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Riverside County, CA
Every published instrument scoped to Riverside County, newest effective date first. 0 circuit-wide and 13 statewide instruments also apply here — search all three layers together. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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The court reporter page: the policy, effective January 27, 2025 under CCP §269(a)(1) and California Rules of Court, rule 2.956, on the normal availability and unavailability of official court reporters; the availability notices by region; requests by a party with a fee waiver for an official reporter at least 10 calendar days before the trial or hearing; requesting transcripts of court proceedings, juvenile transcripts through form JV-570; court reporter appearance fees compared with purchasing a transcript; information for pro tempore court reporters; forms; and electronic transcript preparation.
The Court Reservation System (CRS) for reserving motion hearing dates in all limited and unlimited civil courtrooms: the motions that can be scheduled (trial and non-trial related ex partes, motions for summary judgment, anti-SLAPP motions, civil discovery motions, motions to strike, demurrers and general motions); those that cannot (small claims motions, motions for new trial, to set aside a judgment or notwithstanding the verdict, motions in limine and default prove-ups); postponing an existing request; and the departments accepting motion requests.
Department 4's pre-trial and trial orders (Daniel A. Ottolia, Judge, Riverside Historic Courthouse), applying in all trials set in the department unless otherwise ordered: ex parte applications and orders shortening time; pre-trial compliance with the court's local rules; orders for all trials; and orders for all jury trials.
Department 5's trial setting order (Judge Sophia Choi): the right to a jury trial and its forfeiture; appearances on the trial date by principal trial counsel, parties and insurance representatives; counsel's obligations before the trial date under RSC Local Rule 3401 (trial documents, jury questionnaires, parties who have not appeared, and court reporters); jury trial procedures (claims for economic damages, bifurcation of punitive damages, the trial day and limited civil trials); and requests to continue trial or to extend discovery cut-off dates under Code of Civil Procedure section 595.2.
Family Court Services' child custody and visitation page: the mediation required by Family Law Code §3170 when custody or visitation is contested, conducted in Riverside County by a Child Custody Recommending Counselor (CCRC); arriving 30 minutes early and the attendance of both parties; domestic violence and child custody; what follows the CCRC appointment; supervised visitation for litigants and providers; child custody evaluations and the evaluator resource lists; resource lists; and requests of a minor to marry or establish a domestic partnership (forms FL-910 and FL-915).
The court's general ADR policies for civil cases: parties are expected to participate in an ADR process before requesting a trial date and in a settlement conference before trial (Local Rule 3200); cases that do not resolve before the trial setting conference are generally expected to participate in a mandatory settlement conference; what all parties must do before the case management conference; mandatory court-ordered ADR; and voluntary private ADR, including mediation options and the civil mediation panel list.
Judicial arbitration information for parties and counsel: how arbitration works, an attorney or retired judge deciding the case in an award; finding a panel judicial arbitrator; forms; costs; which cases are eligible and how cases are ordered to judicial arbitration; and related information and answers to frequently asked questions.
The juvenile intercounty transfer page: the Southern California Intercounty Transfer Protocol and its purposes; the transfer forms (Motion for Transfer Out, JV-548, and the proof of service attachment); and transfer-in information and juvenile court locations (the Riverside Juvenile Court, the Larson Justice Center, the Southwest Justice Center, and the Southwest Juvenile Court).
The court's guide to how its unlimited civil departments work and what is expected of parties: pretrial proceedings; case management in general; service of summons and complaint; defaults and extensions of time to respond; case management hearings, case management conferences and trial setting conferences; trial calls; mandatory settlement conferences; motions and applications in general, to continue trial and others; and orders to show cause.
The probate division's page: remote appearance phone numbers; probate notes and the probate examiner's email contact; the real property sales overbid local form; probate court locations in Riverside, Palm Springs, and the Southwest Justice Center; petitions for minor's compromise filed with the Probate Division; and ex parte matters, submitted to the probate department under Local Rule 7130 and California Rules of Court 3.1200 et seq. at the probate clerk's office, with the documents required.
The court's public notice that staff or contract interpreters assigned to interpret proceedings are not used to translate documents or audiotapes; documents or audiotapes in a language other than English to be used at hearings or submitted into evidence are to be translated and transcribed beforehand at the submitting party's expense; with resources for locating a translator.
The court's remote appearance page (Zoom): the remote appearance meeting numbers, and appearing remotely in civil, family law, probate, juvenile, criminal and unlawful detainer matters, at non-evidentiary hearings and at evidentiary hearings or trials; criminal hearings are generally in-person proceedings.
The tentative rulings page: tentative rulings for each law and motion matter are posted by 3:00 p.m. on the court day immediately before the hearing, or may be obtained by telephone; requests for oral argument; and the departments posting rulings, by region and courthouse.