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Under Code of Civil Procedure section 392(b) and Local Rule 2.3(a)(2)(A), Exhibit 1 (reproduced, one row per line; headed “effective 9-22-26”) updates Appendix 2.D with the proper filing courthouse for limited unlawful detainer actions in the ZIP codes and communities it lists; the order supersedes Appendix 2.D only as to those locations.
Department 508's courtroom information (Stanley Mosk Courthouse): ex parte applications (notice and the papers); the initial case management conference; discovery issues; pleading and pretrial motions (heard Monday through Friday, dates reserved on the online Court Reservation System; evidence; motions for summary judgment or summary adjudication; all motions); the final status conference and the trial documents for it (trial briefs, a joint list of stipulated facts, relief requested, a joint statement of the case, a joint witness list and time estimate, jury instructions and objections, a proposed verdict form, a joint exhibit list, discovery to be offered as testimony, a jury questionnaire, and joint exhibit binders); and trials (jury trials typically beginning at 10 a.m., court trials at 1:30 p.m.).
Department 735's courtroom information (Stanley Mosk Courthouse): motions (hearing dates reserved on the Court Reservation System); motions to seal; ex parte applications (8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, usually decided in chambers; filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before); court reporters; discovery disputes and informal discovery conferences; the trial preparation orders; and electronically lodged documents that require the court's action - with the department's Bench Trial Preparation Order and Jury Trial Preparation Order (meeting and conferring; trial briefs; joint witness and exhibit lists; for jury trials a joint statement to be read to the jury, joint and contested jury instructions and verdict forms; a joint chart of deposition designations; motions in limine; exhibit binders; the trial binder).
Department 517's courtroom information (Stanley Mosk Courthouse): civility and professionalism; general information on hearings; law and motion in five categories with their own days and limits (motions for summary judgment or adjudication one per day on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.; anti-SLAPP and injunction motions; demurrers, motions to strike and discovery motions; motions to quash, to continue trial and for attorney's fees and petitions for structured settlements; motions to be relieved as counsel and for pro hac vice admission); discovery motions and informal discovery conferences; ex parte applications (filed by 10:00 am the court day before); case management; setting trials and status conferences (seven trials a week, Song-Beverly trials on Tuesdays; final status conferences typically at 9:00 a.m.); trial procedure; trial readiness documents; motions in limine; the first day of trial and ordering a jury panel; and publishing exhibits at trial.
Effective August 25, 2026, a Child Custody Recommending Counseling pilot for dissolution cases filed at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse with contested custody or visitation and no prior orders: court-connected mediation under Local Rule 5.19 and, if no full agreement, a recommending counseling session with a different Family Court Services specialist, whose report and recommendation (Family Code section 3183) is disclosed at least ten days before the hearing; written objections at least five days before the hearing; subpoenas of the specialist (a $275.00 deposit); ex parte communications; challenges and complaints; and the judicial officer's authority.
Department L's court information for litigants and the public (San Fernando Courthouse), the department for limited civil collection matters (California Rules of Court, rule 3.740): purpose; case assignment; remote appearances; self-represented litigants; calendar management (check-in with the courtroom clerk from 8:30 a.m.); special or limited appearance counsel; settlements; court filings and motions (titles of filings, proper service, Bates stamping and citation to the record); motions for summary judgment; trial procedures; default judgments; accessibility and accommodations; and current contact information.
The Presiding Judge's general order of July 28, 2026 setting the procedure for promptly determining whether a Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 challenge is a bad faith blanket challenge under J.O. v. Superior Court (2026) 19 Cal.5th 753: definitions; a verified written declaration or an oral attestation under penalty of perjury required with a challenge, and its contents (the party's and the attorney's challenges to the same judge in the previous year); an exemption for any party or attorney who has filed two or fewer challenges against the challenged judge in the preceding year; the time to make the declaration or attestation; service; and the time to object.
Department B's courtroom information (Burbank Courthouse, North Central District): courtroom hours; law and motion on Fridays at 8:30 a.m.; trial proceedings Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; check-in at 8:30 a.m., in person or on camera; discovery and informal discovery conferences; ex parte applications (Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.); motions (reserved on the Court Reservation System); case management conferences (Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.); and trial and final status conference dates (trials usually Mondays at 10:00 a.m., final status conferences about two weeks before) - with the department's Final Status Conference Order: the conference, court reporters, meeting and conferring, the trial documents to be filed (mandatory trial briefs, joint witness and exhibit lists, a joint statement to be read to the jury, joint proposed jury instructions, jury instructions and a joint chart of deposition designations), motions in limine, exhibit binders, the trial binder, making and arguing objections, and remote testimony.
