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Contra Costa County Superior Court — Department 16 (Judge Benjamin T. Reyes II) Pre-Trial Orders

High confidence· verified October 8, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment 16 (Judge Benjamin T. Reyes II) Pre-Trial Orders, Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa; posted on the court's General Civil Departments page (https://contracosta.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil/general-civil-departments) at https://contracosta.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/standing-order-trial_revised_2025_civil_for-d16-cases-2.pdf, fetched 2026-10-08.

Summary

Department 16's pre-trial orders: the summary of deadlines (issue conference, trial readiness conference, the Advance Pre-Trial Conference, motions in limine, witness lists and exhibits ten (10) calendar days before trial, jury instructions, trial briefs, lodging on the first appearance); the preference for electronic or digital exhibits on a thumb drive; witness lists and trial exhibits; motions in limine; the advanced trial conference; proposed jury instructions and verdict forms; voir dire; courtroom decorum; opening statements; witnesses; objections; closing arguments; and compliance.

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California > First Appellate District > Contra Costa County > Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa > Department 16

Source of truth

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA PRE-TRIAL ORDERS FOR HON. BENJAMIN T. REYES II DEPARTMENT 16 SUMMARY OF DEADLINES 1 Deadline Requirements As Scheduled by the Court in advance of the trial Date for Counsel Use ___________ Conduct an Issue Conference with the Court’s Settlement Mediator. (See Local Rule 3.200) or a Settlement Conference with a Judicial Officer. As Scheduled by th

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: October 8, 2026benchpath-ca-t4-contra-costa-2026-10-08

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-08 (California T4 Contra Costa build 2026-10-08) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-contra-costa/docs/general/standing-order-trial_revised_2025_civil_for-d16-cases-2.pdf (263311 bytes, sha256 fd7d66f587c3d3bce515ac31c3f3f8ac53ffc17d595ce9f32d818fae3645eae6; 11 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page marks and running headers or footers removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the document's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. Documented settings (whitespace-only or same-character changes; the proofs hold): the deadline chart, a ruled table, set cell by cell (tables=True), its thirteen checkbox items (“[ ]”) each on its own line, the footnote mark “1” after “SUMMARY OF DEADLINES” set apart by a space and one indented paragraph start (“If the Parties wish to submit digital copies of the Binders”) set on its own line (whitespace fixes); the chart's footnote, which the page break set inside a row, set after the chart and the row rejoined (the same characters). Attached to Judge Benjamin T. Reyes II: the card is Department 16's, where the court's Directory of Judicial Departments (effective September 14, 2026) seats Judge Benjamin T. Reyes II. Review note: Carded as printed: two sections are numbered "II." (Witness Lists and Trial Exhibits; Motions in Limine); the chart prints "Ten (10) calendar days in advance of the of trial" and "4:00 pm one (2) court days in advance". A second copy linked from the Complex Litigation page differs by one space.