits and the stipulations covering them must be lodged with the court no later than five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the court both the exhibits and the stipulations covering those exhibits no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Documents for which judicial notice is requested must be lodged with the court no later than five calendar days before trial.

Parties must lodge with the Court any documents of which they request the Court take judicial notice no later than 5 calendar days before trial.

Deadline

15 calendar days

The order must be signed by the Court and filed no later than 15 calendar days after the order date.

b. Have the order signed by the Court and filed no later than 15 calendar days from the date of the Order;

Moving and opposing papers must follow the filing periods in Code of Civil Procedure section 1005 and CRC 3.1110 et seq., unless the local rules or an order shortening time provide otherwise.

The filing of moving and opposing papers must conform to the time requirements of the Code of Civil Procedure, § 1005 and CRC 3.1110, et. seq., unless otherwise described by these local rules or an order shortening time has been granted.

Deadline

5 calendar days

Applies to

In limine motion

Every in limine motion must be filed at least five days before the first day of trial.

All in limine motions must be filed and served five (5) days before the first day of trial.

Deadline

4 court days

Applies to

JV-180 support or opposition documentation

An opposing party must file supporting or opposing documentation within four court days after service of the JV-180, JV-183, and JV-184 forms.

Opposing parties must file any documentation either in support of, or in opposition to, the JV-180 petition within four court days of service of the JV-180, JV-183 and JV-184.

An ex parte application must be filed in room 402 on or before the next court day before the hearing.

The court clerk will set the matter for ex parte hearing upon the filing of an ex parte application, which must be filed in room 402, the UFC court clerk’s office on or before the next court day prior to the ex parte hearing.

Applies to

Casa report

CASA reports must be filed with the court and served on all counsel at least ten days before the hearing for which they are prepared.

Court reports prepared by CASA volunteers must be filed with the Court and served upon all counsel at least ten days prior to the hearing for which they are prepared.

Deadline

7 court days

Unless the Court directs otherwise, supplemental or opposition papers and certain Examiner-related supplements or amendments must be filed at least seven court days before the hearing.

In order for supplemental or opposition papers to be considered by the Court prior to the hearing, or for supplements, amendments, or fully amended pleadings addressing issues raised by an Examiner to be reviewed prior to a continued hearing, unless otherwise directed by the Court, papers must be filed at least seven (7) court days before the hearing

Deadline

2 court days

Moving papers must be ready for filing when the hearing date is requested and must be filed within two court days after receiving the hearing date and time.

All moving papers must be ready to be filed at the time the hearing date is requested and must be filed within two (2) court days after receipt of the hearing date and time.

The court will not sign the order until at least five days after notice of the guardian ad litem hearing has been given.

The order will not be signed until at least five days after notice has been given.

Notice may not be mailed, served, or published until the pleading requiring that notice has been filed.

Notice may not be mailed, served, or published before the filing of the pleading requiring notice.

For an ex parte application or petition requiring a hearing, interested or opposing parties must be notified by fax, telephone, or email by 10:00 a.m. on the preceding day.

The petitioning counsel or self-represented party must notify all interested or opposing parties by fax, telephone, or email no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day before the scheduled hearing as provided by CRC 3.1203 and CRC 3.1204.

A bond may not be filed until after the order requiring the bond has been filed.

Bonds shall not be filed until after the order requiring bond is filed.

The appraisal and any required reappraisal must already be on file by the return-of-sale hearing date.

The appraisal and reappraisal must be on file prior to the hearing date on the return of sale.

A contested family-allowance petition must be accompanied by Judicial Council Form FL-150 before the hearing.

If a petition for family allowance is contested, the petitioner must file an income and expense declaration prior to the hearing. (Judicial Council Form FL-150.)

A secured-loan petition requires an inventory describing the security to be on file before the hearing.

If the loan is to be secured, an inventory describing the security must be on file prior to the hearing.

When a conservatorship ends because the conservatee dies, final accounts must be filed within 90 days of the death.

