Judge Ryan Birss

Applies to

Civil case cover sheet

A Civil Case Cover Sheet is required.

Applies to

Document for clerk signature

A party must obtain a court order directing the clerk to sign the specific documents before the clerk will execute them.

Applies to

Motion for clerk signature order

Must include

proposed order

Unless good cause supports an ex parte request, the request for a clerk-signature order must be made by noticed motion with a proposed order and exact copies of the subject documents attached.

Service

Personal service

The three stated methods of service for civil hearings are personal delivery, substitute service, and publication.

Applies to

Summons

A proof of service of the summons must be filed with the court for the action to proceed.

Applies to

Notice of assignment

Plaintiffs must serve all named defendants with the LF-CIV-100 and file proof of service within 60 days after filing the complaint.

Petitioners must lodge the mediation notice form with the civil clerk within five days after the respondent's response deadline.

Criminal complaints charging in-custody defendants must be filed as early as possible and no later than 11:00 a.m. on the day of the defendant’s first court appearance.

Criminal complaints charging out-of-custody defendants must be filed with the Clerk no later than two days before the defendant’s first appearance.

Digital signatures on filed documents are permitted with the same legal effect as manual signatures only when they comply with Government Code section 16.5(a)(1)-(5); other electronic signatures are not accepted.

An original environmental document may be lodged in the administrative record only if exact copies are provided to all parties.

The administrative record must be lodged in one or more loose-leaf three-ring binder volumes, tabbed by document number and titled as specified.