Judge Lee

Applies to

Hearing date change application

Must include

proposed order

A written application for a hearing-date change must be accompanied by a proposed order.

Applies to

Financial document

Original supporting documents for inventories, appraisals, and accounts must be lodged separately as confidential documents complying with California Rules of Court, Rule 2.100 et seq.

Applies to

Distribution decree

A decree distributing property to a minor must direct distribution to a court-approved fiduciary or other person, state the person's authority, and require that person to sign the receipt and identify the authority under which the person acts.

Applies to

Motion

Service

Personal service

If other such motions are made in writing, the moving party must serve the opposing party by the first appearance in the trial department.

Applies to

Pretrial statement

The pretrial statement must be served on opposing counsel in every felony case.

Applies to

Jury instructions

All requested jury instructions must be presented to the trial court and served on opposing counsel at a time deemed appropriate by the court.

The Civil, Appeals & Dependency Clerk’s Office drop box is available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Documents placed in the drop box by 4:00 p.m. are deemed filed that day.

A document deposited in a court’s drop box up to and including 4:00 p.m. on a court day is deemed filed that day, and a court may establish a noticed later cutoff for same-day filing.

Proper filing fees may be paid by check, money order, or credit card using the Drop Box Authorization Form.

Payment must be secured to the filed documents before drop-box submission, and cash may not be placed in the drop box.

Applies to

Ex parte moving papers

Any filing fee applicable to an ex parte application must be paid no later than 24 hours before the requested hearing.