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Department 613's procedures: motion hearing dates reserved by email with the clerk before filing; case management and informal discovery conferences on Tuesdays and Thursdays, complex and dispositive motions on Wednesdays and a settlement calendar on alternate Fridays; e-mail to Department613ComplexLit@sftc.org copied to all counsel, for administration only; two paper courtesy copies of e-filed documents (with exhibit tabs) and proposed orders by email in Word and PDF; hearings in person or by Zoom (no Court Call), the Zoom waiting room 5 minutes before (15 minutes in JCCP cases and cases with more than five attorneys) and one joint e-mail by 4 p.m. the court day before; stipulated orders and protective orders; motions to seal noticed not less than fourteen days before the substantive motion; e-filing; continuances; vacated hearings; case management conferences and statements; individual settlements in putative class and PAGA actions; motions for approval of settlements; discovery; ex parte applications; tentative rulings; Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings; motions to be relieved as counsel; and discovery disputes during depositions.
Rule 21 (Rules 21.1 to 21.9): appeals and writ proceedings in the Appellate Division (Rule 21.1); forms, with no courtesy copies required (Rule 21.2); appointment of counsel for misdemeanor appellants on form CR-133 through the Bar Association of San Francisco's Lawyer's Referral Service (Rule 21.3); applications and motions, including extensions of time (Rule 21.4); relief from default (Rule 21.5); electronic recordings as the record of oral proceedings in civil and traffic and infraction appeals (Rules 21.6 and 21.7); failure to file an appellate brief (Rule 21.8); and oral argument - generally 10 minutes per side in substantive civil and criminal matters and 5 minutes in traffic and infraction matters (Rule 21.9).
Rule 20 (Rules 20.0 to 20.4): case management - asbestos actions deemed complex, the Asbestos Department, e-filing, trial setting, Designated Defense Counsel and hearing dates obtained under the procedures on the Asbestos Department page (Rule 20.0); discovery - standard discovery (responses within twenty-one (21) days), authorizations and records, depositions, the discovery cut-off (in non-preference cases, non-expert discovery no later than thirty (30) days before the initial trial date), expert demands deemed served 70 days before, and informal discovery conferences (Rule 20.1); mandatory settlement conferences (Rule 20.2); trial management - joint motions in limine (five (5) per side at first) filed on the date the case is assigned to a trial department, witness and exhibit lists and jury instructions no later than two (2) court days after that assignment, former testimony, trial briefs and jury questionnaires (Rule 20.3); and tentative rulings, contested by e-mail to contestasbestostr@sftc.org no later than 4:00 p.m. the court day before (Rule 20.4).
Rule 19 (Rules 19.0 to 19.5): the protocol for domestic violence and child custody orders - its principles, including the Family Code § 3044 presumption (Rule 19.0); the Criminal Court's referral to the Unified Family Court, which may modify a criminal protective order as to minor children only when the criminal judge authorizes it (Rule 19.1); the procedure in the Unified Family Court - the Domestic Violence Calendar, cross-referenced orders registered on CLETS, Family Court Services orientation and mediation, and the Unified Family Court Case Manager (Rule 19.2); and protective order searches in juvenile dependency, juvenile justice and probate guardianship proceedings (Rules 19.3 to 19.5).
Rule 18 (Rules 18.0 and 18.1): case disposition - dismissal when the plaintiff fails to appear, resetting requested three (3) calendar days before trial if the defendant has not been served, and a new claim and filing fee after a dismissal for lack of service (Rule 18.0); and continuances requested ten (10) or more calendar days before the hearing or trial (Rule 18.1).
