Santa Clara Superior Court Document Filing Requirements
559 rules from official source documents
Rules 551 to 559, page 12 of 12
Required elements, certificates, and structural requirements for court documents.
INFO
- Applies to
- Default judgment
Litigants are encouraged to file the Judgment Checklist (Form FL-182) or Parentage Judgment Checklist (FM-1053) with proposed default or uncontested judgments.
Litigants are encouraged to use and file the Judgment Checklist for dissolution and legal separation cases (Form FL-182) or Family Law Parentage Judgment Checklist for parentage cases (Attachment FM-1053) with any proposed default or uncontested judgment.
INFO
- Applies to
- Order
Parties may use local form PB-4055 (Findings and Order After Hearing) to document orders made at the guardianship hearing.
To document the orders made at the Guardianship Hearing, the parties may use the local form entitled Findings and Order After Hearing (attached form PB-4055).
INFO
- Applies to
- Objection
Objections to a petition to establish a guardianship may be made using local form PB-4043 (Objection to Guardianship).
Individuals objecting to a petition to establish a guardianship may use the local form entitled Objection to Guardianship (attached form PB-4043).
INFO
- Applies to
- Notice
A party seeking to dispense with notice because a person cannot be located may use form PB-4068 and must comply with rule 7.52 of the California Rules of Court.
If a party seeks to dispense with notice because a person cannot be located, the party may use local form Request to Dispense with Notice (form PB-4068) and comply with rule 7.52 of the California Rules of Court.
INFO
- Applies to
- Petition
A petition seeking appointment of a successor trustee or cotrustee should include the procedure required by the trust instrument and information demonstrating the proposed trustee's qualifications.
A petition seeking appointment of a successor trustee or cotrustee should include a description of the procedure required by the trust instrument for such appointment, detailed information demonstrating that the proposed trustee is qualified to be appointed as a trustee
INFOCivil cases
- Applies to
- Stipulations
Counsel must meet and confer before trial on factual stipulations for uncontroverted matters and place those stipulations in writing.
matters. Counsels shall 12 meet and confer in advance of the start of trial regarding factual stipulations on uncontroverted matters and place such stipulations
INFOCivil cases
- Applies to
- Settled statement proposal
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.
If the parties cannot agree, they will submit plaintiffs' proposal red-lined against defendants' proposal. On even numbered calendar days, plaintiffs will be responsible for the submission. On odd numbered calendar days, defendants will be responsible for the submission.
INFOCivil cases
- Applies to
- Jury questionnaire
Counsel is responsible for retrieving, copying, and circulating completed jury questionnaires to all counsel and the Court before voir dire begins.
However, retrieving, copying, and circulating completed questionnaires to all counsel and to the Court before voir dire begins will be the responsibility of Counsel.
CRITICALCivil cases
When a ward's address changes, the Pre-move (GC-079) and Post-Move (GC-080) notices must be filed with the Court.
When the address of the ward will be changed, the Pre-move Notice of Proposed Change of Personal Residence of Conservatee or Ward (Judicial Council form GC-079), and also the Post-Move Notice of Change of Residence of Conservatee or Ward (Judicial Council form GC-080) must be filed with the Court and a copy mailed to the Court Investigator.
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