Filing Timing and Cure Windows

Case Management Conference statements must be filed no later than 15 calendar days before the conference.

Written oppositions to ex parte applications must be e-filed by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing.

Trial briefs must be filed and lodged five court days before the Final Status Conference.

Stipulations and orders for continuance must be e-filed at least 7 court days prior to the hearing date to be continued.

Motions in limine must be submitted with timely statutory notice so they can be heard at the final status conference.

The trial documents required in Sections 2.A-H must be filed and served no later than five court days before the Final Status Conference.

Motions in limine must be filed with the statutorily required notice for hearing at the final status conference and must comply with SCLAC Rule 3.57.

Ex parte papers filed by self-represented parties after 9:00 a.m. will not be accepted for that same day's hearing.

MIL oppositions must be served and filed at least 5 calendar days before the FSC; exempt parties may file printed paper copies directly in Department F51.

Scheduling an IDC does not toll the deadline for filing a discovery motion unless the parties stipulate to toll deadlines.

Ex parte applications and supporting papers must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte hearing.

Case management statements must be filed at least 7 calendar days before the scheduled CMC.

Unless the court orders otherwise upon a showing of good cause, moving papers on shortened time must be filed and personally served at least five calendar days before the hearing, and opposing papers must be filed and served at least two calendar days before it.

The first guardian or conservator account is due by the first anniversary of appointment, and subsequent accounts are due at least biennially.

The request for dismissal, stipulated judgment, or conditional settlement must be filed within 45 calendar days after written notice of settlement.

Motions in limine must be filed at least ten calendar days before the Issue Conference.

After an uncontested matter is ruled upon, the written order must be prepared, presented for the judge's signature, and filed within ten calendar days.

All objections must be submitted to the court in writing by the court day before the trial deadline.

Failure to file a response within the applicable time limits waives the right to respond, although the court may grant relief for good cause shown.

The written witness-appearance notice must be provided to Family Court Services at least 5 court days before the hearing date.

The court will accept late documents only for good cause, and noncompliance may result in sanctions or a trial delay.

An Order to Shorten Time may be filed and calendared only if the underlying motion was filed previously or is filed simultaneously, with compliance shown through a signed order.

For all other proceedings, a court-reporter request must be filed on Local Court Form MC-30 at least three calendar days before the proceeding.

The substitution form must be filed with the court and served on all counsel at least two weeks before any scheduled hearing.

Second round trial filings (oppositions to MIL, proposed pretrial order, jury instructions, etc.) are due at least 2 weeks before Final Pretrial Conference.

Motions in limine must be filed at least 28 days before the FPTC.

Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed at least 14 days before the Final Pretrial Conference.

Stipulation of facts must be filed at least 14 days before final pretrial conference.

Motions to join parties or amend pleadings must be filed within 15 calendar days of the date of this order.

Parties must file a settlement status report within 7 days of each settlement proceeding.

Parties must serve a list of claim terms for construction within 14 or 42 days depending on the trigger.

If declarations are filed, parties must file objections 14 days before FPTC.

Opposition to motions in limine must be filed at least 25 calendar days before the scheduled trial date.

Evidentiary objections to direct testimony declarations must be filed at least 14 days before the FPTC if declarations are filed.

Response memoranda to sentencing filings must be filed 7 days before the sentencing hearing.

No reply briefs are permitted for motions in limine.

Responses and supporting documents must be uploaded via courtMAP to the scheduled hearing no later than seven business days before the hearing date.

Motions must be filed with the Clerk and appear on the docket before the matter can be added to the Judge's Motion Calendar.

All special set hearing documentation must be uploaded and e-filed at least 7 days before the hearing, in addition to the courtMAP upload.

Motions must be filed and docketed before being set for hearing, and hearings must be scheduled by coordinating with opposing counsel via courtMAP.

After the 10-day objection period expires without a timely objection, parties have 14 days to have the matter set for hearing.

A Notice of Cancellation must be e-filed before the scheduled hearing even if a proposed or agreed order was submitted through CourtMAP.

Motions and supporting documents must be uploaded via CourtMAP at least 7 days before the hearing or the matter will not be heard.

Parties must coordinate hearings and give 7 business days' notice, with the Notice of Hearing submitted through E-file.

Motions in limine must be filed in writing by the Friday before trial; failure to do so, absent good cause, is grounds for denial.

Orders must be submitted within 15 days after hearings.

Objections to audio/video evidence must be raised at or before the trial-setting pretrial conference or will be denied as untimely.

The party who requested a hearing must immediately file a Notice of Cancellation and call chambers upon resolution, or all parties must appear on the scheduled date.

A proposed order submitted in Word will be automatically rejected by the filing system and will not reach Judge Polo.

When the judge directs counsel to file a proposed written order, it must be submitted to opposing counsel within five business days.

Documents responding to an Order to Show Cause, including a petition and order extending time, must be filed at least five business days before the hearing.

Exhibit binders must be received in the judicial office at least three business days before the evidentiary proceeding.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

A proposed order is due within ten days after an oral pronouncement at a hearing.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

Proposed orders must be submitted within one week after the hearing or ruling.

All motions must be filed and served on opposing counsel at least 14 days before the hearing.

The mediator’s report must be filed at least five business days before the temporary relief hearing to avoid cancellation.

For a motion involving multiple cases, a motion and notice must be filed in each case.

Hearing materials and any authorized courtesy copy must be submitted no later than five days before the hearing.

Delinquency motions in limine must be filed and emailed to the Judicial Assistant at least 48 hours before the first day of trial.

Within 45 days after the litigation and any appeals conclude, recipients must, at the producing party’s written request and the receiving party’s option, destroy or return all protected information.

All motions, including dispositive motions and motions in limine, must be heard no less than 5 days before the Calendar Call.

The parties must exchange lists of all trial exhibits and the names and addresses of all trial witnesses by the last business day at least 45 days before the Calendar Call.

If a motion remains undetermined 60 days after its hearing, the movant must file the notice within 14 days thereafter.

Witness lists must be filed with the court at least ten business days before the evidentiary hearing and must omit witnesses’ email addresses and telephone numbers.

Pretrial motions, including motions in limine, must be heard five days before calendar call.

The parties must upload the appropriate proposed form of order with attachments through OLS at least 24 hours before the scheduled UMC hearing or conference.

Failure to set a motion for hearing within the stated 45-day period may result in the motion being deemed abandoned or denied.

The parties must exchange rebuttal witness names and addresses and rebuttal exhibit lists by the last business day at least 35 days before the Calendar Call.

Hearing materials must be mailed or dropped off at least seven days before the hearing.

Case law must be sent to and received by the court three business days before the hearing.

A party objecting to the virtual case management hearing must file an objection within 10 days.

Uncontested notice of hearing must be received by the preceding Wednesday or the case will not be heard.

A motion requesting a remote appearance at an in-person hearing must be filed at least seven days before the hearing.

The completed Verified Checklist must be filed and viewable in the Clerk’s system by the final hearing.

Courtesy copies must be delivered to the court no later than three days before the evidentiary proceeding.