Rule 17 (Rules 17.0 to 17.11): court sessions (Rule 17.0); failure to appear or pay, civil assessments and correctable violations (Rule 17.1); traffic school (Rule 17.2); discovery - law enforcement responses within 15 days and motions to compel (Rule 17.3); the format of motions (Rule 17.4); informal trials under Vehicle Code § 40901 (Rule 17.5); trials, bail forfeiture and trials by written declaration (Rule 17.6); continuances - trials requested ten (10) calendar days before, arraignments at least 5 court days before (Rule 17.7); traffic appeals and parking violation appeals (Rules 17.8 and 17.9); motions to reopen a case adjudicated by bail forfeiture (Rule 17.10); and determination of ability to pay (Rule 17.11).
Rule 16 (Rules 16.0 to 16.20): the criminal departments and court sessions (Rules 16.0 and 16.1); filings (Rule 16.2); withdrawal of general time waivers, with a pretrial conference scheduled within five (5) court days (Rule 16.3); continuances (Rule 16.4); pretrial conferences (Rule 16.5); trial related filings, including a Trial Readiness Statement a master calendar judge may order filed 2 court days before trial (Rule 16.6); electronic recording, withdrawal of counsel and discovery, including Pitchess motions (Rules 16.7 to 16.9); motions - in limine motions no later than the day the case is assigned for trial, motions relating to pending informations, indictments or misdemeanor complaints at least 15 calendar days before the hearing and all other motions at least 10 calendar days before, oppositions 5 court days and replies 2 court days before, and the table of notice periods for certain motions (Rule 16.10); Penal Code § 1538.5 motions (Rule 16.11); writs (Rules 16.12 and 16.13); the felony trial calendar called at 9:00 a.m. each Friday and the daily calendar (Rules 16.14 and 16.15); bail schedules and bail setting (Rules 16.16 and 16.17); bench warrants (Rule 16.18); court-appointed attorney compensation (Rule 16.19); and redaction of police reports (Rule 16.20).
Rule 15 (Rules 15.1 to 15.7): appeals from unlimited jurisdiction cases to the Court of Appeal - the notice of appeal and the clerk's transcript deposit (Rule 15.1); filing fees (Rule 15.2); the notice designating the clerk's transcript within ten (10) days of the notice of appeal (CRC 8.122 at $1.50 per page, or an appendix under CRC 8.124) (Rule 15.3); the notice requesting the reporter's transcript and its deposit ($325 for each half-day session and $650 for each full-day session, or $80 and $160 if previously transcribed, plus the $50 Administrative Fee) and the courtesy copy of the designation (Rule 15.4); preparation of the reporter's transcript (Rule 15.5); cross appeals within twenty (20) days (Rule 15.6); and appeals in default, cured within fifteen (15) days (Rule 15.7).
Rule 14 (Rules 14.0 to 14.59, with Appendices A to C): organization, general rules and court reporters (Rules 14.0 to 14.2); obtaining a hearing date, petitions requiring an appearance and hearings - guardianships Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., elder abuse restraining orders in conservatorship matters Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., other appearance matters Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. (Rules 14.3 to 14.5); review of files, proposed orders submitted at least ten (10) court days in advance, continuances (status hearings at least five (5) court days before) and earlier hearing dates (Rules 14.6 to 14.9); law and motion and tentative rulings (Rule 14.10); ex parte applications and petitions, notice and pleadings (Rules 14.11 to 14.15); bonds and blocked accounts (Rule 14.16); decedents' estates - special administration, petitions for probate, wills, claims, sales, broker's commissions, accounts, distribution, family allowance, borrowing, instructions and final discharge (Rules 14.17 to 14.42); contested hearings and settlements (Rule 14.43); compromise of claims (Rule 14.44); temporary guardianships and conservatorships (Rule 14.45); guardianship and conservatorship (Rules 14.46 and 14.47); trusts funded by court order and special needs trusts (Rules 14.48 and 14.49); compensation and fees (Rules 14.50 to 14.58); and e-filing (Rule 14.59); with the Checklist of Common Problems and Reasons for Delay (Appendix A), the Ex Parte Guidelines for Probate (Appendix B) and the probate fee schedules (Appendix C).
