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From September 15, 2025, in Unlimited and Limited Civil cases and Unlimited Unlawful Detainer cases: notice to the opposing party by 10:00 a.m. the day before (rule 3.1203) with a declaration; email notice to the assigned department by 10:00 am the court day before; papers filed by 3:00 pm the day before; oppositions by 10:00 a.m. the day of the determination; hearings only if ordered; rulings within 24 hours. Motions for summary judgment / adjudication: a hearing date reserved by email before filing, the moving papers filed within seven (7) calendar days.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 JUDGE: HON. CHRISTOPHER R. BOWEN DEPARTMENT 1 COURT CLERK: CAROLINE RUARO UNREPORTED CIVIL EX PARTE APPLICATIONS AND MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT / ADJUDICATION I. Civil Ex Parte Motions, Oppositions, and Hearings. A. Application / Effective Date. 1. This order shall apply to ex parte applications in Unlimited and Limited Civil cases, and Unlimited Unlawful Detainer cases. It shall not apply to Family, Probate, Limited Unlawful Detainer, or Restraining Order cases. It shall become effective on September 15, 2025. 2. The Court will accept ex parte applications under existing procedures (appearance at set hours), through September 30, 2025. Thereafter, applications must follow the process in this order. B. Notice to Parties. Notice of the filing of an ex parte application must be provided to the opposing party or their counsel no later than 10:00 a.m. the day before the application will be presented to the Court, absent a showing of exceptional circumstances justifying a shorter notice period, as provided in California Rules of Court, rule 3.1203. A declaration regarding notice must be submitted with the ex parte application papers. C. Notice to Court: The party seeking ex parte relief must provide email notification to the assigned department no later than 10:00 am on the court day before the ex parte determination. D. Ex Parte Application Papers. All ex parte papers shall be served and submitted to the Clerk’s Office no later than 3:00 pm the day before the ex parte determination. Submissions shall be filed electronically unless the party is self-represented and has not elected to participate in electronic filing. Papers may be served on the parties personally or electronically. The moving party must notify the Court if an opposition is expected. E. Opposition to Ex Parte Application. Oppositions to the ex parte relief requested shall be submitted to the Clerk’s Office and served on the party making the request as soon as possible, but not later than 10:00 a.m. on the day of the ex parte determination. Submissions shall be filed electronically unless the party is self-represented and has not elected to participate in electronic filing. The opposition must be personally or electronically served on the other party and proof of service must be submitted with the opposition at the time it is filed. F. Request for Appearance at Hearing. If either party requests to appear on the application or opposition, the application or opposition must state this request on the face page of the ex parte application and/or opposition. Hearings will only occur if ordered by the Court. The Court will notify the parties of the date and time of the hearing on the ex parte request. G. Decisions on Ex Parte Applications. The Court will endeavor to rule on the application within 24 hours of the date scheduled for the ex parte determination, or 24 hours after the hearing if one is scheduled. Applications with extensive briefing may require more time for the Court to decide. II. Motions for Summary Judgment / Adjudication A. Application / Effective Date. This order shall apply to motions for summary judgment / adjudication filed in Unlimited and Limited Civil cases. It shall not apply to Family, Probate, or Unlawful Detainer matters. It shall become effective on September 15, 2025. B. Reservations. Parties moving for summary judgment/adjudication must reserve a hearing date and time prior to filing any moving papers. Reservations may be requested by email to the department. The Court will respond with the date and time of the scheduled hearing. C. Filing of Motion. Once the reservation date is confirmed by the Court, the moving party shall have seven (7) calendar days to file the moving papers with the Court. Failure to file the moving papers within this period may result in the reserved hearing time being vacated by the Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: September 3, 2025 HON. CHRISTOPHER R. BOWEN Presiding Judge of the Superior Court Contra Costa County
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA DATE: SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 JUDGE: HON. CHRISTOPHER R. BOWEN DEPARTMENT 1 COURT CLERK: CAROLINE RUARO UNREPORTED CIVIL EX PARTE APPLICATIONS AND MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT / ADJUDICATION I. Civil Ex Parte Motions, Oppositions, and Hearings. A. Application / Effective Date. 1. This order shall apply to ex parte applicatio
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-08 (California T4 Contra Costa build 2026-10-08) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-contra-costa/docs/general/combined-standing-orders-8-11-2026.pdf (the court's “Appendix A: Standing Orders”, “Revised August 11, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 14177357 bytes, sha256 50e61603361f0c413700512b6bb1a4d78d849a061bcc1e6d3ec3dcb30fda7c49; 48 pages, scanned) - Standing Order 3.5, PDF pages 38 to 39: read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi, each doubtful mark on a crop at 400 dpi; checked against three machine readings never published (RapidOCR on each whole page, the file's own text layer where a page has one, RapidOCR on each printed line): every 6-word window of the transcription looked up and each span no reading holds read again on the page image (vision/check-log.md). The compilation's label, the clerk's filed stamps, the signatures and the pleading paper's line numbers are not part of the text; the transcription's closing note, which describes them, is not published.
3 verbatim requirements on motion calendar in JEREMY I. FRANKER's division.
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