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Rule 3 (Rules 3.0 to 3.5): pretrial management in the Civil Case Management Department, uninsured motorist designation by ex parte application (the case management rules do not apply until 180 days after the designation) and orders to show cause and sanctions (Rule 3.0); extensions to serve and to respond (opposition within two (2) court days) and orders concerning service, made to the Presiding Judge or, for posting in unlawful detainer actions, the Real Property Court (Rule 3.1); the case management conference date, the Court's review of case management statements, objections to an order to arbitration or a trial setting, continuances and remote appearance at objection hearings (Rule 3.2); the stipulation to a temporary judge unless an objection is filed within thirty (30) days (Rule 3.3); ex parte applications on the papers (Rule 3.4); and complex cases - asbestos, provisionally complex and CEQA cases, applications for complex designation (opposition within 5 court days) and complex filing fees (Rule 3.5).
California > First Appellate District > San Francisco County > Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
3 Civil Case Management 3.0 Establishment of Case Management. A. General Civil Case Management. Pretrial management of general civil cases not assigned to a single judge is conducted in the Civil Case Management Department. B. Uninsured Motorist. At the time the complaint is filed, or within 10 days after discovering that the case is an uninsured motorist case, plaintiff must file with the Civil Case Management Department an ex parte application with a supporting declaration requesting that the case be designated as an uninsured motorist case. To allow for arbitration of the plaintiff's claim, the Civil Case Management Rules do not apply to a case designated by the Court as "Uninsured Motorist" as defined in Government Code § 68609.5 and Insurance Code § 11580.2 until 180 days after the designation. C. Order to Show Cause/Sanctions. 1) Upon failure of any party, including the party's counsel, to comply with any provision of LRSF 3 or the applicable CRC or statute, the Court may issue an order to show cause to determine the reason for non-compliance and whether sanctions should be imposed. 2) The Court may impose reasonable monetary or non-monetary sanctions for any violation of a lawful court order or any provision of these rules done without good cause or substantial justification. Sanctions may be imposed for a violation committed by a party, a party's attorney, or both. Monetary sanctions are payable to San Francisco Superior Court. 3) Any request to vacate sanctions imposed by the Civil Case Management Department must be brought on written ex parte application in that Department. 3.1 Service of Complaint, Responsive Pleading, and Cross-Complaint (CRC 3.110). A. Application for Order Extending Time. Extension to Serve Summons and Complaint. A written application must be filed and a courtesy copy with a proposed order delivered to the Civil Case Management Department. B. Extension to Respond. A written application must be filed. Opposition to a request for extension of time to respond must be filed within two (2) court days of service of the request. Courtesy copies of the application and opposition with a proposed order must be lodged in the Civil Case Management Department in compliance with LRSF 2.7. C. Other Orders Concerning Service. An application for leave to serve a summons and complaint in a manner for which Court authorization is required must be made to the Presiding Judge, except for applications for leave to serve summons in an action for unlawful detainer by posting, pursuant to § 415.45, which shall be made to the Real Property Court. (See Rule 8.10). Applications to be made to the Presiding Judge include, but are not limited to: 1) An application for leave to serve a corporation or a limited liability company by service on the Secretary of State, pursuant to Cal. Corp. Code § 1702(a); or 2) An application for leave to serve a summons by publication, pursuant to CCP § 415.50; or 3) An application for leave to serve a summons alternatively, pursuant to CCP § 413.30. 