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Superior Court Judge · Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
What applies in this courtroom
98 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 6 published by Judge Stephanie J. Tañada · 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 S33, San Bernardino Justice Center, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino
6 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 98 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 S33's courtroom information sheet (Hon. Stephanie J. Tañada; revised annually, superseding prior sheets): general provisions; courtesy copies; electronic filing; ex parte applications; hearing continuances; law and motion; discovery; trial procedures and the protocol order; courtroom operations; and interpreters, accessibility and accommodation.
Judge Tañada's courtroom jury and bench trial rules and trial orders for Department S33 (new information bolded, old information stricken): civility; openings; witness examination and objections; read backs; surnames; the well; approaching witnesses and staff; and the conduct of trial.
Department S33's guidelines for approval of class action and PAGA settlements: the court's checklists for approval of class action settlements, a completely filled-in copy of which must accompany the motion, with a $250 sanction for failing to submit or complete it; and the checklist items for preliminary and final approval.
Department S33's order re discovery conference (revised February 20, 2026, superseding prior orders): its application (not to discovery disputes involving self-represented individuals, expert discovery or the listed motions); general provisions; the procedure, including a joint IDC statement of no more than five pages filed and lodged directly in S33 by 3:00 p.m. no later than one week before the IDC; notice and attendance; Song-Beverly cases; and sanctions.
Department S33's list (Judge Stephanie J. Tañada), for informal discovery conferences only, of the documents the Court will generally order produced in Song-Beverly Act cases: purchase or lease contracts and point-of-sale writings, work and repair orders and invoices, and the other listed categories.
Department S33's trial setting orders (Judge Stephanie Tañada; counsel re-check them within a month of the trial setting conference): the trial documents filed directly in Dept S33 by the trial readiness conference; trial briefs for bench trials; exhibits; joint jury instructions under CRC Rule 2.1055; motions in limine heard on the first day of trial; the sua sponte rulings; and the local rules for trial (Local Rules 411 et seq.).
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain.
Timing shown here is quoted from the rule text. Compute your actual date against the court's calendar and the rule itself — not legal advice.
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last checked September 28, 2026
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Judge — Department S33, San Bernardino Justice Center, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardinocurrent
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