5) Final accounts where the conservatorship has been terminated by the death of the conservatee. Final accounts must be filed within 90 days of the death of a conservatee.

Deadline

10 court days

Hard copies of proposed orders must reach the Probate Department for review at least ten court days before the hearing.

Hard copies of proposed orders must be delivered to the Probate Department for review at least ten (10) court days prior to the hearing date.

A pleading must be submitted early enough to allow time for the pleading to be uploaded.

a. failure to file timely to allow for time to upload the pleading; and

The appellant must file the notice of transcript designation with the Appeals Division within ten days after filing the notice of appeal.

Appellant must file their notice of designation with the Appeals Division within ten (10) days after filing the notice of appeal.

A respondent may request additional reporter's transcript proceedings only if the appellant requested them, and the respondent must do so within 10 days of the appellant's notice.

However, respondent may not request a reporter's transcript of proceedings unless the appellant has done so, and respondent must do so within ten (10) days of the appellant's notice.

After a notice of appeal is filed, a party other than the appellant may file a notice of cross-appeal within 20 days after the clerk mails the notice of appeal filing.

Once a notice of appeal has been filed, any party other than the appellant may file a notice of cross-appeal, within twenty (20) days after the mailing of the clerk's notice of filing of notice of appeal (CRC 8.108).

Motions in limine must be filed and served by the day the case is assigned for trial or they may be deemed waived.

All motions in limine must be filed and served no later than the day the case is assigned to a judge for trial, or they may be deemed waived.

Deadline

15 calendar days

Motions concerning pending informations, indictments, or misdemeanor complaints, together with supporting papers, must be filed and served at least 15 calendar days before the hearing.

Motions relating to pending informations, indictments or misdemeanor complaints and all supporting papers must be filed and served at least 15 calendar days before the date of the hearing.

Deadline

10 calendar days

All other motions and supporting papers, including those relating to pending felony complaints, must be filed and served at least 10 calendar days before the hearing.

All other motions and supporting papers, including those relating to pending felony complaints, must be filed and served at least 10 calendar days before the date of the hearing.

Opposition papers must be filed at least 5 court days before the hearing, and reply papers must be filed at least 2 court days before the hearing.

All papers opposing the motion must be filed at least 5 court days and all reply papers at least 2 court days before the time appointed for hearing.

A Penal Code section 995 motion must be assigned a hearing date before the first day of trial and before filing or service, and failure to schedule it before trial may waive the motion.

When filing a motion under Penal Code §995, the moving party must obtain a hearing date that is prior to the first day of trial. The moving party must obtain a hearing date from the court prior to filing or serving the motion, and the moving party must file and serve the motion in compliance with the Required Notice Period indicated below. Failure to schedule the motion under Penal Code §995 for hearing before the first day of trial may be deemed a waiver of the motion.

A Penal Code section 1538.5 suppression motion at a preliminary hearing must be filed 5 court days before the hearing, with opposition due 2 court days before the hearing.

Penal Code § 1538.5 motion to suppress Motion at preliminary hearing 5 court days Opposition 2 court days

A Penal Code section 1538.5 motion for a special hearing in felony court must be filed 10 court days before the hearing, with opposition due 2 court days before the hearing.

Special hearing in felony trial court 10 court days Opposition 2 court days

Deadline

15 calendar days

A Penal Code section 995 motion to dismiss must be filed and served 15 calendar days before the hearing.

Penal Code § 995 motion to dismiss 15 calendar days

At a preliminary hearing, a motion to sever or consolidate must be filed 5 court days before the hearing, opposition 2 court days before, and reply 1 court day before.

Motion to sever/consolidate Motion at preliminary hearing 5 court days Opposition 2 court days Reply 1 court day

Outside a preliminary hearing, a motion to sever or consolidate must be filed 15 calendar days before the hearing, opposition 10 calendar days before, and reply 5 calendar days before.

Other than at preliminary hearing 15 calendar days Opposition 10 calendar days Reply 5 calendar days

An Evidence Code section 1043 Pitchess discovery motion must be filed 10 court days before the hearing, opposition 5 court days before, and reply 2 court days before.

