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Ventura County, CA
Every published instrument scoped to Ventura 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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Probate Courtroom J6 (Tuesday - Friday): appearing through Zoom is agreeing to a remote appearance under California Rule of Court 3.672; no recording, screen shots included; steps before and on the hearing date, no virtual background; and the Zoom meeting ID, passcode and telephone numbers.
Courtroom J6 (probate): Probate Notes (formerly Tentative Rulings) on the court's website; adjudicated newspapers for publication; the volunteer settlement officer list; appearances in person or by Zoom for hearings on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; formal orders lodged when any new petition is filed, under Local Rule 10.00.D.1, new petitions without a proposed order rejected; filing by eFiling (mandatory for attorneys), mail or the drop box; the CourtroomJ6 email address accepting only orders after hearing requested by the judge, effective June 15, 2020; and private mediation.
Courtroom J1's instructions for civil harassment hearings by Zoom: log in to the correct meeting fifteen (15) minutes before the hearing and dedicate 2:30pm - 4:30pm to the appearance; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; renaming the device; the clerk's check-in; conduct at the hearing; and no recording of court proceedings.
Courtroom J1's dependency instructions: a party and a person entitled by law to be present may appear in person or remotely via Zoom, and no other person is allowed into the courtroom; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; and conduct at the hearing.
Instructions only for Probate Code guardianship and Family Code termination of parental rights cases set for hearing in courtroom J1: appearing through Zoom is agreeing to a remote appearance under California Rules of Court, rule 3.672; no recording, screen shots included; steps before and on the hearing date, no virtual background; and the meeting ID, password and telephone numbers.
Civil harassment cases heard on Monday and Friday afternoons from 2:30 - 4:30 PM in Department J1; self help for civil harassment restraining orders; self-represented litigants bring the order forms (CH-116, CH-110, CH-130); ex parte hearings in person; later hearings by Zoom, logged in fifteen (15) minutes before; trial rules - time estimates, witness and exhibit lists, exhibits exchanged five (5) calendar days before, exhibits marked with numbers (petitioner) and letters (respondent), five copies, audio/video exhibits on flash drives, trial briefs of no more than ten (10) pages filed five (5) days before, and in-person appearance at trial.
Courtroom J3's juvenile justice instructions: juvenile matters are confidential, only parties entitled to be present are allowed into the Zoom meeting, and a private location is required when the hearing is not open to the public; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; conduct at the hearing; and no recording of court proceedings.
Courtroom J4's juvenile justice instructions: juvenile matters are confidential, only parties entitled to be present are allowed into the Zoom meeting, and a private location is required when the hearing is not open to the public; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; conduct at the hearing; and no recording of court proceedings.
Family law filing options - completed paperwork, two-holed punched and stapled; filings limited to three (3) per counter visit; restraining order filings by email; the filings for the drop box; eDelivery Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; an original and two copies in Room 210; court dates - Request for Order hearings on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. in Courtrooms 31, 32, 33, and 35, Department of Child Support Services hearings on Tuesday and Thursday and domestic violence, workplace, gun and postsecondary school violence hearings on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Courtroom 34, elder abuse hearings on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 32; service of a Request for Order 16 court days before the hearing; family law appeals; the Minor's Counsel Panel; and Family Court Services.
Effective July 13, 2026, criminal matters are no longer set on calendar by telephone; form VN279 is submitted in person to the Criminal Business Office (Room 118); cases are set no more than two weeks from the request; and answers on dates, motion requests, service and conformed copies, trailing cases and self-represented litigants.
Interpreter requests on form VN250 or VN250sp (Local Rule 20.04); trial exhibits exchanged with all parties at least 5 days before trial and submitted to the court - at trial, by email to SCtrials@ventura.courts.ca.gov for no more than 10 total pages in the listed formats, by mail or in the Small Claims Clerk's Office drop box - received at least 5 days before trial; remote appearances through the Zoom Meeting Information by Courtroom page; witnesses; the Authorization to Appear Form SC-109; and check-in 30 minutes before the hearing.
Juvenile Dependency cases in Courtroom J1 - detentions Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m., other matters Monday through Thursday at 9:00 a.m.; Juvenile Delinquency cases in Courtrooms J3 and J4 - detentions at 8:15 a.m., other matters at 8:30 a.m.; transfer-in hearings under Rule 5.610(f)(2) - delinquency Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m. (last names A - L in J3, M - Z in J4), dependency Monday through Thursday at 8:30 a.m. in J1; and juvenile records confidential, no information given out over the telephone.
Family Law filings excluded from in person processing - case initiating papers (except restraining orders and papers presented with a Request for Order or ex parte request), judgment packets (except Requests for Entry of Default), writs and abstracts, pension plan joinders, and documents for the clerk's signature as elisor - dropped off, mailed or submitted through eDelivery (Local Rule 4.05), with a stamped, self-addressed return envelope or attorney service mailbox number; drop box filings before 4:00 p.m. filed that day.
The court's notice under California Rules of Court 2.956(b): each department of the Hall of Justice, the Juvenile/Probate courthouse and East County with its judge or commissioner, its calendar and the reporting services normally available - official court reporter, electronic recording, or limited services; official court reporters are available only for parties with fee waivers in Unlimited Civil, Probate & Family Law matters, and parties may procure a certified official court reporter pro tempore per CRC 2.956(c).
Domestic violence, elder and dependent adult abuse, workplace violence and gun violence restraining order ex parte requests - heard daily in Courtroom 34 at 1:30 pm, and in Courtrooms 31, 32, 33 and 35 at 11:30 AM (elder abuse in Courtroom 32), papers emailed to EmergencyRestrainingOrdersFamilyandCivil@ventura.courts.ca.gov by 9:00 AM or presented in Room 210, oppositions by 11:00 AM or 10:30 AM; other family law ex parte requests - a reservation with the judicial secretary, heard daily at 11:30 AM, papers through eDelivery by 9:00 AM or in person by 9:30 AM, oppositions by 10:30 AM; and fees.
The policies and procedures for mandatory settlement conferences by Zoom before Judge Matthew P. Guasco: all participants must appear by Zoom; the form completed by all parties and filed at least 5 court days before the MSC with the Settlement Conference Statement (Cal. Rules Ct., Rule 3.1380(c)); personal attendance of trial counsel, parties and persons with full authority to settle; joining 5 minutes before; privacy, interpreters (VN250), no recording or forwarding of the Zoom invitation; Evidence Code section 1152; and the MSC Judge's role.
A party appearing by Zoom in an Unlawful Detainer trial must provide the exhibits to the opposing party no less than 5 court days before trial and submit the originals to the court at least 2 court days before; exhibits of no more than 15 total pages by email to UDEvidence@ventura.courts.ca.gov, larger exhibits in a sealed, labeled envelope in the Hall of Justice drop box.