Michael S. Lief

Administrative Order 25.04 - Electronic Service in Civil, Probate and Family Law Cases, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Administrative Orders page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/administrative-orders) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/ao_25-04_electronic_service_in_civil_probate_family_law_cases.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

From July 1, 2025: mandatory electronic service for represented parties in Limited and Unlimited Civil and Probate case types (not Civil Restraining Order Cases), with exemption requests on EFS-007-CV and EFS-008-CV and the email address provided on the first electronic filing (EFS-010 for changes); consent to electronic service on EFS-005-CV for self-represented parties and in Family Law and Civil Restraining Order Cases; and another EFS-005-CV from self-represented civil and probate parties, and from family law parties, who consented before July 1, 2025.

Administrative Order 26.05 - Mandatory Calendaring Request Form for Scheduling Criminal Hearing, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Administrative Orders page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/administrative-orders) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/2605-mandatory-calendaring-request-form-scheduling-criminal-hearing.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Administrative Order 26.06 - Electronic Filing for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Administrative Orders page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/administrative-orders) and the court's Civil Harassment Restraining Orders page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/self-help/civil-harassment-restraining-orders) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/2606-electronic-filing-civil-harassment-restraining-orders.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Administrative Order 26.13 - Mandatory Appearance of Parent or Legal Guardian in All Juvenile Infraction/Traffic Cases, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Criminal / Traffic Information page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/criminal-traffic-information) and the court's Administrative Orders page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/administrative-orders) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/2613-admin-order-re-mandatory-appearance-parent-or-legal-guardian-all-juvenile-infraction-traffic-cases_08-20-26.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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).

Amended Administrative Order 25.03 - Mandatory Electronic Filing for Limited and Unlimited Civil and Probate; Permissive Electronic Filing for Small Claims, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Administrative Orders page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/administrative-orders) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/amended-2503-mandatory-efiling.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Amended General Order 18.12 - Use of Cameras in the Courthouse, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Administrative Orders page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/administrative-orders) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/amended-18-12_general-order-use-cameras-courthouse_03-10-2026.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

No one but authorized court and court security personnel may photograph, record or broadcast in any courtroom, courthouse or court facility except as permitted by Local Rule 26.00, California Rules of Court, rule 1.150, or an order; the definitions of Camera, Wearable Electronic Device and Wearable Camera, and Personal Electronic Device; cameras and wearable cameras not brought into a courthouse except by authorized media representatives with a court order and press credential; personal electronic devices used only under Local Rule 26.00; copying court records with one's own equipment after informing the Clerk (Government Code section 68150); posting; and seizure, sanctions, contempt or arrest for violations.

Asset Forfeiture and Deadly Weapons Cases - Notice (effective January 5, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Asset Forfeiture and Deadly Weapons Cases will be Assigned to Judge Marine Dermadzhyan in Courtroom J3 - Effective January 5, 2026 page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/news/asset-forfeiture-and-deadly-weapons-cases-will-be-assigned-judge-marine-dermadzhyan-courtroom-j3-effective-january-5-2026) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/pn2025_1212_re-asset-forfeiture-notice_eff20260105.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Asset Forfeiture and W&I 8102 / 8103 weapons cases assigned to Judge Marine Dermadzhyan in Courtroom J3; Asset Forfeiture cases heard on the first Monday of the month at 1:30pm, Deadly Weapons cases on Monday afternoons at 1:30pm; filings submitted to the Civil Clerk's Office at the Hall of Justice in Ventura.

Civil Division, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; the court's web page https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil, fetched 2026-10-07.

Civil filing information: a Civil Case Cover Sheet with all new complaints; the ADR information package served with the complaint (California Rule of Court 3.221); noticed and ex-parte motions filed in the courthouse of the assigned judge's department and reserved in advance; mandatory eFiling for attorneys in unlimited and limited civil (California Rule of court 2.253(b)); drop box filings before 4:00 p.m.; motions served and filed at least 16 court days before the hearing; civil appeals; and Mandatory Settlement Conferences by Zoom only when all participants appear by Zoom, MSC Briefs of no more than 5 pages emailed to MSC@ventura.courts.ca.gov at least 5 court days before, with the remote MSC form.