3.2 Case Management Conference Date (CRC 3.720-3.730). A. Case Management Conference Date. When a complaint is filed, the clerk will issue a notice to plaintiff that includes a case management conference date. Plaintiff must serve that notice on all defendants. B. Court Review of Case Management Statements. Prior to the case management conference, the Court will review the case management statements and issue an order to show cause or a case management order. CRC 3.720-3.730. The Court may either continue the conference or cancel the conference and enter any of the following orders: 1) Referral to judicial arbitration; 2) Mandatory Expedited Jury Trial; or 3) Assignment of a trial date. C. Objections. A party objecting to an order to arbitration or a trial setting, must file and serve a “Notice of Objection.” A courtesy copy of the “Notice of Objection” must be lodged in the Civil Case Management Department in compliance with LRSF 2.7. All parties must appear personally, through counsel or remotely on the objection hearing date specified in the Court’s order or notice. A party objecting to a trial setting must meet and confer with the other side(s) in an effort to agree upon an alternative trial date before the hearing is held in the Civil Case Management Department. D. Continuances. A request to continue a case management conference must be set forth in the case management statement or in a supplemental statement if the case management statement has already been filed. E. Remote Appearance (CRC 3.672). Parties may elect to appear remotely for an Objection Hearing. To do so, the participant must comply with CRC 3.672. The person requesting to appear remotely must be available on the designated remote access platform for two (2) hours after the time noticed for the hearing. 3.3 Stipulation to Judge Pro Tem. A. A party is deemed to stipulate that all matters heard in the Civil Case Management Department may be heard by a temporary judge, by failing to file an objection in writing within thirty (30) days after the first pleading is filed in the action by that party, or at the first hearing in the Civil Case Management Department, if heard before the expiration of the thirty (30) days. Notice to this effect is provided to the parties pursuant to the “Notice to Plaintiff” provided at the filing of the complaint B. A party refusing to stipulate to pretrial case management before a temporary judge may: 1) Submit the matter on the papers without oral argument, or 2) present oral argument before the temporary judge. Without further briefing or oral argument, a judge assigned to hear the matter, must make a determination on the issue before the Court and issue an order. 3.4 Ex Parte Applications. In the Civil Case Management Department, ex parte applications other than to shorten time are submitted on the papers and no personal appearance is required. Proposed orders and a self-addressed stamped envelope must be included. See LRSF 9. 3.5 Complex Cases. A. Asbestos Cases. Actions for personal injury and wrongful death arising out of exposure to asbestos are designated complex litigation. Plaintiffs and defendants must pay a complex case fee, in addition to the first appearance fee, at the time of filing of the first paper. B. Cases Provisionally Complex. Provisionally complex cases are set forth in CRC 3.400(c). In addition, the Court designates cases subject to Add-on Petitions in Coordinated Actions and cases related to Multi-District Court (MDL) litigation as provisionally complex under CRC 3.400(d). CEQA cases are provisionally complex and are covered in the CEQA Cases section in LRSF 6. C. Complex Treatment (for other than Asbestos and CEQA cases). 1) Provisionally complex cases will not be treated or designated as complex until the Court so orders. 2) Parties seeking complex designation must file an application (or joint application), in all cases, including cases where the complex box has been checked on the Civil Case Cover Sheet (CM-010), stating the reasons why the case should be designated complex. Any opposition to an application must be filed within 5 court days (or as may be extended by the Court) of the date on which the application was filed. The Court will issue an order either (i) deeming the case complex and assigning it to a single judge for all purposes or (ii) denying the application. 3) Any party at any time may apply for complex designation, whether or not the Cover Sheet identified the case as complex or whether a case is provisionally complex under (B) above. D. Complex Filing Fees. The filing fee established by Government Code § 70616(a) must be paid at the time a party applies for complex designation. In the event complex designation is not granted, a party may apply for a refund of the complex filing fee by submitting a Request for Refund. (https://sf.courts.ca.gov/system/files/sfacc-003-request-refund.pdf) Adopted: July 1, 1998 Last Revised: July 1, 2025
3 Civil Case Management 3.0 Establishment of Case Management. A. General Civil Case Management. Pretrial management of general civil cases not assigned to a single judge is conducted in the Civil Case Management Department. B. Uninsured Motorist. At the time the complaint is filed, or within 10 days after discovering that the case is an uninsured motorist case, plaintiff must file with the Civil C
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Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.