The schedule of attorney's fees by the principal sued for in limited jurisdiction cases: from $10 where the principal is $10 to $50, in steps, to $3,900 where it is 34,751 to 35,000.
Rule 13 (Rules 13.0 to 13.8): juvenile court records under W&I § 827 and CRC 5.552 - petitions on form JV-570 in Room 101, hearings within 30 days, documents destroyed if not picked up within 60 days (Rule 13.0); sealing of records under W&I § 781 (Rule 13.1); psychotropic medications under CRC 5.640 (Rule 13.2); the Competency Protocol for Juvenile Court whenever a doubt is expressed about a minor's competency (Rule 13.3); service on the probation officer (Rule 13.4); CASA referrals (Rule 13.5); remote appearance - witnesses by stipulation at least one court day before or form RA-010 at least 15 court days before, and availability from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. (Rule 13.6); electronic signatures (Rule 13.7); and the Add-to-Calendar Form (Rule 13.8).
Rule 12 (Rules 12.0 to 12.28): authority and abbreviations (Rules 12.0 and 12.1); the dependency departments, 406 and 425 (Rule 12.2); petitions incorporated by reference, attorneys and child welfare workers, standards of representation, the Dependency Representation Program and complaints about appointed counsel (Rules 12.3 to 12.7); the pre-jurisdiction/disposition timelines and trial setting (Rule 12.8); discovery (Rule 12.9); visitation - the first visit within five (5) days and at least six (6) or three (3) hours a week by age (Rule 12.10); the jurisdiction/disposition report served at least four (4) days before the settlement conference (Rule 12.11); review hearings, continuances requested in writing at least two (2) days before, and remote appearance (Rules 12.12 to 12.14); educational rights holders (Rule 12.15); motions - meet and confer, papers and in limine motions five (5) days before trial (Rule 12.16); W&I § 388 petitions (Rule 12.17); ex parte applications with notice by 10:00 a.m. the court day before (Rule 12.18); juvenile court records (Rule 12.19); the Dependency Mediation Program (Rule 12.20); the procedure for protecting the interests of the child and CASA referrals and reports (Rules 12.21 and 12.22); changes of placement, travel, activities, psychotropic medication and medical treatment (Rules 12.23 to 12.27); and electronic signatures (Rule 12.28).
Rule 11 (Rules 11.0 to 11.16): general rules (Rule 11.0); the Unified Family Court and the matters assigned to the Family Law Division (Rules 11.1 and 11.2); assignment of matters - even numbered cases to Department 403, odd to Department 404, and all matters involving the Department of Child Support Services to Department 414 (Rule 11.3); commissioners and judges pro tempore and forms (Rules 11.4 and 11.5); child custody and visitation - trial setting, minor's counsel, child custody evaluations, parenting coordinators and supervised visitation providers (Rule 11.6); the law and motion and Readiness Calendars - support calculations filed 5 court days before, tentative rulings from 2:00 p.m. the court day before, oral argument by 4:00 p.m., remote appearances and continuances (Rule 11.7); ex parte orders, stipulations, meet and confer, discovery, substitutions and writs of execution (Rule 11.8); the Domestic Violence Calendar - temporary restraining orders (submitted before 10:00 a.m., available after 2:30 p.m.), service, mandatory mediation when there are children in common, and orders after hearing (Rule 11.9); status conferences and trial setting (Rule 11.10); mandatory settlement conferences (statements lodged no later than 10 calendar days before) and judicial settlement conferences (Rules 11.11 and 11.12); trial rules (Rule 11.13); the default and uncontested calendar (Rule 11.14); Family Court Services (Rule 11.15); and alternative dispute resolution (Rule 11.16).
Rule 9 (Rule 9.0): ex parte hearings in law and motion and discovery matters at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, temporary restraining orders, alternative writs and receivers scheduled with the clerk (415-551-3823) at least 24 hours in advance and moving papers submitted two (2) hours before; Real Property Court ex parte hearings at 9:00 a.m. (unlawful detainer stays of execution on Tuesdays only); the Presiding Judge's ex parte applications at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday through Friday; and the Civil Case Management, family law and probate ex parte rules (LRSF 3.4, 11.8 and 14.11).