Chapter Eight (Criminal Division Rules; rules 8.1–8.64, many reserved): the preamble and the duties of the Criminal Division's supervising judge; assignment of cases and bail; pre-trial practice and procedure (among them preliminary hearing transcripts and ex parte applications); trial and sentencing; post-conviction relief; domestic violence and child custody orders; capital cases; pro per issues; mental health matters; and traffic matters, including infraction trials by declaration and determinations of ability to pay.
Chapter Five (Family Division Rules; rules 5.1–5.28): applicability and sanctions; the cover sheet; session hours and calendaring; related family law cases and their transfer; electronic filing; financial declarations; temporary spousal support; family-centered case resolution; trial setting, trial readiness, settlement conferences and pretrial orders; trial and judgment procedure, including default or uncontested judgment by affidavit; alternative dispute resolution; Family Court Services; private child custody evaluations; complaints about minor's counsel; minors' contracts; the family law facilitator; Title IV-D child support matters; the declaration of a provider of supervised visitation; the collaborative law process; parentage under a gestational surrogacy agreement; and privately compensated temporary judges.
Chapter Four (Probate Division Rules; rules 4.1–4.139): general provisions (among them probate notes, the probate case cover sheet and electronic filing); hearings, ex parte procedures and trials; consolidating and relating cases; pleadings; provisions common to various case types; decedents' estate proceedings; guardianships; conservatorships; rules common to conservatorships, guardianships and trusts created or funded by court order; trust proceedings; minors' compromises and compromises by persons with a disability; the Probate Division court-appointed counsel panel; and mental health matters.
Chapter Nine (Appellate Division Rules; rules 9.1–9.12): general provision; electronic filing; appeals; stay orders in pending appeals; appointed counsel in misdemeanor appeals; the record on appeal; briefs (including Wende briefs); oral argument; judgment; applications and motions; extensions and relief from default; and writs.
Chapter One of the court's local rules (Definitions and Governance; rules 1.1–1.14): definitions and the use of terms (Rule 1.1); the Presiding Judge, the Assistant Presiding Judge and the Acting Presiding Judge, and the election of the Presiding and Assistant Presiding Judges; the Executive Officer/Clerk of Court; the Executive Committee; standing committees; court commissioners; meetings of judges; benefits; seniority; elimination of bias; and the amendment or repeal of the local rules.
Chapter Seven (Juvenile Division Rules; rules 7.1–7.34): jurisdiction, confidentiality and access to juvenile case files; public and media courtroom access; medical and psychiatric treatment (the medical consent program, life-sustaining medical treatment, HIV/AIDS testing, psychotropic medications, and mental health treatment and voluntary commitment of dependent and delinquent children); special departments; dependency procedure and practice; appointment of counsel and court-appointed special advocates; time limitations and pre-hearing issues; resolution without hearing (mediation and mandatory settlement conferences); pre-trial procedure; trial and release before disposition; and miscellaneous provisions (financial responsibility under Welfare and Institutions Code section 903, the dependency court tort policy, client complaints, juvenile court blanket orders, and electronic filing in juvenile dependency actions).
Chapter Six (Adoption Rules; rules 6.1–6.17): electronic filing in adoption actions; agency, independent, stepparent, adult and married minor, and intercountry adoptions; petitions to determine the parent and child relationship, to terminate parental rights in an adoption or a guardianship, and for freedom from parental custody and control; mandatory consolidation of guardianship and adoption cases; related adoption cases; disclosure of adoption information; setting aside an adoption; emancipation of minors; special immigrant juvenile status; and excuse from compliance.
Chapter Three (Civil Division Rules; rules 3.1–3.334, many reserved): general provisions (among them assignment of cases, assignment for all purposes, electronic filing (Rule 3.4), time for hearings, evidence at hearings, judicial notice, judicial reference and sanctions); case management and disposition; civil trial procedure (general courtroom decorum, pretrial preparation and rulings, jury selection, trial decorum and opening statements, witnesses, conduct of counsel and parties, exhibits, jury instructions, final argument and jury deliberation); default judgment (among them the form of judgment and attorneys' fees); enforcement of judgment; special proceedings; eminent domain; and alternative dispute resolution (mediation, neutral evaluation, judicial arbitration, quality assurance rules, and voluntary settlement conferences).