Civil Harassment Restraining Orders - Notice (effective January 5, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Civil Harassment Restraining Orders will be assigned to Judge Carol L. Hubner in Courtroom J1 - Effective January 5, 2026 page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/news/civil-harassment-restraining-orders-will-be-assigned-judge-carol-l-hubner-courtroom-j1-effective-january-5-2026) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/pn2025_1212_re-civil-ro-notice_eff20260105.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Civil Harassment Restraining Order cases assigned to Judge Carol L. Hubner in Courtroom J1 at the Juvenile Justice Center in Oxnard, heard on Mondays and Fridays at 2:30pm; ex parte hearings at 1:30pm Monday through Friday, with the daily cut off for filing at 11:00am; filings in person at the Juvenile Justice Center, by US mail or in its drop box, and not accepted at the Hall of Justice in Ventura.

CourtCall Replaced by Zoom - Notice (effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Notice Re: CourtCall Replaced by Zoom page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/news/notice-re-courtcall-replaced-zoom) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/publicnotice-courtcall-replaced-zoom_6-30-26.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Courtroom 20 - Rules & Procedures (effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Judicial Assignments - Ventura Courthouse page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/judicial-assignments-ventura) and the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/c20_rules_and_procedures_20250101.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Courtroom 22 - Appellate Calendar: Remote Appearances via Zoom, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Appeals page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/appeals) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/remoteappearanceviazoom_courtwebsite_cr22-appellate_calendar.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

A party requesting to appear remotely for an appellate proceeding in courtroom 22 submits a proposed Order Regarding Remote Appearance (Judicial Council Form RA-020) through the clerk's office no later than 5 court days before the hearing; CourtCall is not available; a filed notice of remote appearance without prior permission is not considered; and the requirements for participants appearing via Zoom.

Courtroom 23 - Appearing Remotely for CARE Act Proceedings, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's CARE Act Program page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/mental-health) and the court's CARE Act Program page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/self-help/care-act-program) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/form/care-actzoom-appearance_2026601_0.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

CARE Act matters are confidential and closed to the public: only parties entitled to be present are allowed into the Zoom meeting, from a private location; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; access to Zoom limited to Public Defenders, County Counsel, Behavioral Health, Petitioners, permitted family members and support persons; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; and conduct at the hearing.

Courtroom 42 - Rules & Procedures (revised 7/1/2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Judicial Assignments - Ventura Courthouse page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/judicial-assignments-ventura) and the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/courtroom_42_local_rules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 43 - Courtroom Orders for Jury Trials (rev. 04/2025), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's second host, www2.ventura.courts.ca.gov, in the link list of Courtroom 43's page there (https://www2.ventura.courts.ca.gov/Courtroom/C43; that page also lists tentative rulings by case number and was quarantined on capture, never composed or used) at https://www2.ventura.courts.ca.gov/pdf_files/Courtroom/C43/Civil_Jury_Trials_Courtroom_43.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Courtroom 43, Hon. Ben Coats: jury or court trial confirmed when the case is called out; jury fees, a check for each day's fees; trials Tuesdays through Fridays from 9:30 a.m.; the pre-trial conference immediately before jury selection, trial briefs, witness lists and in limine motions of five (5) pages each, no more than ten (10) without leave; the meet and confer on in limine motions, verdicts, admissibility, deposition and video designations (notice two court days before playing), demonstrative evidence and the statement of the case; a Realtime court reporter; conduct of clients and witnesses; jury questionnaires (at least 60 copies); exhibits pre-marked before jury selection; three-minute mini opening statements; the jury selection method and limits on voir dire; jury instructions; witnesses, objections, exhibits and Power-Point presentations; the requested stipulations; availability during deliberations; and no email to the judge's address (Courtroom43@ventura.courts.ca.gov only when invited).

