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Orange County Superior Court — Department C33 (Hon. Sandy N. Leal): General Policies and Procedures

High confidence· verified September 29, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment C33 (Hon. Sandy N. Leal): General Policies and Procedures, 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/lealprocedures.pdf, fetched 2026-09-29.

Summary

Judge Sandy N. Leal's policies for Department C33 (Central Justice Center): non-law-and-motion order to show cause hearings Thursday 1:30 p.m. (California Rules of Court, rule 3.110 service); case management conferences Monday through Wednesday 9:00 a.m.; default prove-ups, judgment debtor examinations and post-arbitration and review hearings Friday 9:30 a.m.; settlement conferences Friday 9:00 a.m.; law and motion Thursday 10:00 a.m. by online reservation; jury and court trials Monday 9:00 a.m. under the separate trial standing order; ex parte Monday through Wednesday and Friday 9:30 a.m. on reservation by noon the day before; electronic signatures; remote appearance requirements.

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Department C33

Source of truth

Superior Court of California County of Orange HON. SANDY N. LEAL Department C33 CLERK: Victoria Do COURT ATTENDANT: Jordan Kempf CENTRAL JUSTICE CENTER 700 W. Civic Center Drive Santa Ana, CA 92701 (657) 622-5233 www.occourts.org Remote Video Appearance A. Non-Law and Motion hearing (OSC) – Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Counsel shall comply with Cal. Rule of Court 3.110. Complaints must be served on all n

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Orange — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: —
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/C33__system__files__civil__lealprocedures.pdf (242530 bytes, sha256 5d66b22fc9b3c440f8c0348f1e1af7d46758fef1068d603352a35e4632c6c2a8; 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 Sandy N. Leal: the document names the judicial officer, and the court's Judicial Officers page lists Judge Sandy N. Leal in Department C33.