Evidence Code § 1043 (Pitchess) discovery 10 court days Opposition 5 court days Reply 2 court days

Deadline

10 court days

A motion to recuse counsel must be filed 10 court days before the hearing.

Motion to recuse counsel 10 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to release on bail before sentencing must be filed 2 court days before the hearing.

Motion to release on bail before sentencing 2 court days

Deadline

5 court days

A motion to release on bail after sentencing must be filed 5 court days before the hearing.

Motion to release on bail after sentencing 5 court days

Deadline

3 court days

A motion to compel discovery must be filed 3 court days before the hearing.

Motion to compel discovery 3 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to continue must be filed 2 court days before the hearing.

Motion to continue 2 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to recall a bench warrant must be filed 2 court days before the hearing.

Motion to recall bench warrant 2 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to amend a complaint, information, or indictment must be filed 2 court days before the hearing.

Motion to amend complaint, information, or indictment 2 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to modify probation must be filed 2 court days before the hearing.

Motion to modify probation 2 court days

Deadline

2 court days

A motion to substitute or withdraw as counsel must be filed 2 court days before the hearing.

Motion to substitute or withdraw as counsel 2 court days

A restored felony trial or probation action will be calendared by the next court day if the bench warrant reaches the criminal clerk by 3:00 a.m. on the calendaring day.

Upon the return of a bench warrant issued in a felony trial or felony probation matter, the action is restored to the Master Calendar. The action will be calendared by the next court day after the warrant is received in the criminal court clerk’s office, Room 101, provided the warrant is received no later than 3:00 a.m. on the day the warrant is to be calendared.

A document or report rejected for failure to make the required redactions is not deemed filed for purposes of a filing deadline.

Any document or report that is refused for filing for failure to comply with this order is not considered filed for the purpose of a filing deadline.

A Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment must be filed within 20 days after the Notice of Civil Assessment is mailed.

A Petition to Vacate the Civil Assessment must be filed within twenty (20) days from the date on which the Notice of Civil Assessment was mailed. Penal Code § 1214.1.

A completed elder-abuse temporary restraining order request submitted before 10:00 a.m. will have the court order available after 2:30 p.m. that day, while a later request will have it available after 2:30 p.m. the following court day.

If a party submits a completed request for a Temporary Restraining Order before 10:00 a.m., the Court order will be available after 2:30 p.m. that same day. If a party submits a completed request after 10:00 a.m., the Court order will be available after 2:30 p.m. the following court day.

The Vendor must promptly confirm receipt of each transmitted document and state the receipt date and time in Pacific Time.

Vendor must promptly send Users confirmation of the receipt of any document that Users have transmitted to Vendor for filing or lodged with the Clerk. Such confirmation must indicate the date and time of receipt stated in Pacific Time.

The clerk must review the document and notify the Vendor whether it was reviewed, accepted, or rejected.

The Clerk will review the document and transmit to the Vendor confirmation that the document has been reviewed, accepted, or rejected by the Clerk.

Deadline

5 court days

Opposition to a complex-designation application must be filed within five court days after the application is filed, unless the court extends the deadline.

Any opposition to an application must be filed within 5 court days (or as may be extended by the Court) of the date on which the application was filed.

Deadline

2 court days

An opposing party may respond to a specially set settlement conference application within two court days after service.

A response to the application may be filed by opposing parties within two (2) court days of being served with the application.

After the default judgment papers are filed, the clerk will select and schedule the prove-up hearing under CCP § 1005, subject to available calendar space.

The clerk, upon the filing of the papers, will select and schedule the hearing in accordance with CCP § 1005 and available calendar space.

A petition to compromise is scheduled for hearing when the petition is filed.

Petitions to compromise are heard in Department 505 on Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. and Fridays at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be scheduled at the time the petition is filed.

After noncompliance with the return-of-service requirement, no further examination order may be set earlier than 120 days from the original hearing date absent good cause shown by declaration.

