Judge Ebrahim Baytieh's revised pretrial orders for Department CM05 (Costa Mesa Justice Complex): expectations of counsel and self-represented parties (civility, with authorities); pretrial documents and deliveries to the clerk (a joint witness list with time estimates and the other joint lists); motions in limine; in-person trials; witnesses; objections; interruptions and discussions during trial; exhibits; transcripts; trial schedule and time estimates; consequences of noncompliance.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE COSTA MESA JUSTICE COMPLEX In re Trial Setting Conferences and Trials PRETRIAL ORDERS – REVISED JULY 2026 Scheduled in Department CM05 Judge: Hon. Ebrahim Baytieh Dept: CM05 TO ALL ATTORNEYS AND SELF-REPRESENTED PARTIES ASSIGNED FOR TRIAL IN DEPARTMENT CM05: The basic function of an independent, impartial, and honorable judiciary is to maintain the ut
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Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
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