Courtroom J6 - Appearing Remotely in Probate Matters, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Probate page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/probate) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/probate_zoom_appearance_20221010.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 Instructions (probate), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Judicial Assignments - Juvenile Courthouse page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/assignments-jjc.html) and the court's Judicial Assignments - Juvenile Courthouse page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/judicial-assignments-juvenile) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/courtroom_j6_instructions.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Department 20 - Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/courtroom-20-zoom-appearances.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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).

Department 21 - Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/courtroom-21-zoom-appearances.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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).

Department 21 - Rules & Procedures (revised July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Department 21 page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/department-21) and the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/department_21_rules_and_procedures.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Department 40 - Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/courtroom-40-zoom-appearances.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 41 - Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/courtroom-41-zoom-appearances.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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).

Department 42 - Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/courtroom-42-zoom-appearances.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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).

Department 43 - Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/courtroom-43-zoom-appearances.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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).

Department 44 - Rules & Procedures (revised August 24, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/department-44-rules-procedures.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Department J1 - Appearing Remotely for Civil Harassment Restraining Orders, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Department J1 page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/department-j1) and the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/j1_chro_calendar_remote_appearance_instructions.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Department J1 - Appearing Remotely in Juvenile Dependency Court, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Juvenile Court Services page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile-court-services) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/j1-calendar-remote-appearance-instructions.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Department J1 - Court Appearances for Probate Guardianship and Family Code Cases (Zoom), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Guardianship page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/guardianship) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/j1-guardianship-remote-appearance-instructions.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Department J1 - Notice Regarding Rules for Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO) Matters, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Department J1 page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/department-j1) and the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/notice_regarding_courtroom_j1_instructions.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Department J3 - Appearing Remotely in Juvenile Court (Juvenile Justice), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Juvenile Court Services page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile-court-services) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/j3-calendar-remote-appearance-instructions.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Department J4 - Appearing Remotely in Juvenile Court (Juvenile Justice), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Juvenile Court Services page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile-court-services) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/j4-calendar-remote-appearance-instructions.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 Division, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; the court's web page https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family-law, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Calendaring Requests (VN279-FAQ), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Criminal / Traffic Information page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/criminal-traffic-information) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/form/vn279-faq_regarding-calendaring-requests07102026.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Information for Small Claims Parties (VSC-SC-001), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Remote Appearances page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/remote-appearances) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/form/vsc-sc-001-small-claims-court-information.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 Court Services, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; the court's web page https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile-court-services, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Limitation on Counter Filings - Family Law (revised Dec. 15, 2025), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Family Law page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family-law) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/fl_limitation_on_counter_filings.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Notice of Availability of Court Reporting Services, Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Court Reporting Services page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/court-reporting-services) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/notice-availability-court-reporting-services.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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).

Notice re: Case Reassignments from Department J3 to J4 (effective June 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Notice Re: Case Reassignments from Department J3 to J4 - Effective June 1, 2026 page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/news/notice-re-case-reassignments-department-j3-j4-effective-june-1-2026) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/deadly_weapons_notice.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Beginning June 1, 2026, W&I 8102 / 8103 Deadly Weapons cases including Requests to Challenge Disqualified Persons, and Notice of Impoundment of Vehicle cases are assigned to Judge Carla Ortega in Courtroom J4 and heard on Mondays at 3:00pm; filings are submitted to the Civil Clerk's Office at the Hall of Justice in Ventura, not at the Juvenile Justice Center.

Notice re: Unlawful Detainer Calendar (effective June 2, 2025), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Commissioner Matthew Nemerson will be assigned the Unlawful Detainer calendar in Courtroom 10 - Effective June 2, 2025 page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/news/commissioner-matthew-nemerson-will-be-assigned-unlawful-detainer-calendar-courtroom-10) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/pn2025_0523_ud_calendar.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Beginning June 2, 2025, Unlawful Detainer cases, ex parte hearings included, heard in Department 10 at 1:30 p.m. on Mondays (or the Tuesday after a Monday court holiday); Unlawful Detainer ex parte hearings also heard in Courtroom 40 at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesdays through Fridays, by reservation with the judicial secretary.

