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The protocol for the Civil Unlimited courtrooms piloting the Electronic Evidence Portal for court and jury trials (Departments C15, C16, C24, C25 and C27; the trial judge may excuse its use for good cause): exhibit number ranges agreed at the Local Rule 317 issue conference; exhibits uploaded and shared through the portal's Virtual Viewing Room no later than 14 days before trial (impeachment exhibits may be uploaded as confidential); the final set by noon the Wednesday before trial; counsel display exhibits on court laptops; and each department's Electronic Evidence Order and Stipulation.
California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Departments C15, C16, C24, C25 and C27
Orange County Superior Court Civil Unlimited - Electronic Evidence Protocol (Revised July 1, 2026) The selected Civil Unlimited courtrooms listed below are piloting the use of the Electronic Evidence Portal (Portal) for court and jury trials. Counsel will be required to upload exhibits to the Portal in lieu of trial exhibit notebooks, except for one copy as noted below. For good cause, the trial judge has discretion to excuse counsel from the requirement to use the Electronic Evidence Portal in the following courtrooms: C15- Judge Yolanda V. Torres C16- Judge Carmen Luege C24- Judge Lindsey E. Martinez C25- Judge Gassia Apkarian C27- Judge Bradley Erdosi Absent an exemption from judicial officer, counsel shall comply with the following protocol regarding trial exhibits and otherwise fully comply with Local Rule 317 except as modified by this protocol: • At the Local Rule 317 issue conference, counsel shall meet and confer regarding exhibits to avoid duplicate exhibits and agree on the exhibit number range to be used by each party. • All exhibits are to be uploaded to the Portal no later than 14 days prior to the trial date. The Portal is accessible through the court’s website at https://www.occourts.org/online-services/electronic-evidence-portal. • Counsel will assign exhibit numbers and exhibit descriptions during upload consistent with the ranges to which they agreed during the Local Rule 317 issue conference. Only numbers shall be entered, no special characters or letters should be added to the exhibit number. The Portal will automatically generate digital exhibit tags and exhibit lists • Impeachment exhibits may be uploaded as “Confidential” with the exhibit description of “Impeachment.” This allows the exhibit number/description to display on the exhibit list without disclosing the exhibit description. Please check with the individual courtrooms for additional or alternative impeachment exhibit procedures. • With the exception of impeachment exhibits, all exhibits must be shared with opposing counsel via the Portal’s “Virtual Viewing Room” no later than 14 days prior to the trial date. (Local Rule 317.A.) Failure to do so may result in sanctions against any non-compliant party. • The final set of electronic exhibits for the court must be uploaded to the Portal no later than noon on the Wednesday before trial. • Counsel will be responsible for displaying the electronic exhibits during trial. Laptops will be made available on counsel table for use by counsel to access the Portal and will be connected to the evidence presentation equipment in the courtroom. • If a witness is testifying remotely, counsel must meet and confer to ensure the evidence being shown to the witness is consistent with the evidence pre-marked and uploaded to the Portal. • On the day of trial, counsel shall bring one printed copy of all uploaded exhibits (excluding impeachment evidence) in a 3-ring binder(s). (Local Rule 317.C.) Exhibits must be printed from the Portal with the exhibit ribbon and accompanied by a printed exhibit list from the portal. Detailed instructions are available on the court’s website at: Electronic Evidence Portal | Superior Court of California | County of Orange. For jury trials, the digital exhibits and printed exhibit notebook with admitted exhibits will be provided to the jury for deliberations. • Once trial has commenced, the parties may not upload any additional exhibits to the Portal without permission from the Court. Counsel shall review the “Electronic Evidence Order and Stipulation” available via the link below and file the signed stipulation by noon the Wednesday before trial. Plaintiff is ordered to serve a copy of this order and stipulation on all parties. C15- Judge Yolanda V. Torres- Electronic Evidence Order and Stipulation C16- Judge Carmen Luege- Electronic Evidence Order and Stipulation C24- Judge Lindsey E. Martinez- Electronic Evidence Order and Stipulation C25- Judge Gassia Apkarian- Electronic Evidence Order and Stipulation C27- Judge Bradley Erdosi- Electronic Evidence Order and Stipulation Counsel shall familiarize themselves with the various instructions on how to use the Electronic Evidence Portal, including creating an account, uploading exhibits, using the Virtual Viewing Room, generating exhibit ribbon etc., all available on the court’s public website: Electronic Evidence Portal | Superior Court of California | County of Orange.
Orange County Superior Court Civil Unlimited - Electronic Evidence Protocol (Revised July 1, 2026) The selected Civil Unlimited courtrooms listed below are piloting the use of the Electronic Evidence Portal (Portal) for court and jury trials. Counsel will be required to upload exhibits to the Portal in lieu of trial exhibit notebooks, except for one copy as noted below. For good cause, the trial j
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1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in BETSY BENSON's division.
4 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.