Otis Sterling III

Administrative Order No. 2019-13: Electronic Filing (effective July 1, 2019), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/electronicfiling.pdf?cb=1772484229, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's administrative order on electronic filing (Order No. 2019-13), effective July 1, 2019, permitting electronic filing of documents directly with the court through the eSubmit document submission portal: definitions; filing through eSubmit (a single case and up to 15 documents per transmission, with filing in person, by mail, in drop boxes and by courier continuing); the submitting party's redaction duty under rule 1.201; the eSubmit submission fee and the fee-waiver exemption; the filed date of documents received before or after midnight and on non-court days; electronic signatures under rule 2.257; the civil, family law, probate, criminal and juvenile documents not electronically filed; and the discontinuation of facsimile filing as of July 1, 2019.

Administrative Order re: Adoption of the Southern California Inter-County Transfer Protocol, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/adminorder_approvalofadoption.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The joint administrative order of the juvenile courts of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial and Orange counties adopting the Southern California Inter-county Transfer Protocol for the transfer of dependency, delinquency and non-minor dependent cases between the counties: all parties, attorneys, agencies and organizations appearing before the Southern California juvenile courts shall comply with it; where it conflicts with the California Rules of Court on the timelines and setting of transfer-in hearings, including Rule 5.612, the protocol controls; and the order continues until modified by a later administrative order. The order also describes the eCase eXchange system for the secure electronic transfer of case files.

Administrative Order Regulating Photography, Recording and Broadcasting (September 7, 2018), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/photographyrecordingbroadcast_order.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The administrative order signed by Becky L. Dugan as Presiding Judge (dated 9/7/18): absent written judicial authorization, no photographing, recording, videotaping or broadcasting by the media, attorneys or members of the public within any courthouse facility, including courtrooms, judicial chambers, entrances and exits, lobby areas, hallways, elevators and business offices; requests to photograph, record or broadcast proceedings go to the assigned judicial officer in advance under California Rules of Court, rule 1.150 and Local Rule 10030, and requests for exceptions to the Media Information Officer; activity outside courthouse entrances is not restricted if it does not obstruct access or compromise security; photographing a courtroom's or chambers' interior from outside, including by unmanned aircraft, is prohibited; and non-confidential court documents may be photographed with a private camera at no cost.

Administrative Order: Where to File Appellate Documents (May 23, 2013), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/fileappellate.pdf?cb=1772484663, fetched 2026-10-02.

The administrative order of Presiding Judge Mark A. Cope under Local Rule 8005 (dated 5-23-13): in appeals to the Court of Appeal and in limited civil, misdemeanor and infraction appeals to the Appellate Division, notices of appeal and documents on the designation and preparation of the record may be filed at any courthouse in the county; parties are encouraged to file them in the Appeals Department at the Hall of Justice in Riverside; and the order's provision for fax filing in the Appeals Department (see the review note).

Administrative Order: Where to File Civil Documents (effective August 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/filecivil.pdf?cb=1785266244, fetched 2026-10-02.

The administrative order of Presiding Judge Jacqueline C. Jackson under Local Rule 3115, effective August 1, 2026, directing where civil documents are filed, courthouse by courthouse, with tables of the zip codes and the cities and communities each serves: (a) unlimited civil cases (the Riverside Historic Courthouse, the Palm Springs Courthouse, the Menifee Justice Center); (b) limited civil cases; (c) petitions for civil restraining orders under Code of Civil Procedure sections 527.6, 527.7 and 527.8; (d) name change petitions and petitions for change of gender; (e) unlawful detainers; (f) complex, class action and CEQA cases, filed in the Riverside Historic Courthouse; (g) small claims; (h) miscellaneous civil petitions heard in community courts; and (i) petitions for disposition of altered vehicles and forfeiture petitions, filed in the Corona Courthouse.

Administrative Order: Where to File Criminal and Traffic Documents (effective May 5, 2022), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/filecriminal.pdf?cb=1772484229, fetched 2026-10-02.

The administrative order of Presiding Judge John M. Monterosso under Local Rule 4001, effective May 5, 2022, directing where criminal documents are filed: felonies and misdemeanors by region and courthouse (the Banning Justice Center, the Hall of Justice, the Southwest Justice Center, the Blythe Courthouse, the Larson Justice Center), with the cities and communities each serves; the courthouses to which infractions are cited; the exception for the California Highway Patrol, Temecula Station; and the regional filing of petitions for writs of habeas corpus.

Administrative Order: Where to File Family Law Documents (effective July 8, 2024), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/filefamilylaw.pdf?cb=1772484229, fetched 2026-10-02.

The administrative order of Presiding Judge Judith C. Clark under Local Rule 5101, effective July 8, 2024, directing where family law documents are filed by the zip codes and cities served: the Western Region (Riverside – Family Law, 4175 Main Street), the Mid-County Region (the Menifee Justice Center) and the Desert Region (the Larson Justice Center in Indio, and the Blythe Court); and where adoptions and petitions for freedom from parental control and custody are filed.