Procedure for Ex Parte Requests - Family Law (updated 8/18/26), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Procedure for Ex Parte Requests – Family Law - Updated 8/18/2026 page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/news/procedure-ex-parte-requests-family-law-updated-712026) and the court's Procedure for Ex Parte Requests – Family Law - Updated 8/18/2026 page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/news/procedure-ex-parte-requests-family-law-updated-8182026) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ex-parte-procedure-notice-7-1-26.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Remote Mandatory Settlement Conference Procedures; Acknowledgement of Receipt & Stipulation (rev. 8/25/25), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Civil page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/msc_ventura_procedures_form_rev20211230.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Submission of Evidence for Unlawful Detainer Trials - Notice (November 15, 2023), Superior Court of California, County of Ventura; posted on the court's Public Notice Archive page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/news-notices/public-notice-archive) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/pn2023_1115_re-submission_of_evidence_for_ud-trials.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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.

Appendix I: Standards of Professional Conduct, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Appendix I: the opening of court; attorneys' duties, addressing the court, making objections, speaking to the jury and dealing with witnesses, parties and other attorneys; matters not to take place in the presence of the jury; the conduct of persons in the courtroom; and exhibits.

Chapter 1: Court Rules Administration, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 1 (Rules 1.00 to 1.02): the rules are adopted under Government Code §68070 and Code of Civil Procedure §§128 and 187 and apply only so far as they do not conflict with the statutes or the California Rules of Court (Rule 1.00); publication on the court's Internet site and loose-leaf copies for $25.00 (Rule 1.01); and the rules' effective date (Rule 1.02).

Chapter 10: Probate, Decedents’ Estates, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Guardianships of the Estate Only and Trusts, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 10: general probate rules - code citations, supplemental and amended pleadings, virtual and physical appearances, proposed orders lodged with the petition, ex parte petitions, video testimony, continuances, the Courtroom J6 calendar and walk-through stipulated petitions (Rule 10.00); guardianship - investigation, mediation, ex parte temporary guardianship heard at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday-Friday in Courtroom J1 (VN-234), status reports and Special Immigrant Juvenile findings (Rule 10.01); conservatorship - the petition, the conservatorship video and local form VN-182, notice and hearing, appointed attorneys, the court investigator, care plans, status reports and support orders (Rule 10.02); provisions common to guardianship and conservatorship, including the Public Defender's flat fees (Rule 10.03); probate proceedings - wills, referees, notice, bonds, inventories, status reports and statutory compensation (Rule 10.04); Heggstad petitions (Rule 10.13); spousal property petitions (Rule 10.14); extraordinary compensation (Rule 10.15); and petitions for instructions (Rule 10.16).

Chapter 11: Criminal and Traffic Hearing Calendar Procedures, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 11: appearance dates fixed on release (Rule 11.00); requests to increase or reduce bail (Rule 11.01); the bail schedule under Penal Code §1269b(d) (Rule 11.01.1); trial by written declaration (Rule 11.02); pretrial motions noticed, briefed, served and filed within California Rules of Court, rule 4.111 (Rule 11.03); Penal Code §995 motions (Rule 11.04); and Penal Code §1538.5 motions (Rule 11.05).

Chapter 12: Juvenile Calendar Procedures, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 12: release of juvenile case file information and petitions for disclosure (JV570) (Rules 12.00 and 12.00.1); the standing order on release of information for continuity of care (Rule 12.01); juvenile dependency - settlements, mediation and discovery, court files, counsel's competency (VN-012), training, standards of representation, attorneys and CASA for children, withdrawal, complaints, de facto parents, ex parte calendaring requests, requests to change a court order (JV-180), visitation orders and psychotropic medication orders (Rule 12.02); Court Appointed Special Advocates (Rule 12.04); and restraining orders in dependency cases (JV-245, JV-250) (Rule 12.05).

Chapter 13: Mental Health Calendar Procedures, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 13: the matters heard by the department designated to hear psychiatric proceedings (Rule 13.00) and transfers for jury trial or to the probate department (Rule 13.01).

