San Joaquin Superior Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

Ex parte matters must be approved and scheduled through the Law and Motion Judge’s clerk before the documents are filed.

Ex parte matters must be approved and scheduled by the Law and Motion Judge by his or her clerk prior to filing documents in the clerk’s office.

Before any hearing of a contested or objected-to probate petition, the parties or their attorneys must make a reasonable, good-faith effort to resolve the controversy informally in person or by video if possible, or otherwise by telephone.

In the event of any contest or objection to any petition on the probate calendar, the parties or their respective attorneys shall make a reasonable and good-faith attempt to informally resolve the controversy at a face-to-face conference or video conference, if possible, otherwise by telephone conference, before any hearing of the contested petition.