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Orange County Superior Court — Department C13 (Hon. Nick A. Dourbetas): General Policies and Procedures (rev. October 28, 2025)

High confidence· verified September 29, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment C13 (Hon. Nick A. Dourbetas): General Policies and Procedures (rev. October 28, 2025), Superior Court of California, County of Orange; linked from the court's Unlimited Civil Courtroom Schedule & Requirements web application (https://voypubapps.occourts.org/civil-calendar), at https://www.occourts.org/system/files/civil/dourbetasprocedures.pdf, fetched 2026-09-29.

Summary

Department C13's policies (Central Justice Center): no courtesy copies and no physical copies for the department; trial readiness and non-law-and-motion hearings; settlement conferences the court conducts on the parties' stipulation; law and motion Friday 9:30 a.m. with papers filed within 24 hours of the online reservation (not for summary judgment motions); jury and court trials (exhibits brought on the first day of trial); ex parte applications Monday through Thursday 1:30 p.m., usually ruled on in chambers by noon, on telephonic reservation by noon the day before, with oppositions by 8:30 a.m.

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Department C13

Source of truth

Superior Court of California County of Orange Honorable Nico A. Dourbetas DEPARTMENT C13 CLERK: Sheila Hill COURT ATTENDANT: Paulina Maynez CENTRAL JUSTICE CENTER 700 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE SANTA ANA, CA 92701 (657) 622-5213 www.occourts.org Remote Video Appearance NO COURTESY COPIES REQUIRED. Anything Lodged with the Court Must Be E-Filed. No Physical Copies for the Department. A. Trial Readiness and

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Orange — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: October 28, 2025
Last verified: September 29, 2026benchpath-ca-t3-orange-2026-09-29

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-29 (California T3 Orange build 2026-09-29) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-orange/dept/C13__system__files__civil__dourbetasprocedures.pdf (222342 bytes, sha256 5562fbeb648ac02d6cd914c411509c761461d54dea03704cefd028efd205125f; 1 page) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page numbers removed as chrome, lines reflowed into the document's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) both pass. Attached to Judge Nick A. Dourbetas: the document names the judicial officer, and the court's Judicial Officers page lists Judge Nick A. Dourbetas in Department C13. The department's document prints the judge's name “Nico A. Dourbetas”; the court's Judicial Officers page and the Judicial Council roster give “Nick A. Dourbetas”, the name the card uses.