Chapter Two (Distribution of Court Business and General Provisions; rules 2.1–2.30): the principal divisions of the court; districts and court session locations; filing and transfer of actions (Rule 2.3, with the district maps and ZIP code tables of Appendices 2.A–2.D); master calendar departments; section 170.6 challenges; the assignment of matters to the Appellate Division, the Central District's Civil Division (with the writs and receivers departments of Rule 2.9) and Criminal Division, and the Family Law, Juvenile, and Probate and Mental Health divisions; emergency closure of a courthouse; holidays; hours of court and appearances of counsel; photographing, recording or broadcasting in court (Rule 2.17); fee waivers; selection of trial jurors and juror interference; availability of court reporters; facsimile filing in small claims and the AB 1058 child support program; reconsideration when the original judge is unavailable; trials before temporary judges and references; the civil grand jury; advertising, inappropriate conduct and dress in court; security screening and weapons; and the communication protocol for domestic violence and child custody orders.
Department D's courtroom information (Glendale Courthouse, North Central District), an unlimited civil independent calendar court: courtroom hours; ex parte applications (Monday through Thursday at 11:00 a.m.); the morning check-in for remote appearances; law and motion (Fridays only, at 8:30 a.m.; hearing dates reserved on the Court Reservation System); case management matters (Monday through Thursday at 8:30 a.m.); courtesy copies; the trial binder's tabs; and trials (jury trials set for Mondays at 9:00 a.m., court trials for Mondays at 1:30 p.m.; court reporters, jury fees, voir dire, opening statements, demonstrative evidence, witnesses, deposition transcripts and discovery responses, objections, exhibits, multiple counsel, closing arguments and jury instructions) - with the department's standing order regarding alternative dispute resolution, its Trial Preparation Order (dated 6/25/2026), its Song-Beverly Act orders (the joint case management conference statement addendum with its notice of filing, a standing order re discovery and customary rulings re document requests) and its motor vehicle personal injury orders (the joint case management conference statement addendum with its notice of filing, and a standing order re discovery).
Department 729's information regarding its procedures (Stanley Mosk Courthouse): department information; filing of documents; service of summons and complaint; case management conferences; alternative dispute resolution options (the court's mediation and settlement programs); law and motion (reserving the hearing date; withdrawal of motions; motions to compel further responses); ex parte applications; matters taken under submission; jury fees; the final status conference (personal appearance by trial counsel; the trial documents to be filed; trial binders, motions in limine binders and evidentiary exhibits presented there; failure to comply); mandatory settlement conferences; trials (conduct of counsel and parties, court reporters, jury selection and fees, objections, stipulations, witnesses, discovery responses and deposition transcripts, reference to evidence, visual aids at opening statement, jury instructions); and sanctions.
Department 506's courtroom information (Stanley Mosk Courthouse), an individual calendar, general jurisdiction civil courtroom, with its revised guidelines effective June 1, 2026 (trials and hearings on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays): public and trial hours (no trials on Wednesdays); general information; law and motion (Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 A.M.; tentative rulings online); ex parte applications (at the beginning of the morning calendar at 8:30 A.M.); case management; trial procedures (final status conferences generally on Mondays at 9:00 A.M., two weeks before trial); settlement programs; conduct of counsel; and parking and building access - with Exhibit A (the joint statement for discovery disputes), Exhibit B (the department's Trial Preparation Order: meeting and conferring, general courtroom trial rules, the trial documents, the motions in limine binder, exhibit binders and the trial binder) and Exhibit C (the department's discovery order).
The standing order for limited civil cases (other than collection and unlawful detainer cases) in Departments 25 and 26 of the Spring Street Courthouse, superseding the Third Amended Standing Order of February 24, 2020: plaintiffs' service of the case-initiation documents; service of the summons and complaint within 60 days and sanctions; default; conferences; economic litigation rules; law and motion (remote appearances, tentative rulings); ex parte applications; jury fees; trial continuances; and trial and trial preparation.
Department 224's courtroom information, policies and procedures (Stanley Mosk Courthouse): introduction; civility and professionalism; self-represented litigants; remote appearances; interpreters; court reporters; accessibility and accommodation; case management conferences; law and motion (submitting on the tentative by email); discovery (general matters, initial disclosures, informal discovery conferences, Song-Beverly warranty litigation); ex parte applications (Monday through Friday at 8:30 am, reviewed in chambers; notice by 10:00 a.m. and filing by 10:00 am the court day before); settlement (the court's settlement programs; notices of settlement and requests for dismissal); stipulations, proposed orders and judgments; trial continuances; final status conferences and trial preparation; trial binder and exhibit binder requirements; select trial procedures; clerk's office and self-help services; failure to comply; and less-experienced attorneys.