Rule 8 (Rules 8.0 to 8.10): the law and motion departments and the Real Property Court (Rule 8.0); the matters heard in law and motion and the exceptions (Rule 8.1); the law and motion calendar - hearing, selection of the date, court reporting fees, continuances and motions off calendar (Rule 8.2); tentative rulings, generally available by 3:00 p.m. the day before, and notice of intent to appear by 4:00 p.m. (Rule 8.3); orders (CRC 3.1312) (Rule 8.4); amendments (Rule 8.5); evidence and judicial notice, the administrative record lodged at least five (5) court days before (Rule 8.6); summary judgment and summary adjudication (Rule 8.7); default judgments in forfeiture actions (Rule 8.8); examination of judgment debtors - orders returnable to Department 505, service not less than ten (10) days before, the return of service by 4:30 p.m. on the third court day before (Rule 8.9); and the Real Property Court - motions at 9:30 a.m., tentative rulings, ex parte applications (Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. for stays of execution only), posting, unlawful detainer settlement conferences and the trial calendar (Rule 8.10).
Rule 7 (Rules 7.0 to 7.4): jury fees deposited by the party demanding the jury (Rule 7.0); confidentiality of prospective jurors' declarations (Rule 7.1); the court's Information and Instruction Cover Sheet on all juror questionnaires (Rule 7.2); an additional grand jury under Penal Code § 904.6 (Rule 7.3); and the Civil Grand Jury - qualifications under Penal Code § 893, volunteers (questionnaires returned no later than May 31st), the list of thirty (30) volunteers the Grand Jury Committee recommends and the selection of 19 jurors for a fiscal year commencing July 1st (Rule 7.4).
Rule 6 (Rules 6.0 to 6.11): the civil trial calendar, continuances, regular and standby assignment for trial (the calendar called at 9:30 a.m.) and cases ordered off calendar (Rule 6.0); Rules 6.2 through 6.4 and 6.8 not applied to expedited jury trials (Rule 6.1); motions in limine served at least ten (10) days before trial by mail or five (5) days by personal service (Rule 6.2); deposition extracts and exhibit and witness lists (Rules 6.3 and 6.4); jury instructions (Rule 6.5); default and default judgment - the two-step process, the request for entry of default and the request for default judgment (filed at least 10 days before the prove-up hearing; courtesy copy to Department 505) (Rule 6.6); temporary judge procedures (Rule 6.7); trial time limits (Rule 6.8); guardians ad litem and petitions to compromise claims of minors, heard in Department 505 on Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. and Fridays at 1:30 p.m. (Rule 6.9); trusts funded by court order (Rule 6.10); and CEQA cases - the designated CEQA judge, provisional complexity, the "CEQA case" caption, the initial case management conference and hearing dates under the procedures on the court's website (Rule 6.11).
Rule 5 (Rule 5.0): mandatory settlement conferences - mandatory in unlawful detainers with a jury demand and otherwise as ordered by the Presiding Judge; a specially set conference on ex parte application (responses within two (2) court days) or through the ADR Coordinator; attendance in person by trial counsel, each party and an insured's representative with authority to settle; liens; the plaintiff's demand not less than five (5) court days before the conference and the defendant's offer within two (2) court days after; the statements and materials exchanged and delivered five (5) court days before; and requests to continue or vacate a conference.
Rule 4 (Rules 4.0 to 4.3): the policy that every long cause, non-criminal, non-juvenile case should take part in an alternative dispute resolution process before trial, with the ADR information package plaintiff must serve on each defendant (Rule 4.0); mandatory judicial arbitration under CCP § 1141.11 - the hearing list, motions, selection of the arbitrator (three (3) names mailed within fifteen (15) days, ten (10) days to reject one), the arbitration panel and its complaint procedures, orders to show cause, continuances beyond 90 days, economic hardship requests and mediation in lieu of arbitration (Rule 4.1); voluntary civil mediation (Rule 4.2); and voluntary arbitration (Rule 4.3).
