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From August 31, 2026, for all Juvenile Traffic Citations the minor and at least one parent or legal guardian must appear in person (under California Rules of Court, Rule 10.603).
Department 44: the daily schedule - ex parte applications at 8:30 a.m., case management Monday - Friday, and law and motion by matter type (arbitration petitions Mondays, pleadings challenges Tuesdays, writ trials Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., discovery Wednesdays, class and PAGA settlement approval Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., summary judgment and class certification Thursdays); case management, complex (CRC 3.400) and class actions, writ proceedings and CEQA (LR, Chapter 28); ex parte applications, a limit of 2 per day, reserved by 10 a.m. the court day before and filed by noon; the Zoom registration rules; informal discovery conferences (LR 8.10); law and motion; summary judgment and class certification, no more than 2 motions per week, with chambers copies; tentative rulings and submission by email before 8:00 a.m.; pretrial conferences with a joint statement 5 court days before; and trial rules - trial documents emailed 5 court days before but no more than 30 days before, chambers copies, joint stipulations, witness and exhibit lists, no more than 5 MILs per side, writ trial documents and the administrative record, jury fees, court reporters, exhibits, jury instructions and questionnaires, six-pack jury selection and the trial schedule.
Permissive eFiling of Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO) documents by attorneys beginning July 13, 2026 and mandatory from August 31, 2026; self-represented litigants may file electronically, in person, by mail or in the drop boxes; sections of the Amended Administrative Order 25.03 applied; CHRO filings that include forms CH-160, CH-165, CH-170, CH-176, CH-178 or CH-179 submitted in person; ex parte requests e-filed no later than 11:00 a.m. the day of the hearing; other restraining orders submitted in person or by email.
Beginning July 13, 2026, any person or entity, the Court's Justice Partners included, must file in person the Court's 'Calendaring Request' form to schedule a hearing in a criminal case; telephonic scheduling is no longer authorized; in effect until the Court adopts a local rule.
Mandatory eFiling of documents filed by attorneys in Limited and Unlimited Civil and Probate case types (from May 5, 2025), optional for self-represented litigants and for Small Claims: definitions; undue hardship applications (§1010.6(g)(3)); the approved providers; the ineligible filings (trial documents, MSC statements, bonds, restraining order filings, documents lodged or conditionally under seal, wills and others); EFSP registration; technical requirements - text searchable PDF, bookmarks, separate envelopes, sealed documents on paper, redaction (rule 1.201); the filing schedule - filed that court day if received by 11:59:59 p.m., ex parte applications by 12 p.m. the court day before and oppositions by 8:00 a.m.; proposed orders; fee waivers; and signatures (rule 2.257). It supersedes and replaces Administrative Order 25.03.
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 43's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 42's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 41's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 40's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Department 21: case management and the issues that may bring an OSC re sanctions; case dates and continuances under CRC 3.1332; ex parte applications heard each court day at 8:30 a.m., a limit of 2 per day, reserved with the Judicial Secretary at (805) 289-8705 and filed by noon the court day before; remote appearances by Zoom - Court Call no longer accommodated, registration by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, check-in 15 minutes before the hearing; ADR Status Conferences with a joint statement 5 court days before; informal discovery conferences on a joint emailed request of no more than 5 pages (Local Rule 8.10); law and motion at 8:30 am, two summary judgment motions a week on Thursdays with courtesy copies two weeks before, submission on the tentative by email before 8:00 a.m.; and trial rules - no e-delivery of trial documents, courtesy copies, joint witness and exhibit lists exchanged 14 days before and emailed three (3) court days before, trial briefs and motions in limine, court reporters, exhibits, jury instructions and questionnaires, six-pack jury selection and the trial schedule.
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 21's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 20's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Courtroom 42, Hon. Ronda J. McKaig: case management and the steps that avoid an OSC re sanctions, preserving a jury trial when fees were not posted by the CMC; ADR Status Conferences with a joint statement five (5) court days before; informal discovery conferences requested by email to courtroom42@ventura.courts.ca.gov, papers of no more than five (5) pages; law and motion at 8:30 a.m., Zoom reservations no later 3 p.m. the court day prior, tentative decisions by 5:00 p.m., summary judgment on Mondays; and trial rules - no e-Delivery of trial documents, witness and exhibit lists exchanged fourteen (14) days before and emailed three (3) court days before, trial briefs and in limine motions of five (5) pages, court reporters, witnesses and Zoom, exhibits, jury instructions and questionnaires, six-pack jury selection and the trial schedule.