Department 632's courtroom information (Stanley Mosk Courthouse), an unlawful detainer department: telephone and courtroom hours; scheduling law and motion hearings (regularly noticed motions heard on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 A.M.); interpreters; court reporters; ex parte applications (noticed for 1:30 p.m.; self-represented parties may file by 11:00 A.M. the same day; notice by 10:00 a.m. the court day before); settlement discussions; the clerk's office and court support services; and cell phone usage.
Effective April 20, 2026, a pilot at the Compton Courthouse in limited jurisdiction unlawful detainer cases, with free mediation by the County's Department of Consumer and Business Affairs for qualified parties: plaintiffs must serve the Notice: Unlawful Detainer Diversion Pilot at Compton Courthouse (SCLAC CIV 317) on all defendants with the complaint and summons. The General Orders page lists the order as of April 16, 2026; the order is dated and filed April 14, 2026.
Department 511's courtroom information (Stanley Mosk Courthouse): courtroom hours; case management conferences (8:30 a.m.); discovery; law and motion (from 9:00 a.m.; hearing dates reserved through the Court's Reservation System; tentative rulings by 4:30 p.m. the court day before; submitting by email by 8:00 a.m.); ex parte applications (Monday through Friday at 8:30am; filed by 10:00 a.m. the court day before); orders to show cause (cause shown by written declaration); settlement conferences (the court's programs, and settlement conferences the judge will conduct); and the department's trial preparation order (final status conferences at 9:30 a.m.; joint exhibit and witness lists, a concise joint statement, a joint proposed verdict form, motions in limine, experts, joint jury instructions and bench trials).
A small claims party who wishes to submit evidence must upload it to the court's Digital Evidence System at least ten days before the hearing and share it with the other parties, or send physical copies to the court and the other parties so they arrive ten days ahead, with Form SCLAC SMCL 278 and the mailing label SCLAC SMCL 279; physical evidence is destroyed after the ruling unless return postage is provided, and digital evidence is purged 60 days after the ruling; plaintiffs serve the order with the claim. Dated March 18, 2026.
Department D's courtroom information (Norwalk Courthouse): hours; general information, including interpreters; case management conferences; law and motion (moderate to complex motions Monday through Thursday, routine motions on Fridays; dates reserved on the Court Reservation System; submitting on the tentative by 8:00 a.m. the day of the hearing); informal discovery conferences; ex parte applications (heard at the end of the morning calendar; filed by 10:00 a.m. the court day before); notices of settlement and requests for dismissal; settlement conferences and programs; and trial procedures, including the documents due before the final status conference.
Rescinds the General Order for Mandatory Electronic Filing for Adoption, Abandonment, and Emancipation (2022-GEN-015-00, issued August 11, 2022); the requirements for electronic filing are in Local Rule 6.1.
Rescinds the General Order for Mandatory Electronic Filing for Appellate Division (2024-GEN-014-00, issued November 13, 2024); the requirements for electronic filing are in Local Rule 9.2.
Rescinds the First Amended General Order for Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil (2019-GEN-014-00, issued May 3, 2019); the requirements for electronic filing are in Local Rule 3.4.
Rescinds the General Order for Mandatory Electronic Filing for CARE Act proceedings (2023-GEN-022-00, issued October 9, 2023); the requirements for electronic filing are in Local Rule 4.138.
Rescinds the General Order for Mandatory Electronic Filing for Family Law (2022-GEN-009-00, issued April 13, 2022); the requirements for electronic filing are in Local Rule 5.6.
Rescinds the General Order Mandatory Electronic Filing for Probate Records (2017-GEN-014, issued March 27, 2017); the requirements for electronic filing are in Local Rules 3.4 and 4.7.
Department O's online courtroom information (Santa Monica Courthouse): civility (the Guidelines for Civility in Litigation); case management conferences (8:30 a.m.); trial setting conferences; filings; ex parte applications (8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday); discovery motions; less experienced attorneys; interpreters; court reporters; remote appearances; law and motion and tentative rulings - with the department's Final Status Conference and Trial Preparation Order (meeting and conferring before the conference; the documents for jury trials, court trials and all trials; trials usually set Mondays at 9:30 a.m.; impeachment exhibits; court reporters and settled statements; interpreters; conduct of counsel and parties, jury selection, the lectern and approaching witnesses, objections, stipulations, witnesses, reference to evidence, visual aids at opening statement, exhibits, highly prejudicial evidence and jury instructions) and its standing order re motions to compel further discovery: an informal discovery conference first (three agreed dates, a Friday at 10:00 a.m.; a joint brief of no more than five pages).
