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Los Angeles County Superior Court — Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Department 617 (Judge Jeffery D. McFarland): Courtroom Information (04/26)

High confidence· verified September 29, 2026Judge PreferencesCourtroom Information, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Department 617, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles; served by the court's Courtroom Information application (https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/apps/courtroom-information) at https://www.lacourt.ca.gov/web3/courthouse/api/courthouses/courtroom-information/courthouse/LAM/courtrooms/617/documents, fetched 2026-09-29.

Summary

Department 617's order for trials (Stanley Mosk Courthouse), an unlawful detainer trial order under Local Rules 3.37 through 3.193 that directs compliance with the Fifth Amended Standing Order (effective as of June 1, 2021), paragraphs 14 to 17: the civil trial rules; exhibits (pre-numbered and exchanged, binders for each party, the clerk, the judge and the witness stand; plaintiffs from Exhibit 1, defendants from Exhibit 101); jury instructions and the verdict form; jury size; motions in limine (in writing, with a Local Rule 3.57 declaration); witnesses and objections; admission of exhibits; trial briefs; presentation by counsel; and civility.

Applies to

California > Second Appellate District > Los Angeles County > Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles > Stanley Mosk Courthouse > Department 617

Source of truth

ORDER FOR TRIALS IN DEPARTMENT 617 [Local Rule 3.37 through 3.193] 1. The Court expects the parties to comply with Superior Court Los Angeles County Court Rules for Civil Trial Procedure, Rules 3.37 through 3.193 and the applicable Standing Order for Limited Jurisdiction Unlawful Detainer Cases. This Order highlights some of those Rules and Standing Order provisions for the aid of the litigants. C

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles — Courtroom Information (courtroom information sheets)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 29, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 29, 2026benchpath-ca-t3-los-angeles-2026-09-29

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-29 (California T3 Los Angeles build 2026-09-29) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-los-angeles/dept/CourtroomInformation_LAM_617.pdf (390479 bytes, sha256 dbbc81344470afa55709ae4b97541034554d9e938b49c872fcdddbf8ac558adf; 2 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow, drawn-glyph reading): page numbers, pleading line numbers and running headers or footers removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the sheet's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only), proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) and proof 3 (same characters as the glyphs drawn on the page) all pass. Attached to Judge Jeffery D. McFarland by department: the sheet names no judicial officer; the court's Courtroom Information application and Judicial Officer Search both place Judge Jeffery D. McFarland in Department 617 of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. The order cites the Fifth Amended Standing Order (2021-SJ-007-01, effective June 1, 2021), which the Sixth Amended Standing Order (2026-SJ-002-00, effective March 3, 2026) supersedes.