Administrative Order: Where to File Juvenile Documents (effective January 27, 2020), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/filejuvenile.pdf?cb=1772484229, fetched 2026-10-02.

The administrative order of Presiding Judge John W. Vineyard under Local Rule 5225, effective January 27, 2020, directing where juvenile documents are filed by the zip codes and cities served: dependency cases, including dependency adoptions; delinquency; and juvenile non-traffic infractions, each by region (the Riverside Juvenile Court, the Southwest Juvenile Justice Center, the Larson Justice Center), with the closure of the Indio Juvenile Court facility as of 01/27/2020.

Administrative Order: Where to File Probate Documents (effective December 23, 2024), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/probatewheretofile.pdf?cb=1772484229, fetched 2026-10-02.

The administrative order of Presiding Judge Judith C. Clark under Local Rule 7001, effective December 23, 2024, directing where probate documents are filed: petitions to establish birth, death or marriage, petitions to approve compromises for a minor or a person with a disability, and all proceedings under the Probate Code, by zip code, at the Riverside Historic Courthouse, the Southwest Justice Center or the Palm Springs Courthouse; mental health proceedings under the Welfare and Institutions Code, countywide, at the Riverside Historic Courthouse; and elder or dependent adult abuse restraining orders and CARE Act proceedings at any courthouse in the county.

Case Management Procedures in Department 1: How Department 1 Works, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/dept1pretrialprocedures_0.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department 1's guide to how the department works and what is expected of parties: pretrial proceedings in Department 1; case management in general; service of summons and complaint; defaults and extensions of time to respond; hearings in Department 1; case management conferences; trial setting conferences; trial calls; mandatory settlement conferences; motions and applications in general, to continue trial and others; orders to show cause; and telephonic appearances.

Civil Court, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil, fetched 2026-10-02.

The civil division's page: civil jurisdictions (unlimited and limited civil); civil court locations; and civil ex parte hearing information - the hearing is set the day after the ex parte papers are filed, in the department assigned for all purposes, under California Rules of Court, rule 3.1200 et seq.; represented parties submit ex parte applications by eFiling through an electronic filing service provider under Local Rule 3118, except an application filed with a new complaint, which may be filed at the counter; and self-represented litigants may use eFiling.

Civil eFiling, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/forms-filing/civil-efiling, fetched 2026-10-02.

The civil eFiling page: under Code of Civil Procedure §1010.6 and the California Rules of Court, rule 2.253(b)(2), documents may be eFiled 24/7 through an approved electronic filing service provider; protecting privacy; the eFiling document and action code finders; links to the approved providers, Local Rule 3118, the eFiling FAQs and the Court Reservation System; and the documents exempt from electronic filing.

Civil Mediation Information for Parties and Counsel, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/adr/civil-mediation-partiescounsel, fetched 2026-10-02.

Civil (non-family law) mediation information for parties and counsel: court-ordered mediation and the court's mediation services; eligibility; how cases are ordered to court-ordered mediation; canceling a court-ordered mediation session; costs; and finding a panel mediator.

Complex Civil Litigation in Riverside Superior Court: Complex Litigation Department (revised 05.01.2024), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2024-05/Intro-complex-civil-litigation_052024.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's notice designating Department 1 its principal complex litigation department: all complex cases filed in the court's three geographical divisions are assigned to Department 1 for all purposes, including trial; the cases presumed complex (construction defect, class action and JCCP coordinated cases, cases designated provisionally complex, and related insurance coverage claims); raising whether a case is complex at the first case management or status conference; PAGA and CEQA cases assigned to the complex department without automatic complex designation under rule 3.400; and the department's staff telephone numbers and contact address.

Court Policy Memorandum C.10.8: Cellular Phones, Pagers, and Other Electronic Devices in the Courtrooms (June 16, 2008), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/c108.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Court Policy Memorandum #C.10.8 of June 16, 2008, from Richard T. Fields, Presiding Judge, applying countywide: definitions; cellular phones, pagers and other electronic devices that emit sounds in the courtrooms; photographing, recording and broadcasting prohibited (California Rule of Court 1.150); personal recording devices; and sanctions.

Court Reporter Information, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/court-reporter-info, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court reporter page: the policy, effective January 27, 2025 under CCP §269(a)(1) and California Rules of Court, rule 2.956, on the normal availability and unavailability of official court reporters; the availability notices by region; requests by a party with a fee waiver for an official reporter at least 10 calendar days before the trial or hearing; requesting transcripts of court proceedings, juvenile transcripts through form JV-570; court reporter appearance fees compared with purchasing a transcript; information for pro tempore court reporters; forms; and electronic transcript preparation.

Court Reservation System, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/online-services/court-reservation-system, fetched 2026-10-02.

The Court Reservation System (CRS) for reserving motion hearing dates in all limited and unlimited civil courtrooms: the motions that can be scheduled (trial and non-trial related ex partes, motions for summary judgment, anti-SLAPP motions, civil discovery motions, motions to strike, demurrers and general motions); those that cannot (small claims motions, motions for new trial, to set aside a judgment or notwithstanding the verdict, motions in limine and default prove-ups); postponing an existing request; and the departments accepting motion requests.

