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Superior Court Judge · Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
What applies in this courtroom
96 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 4 published by Judge Joseph T. Ortiz · 79 county-wide · 0 circuit-wide · 13 statewide. Only the judge's own rules are specific to this courtroom; the other layers apply by court, county and state scope, and a court- or case-specific order can displace them.
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Judge — Department S17, San Bernardino Justice Center, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
Supervising Civil Judge — San Bernardino Justice Center, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
4 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 96 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
Department S17's initial case management conference order for the Complex Litigation Program (Judge Joseph T. Ortiz): service of the order; attending the initial CMC in person or remotely; responsive pleadings and the stay of discovery until lifted; the agenda counsel meet and confer on in person no later than fourteen days before the initial CMC; the joint report and what it must include (including electronically stored information); joint reports for later conferences; informal discovery conferences required before discovery motions; and the department's Zoom appearance rules.
Department S17's order re informal discovery conferences (Joseph T. Ortiz, dated the 13th day of September, 2024): IDCs are available and recommended but not required outside the complex case management order; parties must meet and confer to impasse before seeking one; and the propounding and responding parties attend electronically.
Department S17's trial setting orders (Judge Joseph Ortiz): the trial readiness conference at 8:30 a.m. and trial at 10:00 a.m.; trial counsel declaring ready appear in person at the TRC; the trial documents filed in Department S17 (motions in limine under SBC LR 415, joint witness and exhibit lists and exhibits, the joint statement of the case, jury instructions and verdicts with Word copies, and the trial brief); depositions, fees and subpoenaed documents at readiness; and the sua sponte orders for trial.
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last checked September 28, 2026
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Judge — Department S17, San Bernardino Justice Center, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardinocurrent
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assignment source →Supervising Civil Judge — San Bernardino Justice Center, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardinocurrent
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