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The Civil Division's standing order for limited jurisdiction unlawful detainer cases in every courthouse, superseding the Fourth Amended (2022-SJ-011-00) and Fifth Amended (2021-SJ-007-01) standing orders: service of the order; an early meeting of the parties within 10 days of service; addresses and telephone numbers (Form LASC CIV 312 with defendants' cellular numbers); law and motion; ex parte applications; jury trial demands and fees; stipulations to continue trial; interpreters and court reporters; and jury and court trials.
California > Second Appellate District > Los Angeles County > Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles > Civil / Eviction - Unlawful Detainer (UD)
2026-SJ-002-00 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES In re Superior Court of Los Angeles County Sixth Amended Standing Order – Limited Jurisdiction Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) Cases Assigned to All Courthouses SIXTH AMENDED STANDING ORDER (Effective March 3, 2026) TO EACH PARTY AND TO THE ATTORNEY OF RECORD FOR EACH PARTY: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the California Code of Civil Procedure [CCP], the California Rules of Court [CRC], and the Superior Court of Los Angeles County Court [SCLAC] Local Rules [LR], the Court HEREBY SUPERSEDES 2022-SJ-011-00 FOURTH AMENDED STANDING ORDER FILED APRIL 15, 2022, [Limited Jurisdiction Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) Cases Assigned to Designated District Hub Locations] AND 2021-SJ- 007-01 FIFTH AMENDED STANDING ORDER FILED JUNE 1, 2021, [Limited Jurisdiction Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) Cases Assigned to Stanley Mosk Courthouse] AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: SERVICE OF THIS ORDER 1. Each plaintiff is ordered to serve a copy of this Standing Order on each defendant along with copies of the summons and complaint, and to file proof of this service with the Court. EARLY MEETING 2. Each plaintiff is ordered to contact each defendant within 10 days of service to discuss in good faith either potential informal resolution of the case or, if settlement is not possible, how instead to prepare for trial. Such contact shall be made orally or in writing with the objective of having the case resolved within 60 days of its filing. 3. The Early Meeting should include a discussion of when the parties will exchange all evidence, identify all witnesses, and jointly prepare all the documents required by Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Jury and Court Trial section below. 4. If the parties reach a settlement, it is the Court’s intent that, where possible, every effort should be made to keep settled cases from becoming public as provided in CCP §§ 1161.2(a)(1)(F) and (a)(1)(G). If the parties agree in writing or on the record in court, the Court will retain jurisdiction to enforce any settlement after dismissal [CCP § 664.6]. ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS 5. Counsel for a party is directed to comply with CRC, rule 2.111 with respect to providing an address, telephone number and email address. Self-represented parties shall provide on the first page of each document filed with the court a mailing address, telephone number and email address unless the Court, for good cause, orders otherwise [CRC, rules 2.111 and 2.118]. A self-represented litigant does not automatically consent to electronic service by providing an email address as required by this section. 6. Plaintiffs must, at the time of filing the complaint, file Form LASC CIV 312, available on the court’s website: https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/pages/lp/fo-forms, and include all known cellular telephone numbers for defendant(s). (See, SCLAC General Order 2025-GEN-022-00.) LAW AND MOTION 7. All regularly noticed motions and demurrers will be heard in the department where the case is assigned. Hearing dates must be reserved by calling the calendar clerk in the department where the case is assigned. Courtesy copies of the oppositions to the motions and reply papers should be delivered to the Judicial Assistant in the courtroom on the day before the hearing, if possible. All motions, oppositions to the motions, and reply papers must be electronically filed unless a party is a self-represented litigant or otherwise exempt from mandatory electronic filing requirements. 8. If not served by personal delivery, the moving party must comply with the time extensions for notice required by CCP §§1013 and 1010.6(a)(3)(B). The motion will not be heard otherwise. 9. A separate statement of undisputed or disputed facts is not required for summary judgment motions [CCP §§ 437c(s) and 1170.7; CRC, rules 3.1350 and 3.1351]. EX PARTE APPLICATIONS 10. Ex parte applications should be noticed in the department where the case is assigned. Every department sets its own schedule for hearing ex parte matters, except that the departments in Stanley Mosk hear their ex parte applications at 1:30 p.m. Unless a party is self-represented or otherwise exempt from electronic filing, all ex parte applications and supporting papers must be electronically filed by 10:00 a.m. the day before the ex parte hearing. If a party is exempt from electronic filings, any ex parte application to be heard in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse must be filed by 11:00 a.m. the day of the hearing at the UD Filing Window on the first floor of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse [SCLAC LR 3.4(l)]. In courthouses other than the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, a party exempt from electronic filings must file the application no later than 8:30 a.m. for hearings scheduled for 8:30 a.m., and by 11:00 a.m. for hearings set for 1:30 p.m. Ex parte applications shall consist of a separate application, a separate declaration of ex parte notice and a proposed order. 