The next trial day's witnesses must be disclosed at the end of each trial day.

Trial cannot commence until mediation is completed when mediation is absent or occurred more than one year before the pretrial conference.

To have a waiver honored, the signed waiver must be filed no later than 3:00 p.m. one business day before the hearing.

For a virtual hearing or trial, hard-copy exhibits must be delivered to the Clerk's Office three days beforehand under the Clerk's procedures.

Unless the court specifies another deadline, the proposed order must be submitted within ten days of the hearing with copies to all other counsel and self-represented parties.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, all exhibits must be received in Chambers and served on the opposing party five days before the evidentiary proceeding.

Counsel unable to submit the form by 4:30 p.m. the prior day must attend in person and submit it by 11:00 a.m. on the conference day.

Proposed orders must be emailed to the Courtroom Deputy at TLTPO@cand.uscourts.gov on the same day they are e-filed.

Motions in limine must be filed no later than 14 days before the pretrial conference.

A proposed order for bringing exhibit presentation equipment and technology into the building must be filed no later than 14 days before trial.

Judge Lin's discovery cutoff is a hard completion date: all discovery hearings, resolving orders, and productions must be finished by the cutoff, so discovery requests must be served and discovery motions filed sufficiently in advance of it.

Oppositions to administrative motions to enlarge page limits must be filed by 12:00 p.m. one business day before deadline or per Local Rule 7-11, whichever is sooner.

Parties must file and serve joint pretrial statement at least 7 calendar days before the pretrial conference.

Parties must provide the Court Reporter a joint list of names, places, and uncommon terms or acronyms likely to be used at trial no later than 5 days before trial start.

Requests for telephonic appearance must be filed at least 7 calendar days before the scheduled appearance, or will be denied absent extraordinary circumstances and good cause.

Reply briefs are not permitted for motions in limine.

The parties must file a joint case management statement no later than fourteen (14) days before the further case management conference.

A request for leave to designate additional claim terms for construction must be filed no later than two weeks before the joint claim construction statement deadline, and more than ten terms submitted without leave will result in only the first ten being construed plus possible sanctions.

The bundled motion and opposition must be filed at least 14 calendar days before the final pretrial conference.

Trial materials must be submitted no less than 30 days before pretrial or trial.

Motions to vacate a voluntary dismissal must be filed within 30 days of dismissal or a new action must be filed, unless an agreed order of dismissal provides otherwise.

Emergency motions must be submitted no later than 10:00 AM.

Emergency motions and supporting papers must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. the day before presentment.

Motions in limine must be filed at least 14 days before trial; exhibit objections not raised beforehand are deemed waived.

Written discovery must be completed within 8 months of pre-trial timeline order.

Memoranda of judgment must be submitted within 14 days of confirmation of sale; submissions beyond 14 days will not be signed.

Responses to summary judgment motions must be filed within 14 days after the motion is filed.

Routine motion papers must be emailed to chambers at least two full court days before the planned hearing date.

Each party must email a pretrial memorandum to Calendar 4 and all counsel at least 2 days before the settlement conference, and must not file it with the Clerk.

Disclosure of expert witnesses must be completed no later than 15 months after entry of Order 4331.

Motions to vacate a voluntary dismissal must be filed within 30 days of dismissal, or a new action must be filed, unless an agreed order grants leave to reinstate and retains jurisdiction.

A respondent may designate additional record papers by filing notice within 10 days after service of the appellant's designation.

A Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment must be filed within 20 days after the Notice of Civil Assessment is mailed.

Endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers for Law and Motion ex parte applications must be submitted to the clerk no later than two hours before the hearing.

Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed within two court days after the motions are filed and served.

Parties seeking an earlier Mandatory Settlement Conference date must submit their statements by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding Wednesday.

An administrative record in a CCP § 1094.5 case must be lodged in the hearing department at least five court days before the hearing.

Opposing parties must file supporting or opposing documentation within four court days after service of the JV-180, JV-183, and JV-184 forms.

Moving and supporting papers for a motion to reinstate visitation must be served and filed at least 10 court days before the hearing.

Moving papers must be ready when the hearing date is requested and filed within two court days after receiving that date and time.

At a special hearing in felony trial court, a Penal Code section 1538.5 motion must be filed ten court days before the hearing and opposition two court days before it.

A motion to sever or consolidate other than at a preliminary hearing must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the hearing.

A motion hearing date and time must be reserved with the Department 304 clerk and approved by the Court before the motion is filed.

The pretrial stipulation must be submitted three days before the pretrial conference.

The court will generally set a deadline requiring the exceptions or objections pleading to be filed within 5 days after the proposed orders are filed.

Motions to Cancel Sales, including emergency motions, must be provided as early as possible to allow adequate review and action.

When the hearing is scheduled less than 10 days after service, the objection must be filed before the hearing begins.

A party objecting to referral to the general magistrate generally must file a written objection within 10 days of service, subject to shorter-hearing and early-service exceptions.

Each party must exchange and file written deposition designations by the stated pre-conference deadline.

Plaintiffs must serve and file an expert-witness notice at least 120 days before the pretrial conference containing the required witness and opinion information.

Ordinary Daubert motions or objections must be filed and served at least 45 days before the pretrial conference.

When the hearing is scheduled less than 10 days after service, the objection must be filed before the hearing begins.

Except for complex actions or when the operative case-management order provides otherwise, a summary-judgment hearing must occur no later than 30 days before the scheduled pretrial conference.

After hearing confirmation, the movant must file and email a notice of hearing within three business days.

A request for remote appearance must be submitted no later than five days before the hearing.

All motions in limine and motions to exclude testimony must be filed by the indicated deadline.

A routine-motion response is due at the earlier of seven days after filing, excluding weekends and holidays, or noon on the Friday before the motion date.

All discovery must be initiated early enough to be completed by the discovery cut-off date specified in the scheduling order.

The completed pretrial stipulation must be received no later than five business days before the pretrial conference, and noncompliance may result in sanctions.

A response to a dispositive or Daubert motion is due 21 business days after the motion is filed.

A reply to a motion in limine may be filed within five non-holiday, non-weekend days after the response.

The parties must submit an Interim Status Report within 14 days after mandatory ADR.

A routine-motion response is due by whichever is earlier, seven business days after filing or noon on the Friday before the motion date.

A response to a case-dispositive motion is due 14 business days after filing, with further briefing governed by court order.

A response to a case-dispositive or Daubert motion is due within 14 business days after filing unless the Court orders otherwise.

Plaintiff's expert report or Rule 26(b)(4) disclosure is due by the scheduling order's stated deadline, which is blank in the provided text.

Routine civil motions must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the noticed presentation date, with one courtesy copy including exhibits delivered to Judge Wallace’s chambers.

Each side must provide the Court detailed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law two working days before trial begins.

Each side must file detailed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law two judicial days before trial with an electronic Word-format copy.

Requests for jury questionnaires must be made by motion, filed and heard at least six weeks before the trial date.

Demonstrative exhibits, including exemplars, that may be used at trial must be disclosed before the calendar call.

Prove-up hearing exhibits must be attached to the application or provided to chambers at least 5 days before the hearing.