Department 4 Pre-trial and Trial Orders (Hon. Daniel A. Ottolia), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/d4_trialrules_0.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department 4's pre-trial and trial orders (Daniel A. Ottolia, Judge, Riverside Historic Courthouse), applying in all trials set in the department unless otherwise ordered: ex parte applications and orders shortening time; pre-trial compliance with the court's local rules; orders for all trials; and orders for all jury trials.

Department 5 Rules (Hon. Sophia Choi; last modified October 2, 2025), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2025-10/Department%205%20Rules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department 5's rules (Judge Sophia Choi): civility and general decorum; ex parte applications; counsel appearing for a limited purpose; law and motion (tentative rulings and discovery motions); case management, trial setting and status conferences; orders to show cause; and trials (pre-trial filings, the trial schedule, trial call and mediation, motions in limine, visual aids in opening statement and closing argument, witnesses, experts and conduct during trial).

Department 5 Trial Setting Order (Hon. Sophia Choi), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-02/Department%205%20Trial%20Setting%20Order.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department 5's trial setting order (Judge Sophia Choi): the right to a jury trial and its forfeiture; appearances on the trial date by principal trial counsel, parties and insurance representatives; counsel's obligations before the trial date under RSC Local Rule 3401 (trial documents, jury questionnaires, parties who have not appeared, and court reporters); jury trial procedures (claims for economic damages, bifurcation of punitive damages, the trial day and limited civil trials); and requests to continue trial or to extend discovery cut-off dates under Code of Civil Procedure section 595.2.

Department 7 Pre-trial and Trial Orders (Hon. O.G. Magno; rev. 2/2/26), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-02/Dept.%207%20Court%20Rules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department 7's pre-trial and trial orders (O.G. Magno, Superior Court Judge, Riverside Historic Courthouse): ex parte applications and orders shortening time; pre-trial compliance with the local rules, requests to continue trial, trial calls on Fridays at 8:30 am and trial-related documents; long cause trials, excluded witnesses, exhibits, deposition testimony and the digital courtroom; jury trials (voir dire, jurors' questions and alternate jurors); and motions in limine.

Department F501 Standing Orders (Hon. John W. Vineyard; effective February 5, 2024), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2024-04/501%20Standing%20Orders%20Revised%2002.05.2024.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The standing orders of Department F501 (John W. Vineyard, Judge), effective February 5, 2024, for all proceedings: compliance and sanctions; continuances on a showing of good cause; personal appearance; Local Rules 5150 – 5153; joint statements; hearings on reports under FC 3027(b); check-in, second-call requests and electronic devices; orders to show cause re sanctions; court reporters under General Administrative Order 2024-8; trial readiness conferences and pretrial exchanges, including job listings, job search efforts and vocational evaluations; requests to continue trial; attendance of trial counsel and persons with authority to settle; exclusion of witnesses; the digital courtroom, three sets of exhibits, exhibit lists and the ELMO; and objections.

Department M-301 Rules (Hon. Stephen J. Gallon; last modified 06/01/2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2025-06/M-301%20Dept%20Rules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department M-301's general orders (Judge Stephen Gallon, Menifee Court): ex parte applications; law and motion, tentative rulings and discovery motions; trials (trial setting conferences, pre-trial filings, the trial schedule and conduct during trial); trial call on Fridays at 8:30 a.m. and mediation; witnesses (no speaking objections, exclusion of non-party, non-expert witnesses and a backup witness on standby); exhibits and transcripts; the jury; personal injury and property damage cases; experts; and post-trial disposition of exhibits.

Department M-302 Rules (Hon. Raquel A. Márquez; last modified June 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2024-08/Dept.%20M302%20Department%20Rules%20080924.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department M-302's general orders (Judge Raquel A. Márquez, Menifee Court): ex parte applications; law and motion, including informal discovery conferences before discovery motions; and trial (the joint statement of the case, joint exhibit and witness lists, jury instructions, joint verdict forms and motions in limine exchanged 14 days before trial; the trial day; and trial continuances by noticed motion).

Department PS1 Law & Motion/Case Management Rules (Hon. Arthur C. Hester; effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-06/Department%20PS1%20Law%20%26%20Motion%20Rules_0.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department PS1's law and motion and case management rules, effective July 1, 2026: hearing times; law and motion tentative rulings; ex parte applications; counsel appearing for a limited purpose; court reporters for law and motion and continued hearings; case management conferences, trial setting conferences, status conferences and orders to show cause; video appearances for regularly noticed law and motion matters; informal discovery conferences on joint request or by court order; alternative dispute resolution (voluntary settlement conferences, the First Friday Settlement Conference Program and mandatory settlement conferences); and reaching the courtroom assistant.