Courtroom 20, Hon. Maureen M. Houska: case management and the steps that avoid an OSC re sanctions - a CMC statement 15 days before the CMC, default requests within 10 days and default judgment within 45 days; remote appearances by Zoom (Department 20 does not accommodate Court Call), registration by 3:00 p.m. the court day before; ADR Status Conferences with a joint statement five (5) court days before; informal discovery conferences requested by email to Courtroom20@ventura.courts.ca.gov, papers of no more than five (5) pages; law and motion at 8:30 a.m., tentative decisions by 5:00 p.m. the day before, summary judgment on Thursdays; and trial rules - Monday 1:30 trial calls, trial documents emailed (the clerk's office does not accept them), witness and exhibit lists exchanged thirty (30) days before, trial briefs and in limine motions of five (5) pages, court reporters, exhibits, jury instructions, jury questionnaires, six-pack jury selection and the trial schedule.
Effective July 1, 2026, all remote appearances for court proceedings are conducted via Zoom and CourtCall is no longer utilized; advance notice is required to appear remotely via Zoom, under the registration requirements of each courtroom.
Chapter 28 (Rule 28.00): actions under the California Environmental Quality Act - CEQA cases assigned to a single judge, the caption, provisional complex designation, the initial case management conference and joint statement at least three (3) court days before it, electronic copies of the merits briefs and the administrative record.
Chapter 26 (Rule 26.00): media requests on forms MC-500 and MC-510 at least five (5) court days before the proceedings; no camera or electronic device used to transmit, record or photograph in any part of the courthouse except as permitted; jury areas and jurors; devices silenced before entering a courtroom; and confiscation, prosecution, sanctions or contempt for violations.
Chapter 25 (Rule 25.00): training fees for court-appointed temporary judges under California Rules of Court, rule 10.815(b)(16).
Chapter 22 (Rule 22.00): fees and expenses of court-appointed experts set by contract, statute, rule or the Service Vendor Rate Schedule.
Chapter 21: the attorney fee schedule in actions on promissory notes and contracts and in foreclosures - $250 for the first $1,000, the percentages of the following amounts, unlawful detainer $450 (Rule 21.01); appointed counsel and public defense services (Rule 21.02); appointment and compensation of indigent defense counsel under the Appointed Services Fee & Expense Schedule (Rule 21.03); and authorization for ancillary defense services (Rule 21.04).
Chapter 20: interpreters at no cost (Rule 20.00); the list of court approved interpreters (Rule 20.01); interpreter competency (Rule 20.02); requests in civil, family law, probate and juvenile dependency cases on local form VN-250 with a minimum of two (2) court days' notice for Spanish and ten (10) court days' notice for other languages (Rule 20.03); and cancellations with forty-eight (48) hours' notice (Rule 20.04).
Chapter 19: the juror selection program - source lists, random selection, excuses and the master jury list (Rule 19.02); the juror processing program (Rule 19.03); special venire (Rule 19.04); discharge from service for 12 months (Rule 19.05); criminal and civil grand jury selection (Rule 19.07); jury fees and expenses (Rule 19.08); jury instructions (CACI and CALCRIM) (Rule 19.09); and confidential juror information (Rule 19.10).
Chapter 18 (Rule 18.00): court reporting provided in felony trials and hearings, Lanterman-Petris-Short Act proceedings and juvenile calendars; reporting services not available to a party without a fee waiver in Civil matters, Family Law matters and Probate matters; the parties' own official reporter pro tempore (VN-243); a fee waiver party's request on form FW-020 at least ten (10) calendar days before; and the proceedings electronically recorded instead (small claims, infraction and misdemeanor proceedings, limited civil trials and appeals).
Chapter 17: weapons prohibited and searches at the courthouses (Rule 17.00); the Sheriff as Court Security Officer (Rule 17.01); and restricted areas (Rule 17.02).
Chapter 15: ex parte applications discouraged (Rule 15.00.A); presented to the assigned judge after reserving a date with the Judicial Secretary, heard at 8:30 a.m. (Rule 15.01); and filed in the courthouse of the judge's department, served, and preferably filed by noon the day before the hearing (Rule 15.03).