Proposed orders must be submitted within 10 days of notification of the ruling, per EDCR 7.21.

Each side must provide the Court detailed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law two judicial days before trial.

A competing order must be submitted to the Department inbox within two days of notifying opposing counsel that a competing order is merited, and before the EDCR 7.21 period expires.

Electronic exhibits must be validated with the Vault at least two weeks (14 days) before trial begins.

Each side must provide the Court detailed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law two working days before trial begins.

Deposition designations must be provided and all objections to them resolved before trial begins.

Daily transcript requests must be made at pre-trial and no later than three weeks before trial.

Pre-plea and pre-sentence reports must be delivered at least three court days before the sentence hearing, counting both the court date and the date of delivery.

Electronic documents are not officially filed without the electronic filing stamp.

If notice is served personally by 4:00 p.m., the hearing must be at least the second court day after personal service.

Emergency motions must be filed with the clerk during court hours before applying to the court.

Party objections to extended media coverage must be filed within 3 days of receiving notice of the request.

Dispositive motions must be filed at least 63 days before trial, unless leave is granted for good cause.

Objections to the petition must be filed at least 10 days before the hearing.

E-filed pleadings received before midnight on open court days deemed filed that day; filed on closed days deemed next business day.

The evaluation report must be provided to the Court and any other designated parties within 120 days of the entry of the order appointing the evaluator.

Filing a notice of appeal automatically tolls the established deadline to file the report of proceedings until any party fee-waiver hearing is resolved.

Upon settlement or withdrawal of a mediation case, the parties must immediately notify the Judge in writing and submit the written settlement or other dispositive order by the scheduled mediation conference date, and must also notify the Program.

Upon settlement or withdrawal of a mediation case, parties must immediately notify the Judge in writing and submit the written settlement or dispositive order on or before the scheduled mediation conference status date.

Motions to compel discovery must be filed immediately after the discovery deadline passes and no later than the motion filing deadline.

Conflict letters must be submitted one week before the trial calendar begins.

Dispositive motions must be filed by the timeframe in the scheduling order.

Other parties must provide their portions of the pre-trial order to Plaintiff/Petitioner at least two business days before the due date.

Other parties must provide their portions of the consolidated pre-trial order to plaintiff(s) at least two business days before the due date.

Parties must notify the GAL of a desire for a Report no later than 45 days before the hearing or final trial date.

Discovery motions may be filed any time after the Discovery Date deadline passes and no later than the Motions Due Date identified in the CSSO.

Opposing parties may file a response within 30 days of the initial motion for non-evidentiary motions.

Request for oral hearing must be filed with the summary judgment motion or within 5 days after the response deadline.

The Consolidated Pre-Trial Order must be filed 7 days before the Pre-Trial Conference.

Counsel must email pretrial submissions (proposed general voir dire questions, witness list, and motions in limine) to Litigation Manager Seneca McRae at least 5 days before the start of the trial calendar unless the Court directs otherwise.

All documents must be filed prior to the hearing.

A conservator must file the final settlement within 60 days after termination of authority unless the court fixes an earlier deadline.

A party served by publication has forty-five days to file an answer.

All trial exhibits offered by a person appearing by video conference must be filed with the court or hand-delivered to the assigned trial division three days before trial.

Unless the Court extends the deadline, the independent personal representative must file the final settlement or statement of account within one year after appointment.

Facsimile or electronically transmitted pleadings, orders, or documents received after 4:30 p.m. are deemed filed on the following business day unless handled under emergency filing procedures.

Motions for joinder of additional parties must be filed no later than 90 days from the scheduling order.

Failure to apply for trial de novo within ten days after judgment waives that right and requires execution of the judgment and sentence.

Except in insolvent estates, all claims against the estate must be disposed of before final settlement is approved; the auditor will issue an exception for any undisposed claim.

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed on the Wednesday before trial.

The Order of Discharge must be filed after the Order of Distribution has been entered.

Circuit court petitions are automatically dismissed without prejudice one year after the bankruptcy notice is filed.

A settlement is due on the anniversary date of the issuance of letters.

The discovery plan must be filed within 14 days after the parties’ conference.

Technical failure does not extend jurisdictional deadlines, including statutes of limitation or appeal deadlines.

The COVID-19 tolling order does not apply to specific court orders issued on or after March 9, 2020.

After settlement, parties must notify the court as soon as practicable and submit a joint notice of dismissal identifying the party bearing costs within 30 days.

The clerk must notify the court and public when an E-filing malfunction lasts more than one hour.

motions in limine must be filed 21 days before trial begins.

Responses to a motion in limine are due seven days after filing, or three days before trial.

Filing an objection tolls the 30-day appeal period until the court rules on the objection.

Technical failure does not extend jurisdictional deadlines, including statutes of limitation and appeal deadlines.

Pleadings, discovery deadlines, dispositive motions, motion responses, and expert deadlines due during the tolling period are tolled.

A motion in limine is due 28 days before trial, and a response may be served within 14 days after service of the motion.

The joint proposed instructions, disputed proposed instructions, interrogatories, and verdict forms must be filed at least five business days before trial.

Private emergency screening hearing must be set within 21 days; all required participants must be present by 3 p.m.

Written objections with proof of service must be received by FCS within 15 calendar days of the mailing of the mediated agreement, or the agreement will be submitted to the Court.

For petitions filed by attorneys, the resentencing hearing must be set at least 35 days after filing.

Persons obtaining an ex parte temporary guardianship order must reserve a reconsideration date within 30 days.

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.

Voluntary services orders must include a further Family Court hearing date within 40-60 days for parents to present proof of compliance.

Supervisors must annually submit updated forms by January 15th.

The private professional conservator must file a plan of estimated fees with the Court within 60 days of appointment.

The fiduciary must file a Receipt for the blocked account, signed by an officer of the financial institution, within 15 days of deposit.

The last date for filing pretrial motions is 30 calendar days before trial, unless the Supervising Judge signs an order shortening time.

All pretrial motions must be heard not later than 15 calendar days before trial, at the Law & Motion department's direction by the Readiness Conference, or at another time for good cause.

Written opposition to an ex parte application or request for hearing must be submitted no later than the end of the day the application was filed.

A response not in the court file by 9:00 a.m. on the Tuesday before motion call may not be reviewed by the Court.

Before the show-cause date, the parties must enter a stipulated order of dismissal; otherwise, all trial counsel and clients must appear at the show cause.

A motion response is due by noon on Monday.

All motions in limine and other motions related to the pending trial must be filed no later than seven days before trial.

Preliminary jury instructions must be submitted no later than noon on the business day preceding trial.

The response filing deadline is 12:00 p.m. on the Monday before the motion call.

The joint final pretrial order must be filed shortly after issuance of the scheduling order and is due one week before trial.

An attorney who wishes to withdraw as counsel within 30 days of a trial or evidentiary hearing must file a motion.

The proposed motions-in-limine and jury-instructions filing deadline is at least seven days before the final pretrial or settlement conference.

A party may re-praecipe a motion only twice before it is dismissed without prejudice.