Department PS1 Trial Rules (Hon. Arthur C. Hester; effective July 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-06/PS1%20Trial%20Rules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department PS1's trial rules, effective July 1, 2026: non-refundable jury fees of $150.00; motions in limine (filing, exchanging and meeting and conferring, and improper or unnecessary motions); joint documents due 14 days before trial; the pre-trial good faith declaration; trial briefs; trial exhibits and deposition transcripts; jury questionnaires and hardships; jury instructions and verdict forms; virtual or video trials and the pretrial technology conference; general trial procedures; Doe defendants; parties who have not appeared; the trial setting order; court reporters and daily transcripts; requests to continue trial by motion, ex parte request or stipulation; trial hours; and reaching the courtroom assistant.

Department PS2 Rules (Hon. Manny Bustamante; last modified 2/14/2025), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2025-02/Department%20PS2%20Rules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department PS2's rules (Judge Manny Bustamante, Palm Springs Courthouse): hearing times; counsel appearing for a limited purpose; court reporters under Code of Civil Procedure §269(a)(1); ex parte applications and requests to shorten time; law and motion and tentative rulings under California Rules of Court, Rule 3.1308(a); case management goals and case management conferences; informal discovery conferences; orders to show cause; trial setting conferences; and trials (the joint pretrial statement, witness and exhibit lists, exhibits, motions in limine, trial briefs, stipulations and jury instructions, matters not to be mentioned before the jury, and the disposition of exhibits after trial).

Department PS4 Rules (Hon. Michael C. Martin; last modified 6/26/2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-06/Department%20PS4%20Rules_1.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Department PS4's rules (Judge Michael C. Martin, Palm Springs Courthouse): hearing times; ex parte applications; law and motion; orders to show cause; trial setting conferences; remote appearances at evidentiary hearings; evidence; small claims hearings; trials other than small claims, unlawful detainer and collections cases; and the use of artificial intelligence in papers filed with the court.

Family Court Services: Child Custody and Visitation, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/family-court-services, fetched 2026-10-02.

Family Court Services' child custody and visitation page: the mediation required by Family Law Code §3170 when custody or visitation is contested, conducted in Riverside County by a Child Custody Recommending Counselor (CCRC); arriving 30 minutes early and the attendance of both parties; domestic violence and child custody; what follows the CCRC appointment; supervised visitation for litigants and providers; child custody evaluations and the evaluator resource lists; resource lists; and requests of a minor to marry or establish a domestic partnership (forms FL-910 and FL-915).

Family Law Trial Rules and Procedures (local form RI-FL035, Rev. 01/01/26), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/ri-fl035.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's local form RI-FL035 setting the trial rules and procedures in family law cases, initialed by the parties and made the order of the court: trial readiness conferences attended by persons with full authority to settle; joint statements of undisputed and disputed facts and issues, exhibits admissible without foundation and the time estimate, due 10 days before the trial setting or trial readiness conference or trial; the documents the parties exchange (current income and expense declarations, supporting documents for credits or reimbursements, documents showing property values and documents on the imputation of income); and the court's statement that it no longer provides court reporters for family law cases.

General Administrative Order No. 2024-16: Court Reporter Availability and Non-Availability (effective January 27, 2025), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/court-orders/crtreporter-availability-order.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's policy under California Rules of Court, rule 2.956, effective January 27, 2025: official court reporters are provided in felony criminal cases, juvenile, writ of habeas corpus and Lanterman-Petris-Short Act matters and other proceedings in which one is mandated by law, and are not available for infractions, small claims, limited and unlimited civil cases, civil petitions, family law or probate cases or Appellate Division hearings; a verbatim record in misdemeanor cases on request before each hearing; requests by a civil party with a fee waiver at least 10 calendar days before the trial or hearing on form FW-020; electronic recording of traffic court trials and unlawful detainer proceedings; the Court-Approved List of Official Reporters Pro Tempore and stipulated pro tempore reporters, at the parties' expense; reporting notes as official records of the court; and the supersession of General Administrative Order No. 2024-8.

General Order 2022-1: Mandatory Electronic Filing for Civil (effective January 1, 2022), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/mandatory-electronic-filing-civil.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

General Order 2022-1, signed by John M. Monterosso as Presiding Judge, mandating electronic filing as of January 1, 2022 in unlimited civil, limited civil and unlawful detainer cases by litigants represented by attorneys (self-represented litigants may e-file but are not required to): definitions; mandatory electronic filing through approved electronic filing service providers; exempt litigants and applications to be excused for undue hardship or significant prejudice; the documents that shall not be filed electronically, and lodgments; technical requirements (text-searchable PDF, bookmarks, hyperlinks, separate documents, separate electronic envelopes for lead documents and for writs and abstracts, sealed documents and redaction); the filed date of documents received electronically between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59:59 p.m.; proposed orders; ex parte applications filed by 11:00 A.M. the court day before the hearing and oppositions by 8:00 A.M. on the morning of the hearing; printed courtesy copies; fee waivers; and electronic signatures under rule 2.257.

