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Monterey County Superior Court — Civil Calendar Guidelines

High confidence· verified October 7, 2026Divisional InstructionsCivil Calendar Guidelines, Superior Court of California, County of Monterey; the court's web page https://www.monterey.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil/civil-calendar-guidelines, fetched 2026-10-07.

Summary

The court's civil calendar guidelines: non-collection law and motion hearings on Fridays at 8:30 AM and collection law and motion on Tuesdays at 10:30AM; the civil and probate ex parte calendars - Department 13 (Civil on Tuesdays, Unlawful Detainer on Mondays, Probate on Wednesdays) and Departments 14 and 15 (Civil on Tuesdays), each at 8:30 AM; civil cases in rotation among three judicial officers: Judge Thomas W. Wills; Judge Elizabeth R. Leitzinger, Judge Ian A. Rivamonte; provisionally complex cases assigned ODD/EVEN between two judicial officers: Judge Thomas W. Wills and Judge Ian A. Rivamonte; and unlawful detainer cases assigned for all purposes to Judge Elisabeth K. Mineta, collection actions to Judge Elizabeth R. Leitzinger.

Applies to

California > Sixth Appellate District > Monterey County > Superior Court of California, County of Monterey

Requirement

Civil Law and Motion Civil - Non Collection Case, Law and Motion hearings: Fridays at 8:30 AM. Civil - Collection Case, Law and Motion hearings: Tuesdays at 10:30AM. Civil and Probate ex parte calendars are heard as follows: Court Department Schedules Department Schedule Department 13 – Civil Tuesdays at 8:30 AM Department 13 – Unlawful Detainer Mondays at 8:30 AM Department 13 – Probate Wednesdays at 8:30 AM Department 14 – Civil Tuesdays at 8:30 AM Department 15 – Civil Tuesdays at 8:30 AM Civil cases are assigned as follows: Your civil case, excluding unlawful detainer and collections are a rotational assignment among three judicial officers: Judge Thomas W. Wills; Judge Elizabeth R. Leitzinger, Judge Ian A. Rivamonte. Your provisionally complex case or "is complex" designation at case initiation are assigned ODD/EVEN by ending number among two judicial officers: Judge Thomas W. Wills and Judge Ian A. Rivamonte. Judicial Assignments by Case Type Case Type Assigned Judge Unlawful detainer cases (assigned for all purposes) Judge Elisabeth K. Mineta Collection action cases (assigned for all purposes) Judge Elizabeth R. Leitzinger

Source of truth

Civil Law and Motion Civil - Non Collection Case, Law and Motion hearings: Fridays at 8:30 AM. Civil - Collection Case, Law and Motion hearings: Tuesdays at 10:30AM. Civil and Probate ex parte calendars are heard as follows: Court Department Schedules Department Schedule Department 13 – Civil Tuesdays at 8:30 AM Department 13 – Unlawful Detainer Mondays at 8:30 AM Department 13 – Probate Wednesday

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Monterey — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: October 7, 2026benchpath-ca-t4-monterey-2026-10-07

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