Effective March 16, 2026, a pilot at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in limited jurisdiction unlawful detainer cases, with free services from the We are Los Angeles Program (sponsored by the Mayor's Fund for LA): plaintiffs must serve the Notice: Unlawful Detainer Settlement Services at Stanley Mosk Courthouse (SCLAC CIV 313) on all defendants with the complaint and summons.
Department R's courtroom procedures (Pasadena Courthouse), the department that hears the unlawful detainer (eviction) cases of the Northeast and North Central districts under the Sixth Amended Standing Order Re. Unlawful Detainer District Hubs (March 3, 2026): case management or status conferences; check-in; court trials (8:30 AM, Monday through Friday); ex parte applications (1:30 PM, Monday through Friday; a motion date reserved first; filed by 10:00 AM the court day before); interpreters; jury trials and the joint documents due for them (tabs A to I); law and motion (1:30 PM, Monday through Friday; dates on the Court Reservation System); mediation (a court mediator at no charge on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings); the record of the proceedings; remote appearances; settlement; stipulations and stipulations for judgment; and trial continuances.
The Civil Division's standing order for limited jurisdiction unlawful detainer cases in every courthouse, superseding the Fourth Amended (2022-SJ-011-00) and Fifth Amended (2021-SJ-007-01) standing orders: service of the order; an early meeting of the parties within 10 days of service; addresses and telephone numbers (Form LASC CIV 312 with defendants' cellular numbers); law and motion; ex parte applications; jury trial demands and fees; stipulations to continue trial; interpreters and court reporters; and jury and court trials.
Department A14's courtroom information (Michael Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse, Lancaster): general matters; case management conferences (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 8:30 a.m.); law and motion (Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m.; hearing dates reserved on the Court Reservation System); informal discovery conferences; ex parte applications (Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m.); and trial procedures (trials set for Fridays at 8:30 a.m.; final status conferences on Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., trial counsel in person; pretrial filings, trial binders, motions in limine, exhibits and non-compliance) - with the department's addendum to its case management conference order for Song-Beverly litigation (discovery, including the vehicle inspection).
Department H's courtroom procedures and trial order (Pomona Courthouse South, East District), an independent calendar court: general information - civility, mandatory eFiling, courtesy copies, court reporters, interpreters, accessibility and accommodations; pretrial proceedings - case management conferences (Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m.), ex parte applications (Monday through Friday at 9:00 a.m.; e-filed by 10:00 a.m. the court day before), law and motion (generally Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m.; tentative rulings), discovery disputes and informal discovery conferences; and trials (jury trials set for Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m., bench trials for Fridays at 10:00 a.m.; the final status conference, motions in limine, the trial binder and exhibits; failure to comply).
Effective January 2, 2026, plaintiffs filing a limited jurisdiction unlawful detainer complaint must file Form LASC CIV 312 (Unlawful Detainer Cellular Telephone Information) with all known cellular numbers for the defendants and certify that they have done so; a plaintiff who wants the court's text reminders may give its own number.
The general orders governing all silicosis cases in the Silicosis Cases coordination proceeding (JCCP No. 5378), each signed by Judge Elihu M. Berle as Coordination Judge — Nos. 1 to 25 dated December 31, 2025 and Nos. 26 to 36 dated January 26, 2026: No. 1 (scope and amendment), 2 (caption page), 3 (add-on cases), 4 (designated electronic service provider), 5 (electronic service), 6 (court reporting), 7 (remote appearances), 8 (timing of service of the summons and complaint; notice of appearance), 9 (cross-complaints), 10 (regular update of cases), 11 (law and motion and ex parte applications), 12 (joint motions and joinders), 13 (summary judgment and adjudication), 14 (standard discovery), 15 (medical records), 16 (plaintiff and percipient witness depositions), 17 (trial video direct examination depositions), 18 and 19 (depositions of the person most knowledgeable), 20 (document production), 21 (expert discovery), 22 (informal discovery conferences), 23 (motions to compel discovery), 24 (out-of-state commissions), 25 (preferential trial setting), 26 (retention of evidence), 27 (protective order), 28 (final status conference), 29–33 (the joint statement of the case, witness list, exhibit list, jury instructions and verdict form), 34 (designations of deposition and former testimony), 35 (motions in limine) and 36 (financial information for a punitive damages phase).