Summary-disposition motions exceeding the page limit and late filings will be rejected.

When Monday is a court holiday, the response deadline is 4:30 p.m. on the preceding Friday.

A written stipulation to judicial arbitration must be filed at least 12 calendar days before the Case Management Conference, with a copy immediately emailed to the Case Management Coordinator.

The parties must wait for transmission of the appellate record and the Appellate Division’s notice, then file briefs within the periods specified in CRC rule 8.882(a).

The parties must prepare and submit Court-ordered changes to proposed jury instructions by the deadline set at the Pretrial Conference or another deadline set by the Court.

All proofs of service of process must be filed no later than 10 days before the initial Case Management Conference.

The parties must meet and confer about deposition objections at least five days before the binder is due.

The parties must file the joint pretrial conference statement at least 14 days before the pretrial conference.

Unless the court orders otherwise, remote appearance for an ex parte order requires service of the moving papers and proposed order on all parties, paper submission to the assigned judge, and payment of the clerk's fee by 10:00 a.m. two court days before the appearance.

The parties must file the joint pretrial conference statement at least 14 days before the Pretrial Conference.

Applicants for probate ex parte hearings must check in at the clerk's office by 10:30 a.m.

The Pretrial Conference must be held at least 14 days before the Trial Date.

The initial Case Management Conference filing deadline for the CM-110 is 15 calendar days before the conference.

The filing deadline for motions in limine and their oppositions is 21 days before the Pretrial Conference.

Responses to motions are due on Wednesday and a hard copy is required.

Joint pre-trial orders must be filed in advance of the final pre-trial conference as ordered by the court.

The final joint pretrial order is due one week after the final pretrial conference (unless otherwise ordered) and must be submitted as an order; failure may result in dismissal, default, or sanctions.

Summary disposition motions must be filed within 18 months of the complaint; later filings require a motion for leave, and no hearing within 30 days of trial.

Dispositive motions must be scheduled within 30 days after case evaluation or within 30 days of the first facilitation, whichever is first.

Within 7 days of the praecipe ruling being posted or oral argument, the moving party must submit a formal order for the judge's signature that comports with the ruling and includes all relief.

All motions in limine must be filed and heard no later than three weeks before trial.

Motions in limine and responses must be e-filed by the date in the trial scheduling order; late-filed motions in limine will not be entertained.

Parties must make initial disclosures within 30 days of the Case Management Conference.

Responses and replies are due by close of business (4:30 PM) on the due date.

Briefs for motions in limine are due one week (7 days) before the hearing date.

Motions for Summary Disposition must be filed no later than 30 days after the close of discovery.

Alternative dispute resolution must be completed within 450 days after the complaint is filed in a general case.

Any motion in limine filed after the pre-trial conference will not be considered and will be summarily denied.

Fact and expert discovery must be completed within 450 days after the complaint is filed in a general case.

Untimely motions or responses will not be considered by the Court.

No reply memorandum is permitted or considered by the Court.

Plaintiffs must file their witness list at least 120 days before pretrial.

An opposing party has ten days from receiving a motion to file a response and accompanying legal memorandum.

The joint final pretrial statement, motions in limine, deposition objections, proposed jury instructions, and verdict form must be filed 14 days before the pretrial conference; untimely motions in limine are deemed abandoned.

All motions in limine must be filed before the pre-trial conference to be considered.

A continuance motion must be filed promptly after good cause first appears.

The movant's summary-judgment motion must be filed consistently with deadlines in the case-management order or other court orders.

Proposed orders must be submitted within 10 days after the hearing.

Motions for rehearing/reconsideration must be filed and accepted by the Clerk within the time prescribed by rule, statute, or law.

Motions requiring a hearing must be scheduled within 5 days of filing (excluding weekends and court holidays) so they can be heard within 35 days of filing, absent good cause.

The party requesting Uniform Motion Calendar relief must furnish a proposed order through the Court Online Order Portal within 5 days after the hearing.

Proposed orders after special set hearings must be uploaded to the CMS Workbench within 10 days of the hearing.

A notice of hearing must be filed and served immediately after hearing time is reserved.

Within 15 days of receiving the agreements, objections and disclosures, the moving party must reply in writing to each objection, agreeing or citing contrary authority.

If no coverage counsel is obtained, counsel must file and email a Status Report by 12 noon the business day before the hearing.

A motion not set for hearing within 60 days of filing is considered deleted and will no longer be considered by the court.

Summary judgment motions must be heard prior to 45 days before calendar call.

Within 24 hours of filing a response to a summary judgment motion, the responding party must separately file an index of the cited exhibits.

Proposed final orders or judgments uploaded before the hearing will be rejected; they must be submitted only after the hearing concludes.

Within 15 days of receiving the movant's disclosures, the non-moving party must respond in writing to each line item of cost and fees, stating agreement or objections and providing expert information.

Unless the Trial Judge directs otherwise, counsel prevailing in a decision, order, decree, or judgment must prepare and submit the proper journal entry to opposing counsel within five days.

The case disposition date is the not-guilty verdict date, sentencing date, capias-issuance date for failure to appear, mistrial declaration date, or accepted dismissal-request date.

Motions in limine are discouraged and require good-faith discussion and certification of reasonable resolution efforts; they must be filed 30 days before trial unless a final pretrial order sets a different date.

If the first party fails to timely deposit, another party may preserve the jury-trial right by depositing no later than 21 days before trial.

The chairperson must file the Report and Award within 30 days after the hearing and forward copies to all parties or counsel the same day.

All motions in limine must be filed and emailed to the judge's staff attorney thirty days before trial.

The notice of appeal, and a demand for the record if required, must be filed at week 0 of the administrative appeal schedule.

A compliant pretrial statement must be filed two weeks before trial.

An unacceptable or missing attorney certification causes the dispositive motion to be overruled and the case scheduled for trial within 90 days.

A party-requested trial assignment date change requires filing the corresponding entry with the clerk within five days after the change.

Counsel must email proposed jury instructions to the judge's staff attorney as an attachment fourteen days before trial.

The earliest restitution-hearing date in the summons must be the first available Thursday at least 14 days after filing, or a later non-holiday Thursday.

A motion for a child interview under Texas Family Code section 153.009 must be filed and heard at least 30 days before trial or the request is waived.

A motion to compel discovery responses must be filed within 10 days after discovery closes or the complaint is waived, subject to the Rule 193.6 exclusion sanction exception.

An objection or motion to exclude or limit expert testimony must be filed at least 30 days before trial and heard at or before the pre-trial conference or it is waived; the deadline cannot be moved without leave of court.

Pretrial disclosures must be made at least 30 days before trial.

All dispositive motions must be filed, set for hearing, and heard at least 30 days before trial or they will be waived.

A motion to compel discovery responses must be filed within 10 days after discovery closes, or the complaint is waived except for exclusion under Rule 193.6.

All motions to deem admissions admitted must be both filed and heard at least 15 days before trial.

All dispositive motions must be filed and heard at least 30 days before trial.

Each party must file or exchange inventory and income information by the deadline entered on the form.

Daubert/Dupont expert challenges must be filed at least ten days before the hearing or trial.