No further order will be set for hearing earlier than 120 days from the date originally scheduled for the hearing unless for good cause shown by declaration.

After the examination proceeding is discharged for failure to appear, no new examination order may be set earlier than 120 days from the dismissal date absent good cause shown by declaration.

Thereafter, no new order providing for such examination may be set for hearing on a date earlier than 120 days from the date of the dismissal, unless for good cause shown by declaration.

Deadline

4 court days

Failure to file and serve the jurisdiction/disposition report timely requires an explanation from the HSA Court Officer or City Attorney and may result in sanctions against the child welfare worker or Agency.

If the report is not filed and served at least four (4) days before the scheduled settlement conference, the HSA Court Officer or City Attorney must explain the reason for the failure to do so. The failure to file and serve a timely report may result in the imposition of sanctions on the child welfare worker or Agency.

Deadline

10 court days

Failure to submit a proposed order ten court days in advance may result in continuance to the next available court calendar.

Failure to submit the proposed order at least ten (10) court days in advance may result in a continuance to the next available court calendar.

If moving papers are not filed within two court days, the Court may release the reserved hearing slot, and the moving party must obtain a new date and time.

If moving papers are not filed within two (2) court days after receipt of the hearing date and time, the Court may release the reservation of that hearing date and time and allow another matter to be calendared on that date and time, if necessary. The moving party must then obtain a new hearing date and time.

The court will calendar filing dates for the Inventory and Appraisal, proof of payment of the assessment fee, and evidence of recording the Letters.

The Court will calendar a date for the filing of the Inventory and Appraisal, the proof of payment of the assessment fee, and the filing of the evidence of the recording of Letters.

A respondent may file a notice designating additional papers for the clerk’s transcript within ten days after service of the appellant’s designation.

Respondent may file a notice designating additional papers for inclusion in the clerk's transcript within ten (10) days of service of the appellant's designation.

Deadline

2 court days

A felony or misdemeanor master-calendar judge may order a Trial Readiness Statement due two court days before trial.

A judge presiding in the felony or misdemeanor master calendar departments may order a Trial Readiness Statement to be filed 2 court days before the date set for trial.

After 15 days without a response to the discovery request, the defendant may seek an order compelling discovery.

If the law enforcement agency does not respond to the request within 15 days, the defendant may seek a court order to compel discovery.

Deadline

30 calendar days

A qualifying motion to reopen may be heard within 30 days after expiration of the 180-day filing period.

may be heard within 30 days of the 180 expiration.

Deadline

10 court days

If the parties adopt the expedited discovery briefing schedule, the hearing date must be set ten days after the final filing.

The Court is open to the parties agreeing to an expedited briefing schedule where one side files a 5-page motion, the other side files a 5-page response, the moving party a 3-page reply and a hearing date is set 10 days out from the last filing.

A completed temporary-restraining-order request submitted before 10:00 a.m. receives an order after 2:30 p.m. that day, while a later request receives an order after 2:30 p.m. on the following court day.

If a party submits a completed request for a Temporary Restraining Order before 10:00 a.m., the Court order will be available after 2:30 p.m. that same day. If a party submits a completed request after 10:00 a.m., the Court order will be available after 2:30 p.m. the following court day.

The Vendor must promptly confirm receipt of transmitted documents, including the receipt date and time stated in Pacific Time.

Vendor must promptly send Users confirmation of the receipt of any document that Users have transmitted to Vendor for filing or lodged with the Clerk. Such confirmation must indicate the date and time of receipt stated in Pacific Time.

The Clerk will review filed documents, transmit acceptance or rejection information through the Vendor, electronically endorse accepted documents, and promptly notify the user of rejection or amendment.

The Clerk will review the document and transmit to the Vendor confirmation that the document has been reviewed, accepted, or rejected by the Clerk. The Clerk will electronically endorse any document accepted for filing in accordance with CRC 2.259(e), or will promptly transmit the Clerk’s notice of rejection or amendment to the User through Vendor.

