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San Francisco County Superior Court — Protocol for Juvenile Dependency Pre-Jurisdiction/Disposition Timelines and Trial Setting Orders (LR 12.8)

High confidence· verified October 8, 2026Divisional InstructionsProtocol for Juvenile Dependency Pre-Jurisdiction/Disposition Timelines and Trial Setting Orders (LR 12.8), Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco; posted on the court's Local Forms page (https://sf.courts.ca.gov/forms-fees/local-forms) at https://sf.courts.ca.gov/system/files/forms-and-filings/pre-jurisdiction_dispo-timelines.docx, fetched 2026-10-08.

Summary

The order attached to the court's finding at detention: discovery due no later than 1-week before the settlement conference; presumed father motions no later than 3-weeks after detention; the settlement conference at 4-weeks; the first and second mandatory meet and confers by the end of the 6th and 8th weeks; the addendum report and updated discovery at 9-weeks; witness lists, 355 objections and documents and the final settlement conference at 10-weeks; and trial at 12-weeks; dependency trials set in Department 405 heard by the Honorable Monica F. Wiley.

Applies to

California > First Appellate District > San Francisco County > Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco

Requirement

San Francisco Superior Court Protocol for Juvenile Dependency Pre-Jurisdiction/Disposition Timelines and Trial Setting Orders (LR 12.8) Case Name: | Case #: JD____-_________ | Date: Detention: Paternity Inquiry ☐ J-1 Vacated ☐ J-1 Hearing Re Notice Maintained ☐ Discovery due no later than 1-week before Settlement Conference Presumed Father Motion(s) Date: [No later than 3-weeks after detention] | Settlement Conference Date: [4-weeks] | First Mandatory Meet & Confer: [By end of 6th week] | Second Mandatory Meet & Confer: [By end of 8th week] | Addendum Report and Updated Discovery: [9-weeks] | Witness Lists, 355 Objections and Documents: [10-weeks] | Final Settlement Conference: [10-weeks] | Trial Date & Time: [12-weeks] | NOTICE: ALL DEPENDENCY TRIALS SET IN DEPARTMENT 405 WILL BE HEARD BY THE HONORABLE MONICA F. WILEY This form will be attached to the Court finding and becomes the order of the Court. All parties are required to make a good faith effort to comply with the above time-lines and discovery rules.

Source of truth

San Francisco Superior Court Protocol for Juvenile Dependency Pre-Jurisdiction/Disposition Timelines and Trial Setting Orders (LR 12.8) Case Name: | Case #: JD____-_________ | Date: Detention: Paternity Inquiry ☐ J-1 Vacated ☐ J-1 Hearing Re Notice Maintained ☐ Discovery due no later than 1-week before Settlement Conference Presumed Father Motion(s) Date: [No later than 3-weeks after detention] |

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
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Last verified: October 8, 2026benchpath-ca-t4-san-francisco-2026-10-08

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