Summary-judgment motions must be filed, set for hearing, and heard at least 30 days before trial, and the deadline cannot be moved without leave of court.

The court will not consider exhibits that were not emailed or placed in Dropbox on time.

Responses to motions must be filed within 21 days per Local Rule 7.4, unless the Court orders an expedited response.

Proposed voir dire questions must be filed with the Joint Pretrial Order (JPO).

Responses to dispositive and non-dispositive motions due 21 days after filing.

Original documents offered must be filed as soon as practicable.

Objections to deposition designations must be filed at least three business days before the final pretrial conference, and objecting counsel bears the burden of securing a ruling before trial begins.

Jury trial parties must file pretrial filings 14 days before docket call/pretrial conference, plus Joint Pretrial Order in civil cases.

If leave to amend is granted, the amended pleading (with redline formatting removed) must be filed within 14 days of the order granting leave, unless the court orders otherwise.

Leave of court is required to add or amend invalidity contentions after the service deadline.

Reply briefs must be filed within 7 days of the response to the motion.

Leave of court is required to add or amend infringement contentions after the initial disclosure deadline.

The U.S. Probation Office must incorporate the Paroline findings into the defendant's PSI within 14 days of the Government's filing of its Paroline memorandum.

Written notice of request for daily transcript or real time reporting due 6/3/06 (same day as Joint Pretrial Order).

Appeals from residential lease possession judgments must be filed within 10 days of judgment entry.

A defendant's preliminary objections to personal jurisdiction, venue, or service must be filed within 90 days after service of the complaint or they are deemed waived.

If a legal paper is rejected, the Office of Civil Records must immediately notify the filing party by email of the reason and explain whether the filing can be modified or a new one must be submitted.

Guardians must file annual reports as Guardian of the Person and as Guardian of the Estate each year on the anniversary date of their appointment.

Motions to quash and any other pretrial motions must be filed within 10 days after the IGJ transcript and discovery are given to defense counsel.

A hearing on a Petition for Review must be scheduled and held within 72 hours after the petition is filed, unless the person's counsel requests a continuance.

A notice of appeal of a landlord-tenant residential lease possession judgment (with or without money judgment) must be filed within 10 days.

Each party must file a memorandum of law the day before the scheduled hearing unless the judge approves a different date.

Guardians of the Estate and Person must each file an Annual Report one year after appointment and annually thereafter.

The Released Party has 20 days from receipt of the attorney's affidavit and supporting documentation to file a response.

Appeals from money judgments or nonresidential possession judgments must be filed within 30 days of judgment entry.

Final Reports must be filed within 60 days of the death of the incapacitated person, an adjudication of capacity, a change of guardian, or the expiration of an order of limited duration, and upon receipt of a provisional order accepting transfer of a guardianship.

At least five business days before an evidentiary hearing, counsel and parties must exchange with each other and file all intended evidence and demonstrative aids.

Parties must file notices of conflict at least seven calendar days before docket sounding.

A notice of potential trial conflicts must be filed before docket sounding.

The sealed original arbitration decision and transcripts must be filed with the Clerk when the parties are notified of the decision.

A proposed order may not be submitted before the hearing.

The paper-submission grace period ended on May 2, 2019.

Comments must be filed by August 11, 2026, and a person seeking oral argument must file a separate request.

Motions to add parties or amend the complaint must be filed sufficiently in advance to be heard before the 180-days-before-trial deadline.

The opposing party has 20 days from being served to file an answer.

Attorneys and pro se litigants must exchange exhibits with the opposing party no later than 10 business days before the hearing or trial.

Unless the Court directs otherwise, jury instructions and verdict forms must be fully discussed and submitted before docket sounding.

Orders must be submitted within ten days after the hearing date.

Proposed voir dire, jury instructions, and special verdict forms must be filed 7 business days before the final pretrial conference.

Opposition letter for discovery disputes must be filed 48 hours before the conference.

Parties must supplement identification of accused products and invalidity references by the specified date, unless otherwise agreed and approved.

Registration for remote participation is required by 4:00 p.m. Eastern the business day before the hearing, or one hour prior for first day hearings.

Agendas must be filed and emailed to chambers by noon Eastern two days before the hearing.

Parties must jointly submit a proposed judgment order within seven days after jury verdict.

Sentencing motions must be filed at least 7 days before the sentencing date.

Redacted version of sealed document must be filed within 7 days of the sealed filing.

Joint Claim Construction Chart must be submitted two weeks before the opening claim construction brief is served.

Initial disclosures must be made within five days of the scheduling order.

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed at least 48 hours before the hearing at which witnesses will be called or exhibits introduced.

Statement must be filed within 45 days of this order or 30 days of initial pleading/transfer, whichever is later.

The trial statement, motions in limine or other pretrial motions, and written confirmation of exhibit exchange must be filed at the Probate Court at least five court days before trial.

Drop box filings stamped before 5:00 p.m. are filed that day; those stamped after 5:00 p.m. are deemed filed the next court business day.

Written responses to ex parte applications must be submitted by 8:30 a.m. on the hearing date using the court drop box or e-filing program, with proof of service to the moving party.

Unless otherwise ordered, the writ of mandate merits opening brief must be filed at least 45 calendar days before the hearing.

Motions in limine, oppositions, and the list of disputed motions must be filed at least two court days before the first day of trial.

Parties must meet and confer no later than 30 calendar days before the Case Management Conference.

Unless otherwise ordered, the writ of mandate merits opposition brief must be filed at least 15 calendar days before the hearing.

Parties wanting official court reporter services in a civil proceeding must contact the assigned courtroom clerk by 4:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing.

Any party may object to a trial setting by filing a Counter Memorandum to Set within 10 days of service; if timely filed, MSC and trial dates are stayed until the court resolves the dispute.

Electronic submissions between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days are deemed accepted that day; submissions after 4:00 p.m. are deemed accepted the next business day.

Hearing dates must be reserved in advance via the Court Reservation System on the Court's Portal before submitting moving documents; motions submitted without a reserved hearing date are subject to rejection.

The opposition must be filed and served no later than 20 days before the hearing.

Once both sides have annotated the transcript, the annotated transcript must be submitted to the court prior to commencement of trial.

Procedural stipulations form must be e-filed by 12:00 p.m. the Wednesday before trial and included in the trial notebook.

Ex parte applications must be filed by 12:00 PM the day before the hearing.

Initial Case Management Conference Statement must be filed at least 5 court days before the conference.

Opposition to ex parte applications is due by 10:00 a.m. on the hearing date.

OCLR 317 items must be filed 5 days before pretrial conference; motions in limine follow Code.

Ex parte moving party must call clerk to reserve by 12:00 p.m. day before hearing.

All motion papers must be filed within 24 hours of reserving a motion date, except for summary judgment motions.

Trial documents must be filed by noon the Friday before trial.

Oppositions to ex parte must be filed by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing.

Ex parte papers must be e-filed by 3:00 p.m. business day before hearing.

Prevailing party must prepare and e-file a Proposed Judgment including the exact verdict wording within 7 calendar days after the verdict, served on opposing party and lodged with the court.