General Order No. 2016-4: Expressive Activity (July 26, 2016), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/adminorder_expressiveactivity.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's General Order re: Expressive Activity (Order No. 2016-4), a notice to all persons entering courthouses in Riverside County: definitions of prohibited activity, walkway, curtilage and courthouse; prohibitions on prohibited activity within a courthouse or its curtilage, on obstructing or harassing persons entering, leaving or waiting in line, on approaching a person in line within 8 feet, on activity intended to interfere with the administration of justice or to influence a judge, juror, witness or officer of the court, and on amplification equipment; exclusions for court personnel, law enforcement and authorized stationary commercial sales; severability; delegation to supervising judges; compliance with law enforcement; notice and service of the order; fines of up to $1,000 per violation under Code of Civil Procedure section 1209(a)(5); and the supersession, effective July 20, 2016, of the January 15, 2014 general order.

General Policies on ADR, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/adr/general-policies-adr, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's general ADR policies for civil cases: parties are expected to participate in an ADR process before requesting a trial date and in a settlement conference before trial (Local Rule 3200); cases that do not resolve before the trial setting conference are generally expected to participate in a mandatory settlement conference; what all parties must do before the case management conference; mandatory court-ordered ADR; and voluntary private ADR, including mediation options and the civil mediation panel list.

Guidelines for Complex Litigation in Riverside Superior Court (revised 6-12-17), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/complexlitigation_0.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's guidelines for complex litigation, in seven parts: an introduction; issues common to complex litigation generally; trials in general; CEQA cases; class actions; construction defect cases; and PAGA cases.

Guidelines of Professional Courtesy and Civility (May 24, 2023), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/guidecourtesy.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The guidelines of professional courtesy and civility adopted by the Riverside County Bar Association, the Desert Bar Association, and the Riverside County courts as accepted terms of professional behavior, in twelve sections: scheduling; continuances and extensions of time; service of papers; punctuality; communications; discovery (depositions, document requests and interrogatories); motion practice; dealing with nonparty witnesses; ex parte communications with the court; settlement and alternative dispute resolution; trials and hearings; and privacy.

Immigration Enforcement Activities Policy (#O.10.99.18, September 16, 2020), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/o109918_immigration-enforcement-activities.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's policy under Government Code section 7284.8 and the model policies of the Attorney General, issued September 16, 2020: court employees are prohibited from assisting in immigration enforcement except as law or court order requires; employees do not inquire about citizenship or immigration status, collect or provide nonpublic personal information for immigration enforcement, give notice of custody release dates, share juvenile case files without a juvenile judicial officer's order, or give immigration enforcement officers priority on public information requests; requests for U Nonimmigrant Status Certifications are forwarded; warrants, subpoenas and requests for access to nonpublic areas go to the Court Executive Office, which documents any entry; employees do not consent to entry of nonpublic areas or juvenile courtrooms for arrests absent an immediate safety risk; and incidents are reported.

Judicial Arbitration Information for Parties and Counsel, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/adr/judicial-arbitration-partiescounsel, fetched 2026-10-02.

Judicial arbitration information for parties and counsel: how arbitration works, an attorney or retired judge deciding the case in an award; finding a panel judicial arbitrator; forms; costs; which cases are eligible and how cases are ordered to judicial arbitration; and related information and answers to frequently asked questions.

Juvenile Blanket Order No. 12: Juvenile Warrants (May 21, 2015), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the juvenile court's Blanket Orders page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile/juvenile-blanket-orders) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/juvorder_12.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Blanket Order No. 12, signed by Jacqueline C. Jackson as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court: a standing order that an adult arrested on a no-bail misdemeanor or felony juvenile warrant is not released on a citation to appear but detained in a secure county facility pending a detention hearing in juvenile court (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 607(e), 663); in all other cases, when the parties have reached the age of 18 or the dependency or wardship has been terminated, outstanding bench warrants and protective custody warrants are recalled and quashed.

Juvenile Blanket Order No. 15: Confidentiality of Juvenile Records (August 9, 2023), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the juvenile court's Blanket Orders page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile/juvenile-blanket-orders) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/juvorder_15.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Blanket Order No. 15, signed by Mark E. Petersen as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court: juvenile court records may be inspected only by following the procedures of Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 827-828 and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.552; the order supersedes the juvenile court's earlier “T.N.G” orders and memorandums, the latest signed on May 21, 2015.

Juvenile Blanket Order No. 25: Section 827 Hearing and Order Not Required for Specified Individuals to Inspect and Receive a Copy of the Juvenile Case File (June 20, 2017), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the juvenile court's Blanket Orders page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile/juvenile-blanket-orders) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/juvorder_25.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Blanket Order No. 25, signed by Hon. Jacqueline Jackson as Juvenile Presiding Judge: under WIC section 827, the subject of a juvenile case file and the subject's criminal defense counsel or counsel's agents may inspect and copy the file without a court hearing or order; on an informal written request by assigned counsel accompanied by a release signed by the client, the custodian of records of the Probation Department, the Department of Child Protective Services and other county agencies shall make the file available and provide copies, except as specified in section 827, subdivision (a)(3); fifteen categories of confidential or privileged matter are redacted unless they are the subject's own information; and the records are subject to a protective order limiting their use to criminal and habeas corpus proceedings, including all appeals.

