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Orange County Superior Court — Department CX103 (Hon. David A. Hoffer): Policies and Procedures (Complex Civil)

High confidence· verified September 29, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment CX103 (Hon. David A. Hoffer): Policies and Procedures (Complex Civil), Superior Court of California, County of Orange; linked from the court's Complex Civil Courtroom Schedule & Requirements web application (https://voypubapps.occourts.org/complex-civil-calendar), at https://www.occourts.org/system/files/civil/hofferprocedures.pdf, fetched 2026-09-29.

Summary

Judge David A. Hoffer's policies for Department CX103 (Civil Complex Center): hearing schedule (trials Tuesday through Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.; law and motion Monday 1:30 p.m.; case management, status, order to show cause and default prove-up hearings Monday through Thursday, with status reports a week ahead; a transition note for the CX-103 inventory); trial procedures (full Local Rule 317 compliance; a remote readiness appearance on the trial date); law and motion (reservations online; tentative rulings at least 24 hours ahead); ex parte applications, usually decided on the papers; informal discovery conferences (six-page briefs three court days ahead); and courtroom demeanor under the State Bar's civility guidelines.

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Department CX103

Source of truth

Superior Court of California County of Orange HONORABLE DAVID A. HOFFER DEPARTMENT CX103 CLERK: Michelle Nevarez COURT ATTENDANT: Matthew Brinegar CIVIL COMPLEX CENTER 751 W. SANTA ANA BLVD SANTA ANA, CA 92701 (657) 622-5303 www.occourts.org Welcome to Department CX103. To facilitate the efficient progress of your case, please pay close attention to these procedures and guidelines. HEARING SCHEDUL

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/CX103__system__files__civil__hofferprocedures.pdf (149844 bytes, sha256 4879922ca1ab61a1994f125e3fb41ce04971156a32f4aa1edf96af03bc4ebdcb; 2 pages) 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 David A. Hoffer: the document names the judicial officer, and the court's Judicial Officers page lists Judge David A. Hoffer in Department CX103.