Motions for summary judgment and lien avoidance must be filed and served at least 28 days before the hearing.

Debtor's reply to objection to confirmation must be filed no later than 7 days before the confirmation hearing.

Supplemental, non-agreed proposed jury instructions, jury questionnaire, and verdict form must be filed no later than 10 days before trial.

Sentencing memorandum must be filed at least 7 days before sentencing.

Motion must be noted for hearing 40 days after filing.

Post-confirmation quarterly reports due by 21st day of month after quarter ends, using UST Form 11-PCR.

Defense expert disclosures must be filed no later than 14 days before trial.

Time periods ending on a weekend or holiday extend to the next business day.

Court-ordered specific calendar dates are not extended if they fall on a weekend or holiday.

Defense must provide witness list to court and government 10 days before trial.

Government must file exhibit list 14 days before trial.

In cases filed by pro se petitioners, the traverse filing window is extended to 14 days to account for mail delays.

Opposition documents must be filed no less than two days before the scheduled trial date.

If the non-moving party amends their pleading, the moving party has 21 days to answer, file a new motion to dismiss, or notify the Court they rely on the initial motion.

Represented parties must file the amended or supplemental pleading within seven days of the order granting a Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2) or (d) motion.

Joint pretrial order must be submitted at least 14 days before final pretrial conference.

Counsel are prohibited from setting a return date for motions.

Parties must submit affidavits of direct testimony to the court at the time of joint pretrial order filing, with exceptions for certain witnesses.

Parties must file a proposed Joint Pretrial Order on ECF within 30 days of the Court's decision on a summary judgment motion.

Parties must exchange privilege logs by a specified date if claiming privilege or work product protection.

Requests to exceed memoranda page limits must be made in writing 5 days before due date (1 day for reply briefs).

Joint Pretrial Orders in civil cases must be submitted within 30 days after discovery closes or 30 days after a dispositive motion decision.

Opposing parties must make themselves available to confer within 2 business days of a discovery dispute conference request.

All fact discovery must be completed within a period not exceeding 120 days, unless the case presents unique complexities or exceptional circumstances.

The sworn statement required by Rule Fourteen (C) must be filed at least three days before the hearing date, whether the matter is heard by the Court or Divorce Referee.

Parties must submit all required paperwork and proposed orders to the Divorce Referee and Courtroom Clerk at least 24 hours before the hearing.

At least ten days before trial, parties in contested divorce, separate-maintenance, or legal-separation actions must file the specified pretrial documents.

At least 10 days before trial in a contested divorce, separate-maintenance, or legal-separation action, the parties must file the listed documents.

When no responsive pleading has been filed, a Rule 55 default judgment must be obtained after service of process and before further hearing of the divorce case.

The income-and-expense affidavit must be filed and served within 60 days after the complaint is filed or, for a defendant, within 60 days after the answer is due.

If an electronically submitted order has not been entered within seven days, a hard copy must be delivered to the Division II Courtroom Clerk or Room 208.

A motion for a new trial or to alter or amend judgment must be set for hearing within 30 days after filing.

A motion for a new trial or alteration or amendment of judgment must be set for hearing within 30 days after filing.

For new cases subject to the E-Filing Rules, the Court will accept documents filed through E-Filing as validly filed unless an express exception applies.

Documents intended for the Court's review must be emailed to the Courtroom Clerk three days before the hearing.

An incomplete or untimely packet may result in the case being stricken and reset for a later date.

Depositions and other evidence the court may consider must be filed at least fourteen days before the final argument.

A cross-exceptant’s brief must be filed at least seven calendar days before argument and may respond to the first exceptant’s brief.

For Housing Court LT jury and non-jury trials, a Motion in Limine must be filed no later than 10 business days before trial.

After the plaintiff seeks placement on the next available trial list, every other party must file its expert reports within 60 days.

Exceptions must be scheduled for argument within 45 days after filing.

The opposing party’s brief must be filed at least seven days before argument.

The Notice of Intention to Appear must be submitted within 20 days from the date the court papers were mailed.

Failure to pay for and file the transcript within thirty days of the reminder letter will result in an order overruling the objections with prejudice.

The movant must file a brief at least 14 days before argument.

The non-moving party may file a response no later than 14 days after the moving party files both its motion and brief.

Unless there is an emergency or all other parties consent, presentation must occur at least ten days after service of the petition and notice of the presentation date.

Emergency motions submitted after noon will not receive a same-day decision or be decided before the end of the next business day, and responses are due by noon the next business day.

Daily copies must be requested at least three weeks in advance of proceedings.

Proposed judgments and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law must be submitted no later than 7 days before trial.

Each court must submit a monthly report even if there was no activity to report.

The application form must be submitted annually.

In emergencies when the clerk's office is closed, the case must be docketed and assigned at the earliest practicable time, and the judge must notify the assigned court.

Additional parties must be joined by 120 days before the Initial Trial Setting unless a motion for leave shows good cause.

The joint notebook must be submitted on the first day of trial.

A Suggestion of Bankruptcy must be filed no more than 20 days after a party receives notice of another party's bankruptcy petition.

Suggestion of Bankruptcy must be filed within 20 days of receiving notice of another party's bankruptcy petition.

When a trial is reset, summary judgment motions must be scheduled at least 90 days before any subsequent trial setting.

The application is due by September 1st of each year.

Responses should be filed with the court clerks by the morning before the hearing so the Judge can review them.

An ex parte application, supporting papers, and fees must be submitted by 2:00 p.m. on the preceding day for a morning hearing or by 9:00 a.m. on the hearing date for an afternoon hearing.

After an order setting a hearing, the Clerk must set it within ten court days and serve notice on all parties.

The joint or separate trial-time-limit statements must be filed at least five days before whichever occurs first, the trial date or pretrial conference.

The specified trial-readiness papers must be submitted to the assigned trial judge immediately after trial readiness.

The listed documents must be forwarded to Family Court Services no later than 15 calendar days after Family Court Services receives notification.

Unless the judicial officer directs otherwise, Settlement Conference Statements must be filed and served at least ten calendar days before the conference or hearing.

Unless a court order or statute provides otherwise, misdemeanor motions must be written and filed no later than 10 court days before the hearing.

The assignment of the beneficiary's interest must be filed before the hearing on the petition for distribution.

All other social study reports must be filed a reasonable number of days before the hearing, but never less than 48 hours before it.

A copy of the disclaimer must be filed before the hearing on the petition for distribution of the affected asset.

When the minor is in custody, opposition papers must be filed at least two court days before the hearing unless the Court sets a different schedule.

Within five calendar days after a hearing is continued, the subpoenaing party must send FCS a letter stating the parties' names, case number, counselor's name, and continued hearing date.

Electronic exhibits must be submitted seven days before the evidentiary proceeding.

The notice of hearing may not be filed until JAWS sends a confirmation email showing that the hearing has been scheduled.

The initial witness and exhibit disclosure lists are due at least 45 days before the pretrial conference and must be served on opposing counsel and any unrepresented party while also being filed with the clerk.

Foreclosure final judgments are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the hearing.

