- Unless otherwise directed by the Court
, Civil motions are normally heard on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in Santa Ana.
Unless otherwise directed by the Court, Settlement Conferences are held on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. or Fridays at 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in Santa Ana. Counsel must contact Melissa Cash in order to secure an available date.
- Discovery motions are to be scheduled directly before the Magistrate Judge on cases where the District Judge has a blanket referral policy or unless the District Judge's clerk has directed counsel to do so. Parties are directed to review and follow the form and substance of the sample Local Rule 37-1. Letter, Joint Stipulation, and Notice of Motion are available for download below.
Mandatory Chambers Copies of all e-filed documents shall be delivered to the courtesy copy box on the 6th Floor. It is imperative that mandatory chambers copies be delivered by noon following the date of filing as required by General Order 08-11.IV.D. Failure to deliver timely mandatory chambers copies may result in a delay in hearing a motion or ordering the matter off calendar.
- Ex Parte Procedure - See L.R. 7-19 - The Ex Parte Application must be for a
true emergency. The papers should be filed without a hearing date but must comply with the notice requirements set forth in L.R. 7-19.1. After a review of the papers, the court clerk will contact the moving counsel to give appropriate notice to all parties and a briefing schedule if the Magistrate Judge determines that a hearing should be held.
- Counsel may
NOT contact the judge's law clerk or secretary.
- Counsel may contact the court clerk if the status of a motion, stipulation or proposed order is not yet docketed.
- Calendar conflicts: Counsel should file a stipulation to reschedule.
- Procedures for bringing electronic equipment into the courtroom: Parties should comply with the Local Rules and follow the courthouse rules.
- To order an audio tape or transcript, click on
Ordering tapes/transcripts.
- Trial preparation: See Local Rules
- Court hours - currently 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. or 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. if the jury is amenable, or if counsel are amenable in a bench trial.
- Exhibit preparation - See Local Rules / contact court clerk - counsel
should prepare 3 sets/binders:
- one which contains the original tagged exhibits for the clerk,
- one with copies for the Magistrate Judge,
- one with copies for the witness stand.
- It is the responsibility of the requesting party to secure its own interpreter for a particular matter on a civil case. The requesting party may arrange for an outside interpreter or may mak
e an arrangement with Lenne Rosen-Kabe, Court Interpreter Services Manager at 213-894-4559 to secure an interpreter. The requesting party will bear the cost.
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