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Orange County Superior Court — Department CM02 (Hon. Andre De La Cruz): Policies and Procedures (Discovery Matters) (rev. 2.0, April 6, 2026)

High confidence· verified September 29, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment CM02 (Hon. Andre De La Cruz): Policies and Procedures (Discovery Matters) (rev. 2.0, April 6, 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/delacruz/procedures.pdf, fetched 2026-09-29.

Summary

Judge Andre De La Cruz's policies for Department CM02 (Costa Mesa Justice Complex), the civil discovery department: law and motion (discovery matters) Thursday 9:00 a.m. by online reservation; informal discovery conferences Monday through Wednesday 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on one joint letter brief; courtesy copies not needed; jury and court trials and ex parte applications remain before the inventory judge.

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Department CM02

Source of truth

Superior Court of California County of Orange HON. ANDRE DE LA CRUZ Department CM02 CLERK: Agustine Carbajal COSTA MESA JUSTICE COMPLEX 3390 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (657) 622-5702 www.occourts.org COURTESY COPIES ARE NOT NEEDED A. Law and Motion hearing (Discovery matters) – Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Use the court’s online reservation system to reserve a motion date. All moving papers in sup

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Orange — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: April 6, 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/CM02__directory__civil__limited-unlimited-civil__calendars__civil__genpolicy__delacruz__procedures.pdf (247713 bytes, sha256 ceb397d72e1af560a2494f64dca6e2abc7cac8f51899ce994ceb16a0c678e3d1; 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 Andre De La Cruz: the document names the judicial officer, and the court's Judicial Officers page lists Judge Andre De La Cruz in Department CM02.