An affected user may receive an extension for a failed e-filing or e-service caused by specified transmission, processing, service-list, or Vendor technical problems if the user proves the attempted filing or service and its date and time.

If E-Filing or E-Service does not occur due to (1) error in the transmission of the document to Vendor or served party which was unknown to the sending party, (2) Vendor’s improper failure to process the electronic document, (3) a party’s erroneous exclusion from the service list, or (4) other technical problems experienced by the Vendor, then the User affected may be granted an extension for any response or the period within which any right, duty, or other act must be performed, provided the User demonstrates that he or she attempted to E-File or complete service on a particular day and time.

When the parties do not resolve all or any pending issues, the mediator must prepare and submit a disposition memorandum identifying agreements and disagreements before the court date.

If the parties do not reach an agreement on any or all of the pending issues, the mediator will prepare a brief disposition memorandum that identifies issues of agreement and issues of disagreement. This memorandum will be submitted to the Court prior to the Court date.

Permission to file an accounting period exceeding the prescribed periods may be requested through an ex parte petition.

Permission to file an accounting exceeding these periods may be requested by an ex parte petition.

A respondent may request transcription of additional proceedings only if the appellant requested transcription, and the respondent's request must be made within 10 days of the appellant's notice.

E. The above reporter's fee requirements also apply to the respondent who wishes to designate additional proceedings to be transcribed. However, respondent may not request a reporter's transcript of proceedings unless the appellant has done so, and respondent must do so within ten (10) days of the appellant's notice.

The reporter's transcript will generally be prepared within 60 days after the clerk directs preparation because all deposits have been made.

A. The reporter's transcript will generally be prepared within sixty (60) days after receiving the Clerk's notice that all deposits have been made and directing the reporter to prepare the transcript, pursuant to CRC 8.130.

The reporter has 30 days to complete the transcript, with an automatic 30-day extension for a trial lasting one day or longer.

Under CRC 8.130, the reporter is given thirty (30) days to complete the transcript with an automatic 30-day extension if it involves a trial of one day or longer.

The parties must confer about anticipated sealing and confidentiality designations no later than forty-five days before the substantive-motion deadline.

The parties must confer no later than 45 days before the deadline for the substantive motion

The reporter's transcript will generally be prepared within 60 days after the clerk notifies the reporter that all deposits have been made and directs preparation.

The reporter's transcript will generally be prepared within sixty (60) days after receiving the Clerk's notice that all deposits have been made and directing the reporter to prepare the transcript, pursuant to CRC 8.130.

Under CRC 8.130, the reporter has 30 days to complete the transcript, with an automatic 30-day extension for a trial lasting one day or longer.

Under CRC 8.130, the reporter is given thirty (30) days to complete the transcript with an automatic 30-day extension if it involves a trial of one day or longer.

A user temporarily unable to e-file because of technical problems should follow Court procedures for seeking an extension, or may request relief by ex parte motion if no such policy exists.

In the event that a User is temporarily unable to E-File due to technical problems, the User should follow procedures set forth by the Court. The Court may establish policies and procedures for Users to follow when requesting an extension of time due to technical problems; otherwise, such requests may be made by ex parte motion. The Clerk, pursuant to established policies and procedures in effect at that time, may determine whether a User has complied with established policy and procedures entitling User to an extension of time.

An affected user may receive an extension for a transmission error, Vendor processing failure, erroneous service-list exclusion, or other Vendor technical problem if the user proves an attempted e-filing or service on a particular day and time.

If E-Filing or E-Service does not occur due to (1) error in the transmission of the document to Vendor or served party which was unknown to the sending party, (2) Vendor’s improper failure to process the electronic document, (3) a party’s erroneous exclusion from the service list, or (4) other technical problems experienced by the Vendor, then the User affected may be granted an extension for any response or the period within which any right, duty, or other act must be performed, provided the User demonstrates that he or she attempted to E-File or complete service on a particular day and time.