Juvenile Blanket Order No. 30: Contact Visits Between Counsel and Detained Minors at the Southwest Juvenile Court and the Riverside Juvenile Court (September 28, 2018), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the juvenile court's Blanket Orders page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile/juvenile-blanket-orders) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/juvorder_30.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Blanket Order No. 30, signed by Judith C. Clark as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court: attorneys are expected to prepare their cases and hold contact visits at Juvenile Hall before the day of a scheduled hearing (arranged under the Juvenile Probation Facilities Handbook); on the hearing day counsel and the minor may use the attorney interview room for non-contact consultations; if counsel requests a contact visit, the court accommodates it at the courthouse or at Juvenile Hall in the judicial officer's discretion, supervised by a probation officer, with documents checked for contraband, and no contact visits occur at the Southwest Juvenile Courthouse while court is in session; the order applies to the Southwest Juvenile Court and the Riverside Juvenile Court.

Juvenile Blanket Order No. 5: Defense Investigators' Access to Clients in Custodial Facilities (August 9, 2023), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the juvenile court's Blanket Orders page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile/juvenile-blanket-orders) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/juvorder_5.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

Blanket Order No. 5 (In re the Matter of: In Custody Clients), signed by Mark Petersen as Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court: the agents of juvenile defense attorneys (experts, social workers, paralegals and investigators) are to have access to their clients in jail, prison, juvenile hall or any delinquency placement, foster and group homes, schools, hospitals and private drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities, taking into account each facility's operational needs, and may interview clients in private unless the client asks for a parent or other support person to be present.

Juvenile Intercounty Transfer, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile/intercounty-transfer, fetched 2026-10-02.

The juvenile intercounty transfer page: the Southern California Intercounty Transfer Protocol and its purposes; the transfer forms (Motion for Transfer Out, JV-548, and the proof of service attachment); and transfer-in information and juvenile court locations (the Riverside Juvenile Court, the Larson Justice Center, the Southwest Justice Center, and the Southwest Juvenile Court).

Mandatory Settlement Conferences, Historic Courthouse (effective July 31, 2023), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/mandatory-settlement-conference-information-sheet.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's information sheet for mandatory settlement conferences at the Historic Courthouse, effective July 31, 2023: the MSC judges; MSCs set in Department-Room 3540 and held virtually by Zoom for Government, Monday through Friday, with video appearances required and participants joining 15 minutes early; the MSC coordinator's email and telephone; settlement conference statements under CRC 3.1380 and the duty to notify the court of a settlement under CRC 3.1385; sanctions; notice when a case settles before the MSC; and continuances by agreement of all parties.

Notice of Availability of Court Reporter: Desert Region (01/09/2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2024-01/CRavailabilitydesert.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's notice under California Rule of Court 2.956(b) of the reporting services in each department of the Desert Region, by courthouse (the Larson Justice Center, the Blythe Court, the Palm Springs Court) and calendar assignment: where an official court reporter is provided, where electronic recording or equipment is used, and where no reporter is available.

Notice of Availability of Court Reporter: Mid-County Region (01/09/2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2024-01/CRavailabilitymidcounty.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's notice under California Rule of Court 2.956(b) of the reporting services in each department of the Mid-County Region, by courthouse (the Menifee Court, the Southwest Justice Center) and calendar assignment: where an official court reporter is provided, where electronic recording is used, and where no reporter is available.

Notice of Availability of Court Reporter: Western Region (04/07/2026), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2024-01/CRavailabilitywestern.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's notice under California Rule of Court 2.956(b) of the reporting services in each department of the Western Region, by courthouse (the Banning Justice Center, the Corona Court, the Moreno Valley Court, the Riverside Family Law Court, the Riverside Hall of Justice, the Riverside Historic Courthouse, the Riverside Juvenile Court) and calendar assignment: where an official court reporter is provided, where electronic recording is used, and where no reporter is available.

Order of the Court: Publishing, Posting or Distributing Written Material in Court Facilities (September 14, 2000), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/adminorder_postdistwrittenmaterial.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The order of September 14, 2000, signed by Christian F. Thierbach as Assistant Presiding Judge: no person shall publish, post or distribute written material inside any court facility in the county without the court's prior written approval, other than material relating to official court business published, posted or distributed by authorized court personnel; a violation is punishable as contempt of court under Penal Code Section 166(4) and Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1209(5) and (8).

Pretrial Procedures in Riverside Superior Court: How the Unlimited Civil Departments Work, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/pretrialproceduresrsc.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's guide to how its unlimited civil departments work and what is expected of parties: pretrial proceedings; case management in general; service of summons and complaint; defaults and extensions of time to respond; case management hearings, case management conferences and trial setting conferences; trial calls; mandatory settlement conferences; motions and applications in general, to continue trial and others; and orders to show cause.