Summary-judgment motions must be filed and served at least 60 days before the Pre-Trial Conference and heard before that conference.

All documents intended for consideration at a telephonic hearing must reach the judge’s office by email or physical delivery method at least five business days before the hearing.

Fact discovery must be completed before the pre-trial conference.

Deadlines established by the Standing Order are mandatory and may be changed only by court order.

Summary-judgment motions must be heard before the pretrial conference.

The opposing party or counsel has 15 days after service of both the motion and notice to file an opposing argument and legal memorandum with citations.

A motion not scheduled for a hearing within 30 days after filing is deemed abandoned.

Documents intended for consideration at a Zoom hearing must reach the judge’s office by physical delivery at least five business days before the hearing.

A supplemental certificate of conference must be filed at least 3 days before the submission/hearing date for discovery motions.

All expert witness challenge motions must be set for hearing before the trial date.

The appointee fee and proposed final judgment must be filed 24 hours prior to the hearing.

Parties must exchange and file exhibit lists, motions in limine, deposition offers, and proposed jury charges or proposed findings of fact and conclusions at least 3 days before trial (or the Thursday before a Monday trial setting).

If no judgment is filed within 14 days after the court is notified of settlement, the case is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Final judgment must be submitted within 14 days after settlement notification or the case may be dismissed.

Final Judgments must be filed at least 1-2 days before the Minor Settlement hearing.

Motions in limine, exhibit/lists, witness lists, and deposition excerpts must be exchanged at least 5 days prior to the assigned trial.

A summary-judgment motion may not be set for hearing less than 35 days after the motion is filed.

Responses to motions must be filed at least 24 hours before the hearing.

Motions to exclude experts must be filed and heard 30 days before trial, with exception for good cause.

All summary judgments should be set and heard at least thirty days before trial.

Motions in Limine must be filed at least 5 court days before Trial Call.

In limine motions must be filed and served per the TSC/TRC schedule, or if none, no later than five court days before trial.

Opposition to in limine motions must be filed and served no later than two court days before trial.

In limine motions must be filed and served per the TSC/TRC schedule, or if none, no later than five court days before trial or the evidentiary hearing, unless the court orders otherwise.

Joint trial readiness conference report must be filed five days before the hearing.

Ex parte moving papers must be filed by 12 noon at least one court day before the hearing.

Ex parte matters will not be heard unless supporting papers with the appropriate fee are filed by 12:00 p.m. the day before the hearing.

Motions in limine follow local rule 2.1.18; trial briefs must be filed five court days before trial and are mandatory for court trials lasting more than one day.

The Joint Trial Readiness Conference Report must be E-filed no later than five court days before the scheduled TRC.

Contested ex parte moving papers and declarations must be filed by 10:00 a.m. on the court day preceding the hearing.

Ex parte papers must be filed before noon the day before the hearing, with the appropriate fee.

In Limine motions are due 4 days before trial unless ordered otherwise.

An attorney making a first appearance in a juvenile matter after the rule's effective date must submit an initial Certification of Competency within 10 days after that appearance.

The informal discovery conference statement must be filed directly in S31 five days before the conference.

A law enforcement request to appear in court rather than remotely, submitted in person, must be filed at least ten court days before the subpoenaed video proceeding.

An objection to a juvenile-information release request must be filed and served within 15 calendar days after the court clerk gives notice of the request.

A motion seeking permission to mention other claims or actions must be served and filed as if the Trial Readiness Conference were the hearing date; an untimely or mid-trial motion requires a showing of good cause.

Exhibits for a remote video trial submitted by mail must be postmarked at least fifteen days before the trial date.

At least five days before the Mandatory Settlement Conference, MSC Briefs containing the four CRC 3.1380 elements must be filed directly in Department S-25 and served on opposing parties.

All non-initiating papers, including opposition and support papers, must be filed in the department where the matter is scheduled within the time prescribed by statute or the California Rules of Court.

A party seeking an ex parte order must notify all parties by 10:00 a.m. on the preceding court day.

Ex parte pleadings must be received in the courtroom or electronically time stamped before 11:45 a.m. on the day before the hearing.

When a technical problem prevents acceptance of an electronic filing, the court deems the document filed on that day if the filer demonstrates an attempted filing, using the Local Rule 1830 times, but this rule does not apply to complaints or other initial pleadings.

The filing deadline for the required trial documents is the Monday before trial.

The executed acknowledgment must be filed with the court within three days of execution.

Objections to a proposed order must be communicated to the Court within three calendar days of its submission.

Motions to amend a status conference order must be filed within 5 business days; late motions are denied without a hearing.

Writs of restitution must be directed to the assigned Circuit Court for review before being issued by the Clerk.

A motion for default may not be filed until the response time has expired.

Respondent must file a Firearms Declaration with the Circuit Court Clerk within 48 hours of issuance of an Order of Protection.

Facsimile transmissions received after 4:30 p.m. but before midnight are deemed filed that business day; those received after midnight before 8:00 a.m. or on closed days are deemed filed the preceding business day.

All pretrial motions must be filed and scheduled for hearing by the Court's last regular motion docket before trial.

A Final Decree of Divorce must be filed before the hearing date when appearance is waived.

Opposing counsel must meet face-to-face or by telephone at least 3 business days before trial to exchange witness names and contact information.

After a civil case is final, parties have 30 calendar days to retrieve paper-format trial exhibits and discovery materials before the Clerk may destroy them.

Parties must deliver the settlement conference statement at least 72 hours (3 business days) before the conference.

Respondent must answer charges within 30 days after service.

Counsel must submit their views on mediation to the Court within 14 days after the meeting required by LCvR 16.3.

Document deemed filed on original presentation date if refiled electronically by next business day.

Respondent must show cause within 30 days why disbarment should not be imposed.

Electronic filing constitutes filing for all purposes under criminal and local rules.

Opposition to motion to withdraw the reference must be filed within 14 days after service of the motion.

After a motion to vacate default is granted, the movant has 14 days to answer or respond.

Reply memorandum may be served and filed within seven days after service of the opposition.

Notice of consent to magistrate judge assignment should be filed before the pretrial order.

Address or phone change must be filed within 14 days.

Clerk taxes costs after judgment becomes final, or earlier by agreement or court order.

A party seeking a reduced Parenting Coordinator fee must file the request and affidavit using the court forms within 10 days of the appointment order, absent good cause.

Each party in a case listed for civil jury trial must file its pre-trial statement no later than seven days before the pre-trial conference.

The signed and dated Self-Represented Party Entry of Appearance must be filed simultaneously with the petition.

The updated Pre-Trial Statement must be filed no later than five days before a judge’s Custody Trial.

A response with an opposition brief must be filed within thirty days after service of the summary-judgment motion.

Exceptions to the report and recommendation must be filed with the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court within twenty days after receipt of the Rule 9.6(a) notice.

Requests for daily, expedited, or same-day transcripts must be filed at least ten days before the scheduled proceeding.

Unused escrow funds may be refunded to the tenant after 30 days from expiration of applicable appeal rights, upon a praecipe that is filed and served.