11. Absent good cause, notice of the ex parte application and the location, date and time of the hearing must be given by 10:00 a.m. on the court day before the hearing, as required by CRC, rule 3.1204, regardless of the courthouse in which the case is filed. JURY TRIAL DEMANDS AND FEES 12. The right to a jury trial may be deemed waived unless it is timely requested [CCP § 631(f)(4)], fees are timely paid, or an additional fee waiver for jury fees is timely obtained. If one or more of the parties have demanded a jury trial, jury fees shall be deposited no later than five days before trial, or the additional fee waiver obtained no later than five days before trial [CCP §§ 631(b) and (c)(1)]. Failure to pay the required fee as required by law or to obtain the additional fee waiver results in the waiver of a jury trial. STIPULATIONS TO CONTINUE TRIAL 13. Upon a showing of good cause, at its discretion, the Court may continue a trial if all attorneys of record and/or the parties who have appeared in the action stipulate in writing to the postponement. Unless the stipulation is granted by the court, the parties or their counsel are required to appear on the day of trial ready to commence trial. INTERPRETERS AND COURT REPORTERS 14. The Court will provide an interpreter for parties and witnesses at no charge. Parties are encouraged to request an interpreter as soon as possible to ensure availability. Interpreters may be requested online at the following link on the Superior Court of Los Angeles County website: https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/pages/lp/language-access-services/cp/request-a-court-interpreter-2025. 15. Proceedings in court will not be transcribed by a court reporter unless supplied by a party to the action as permitted by SCLAC LR 2.21. Proceedings are recorded electronically. Copies of the recordings may be obtained and used by the parties as permitted by SCLAC LR 9.6(c). Recordings may be requested online at the following link on the Superior Court of Los Angeles County website: https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/pages/lp/transcript-requests-and-court-reporter-electronic-recording-information/cp/access-my-transcript-or-recording. JURY AND COURT TRIALS 16. On the day of trial, parties to an unlawful detainer action should have conducted the Early Meeting set forth in Paragraph 2 and should be ready to go to trial. Parties or their counsel should have exchanged all exhibits, exhibit lists, witness lists, and other trial documents described in Paragraphs 17 and 18, and met and conferred in person or telephonically about all issues relating to exhibits, witnesses and the conduct of the trial. 17. Trial Readiness—within the meaning of this Standing Order—includes both having conducted the Early Meeting and having the ability to begin trying a case immediately or as directed by the Court. Accordingly, parties who appear on the day of trial and are not ready to try their case or parties who announce “trial-ready” but are not prepared to immediately try a case are not acting in compliance with this Standing Order, regardless of whether the parties’ attorneys are appearing on behalf of other litigants in different actions on the same day. Misrepresentation of a case’s trial readiness on the day of trial is a violation of this Standing Order and may subject the offending party and/or counsel to the imposition of monetary sanctions. 18. For a jury trial, on the date set for trial, parties or counsel of record shall appear and bring with them a three-ring binder with a table of contents containing copies of each of the following documents (signed by counsel or parties representing themselves) behind a separate tab: i. Copies of the most recent (operative) pleadings (including the most recent complaint and answer); ii. Joint Statement of the Case; iii. Motions in Limine, if any, which must be drafted in accordance with SCLAC LR 3.57, served and filed; iv. Joint Witness List disclosing the witnesses who will be called, what they will testify to, whether an interpreter is needed, and how long their testimony will take; v. Joint Exhibit List; vi. Edited Joint Proposed Jury Instructions printed out for the Court, and any disputed jury instructions under separate tabs for plaintiff and defendant; and vii. the Edited Joint Proposed Verdict Form(s) printed out for the Court. To assist the parties, a UD Jury Trial Readiness packet (Form LACIV 244) is available online on the court’s website: https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/pages/lp/fo-forms. 19. For a court (non-jury) trial, the parties shall exchange all exhibits, as well as an exhibit list and a witness list prior to trial, and shall appear at trial with a complete set of documents for each of the parties and a complete set of documents for the court. 20. If a party fails or refuses to meet and confer in preparation for trial, the other party or parties shall prepare and bring to trial the above-listed documents labeled as “[Proposed] Joint Documents.” The party offering “[Proposed] Joint Documents” must also show the steps it has taken to obtain compliance with the meet and confer obligation. 21. Failure to provide any of the aforementioned documents in this Standing Order on the trial date may cause a delay in the trial being heard. Failure to comply with any provisions of this Standing Order without substantial justification may result in the imposition of monetary sanctions, evidentiary and/or issue preclusion, or terminating sanctions. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 3/3/26 _______________________________ LAWRENCE P. RIFF Supervising Judge, Civil Superior Court of Los Angeles County SIXTH AMENDED STANDING ORDER – LIMITED JURISDICTION UNLAWFUL DETAINER (EVICTION) CASES ASSIGNED TO ALL COURTHOUSES [The date is handwritten.]
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Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.