Privately Retained Court Reporter Policy (#A.10.100.4, January 29, 2024), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2024-02/A101004%20Privately%20Retained%20Court%20Reporter.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's administrative policy, issued January 29, 2024, on privately retained court reporters when an official reporter is unavailable (Government Code §68086; California Rules of Court, rule 2.956): arranging for a reporter in advance from the Court-Approved List of Official Reporters Pro Tempore on local form RI-RE003, or by the stipulation of all parties on local form RI-RE005 for a reporter not on the list, with the judicial officer's appointment; the reporter's pro tempore agreement (license and good standing, fees, transcripts, uploading notes within 48 hours, read-back within 30 minutes and realtime services); only one official record; payment of fees directly to the reporter; fee-waiver requests on form FW-020 at least 10 calendar days before the trial or hearing; transcripts; and the return of previously lodged fees.

Probate Court Information, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/divisions/probate, fetched 2026-10-02.

The probate division's page: remote appearance phone numbers; probate notes and the probate examiner's email contact; the real property sales overbid local form; probate court locations in Riverside, Palm Springs, and the Southwest Justice Center; petitions for minor's compromise filed with the Probate Division; and ex parte matters, submitted to the probate department under Local Rule 7130 and California Rules of Court 3.1200 et seq. at the probate clerk's office, with the documents required.

Public Notice: Daily Filing Deadlines (effective July 1, 2019), Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/public-notice_daily-filing-deadlines.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's public notice that, effective July 1, 2019, the filing cut-off time is 4:00 p.m. for documents submitted in person and in courthouse drop boxes, a document deposited in a drop box by 4:00 p.m. being deemed filed that day; a document received electronically through eSubmit between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59:59 p.m. on a court day is deemed filed that day under CCP § 1010.6(b)(2), and one received on a non-court day is deemed filed on the next court day; members of the public are assisted until 4:00 p.m.; and the Blythe Court is closed to the public on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Public Notice: Translations, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; posted on the court's website at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/pubntcretranslation.pdf, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's public notice that staff or contract interpreters assigned to interpret proceedings are not used to translate documents or audiotapes; documents or audiotapes in a language other than English to be used at hearings or submitted into evidence are to be translated and transcribed beforehand at the submitting party's expense; with resources for locating a translator.

Remote Appearances, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/remoteappearance, fetched 2026-10-02.

The court's remote appearance page (Zoom): the remote appearance meeting numbers, and appearing remotely in civil, family law, probate, juvenile, criminal and unlawful detainer matters, at non-evidentiary hearings and at evidentiary hearings or trials; criminal hearings are generally in-person proceedings.

Tentative Rulings, Superior Court of California, County of Riverside; the court's web page https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/online-services/tentative-rulings, fetched 2026-10-02.

The tentative rulings page: tentative rulings for each law and motion matter are posted by 3:00 p.m. on the court day immediately before the hearing, or may be obtained by telephone; requests for oral argument; and the departments posting rulings, by region and courthouse.

Title 1: General, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (effective July 1, 2026); in the complete local rules posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-07/completerules%20%281%29_ADA_output.pdf?cb=1784644706, fetched 2026-10-02.

Title 1 of the court's local rules (General; rules 1005–1095): payment of fees; applications by vexatious litigants to file complaints; custody of papers; juror lists; interpreters and translators; the court communication protocol for protective orders and child custody (Rule 1030); attorney fees in minor's compromise cases; entry of judgment, costs and fees; direct fax filing (Rule 1050); exhibits and lodged documents; commissioners as temporary judges; collection of fines; statements of financial condition; payment of court-ordered financial obligations; applications for publication of summons; and court reporting services (Rule 1095).

Title 10: Administration, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (effective July 1, 2026); in the complete local rules posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-07/completerules%20%281%29_ADA_output.pdf?cb=1784644706, fetched 2026-10-02.

Title 10 (Administration; rules 10005–10030): the transfer of powers, duties and responsibilities from the county clerk; the Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge; the executive committee; the committee to eliminate bias and promote equal justice; delegation of judicial administrative responsibilities; countywide judges meetings; and media inquiries (Rule 10030).

Title 3: Civil, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (effective July 1, 2026); in the complete local rules posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-07/completerules%20%281%29_ADA_output.pdf?cb=1784644706, fetched 2026-10-02.