After an action is placed on the arbitration hearing list, the Arbitration Administrator will mail three prospective arbitrator names within 15 days; each side then has 10 days from mailing to reject one name.

Within fifteen (15) days after an action has been placed on the arbitration hearing list, the Arbitration Administrator will mail a list of three (3) names of prospective arbitrators to the parties, and each side will have ten (10) days from the date of mailing to reject one of those names.

Election of mediation in lieu of judicial arbitration does not suspend applicable statutory, CRC, or Local Rule time periods.

The election to mediate in lieu of judicial arbitration will not suspend any time periods specified by statute, the CRC or these LRSF.

Deadline

2 court days

An opposing party may respond to a specially set settlement conference application within two court days after service.

A response to the application may be filed by opposing parties within two (2) court days of being served with the application.

After the required hearing, the Court will impose any trial time limits no less than thirty days before trial or as prescribed by a case-management order.

The Court will, after a hearing on the appropriate time limits at a status or pretrial conference, impose time limits, if any, no less than 30 days prior to the commencement of trial, or at a time and in a manner prescribed in any case management order.

Noncompliance with section 8.2(A)(2) may result in the matter being placed off the calendar.

Failure to comply with any part of this subsection may result in the matter being placed off calendar.

Tentative rulings generally are available by 3:00 p.m. the day before the hearing; after 3:00 p.m. the ruling is late, and the parties must appear unless all agree to submit, in which case the court will adopt it.

F. Tentative rulings are generally available by 3:00 p.m. the day before the hearing. A tentative ruling that does not become available until after 3:00 p.m. is a late tentative ruling. A late tentative ruling will indicate that the ruling is late. If a tentative ruling is late, the parties must appear unless all parties agree to submit to a late tentative ruling in which case the Court will adopt the late tentative ruling pursuant to subsection E above.

Tentative rulings are generally available by 3:00 p.m. on the preceding day; if a ruling is late, the parties must appear unless all agree to submit to it.

5) Tentative rulings are generally available by 3:00 p.m. the day before the hearing. A tentative ruling does not become available before 3:00 p.m. is a late tentative ruling. A late tentative ruling will indicate that the ruling is late. If a tentative ruling is late, the parties must appear unless all parties agree to submit to a late tentative ruling in which case the Court will adopt the late tentative ruling pursuant to subsection 4 above.

A temporary restraining order submitted before 10:00 a.m. will be available after 2:30 p.m. that day, while a later submission will be available after 2:30 p.m. on the following court day.

If a party submits a completed request for a TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER before 10:00 a.m., the Court order will be available after 2:30 p.m. that same day. If a party submits a completed request after 10:00 a.m., the Court order will be available after 2:30 p.m. the following court day.

If neither party submits the Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement by the stated deadline, the matter will be dropped from the Mandatory Settlement Conference Calendar.

If both parties fail to submit a MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT by this time, the matter will be dropped from the Mandatory Settlement Conference Calendar.

When a juvenile-record disclosure application requires a hearing, the hearing must be set within 30 days after filing.

When a hearing is required, it will be set within 30 days of the date the application is filed.

When a hearing is required on a juvenile-records disclosure petition, the Court will set the hearing within 30 days after the petition is filed.

If a hearing is required, the Court will set it within 30 days of the date the Petition is filed.

After a juvenile-records disclosure petition is granted, the judicial officer conducts an in-camera review and the documents will generally be available within two weeks of the hearing.

If the Petition is granted, the judicial officer will conduct an in-camera review to determine what documents will be copied and produced. The documents will generally be available within two (2) weeks of the hearing date.

Deadline

3 court days

An opposition to remote proceedings must be filed and served at least three court days before the proceeding.

A party, counsel, or witness objecting to the requirement that they appear remotely at an evidentiary hearing or trial or opposing a remote appearance by another party, counsel or witness at any proceeding must file and serve an OPPOSITION TO REMOTE PROCEEDINGS AT EVIDENTIARY HEARING OR TRIAL (form RA-015) at least three court days before the proceeding at issue.

