Court Rules

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

These 1327 rules apply across Santa Clara Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Motion

    The Court will not approve the Settlement Administrator's costs award until the final approval hearing, when admissible evidence supporting the request must be provided.

  • Applies to
    Stipulations

    Counsel must confer before trial, attempt to stipulate, and reduce all stipulations to writing; written stipulations are filed and read aloud into the record during jury trials.

  • Applies to
    Settlement conference statement

    Each party must file a Settlement Conference Statement at least 10 calendar days before the MSC, or 15 calendar days if service is by mail.

Service

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    Application

    The moving party must send a copy of the application to FCS.

  • The party requesting criminal protective order modification must serve the Request on all parties and agencies, including the District Attorney, Adult Probation (if applicable), the accused, and the accused's attorney, at least five days before the hearing.

  • Service
    Electronic service to all parties

    All represented parties must electronically send all briefs, motions in limine, and witness lists to all parties before settlement conferences.

Filing Timing

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  • Drop box filings are checked once per court day at 4:00 p.m. and deemed received at that time on retrieval day.

  • Deadline
    10 calendar days

    The Court must set a review hearing within 94 calendar days of appointment; if no written objections are received within 10 calendar days before the hearing, no appearance is necessary.

  • Deadline
    94 calendar days

    The Court will set a compliance review approximately 94 calendar days after appointment to confirm the Inventory and Appraisal and Notice have been filed and served.

E-Filing

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  • Parties filing electronically must use one of the court's approved electronic filing service providers, with procedures available on the court's website.

  • Applies to
    Adr stipulation and order form

    Unless the parties otherwise agree, the plaintiff is responsible for e-filing the ADR stipulation and order.

  • Applies to
    Application and order

    DFCS must e-file an Application and Order requesting the court order the child returned to the parent on a Family Maintenance plan.

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About Judge Panteha E. Saban

Panteha E. Saban is a judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, presiding over Department 3. The court is the state trial court for Santa Clara County, handling civil, criminal, and other trial matters.

Practitioners will find the procedures for Department 3 in the document dept-3-ctj.pdf.

Common questions about Judge Panteha E. Saban's rules

Are courtesy copies required for Judge Panteha E. Saban?

Courtesy-copy rule applies for all covered filings. Details: 1 copy, delivery upon filing, by email. Email a courtesy copy of all e-filed documents to the court at department3@scscourt.org, cc'ing all counsel.

View ruleSource: page 4, section Jury Trials

What formatting rules apply to filings before Judge Panteha E. Saban?

Judge Panteha E. Saban's formatting rule includes file format docx. Counsel must give the courtroom clerk an editable Word version of the Exhibit List.

View ruleSource: page 8, section Exhibits (All Trials)

What must be included with non caci instruction filings before Judge Panteha E. Saban?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Any non-CACI or pinpoint instructions must be submitted in writing.

View ruleSource: page 5, section Jury Instructions (Jury Trials)

What must be included with exhibit list filings before Judge Panteha E. Saban?

The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Exhibit lists must identify each proffered exhibit with a specific description of its substance, not a general description.

View ruleSource: page 8, section Exhibits (All Trials)

How may parties contact Judge Panteha E. Saban's chambers?

The rule addresses email communications with Judge Panteha E. Saban's chambers. The rule lists email Department3@scscourt.org. Attorneys must contact Department 3 by email (monitored 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.), must not contact the Judge directly without permission, and should copy other parties to avoid ex parte communication.

View ruleSource: page 3, section Contact

When is a filing treated as filed before Judge Panteha E. Saban?

The rule states a 12:00 pm filing cutoff. Counsel in jury trials must provide the Court with complete hard copies of specified pretrial documents (in limine motions, exhibit/witness lists, jury instructions, verdict forms, stipulations, statement of the case, trial briefs, voir dire questions/questionnaires) by 12:00 pm on the last court day before trial.

View ruleSource: page 4, section Jury Trials
Complete rules summary for Judge Panteha E. Saban

Attorneys must contact Department 3 by email (monitored 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.), must not contact the Judge directly without permission, and should copy other parties to avoid ex parte communication.

If no court reporter is retained, counsel must meet and confer at the end of each trial day and file the settled statement in court the following day at or before 8:45 a.m.

If the parties cannot agree on a settled statement, they submit plaintiffs' proposal red-lined against defendants' proposal, with plaintiffs responsible on even-numbered calendar days and defendants on odd-numbered days.

Counsel must meet and confer before trial on factual stipulations for uncontroverted matters and place those stipulations in writing.

Counsel in jury trials must provide the Court with complete hard copies of specified pretrial documents (in limine motions, exhibit/witness lists, jury instructions, verdict forms, stipulations, statement of the case, trial briefs, voir dire questions/questionnaires) by 12:00 pm on the last court day before trial.

Email a courtesy copy of all e-filed documents to the court at department3@scscourt.org, cc'ing all counsel.

Counsel is responsible for retrieving, copying, and circulating completed jury questionnaires to all counsel and the Court before voir dire begins.

In bench trials, counsel must provide the Court with hard copies of specified pretrial documents by 12:00 pm on the last court day before trial.

An email courtesy copy of all e-filed documents must be sent to the Court, with all counsel copied.

The department email for the Court is department3@scscourt.org.

Originals of all depositions that may be used at trial must be lodged with the Clerk before trial begins.

A list of requested CACI jury instructions must be submitted to the Court by 12:00 pm the day before trial.

An edited set of instructions must be submitted as soon as possible after the conclusion of in limine motions, if necessary.

Any non-CACI or pinpoint instructions must be submitted in writing.

Counsel must provide 16-17 copies of the final jury instructions to the Court (12 for jury, 2-3 for alternates, a courtesy copy for the judge, and a copy to be filed); each side should also have its own copy.

Exhibit lists must identify each proffered exhibit with a specific description of its substance, not a general description.

Counsel must give the courtroom clerk an editable Word version of the Exhibit List.

The prevailing party must prepare and submit the judgment within 5 court days after the trial concludes.

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