Title 3 (Civil; rules 3110–3640), in six divisions: civil case management (where to file documents under Rule 3115; responses to orders to show cause; certificates of counsel; electronic filing in civil cases under Rule 3118; new case assignment and case management conferences; amendments substituting a fictitiously named defendant's true name; duties of litigants; remote appearances at non-evidentiary hearings under Rule 3132; procedures on remand after removal to federal court; complex litigation; extraordinary writs; minors' name change petitions; uninsured motorist cases; cancellation of instruments; the attorney fee schedule of Rule 3190; installment judgments; default judgment declarations; and consolidation of cases); alternative dispute resolution (rules 3200–3290: ADR policy, sanctions and administration, the duty to meet and confer about ADR before the first case management conference, ADR orders and completion dates, mandatory ADR sessions, continuances, post-ADR duties, non-appearance, costs and complaint procedures; judicial arbitration from its initiation through the award, trial after arbitration and reimbursement of arbitration fees; court-ordered mediation; and mandatory settlement conference statements); civil law and motion (reserving hearing dates, exhibits, tentative rulings under Rule 3316 and the conduct of hearings); trial rules and procedures (pre-trial rules under Rule 3401 and instructions to the jury); unlawful detainers (time standards, case designation, service of the complaint, requests for trial and for jury trial, default judgment declarations and writs of possession); and small claims (acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment).

Title 4: Criminal, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (effective July 1, 2026); in the complete local rules posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-07/completerules%20%281%29_ADA_output.pdf?cb=1784644706, fetched 2026-10-02.

Title 4 (Criminal; rules 4001–4082): where to file documents (Rule 4001); declarations in support of arrest warrants and walk-through arrest warrants; payment of investigators and experts; bail reductions or increases, the felonious source of bail, and forfeiture, reinstatement and exoneration of bail; counter and facsimile arraignment; misdemeanor and felony arraignments; appearance in misdemeanor proceedings by counsel and own recognizance release; requests to add a case to calendar; evaluation for veterans court; acceptance of pleas and imposition of sentence in the defendant's absence; criminal law and motion; motions to quash or traverse warrants, speedy trial motions and motions to dismiss under P.C. 995; extensions of minor offense violations; petitions to seal and destroy arrest records; and expungement.

Title 5: Family and Juvenile Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (effective July 1, 2026); in the complete local rules posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-07/completerules%20%281%29_ADA_output.pdf?cb=1784644706, fetched 2026-10-02.

Title 5 (Family and Juvenile Rules; rules 5100–5296), in two divisions. The family rules: where to file documents (Rule 5101); requests for orders; surrogacy petitions and judgments; continuances; domestic violence restraining orders; case management; mandatory settlement conferences; trial rules and procedures; child custody recommending counseling; remote appearances at non-evidentiary hearings in family law cases (Rule 5161); emergency orders; setting aside a default to allow an amended petition; court-ordered child custody evaluations; supervised visitation providers; and court-appointed counsel complaint procedures. The juvenile rules: the presiding judge; where to file documents (Rule 5225); the cutoff time for filings; access to files and release of information; electronic recording devices; non-traffic infractions; ex parte orders; access to juvenile court records by application; the exchange of information between the juvenile and family courts; dissemination of Riverside Child Assessment Team (RCAT) recordings; cases in common with other departments; standards, screening, training, experience and caseloads for attorneys in dependency proceedings and complaints about court-appointed attorneys; settlement and discovery timelines; juvenile guardians ad litem; amended 300 and 600 petitions; timely reports, de facto parent forms, attachments and exhibits, CASA reports and minute orders; discovery; and psychotropic medications.

Title 7: Probate, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (effective July 1, 2026); in the complete local rules posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-07/completerules%20%281%29_ADA_output.pdf?cb=1784644706, fetched 2026-10-02.

Title 7 (Probate; rules 7000–7610), in six divisions: general provisions (application of the rules; venue under Rule 7001; appearing remotely at non-evidentiary hearings under Rule 7010; pleadings and papers; summons or citation; hearings; elder or dependent adult abuse restraining orders; approved matters and appearances; continuances; lodging documents for accountings; fee waivers requested by a fiduciary; probate appointed counsel; probate referees; inventories; ex parte applications under Rule 7130; confidential filing of the terms of a trust; fraud prevention; authority to operate a business; orders; Probate Code section 850 petitions; sales of real and personal property, broker's commissions and written overbids; taxes; overhead costs; notice to an Indian tribe; and accountings); decedents' estates (death certificates, rejected wills or codicils, special administration, bond waivers, confidential forms, spousal property elections, small estates, affidavits for real property of small value, interest on funeral and interment claims and waiver of account); guardianships (rules 7301–7311); conservatorships (rules 7400–7420: the required educational program for non-professional conservators, temporary and limited conservatorships, capacity to consent to medical treatment, confidentiality, trusts, care providers, accounts, inventories, appointment of counsel and attorney fees, and notice of a conservatee's death); compromise of disputed claims and trusts for minors and conservatees (Rule 7501); and facility-based medication capacity (Riese) hearings (Rule 7610).

Title 8: Appeals, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside (effective July 1, 2026); in the complete local rules posted on the court's Local Rules page (https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules) at https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2026-07/completerules%20%281%29_ADA_output.pdf?cb=1784644706, fetched 2026-10-02.

Title 8 (Appeals; rules 8000–8040): application; where to file documents (Rule 8005); the record on appeal; appointment of counsel; dismissal; extension or shortening of time and relief from default; the appeal processing schedule (Rule 8035); and small claims appeals (Rule 8040).