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Orange County Superior Court — Department N16 (Hon. Donald F. Gaffney): General Policies and Procedures

High confidence· verified September 29, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment N16 (Hon. Donald F. Gaffney): 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/directory/civil/limited-unlimited-civil/calendars/civil/genpolicy/gaffney/procedures.pdf, fetched 2026-09-29.

Summary

Judge Donald F. Gaffney's general policies and procedures for Department N16 (North Justice Center): modifications and remote appearances; calendar (order to show cause, case management and review hearings Tuesday 9:00 a.m.; settlement conferences Friday 9:00 a.m., set on request; default prove-ups Wednesday 10:30 a.m.; law and motion Wednesday 9:00 a.m.; trials Monday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 a.m. and Tuesday 10:00 a.m.; ex parte Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. with notice by 10:00 a.m. the court day before); general procedures; ex parte applications; law and motion; and trial procedures, with the department's conduct-in-trials rules and trial forms, including a deposition designation form.

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Department N16

Source of truth

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE JUDGE DONALD F. GAFFNEY DEPARTMENT N16 CLERK: Sasha Gonzalez COURT ATTENDANT: Robert Renison NORTH JUSTICE CENTER 1275 NORTH BERKELEY AVENUE FULLERTON, CA 92832 (657) 622-5616 www.occourts.org Modifications and Remote Appearances A. Modifications of Policies and Procedures: Modifications will be discussed with Counsel and Parties as applicable to speci

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/N16__directory__civil__limited-unlimited-civil__calendars__civil__genpolicy__gaffney__procedures.pdf (500200 bytes, sha256 48faba4eb3205d893a982766be66e1411109f59e6f9e4c54e5e77a330bee407b; 24 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. Pages 12–24: the forms attached to the policies (Joint Exhibit List, exhibit tags, Statement of Compliance, Procedural Stipulations, Joint List of Anticipated Witness Trial Testimony, and deposition designation and counter-designation templates), not transcribed; a bracketed note in the text says so. 1 documented whitespace-only join where the layout reading split a line. Attached to Judge Donald F. Gaffney: the document names the judicial officer, and the court's Judicial Officers page lists Judge Donald F. Gaffney in Department N16. The procedures refer to pandemic-era modifications and Second Administrative Order No. 20/06, as posted.