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Orange County Superior Court — Department C31 (Hon. Kimberly A. Knill): Policies, Pretrial Order and Standing Order re: Artificial Intelligence (rev. August 10, 2026)

High confidence· verified September 29, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment C31 (Hon. Kimberly A. Knill): Policies, Pretrial Order and Standing Order re: Artificial Intelligence (rev. August 10, 2026), 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/directory/civil/limited-unlimited-civil/calendars/civil/genpolicy/knill/procedures.pdf, fetched 2026-09-29.

Summary

Judge Kimberly A. Knill's policies for Department C31 (Central Justice Center): schedule (trials Monday through Wednesday; settlement conferences Friday 9:00 a.m.; ex parte Monday through Thursday 1:30 p.m.; motions Friday 10:00 a.m.; case management conferences Thursday 1:30 p.m.; trial call Friday 11:30 a.m.); motions and tentative rulings; discovery motions (meet and confer first); ex parte applications (notice by 10:00 a.m. and filing by noon the court day before); stipulations; the Department C31 Pretrial Order (a pretrial checklist tied to Local Rule 317); and the department's Standing Order re: Artificial Intelligence of August 10, 2026: counsel and self-represented parties must personally confirm the accuracy of research done with generative AI, bear responsibility for all statements in their filings, and may be sanctioned or referred for failing to verify citations.

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Department C31

Source of truth

ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT C31 “Civility allows for zealous representation, reduces clients’ costs, better advances clients’ interests, reduces stress, increases professional satisfaction, and promotes effective conflict resolution. These guidelines foster the civility and professionalism that are hallmarks of the best traditions of the legal profession.” OCBA Civility Guidelines Judg

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Orange — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: August 10, 2026
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/C31__directory__civil__limited-unlimited-civil__calendars__civil__genpolicy__knill__procedures.pdf (219969 bytes, sha256 5d718166106eda38f5261622515a4befde87c9f3c880bc4661e39455aca11e51; 5 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page numbers and the running footer “Revised 8/10/2026” 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 Kimberly A. Knill: the document names the judicial officer, and the court's Judicial Officers page lists Judge Kimberly A. Knill in Department C31.