Deadline

10 court days

Applies to

Proposed order

A proposed order must be submitted at least 10 court days before the hearing; failure to do so may result in continuance to the next available court calendar.

Each petitioner must submit a proposed order to the Probate Department at least ten (10) court days in advance of the scheduled hearing date, with the scheduled hearing date noted on the face sheet. Failure to submit the proposed order at least ten (10) court days in advance may result in a continuance to the next available court calendar.

Deadline

2 court days

If moving papers are not filed within two court days after receiving the hearing date and time, the Court may release the hearing reservation and schedule another matter instead.

If moving papers are not filed within two (2) court days after receipt of the hearing date and time, the Court may release the reservation of that hearing date and time and allow another matter to be [heard in its place].

Deadline

5 court days

An ex parte temporary-guardianship hearing must be set at least five court days after filing.

Hearings on ex parte petitions for appointment of temporary guardians must be set at least five (5) court days from the date of filing.

Deadline

7 court days

An ex parte temporary-conservatorship hearing may be set Monday through Friday, but must be set at least seven court days after filing.

Hearings on ex parte petitions for appointment of temporary conservators may be set Mondays through Fridays but must be set at least seven (7) court days from the date of filing.

Deadline

30 calendar days

If a temporary guardianship is granted and the permanent-guardianship hearing is more than 30 days away, a reconsideration hearing will be set at that later time.

If the petition is granted at the ex parte hearing, and the hearing on the permanent guardianship is more than 30 days away, a hearing to reconsider the temporary guardianship pursuant to Probate Code § 2250(f) will be set at that time.

The first Status Report must be on file ten court days before the status hearing to avoid an appearance.

At the time the conservator is appointed, the Court will place on calendar a hearing on status of filing of the first Status Report. If the Status Report is on file ten (10) court days before the hearing date, no appearance will be required.

Within ten days after service of the appellant's transcript designation, a respondent may designate additional papers for the clerk's transcript.

Respondent may file a notice designating additional papers for inclusion in the clerk's transcript within ten (10) days of service of the appellant's designation.

Failure to designate the appellate record or pay required fees within the prescribed time may cause the Superior Court to place the appeal in default.

If the record on appeal is not designated or if required fees are not paid within the prescribed time limits, the appeal may be placed into default by the Superior Court.

After 15 days without a law-enforcement discovery response, the defendant may seek a court order compelling discovery.

If the law enforcement agency does not respond to the request within 15 days, the defendant may seek a court order to compel discovery.

No appearance is necessary when the Inventory and Appraisal, proof of assessment-fee payment, and evidence of recording the Letters are already on file.

No appearance will be necessary if the Inventory and Appraisal, Proof of Payment of Assessment Fee, and evidence of recording of Letters are on file.

Tentative rulings are generally posted by 3 p.m. on the court day before the hearing and accessed through the court website.

Tentative rulings are generally available by 3 p.m. the court day prior to the hearing, and are accessible via the Tentative Rulings website by clicking on the link titled “Law & Motion/ Discovery Departments ”

Deadline

20 calendar days

Filing responsive papers twenty days before the Order to Show Cause hearing would facilitate issuance of a case management order without an appearance.

However, it would facilitate the issuance of a case management order without an appearance at the OSC hearing if responsive papers are filed, served, and lodged in Department 610 twenty (20) days before the OSC hearing.

Deadline

25 calendar days

Filing the case management statement twenty-five days before the conference would facilitate issuance of a case management order without an appearance.

However, it would facilitate the issuance of a case management order without an appearance at the case management conference if the case management statement is filed, served, and lodged in Department 610 twenty-five (25) days before the case management conference.

Deadline

60 court days

A filer may suggest up to three preferred hearing dates, between 60 and 90 days out, in the Note to Clerk field when submitting the motion for e-filing.

You may suggest up to three (3) preferred dates (60 to 90 days out) using the "Note to Clerk" option at the time the motion is submitted for e-filing.