Rescinds the Standing Order Re Online Dispute Resolution (LASC-ODR for unlawful detainers, 2021-SJ-010-00, August 17, 2021): the court no longer requires or encourages LASC-ODR in unlawful detainer cases, access to the platform for those matters is suspended, and mediation through the ODR process is no longer available.
Department P's courtroom information (Santa Monica Courthouse): filings (the First Amended General Order re Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil dated May 3, 2019); ex parte applications (Monday through Thursday at 8:30 a.m., Friday at 9:00 a.m.); case management conferences; continuances; remote appearances through LACourtConnect; motions; discovery motions; service of papers; final status conferences (typically Fridays, ten days before a Monday trial date); trial; and sanctions - with the department's final status conference and trial documents (operative pleadings first; motions in limine and trial motions; court reporters; conduct of counsel and parties, jury selection, the lectern and approaching witnesses, objections, stipulations, witnesses, reference to evidence, visual aids at opening statement, exhibits, highly prejudicial evidence and jury instructions) and its standing order re motions to compel further responses: an informal discovery conference first (three agreed dates, a Monday or Friday at 10:00 a.m.; a joint brief of no more than five pages).
Department 5's courtroom information (Inglewood Courthouse, Southwest District), an unlimited civil independent calendar court: civility and professionalism; settlement; case management conferences (8:30 a.m.; final status conference and trial dates given there); law and motion (hearing dates reserved on the Court Reservation System); motions for summary judgment or adjudication; ex parte applications (8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, usually decided in chambers on the papers; filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before); court reporters; discovery disputes, motions and informal discovery conferences; the trial preparation order; electronically lodged documents that require the court's action; and less experienced attorneys.
Department 26's courtroom information (Spring Street Courthouse), a limited civil department: location, telephone and courtroom hours, and remote appearances through LACourtConnect (parties register with it).
Department F46's courtroom information and trial guidelines (Chatsworth Courthouse, North Valley): courtroom hours and staff; check-in (8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.); professionalism, civility and decorum; telephonic and video appearances through LACourtConnect; law and motion (hearings scheduled on the Court Reservation System), filings, demurrers, discovery motions, courtesy copies (for papers filed less than 5 days before the hearing and voluminous exhibits) and notices of related cases; ex parte applications (every day at 8:30 a.m. if time permits, otherwise after the morning calendar); continuances; case management conferences; settlement; tentative rulings; court reporters and electronic recording; language assistance; final status conferences and trials; and jury fees (posted by the initial case management conference) - with the department's Trial Management Order: final status conference orders, and for trial the schedule (generally 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday), the trial conference, jury selection, witnesses, exhibits, foundation, trial conduct and attorney conduct.
Effective September 19, 2025, the caption of any amended complaint or amended cross-complaint, proposed or otherwise, must name each party.
The Probate Division's policies for Court-Appointed Counsel Panel appointments: hourly rates ($165 when the client cannot pay; up to $380 when the client can); hour limits for guardianship and conservatorship appointments and reappointments; PACE compensation; notice at $150,000 (or $200,000 combined with minor's counsel) in a fiscal year; requests for additional compensation (LASC PRO-025); and fee status at every hearing. Effective July 1, 2025; supersedes 2024-SJ-004-00.
Department 1's courtroom information, general information, final status conference order and trial procedures (West Covina Courthouse): conduct of counsel and parties (LASC Rule 3.120 et seq.); filings; ex parte applications (Monday-Thursday at 8:30 a.m.); law and motion (meeting and conferring before any motion); court reporters; tentative rulings; informal discovery conferences and motions to compel further responses; requests for a trial continuance; interpreters; accessibility and accommodations; and Song-Beverly Act litigation - with the department's Final Status Conference Order and Trial Procedures (a court reporter for trial, or daily agreed or proposed settled statements).
Department S13's courtroom rules and orders (Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, Long Beach), the unlawful detainer and jury trial department: unlawful detainer hearings (ex parte applications at 8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, filed in the clerk's office, Room 1401, by 8:30 a.m. - a hard deadline, or by attorneys electronically the day before by 10 a.m.; law and motion at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday); unlawful detainer trials (court trials daily at 8:30 a.m.; no final status conference; trials under the local rules and the Unlawful Detainer Fourth Amended Standing Order); jury trials (trial documents e-filed before the jury trial date; the department's trial guidelines); filing, receiving and processing unlawful detainer documents; and miscellaneous matters (check-in, argument, continuances and the local rules).