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Department 71 Policies and Procedures — Hon. Gregory W. Pollack (Central – Hall of Justice; January 29, 2026)

High confidence· verified September 28, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment 71 Policies and Procedures — Hon. Gregory W. Pollack (Central – Hall of Justice; January 29, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of San Diego; linked from the court's Judges and Departments page (https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/judgeassignments) at https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/sites/default/files/sdcourt/generalinformation/localrulesofcourt/rocdepartmentrules/department71/department%2071%20policies%20and%20procedures%20-%20honorable%20gregory%20w.%20pollack.pdf, fetched 2026-09-28.

Summary

Policies and procedures of Department 71 (Central – Hall of Justice civil, Judge Gregory W. Pollack), dated January 29, 2026: department staff and calendar times, ex parte hearings (including for discovery disputes) and continuance requests, trial calls, trial readiness conferences, law and motion practice including reply briefs, good faith settlement applications, and the department's trial guidelines including jury selection.

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > San Diego County > Superior Court of California, County of San Diego > Department 71

Source of truth

DEPARTMENT 71 • Judge: Gregory W. Pollack • Courtroom Clerk: Valeria Contreras (619) 450-7071 • Independent Calendar Clerk: Anthony Shirley (619) 450-7325 • Courtroom Bailiff: Dan DiValerio (619) 450-7336 • Trials: Mon., Tues., Wed. (p.m. only), and Thurs., 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., with a mid-morning break at 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. and a mid-afternoon break at 2:30 p.m. –

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of San Diego — local rules (Judicial Council index listing)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: January 29, 2026
Last verified: September 28, 2026benchpath-ca-t3-sd-2026-09-28

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