Sonoma Superior Court Courtesy Copy Requirements
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When and how to deliver courtesy copies to chambers, including triggers, timing, and formatting. This page is scoped to Sonoma Superior Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
The parties must deliver endorsed copies of the listed pretrial trial documents to the Assigned Judge's chambers on the same day they are filed.
By 3:30 p.m. on the sixth (6th) court day before trial or as otherwise ordered by the court, the parties must file the following trial documents listed below with the Civil Clerk’s Office, serve the documents on all parties, and deliver endorsed copies to the chambers of the Assigned Judge the same day.
Courtesy copies of the moving papers, reply, or opposition must be delivered to chambers on the filing date, but need not be file-endorsed.
In order for the research attorney and judge to have adequate time to prep for your L&M matter, please comply with SCR 5.2E by delivering on the date of filing courtesy copies (need not be file-endorsed) to the chambers of the moving papers, reply or opposition.
On the same day post-trial documents are filed, the parties must deliver courtesy copies directly to the trial department’s drop box.
On the same day that post-trial documents are filed, including, but not limited to, post-trial motions, opposition and replies, parties shall deliver courtesy copies of the filed documents directly to the department’s drop box where the matter was tried.
Parties must place courtesy copies of all documents filed in a law-and-motion proceeding directly in the hearing department's drop box, and the copies need not be file-endorsed.
Parties shall deliver courtesy copies of all documents filed in connection with a law and motion proceeding directly into the drop box for the department hearing the matter. Courtesy copies do not need to be file endorsed.
At the time of service, the serving party must deliver a courtesy copy to the judicial officer scheduled to hear the matter.
At the time of service, a courtesy copy shall be delivered to the judicial officer before whom the matter is scheduled to be heard.
A courtesy copy of the responsive papers must be delivered to the designated judicial officer two court days before the hearing.
Any responsive papers shall be filed and served, and a courtesy copy delivered to the designated judicial officer two (2) court days prior to the hearing.
Parties must deliver courtesy copies of all documents filed in a law and motion proceeding directly into the hearing department's drop box, and those copies need not be file-endorsed.
C.Parties shall deliver courtesy copies of all documents filed in connection with a law and motion proceeding directly into the drop box for the department hearing the matter. Courtesy copies do not need to be file endorsed.
On the filing date, the moving party must deliver one courtesy copy of the documents to the department assigned to the matter, and the courtesy copy need not be file-endorsed.
The moving party must also deliver, on the day of the filing, a courtesy copy of the documents (these do not need to be file endorsed) to the respective department assigned to the matter.
Chambers does not accept courtesy copies of ex parte paperwork by email or fax.
Courtesy copies of any Ex Parte paperwork will not be accepted at any court facility by email or by fax.
On the filing date, the moving party must deliver one courtesy copy of the continuance documents to the department assigned to the matter; file endorsement is unnecessary.
The moving party must also deliver, on the day of the filing, a courtesy copy of the documents (these do not need to be file endorsed) to the respective department assigned to the matter.
All pleadings must be accompanied by courtesy copies delivered to the assigned judge’s judicial assistant or courtroom clerk when filed.
Courtesy copies of all pleadings shall be delivered to the assigned judge’s judicial assistant or courtroom clerk at the time of filing.
Courtesy copies must not be submitted to Family Court Services.
Courtesy copies shall not be submitted.
Are courtesy copies required in Sonoma Superior Court?
Courtesy-copy rule applies for voir dire questionnaires, jury questionnaires, witness lists, trial estimates, and neutral statements. Details: delivery upon filing. The parties must deliver endorsed copies of the listed pretrial trial documents to the Assigned Judge's chambers on the same day they are filed.
Are courtesy copies required in Sonoma Superior Court?
Details: by chambers drop off. Parties must place courtesy copies of all documents filed in a law-and-motion proceeding directly in the hearing department's drop box, and the copies need not be file-endorsed.
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