Chapter 14: Appellate Division, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 14: regular sessions of the Appellate Division on the second Friday of each month at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 22 (Rule 14.00); briefs, electronically filed in eCourt by counsel in Civil Limited cases (Rule 14.03); extensions of time (Rule 14.05); relief from dismissal (Rule 14.06); the court file instead of a clerk's transcript (Rule 14.07); official electronic recordings as the record (Rule 14.08); pretrial appeals from the denial of a motion to suppress (Rule 14.09); and appellate counsel in misdemeanor cases (Rule 14.10).

Chapter 15: Ex Parte Order Procedures - Civil, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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).

Chapter 17: Bailiff and Court Security Services, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 18: Verbatim Court Reporting Services, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 19: Jury Services, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 2: Court Organization, Administration and Personnel, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 2 (Rules 2.00 to 2.08): meetings of the judges (Rule 2.00); the election, two (2) year term and removal of the Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge (Rule 2.01); the three (3) Divisions - Ventura (Hall of Justice), East County (Simi) and Juvenile (Oxnard) (Rule 2.02); notices of appeal and appellate documents filed with the Appeals Clerk in the Ventura Courthouse, juvenile appeals at the Juvenile Courthouse in Oxnard (Rule 2.02.1); small claims heard at the East County Courthouse by zip code (Rule 2.03); the Standards of Professional Conduct, Appendix I (Rule 2.05); judicial vacation and personal leave days (Rule 2.06); the Executive Committee (Rule 2.07); and written complaints about judges and subordinate judicial officers to the Presiding Judge and about court employees and services to the Court Executive Officer (Rule 2.08).

Chapter 20: Court Interpreting Services, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 21: Attorney Services and Fees, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 22: Court-Appointed Expert Services and Fees, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 22 (Rule 22.00): fees and expenses of court-appointed experts set by contract, statute, rule or the Service Vendor Rate Schedule.

Chapter 25: Temporary Judges, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 25 (Rule 25.00): training fees for court-appointed temporary judges under California Rules of Court, rule 10.815(b)(16).

Chapter 26: Photographing, Recording and Broadcasting in Court, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 28: Special Proceedings, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

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 3: Court Calendars, Case Management, and Delay Reduction, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 3: civil case delay reduction under Standards 2.1 and 2.2 (Rule 3.00); the five case management tracks (Rule 3.02); every pending case calendared for a future event (Rule 3.03); the Notice of Case Assignment and Mandatory Appearance, the combined CMC/OSC about five (5) months after filing, and the Civil Case Cover Sheet Addendum (Local Form VN278) (Rule 3.03.1); complex cases - a CMC within 120 days of the designation and a joint complex status report fifteen (15) calendar days before it (Rule 3.08); uninsured motorist cases (Rule 3.09); mandatory settlement conferences in unlimited civil cases, remote or in person, with an optional confidential statement lodged five (5) court days before (Rule 3.13); sanctions (Rule 3.17); no waiver of rules by stipulation (Rule 3.18); civil cases assigned to a judge for all purposes (Rule 3.21); notice of reassignment (Rule 3.22); the Court-Ordered Civil Mediation Program - eligibility, the meet and confer and the stipulation to mediator (VN-272) within fifteen (15) days, the mediation statement five (5) days before, participation, continuances and the completion deadline (Rule 3.24) - and the mediator complaint procedure (Rule 3.24.1); elisors (Rule 3.31); and cases removed to federal court (Rule 3.32).

Chapter 4: Court Pleadings, Forms and Document Format, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 4: conformed copies for the eCourt case types - face pages at case initiation, ink-stamped copies of later filings, orders and judgments - and return envelopes for other case types (Rule 4.01); eminent domain pleadings (Rule 4.02); Judicial Council forms in domestic relations cases (Rule 4.03); electronic delivery in civil, small claims, family law and probate cases, family law eDelivery received between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. deemed filed that day, and the 16 kinds of documents that may not be submitted electronically (Rule 4.05); pleadings filed after leave is granted, within ten (10) days (Rule 4.07); complaints-in-intervention (Rule 4.08); exhibit tabs (Rule 4.09); proofs of service on a party's attorney (Rule 4.10); law and motion papers filed at the courthouse where the matter is heard and proposed orders (Rule 4.11); default hearing forms in limited civil cases (Rule 4.12); appellate briefs served on the trial judge (Rule 4.13); pseudonyms (Rule 4.14); and erroneously sued defendants (Rule 4.15).