Rule 3 (Rules 3.0 to 3.5): pretrial management in the Civil Case Management Department, uninsured motorist designation by ex parte application (the case management rules do not apply until 180 days after the designation) and orders to show cause and sanctions (Rule 3.0); extensions to serve and to respond (opposition within two (2) court days) and orders concerning service, made to the Presiding Judge or, for posting in unlawful detainer actions, the Real Property Court (Rule 3.1); the case management conference date, the Court's review of case management statements, objections to an order to arbitration or a trial setting, continuances and remote appearance at objection hearings (Rule 3.2); the stipulation to a temporary judge unless an objection is filed within thirty (30) days (Rule 3.3); ex parte applications on the papers (Rule 3.4); and complex cases - asbestos, provisionally complex and CEQA cases, applications for complex designation (opposition within 5 court days) and complex filing fees (Rule 3.5).
Rule 2 (Rules 2.0 to 2.11): the departments and official hours (Rule 2.0); the official newspaper (Rule 2.1); photographing, recording and broadcasting in court facilities (Rule 2.2); trial court records (Rule 2.3); advertising, insufficient funds checks and the Local Committee on the Elimination of Bias (Rules 2.4 to 2.6); the format of papers, courtesy copies (for papers filed fewer than 7 court days before the hearing, lodged on the day of filing; for papers e-filed 7 or more court days before, those a court division requires no later than 2 court days after e-filing), facsimile filing and the drop box (Rule 2.7); vexatious litigants (Rule 2.8); judges' vacation day (Rule 2.9); fees for court services and products under CRC 10.815 (Rule 2.10); and the E-Filing and E-Service Rules - Designated Cases, exclusions, format, signatures and electronic titles, vendors, filing fees, e-service and its effect, and orders served by the Court (Rule 2.11).
Rule 10 (Rules 10.0 and 10.1): the matters heard in the Discovery Department (the Civil Discovery Act, production of evidence, arbitration discovery, punitive damages discovery, discovery referees and post-judgment discovery) and the Presiding Judge's discretion; discovery motions heard by temporary judges on stipulation; noticed motions without a reservation, Monday through Friday at 9:00 am; no court reporter provided (CRC 2.956); "DISCOVERY" typed on the title page (Rule 10.0); and interpreters - notice, cancellation not less than 3 days in advance and qualifications five (5) court days before the appearance (Rule 10.1).
Rule 1 (Rules 1.0 to 1.2): the rules are the Local Rules of Court for the San Francisco Superior Court, cited as LRSF (Rule 1.0); sanctions under CCP § 575.2 for failure to comply (Rule 1.1); and definitions - appearance includes remote appearance under CRC 3.672 in civil cases, a day is a calendar day unless otherwise indicated, and the Presiding Judge includes the designee (Rule 1.2).
All asbestos calendars in Department 502 and the master calendar jury asbestos in Department 206 (Mondays at 11:15a.m.) of the Civil Center Courthouse: asbestos motions, including discovery, Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.; ex parte hearings by CourtCall only, Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m., reserved for Courtroom 345; order to show cause conferences on the 1st Thursday of the month at 9:00 a.m.; trial setting conferences on the 3rd Thursday, bimonthly beginning every February, at 1:30 p.m.; case management conferences under preference orders Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.; default hearings, minor's compromise and apportionment, and informal discovery conferences on dates from the clerk at 415-551-3768; settlement conference information from ADRCoordinator@sftc.org; and asbestos filings labeled under the Local Rules.
Commencing Wednesday, May 21, 2025, all orders for FTR (For the Record) audio and transcripts in civil matters are submitted through the FTR application at https://fortherecord.com/san-francisco/, with payment at the time of submission.