If no objections are filed within 5 days of service, the Prothonotary must transmit the file for court review of the Parenting Coordinator's Recommendation.

A response to Preliminary Objections must be filed within twenty days after service.

A response with an opposition brief must be filed within thirty days after service of the motion and supporting brief.

In an emergency, a party may request an expedited transcript by oral motion, subject to approval by the trial judge and chief court reporter, and must file the Request for Transcript form the next business day if the motion is granted.

The jointly completed Witness Examination Time Form must be submitted with the other pre-trial memoranda 14 court days before trial.

The original notice must be filed at the Clerk's Office at least nine court days before the hearing date.

Trial memoranda, proposed jury instructions, and other trial submissions are due no later than five court days before trial and must be forwarded to Judge Parisien via the judges' mailroom.

All trial memoranda, the joint statement of evidence, and other trial submissions are due no later than 5 court days before the trial date.

A working copy of the Note for Motion must be filed and provided within 48 hours after confirming a hearing date.

Strict reply documents must be filed and served no later than noon on the court day before the hearing.

The Department of Corrections report and the reports by the State and defense counsel must be submitted to the sentencing judge at least three days before sentencing under King County LCrR 7.1(a).

A Note for Hearing for a summary judgment motion must be filed and served within five days of receiving the hearing date and time, or the Court may release the reserved hearing slot.

Participants must log on promptly; late attendees may not be admitted to the Zoom hearing.

A party striking a motion must file a notice striking the hearing as soon as possible.

Working copies in support of or opposition to a noted motion must be provided no later than the day they are served on the opposing party (LCR 7(b)(4)(F)).

All requested and relevant jury instructions must be submitted to the court by 9:00 a.m. on the first assigned trial date.

All ex parte applications or petitions and supporting paperwork must be filed by noon on the court day before the hearing.

Copies of all papers for an ex parte hearing must be filed by noon on the court day before the hearing.

An attorney must pre-clear and reserve a Probate Department law-and-motion hearing date by calling the Probate Department, then file the motion and pay the filing fee within three days of reservation or the hearing date expires.

A document deposited in a drop box by 8:00 A.M. on October 6, 2025 will be deemed filed that day.

The clerk must reject a bail-review motion lacking proof of timely service on the Kern County Probation Department.

February 24, 2023 is treated as a holiday for computing filing deadlines if emergency conditions substantially interfered with the public's ability to file papers at a court facility.

The clerk may reject deficient electronic filings under California Rule of Court 2.259.

If SharePoint becomes unavailable, the Clerk's Office will promptly notify the Probation Department.

Hearing dates are requested when the relevant motion or request is submitted and are assigned by the court.

A written response to an Order to Show Cause must be filed at least 5 days before the hearing.

The Case Management Statement must be filed at least 10 days before the case management conference.

The written stipulation must be filed no later than 10 days before the Trial Readiness Conference or Trial Setting Conference, or 10 days before trial if no such conference is scheduled.

A written response to an Order to Show Cause must be filed with the Court at least 5 days in advance of the hearing.

A stipulated continuance under CCP 595.2 does not itself extend discovery, discovery, or dispositive-motion deadlines; those deadlines still run from the original trial date absent good cause.

Discovery motions must be heard at least 15 days before the date initially set for trial.

For bench trials, each side must provide the Court, at least five days before the trial date, detailed proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.

Requests to be excused from an MSC must be presented to Department 1 at least 10 days before the conference.

Parties selected for the First Friday Settlement Conference must contact the settlement conference officer within 10 days to schedule the virtual conference.

Noticed motions will not be heard on Fridays except for motions to continue a trial scheduled to begin that Friday.

If a party cannot meet the Zoom equipment/internet requirements, that party must notify the Court at the Trial Setting Conference; raising the issue the first time at trial is unacceptable and may lead to an Order to Show Cause.

If no timely request for oral argument is made, tentative rulings become final on the hearing date and the matter is taken off calendar.

An opposing party must file any written opposition within 24 hours after receiving notice of the ex parte application.

Original trial depositions must be lodged with the courtroom clerk at the pretrial conference or on the first day of trial if no pretrial conference is scheduled.

Petitioner must file and serve the opening memorandum within 30 days from the date the administrative record is served.

Unless the trial judge orders otherwise, motions in limine must be filed at least three court days before the pretrial conference or before trial if no conference is held.

Each party must provide responses to the expert's questions within 10 days.

Pretrial hearings are set five court days after the detention hearing for minors in custody, and at least ten court days from petition filing for those out of custody.

Sentencing memoranda (exclusive of motions) must be filed no later than 7 days before scheduled sentencing date.

All parties must file sentencing memoranda no later than 7 calendar days before the scheduled sentencing date.

Rule 56 opposition responses must be filed within 28 days of service of the motion.

Both the government's attorney and the defense attorney must file sentencing memoranda, motions, and exhibits at least 7 days before the sentencing hearing.

The joint Rule 26(f) report must be filed on the docket one week before the Rule 16 conference.

Settlement summary and confidential case summary are due 2 weeks prior to the settlement conference.

The parties must provide the Court with an updated demand and offer four days before the scheduled settlement conference.

Responses to motions to compel and motions to quash subpoenas are due within fourteen days unless otherwise ordered, and motions to compel for failure to respond are often granted immediately without a response.

A motion for Extended Assignment must include a Notice of Submission setting the submission date no less than 5 days after the motion is filed.

The joint notice of hearing for a Zoom hearing on the 9:00 Presiding Court docket must be filed at least 2 days before the hearing date.

Hearings may be set up to 90 days after filing if the court's docket requires a later hearing on a showing of good cause or the movant consents.

Orders for the 1:30 Walk-up Docket must be efiled before the court appearance but no more than 24 hours before it.

For all motions filed on or after December 4, 2025, the court must set the motion for hearing no later than 60 days after filing, subject to statutory exceptions, and these deadlines are strictly enforced.

The Mediator's Report must be filed no later than 30 days before the trial date, and the parties are responsible for ensuring it is filed.

After the motion is filed, the Court Clerk selects a hearing date within 35-60 days of the filing and provides email notice to all parties on file.

Each MSJ hearing is limited to 30 minutes (15 minutes per side) unless additional time is approved.

The hearing-setting and ruling timeline is paused if a summary judgment motion is withdrawn and refiled.

Reports for the Court's consideration must be delivered to the Division at least two days before the scheduled hearing, or sanctions may be imposed.

In exigent circumstances, a written motion must be filed with the clerk and emailed to Division Staff at least 48 hours before the hearing.

Exhibits for an evidentiary hearing must be submitted to the division clerk for marking by noon three business days before the hearing.

Parties must file a Joint Case Management Plan at least two business days before the Complex Case Scheduling Conference.

Written requests for in-person hearings must be filed and emailed to the division at least 24 hours before the hearing.

Deposition transcript designations and objections are due on the same date as the Joint Pretrial Statement.

Requests for interpreters for persons with limited English proficiency must be made ten days in advance of the hearing.

Discovery and non-disclosure disputes raised for the first time after the Trial Setting Conference deadline will generally not be considered.