Chapter 5: Court Files and Exhibits, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 5: minute orders (Rule 5.01); court records and the return of exhibits only on court order (Rule 5.02); removal of exhibits (Rule 5.04); one (1) copy as the reasonably necessary photocopying under a fee waiver (Rule 5.05); exhibits that pose health or safety problems (Rule 5.06); and electronic storage media submitted in the courtroom only, lodged copies in PDF and the accepted digital formats (Rule 5.07).

Chapter 6: Trial Control Calendar Procedures, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 6: counsel's duty to inform the assigned judge of anything that may keep a case from proceeding to trial, and of settlement (Rule 6.00); matters set on calendar only by the clerk or a judge's order (Rule 6.02); and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act - the plaintiff's duty before the initial case management conference, stays not exceeding sixty (60) days, notice, hearings and findings (Rule 6.08).

Chapter 7: Telephonic Appearances, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 7: remote appearances through Zoom and CourtCall depending on the courtroom's technology (see Code of Civil Proc. §367.75 and Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.670 and 3.672), with personal appearance required where the bench officer so determines (Rule 7.06); Rules 7.00 to 7.05 are deleted.

Chapter 8: Civil Law and Motion Hearings Calendar Procedures, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 8 (not applicable to Family Law matters): tentative rulings available by 4:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing on the court's website, with no notice of intent to appear (Rule 8.00); continuances and off-calendar requests - the Legal Research attorneys notified by telephone, continuances of not less than two (2) weeks, small claims trial de novo continuances on forms SC-150 and SC-152 (Rule 8.04); restoration to calendar (Rule 8.05); informal discovery conferences on a joint request not exceeding eight (8) pages (Rule 8.10); procedural rules for civil trials - trial briefs of no more than ten (10) pages, witness disclosure 24 hours ahead, exhibits, the statement of the case, jury instructions, in limine motions of no more than three (3) pages, and the checklist for the courtroom clerk (Rule 8.12); minor's compromise petitions heard in the Probate Department (Rule 8.13); and Exhibit A, the jury instruction format.

Chapter 9: Family Law Rules/General Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (revised effective July 1, 2026); posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court) at https://ventura.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ventura_county_rules_of_court.pdf, fetched 2026-10-07.

Chapter 9: the matters assigned to the Family Law Department (Rule 9.01); sanctions (Rule 9.02); vertical case management (Rule 9.03); status conferences at six (6), twelve (12) and eighteen (18) months, local form VN-263 (Rule 9.03.1); service of process (Rule 9.03.2); ex parte matters - disfavored, hearings, notice, required pleadings and specific orders (Rules 9.04 to 9.09); calendaring on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, TRO hearings within twenty-five (25) days (Rule 9.10); hearings - continuances on local form VN-230 at least two (2) court days before, specially set evidentiary hearings, appearances (Rule 9.12); orders (Rule 9.14); support computations and the Santa Clara Support Schedule (Rule 9.15); service and filing of the Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150) and pay stubs, and additional financial documents at the hearing (Rules 9.16 to 9.18); trials - mandatory settlement conferences with the Joint Mandatory Settlement Conference Statement (VN-219) filed five (5) court days before, defaults and contested trials (Rule 9.19); the Family Law Facilitator and its grievance procedure (Rules 9.20 and 9.21); child custody recommending counseling (Rules 9.30 to 9.35); child custody evaluations (Rule 9.36); contested custody cases and the communication protocol (Rules 9.40 and 9.41); supervised visitation providers (Rule 9.42); complaints about appointed counsel for a child (Rule 9.43); and adoption proceedings (Rules 9.50 to 9.51).