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CEQA procedures in Department 606 (Judge Stephen M. Murphy): motions and case management hearings Fridays at 9:30 am and writ hearings on dates the court sets; hearing dates reserved with the clerk before filing; e-mail to DepartmentCEQA@sftc.org copied to all counsel, for administration only; one joint email no later than one court day before a hearing naming who appears in person and who by Zoom; no court reporters provided (the reporter's details by email one court day before); two paper courtesy copies of e-filed documents and proposed orders in Word and PDF; e-filing through File&ServeXpress; continuances by stipulation or by email at least three court days before; vacated hearings; ex parte applications on Fridays at 9:30am via Courtcall; and case management statements (five court days before; no more than 15 pages).
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Notice: CEQA Department Changes - Effective May 04, 2026 Case Calendars Search for Case Calendars by Case Type and Date. Information is available up to 120 calendar days from today. Case Calendar CEQA – Procedures Department 606 CEQA Information: Clerk Phone: 415-551-3830 CEQA E-mail: DepartmentCEQA@sftc.org CEQA Motions and Case Management Hearings: Fridays at 9:30 am. CEQA Writ Hearings: Date Determined by Court. Appearances are required via Zoom or In-Person. CEQA Procedures Communications with the Court and Reserving Hearing Dates: All motion hearing dates must be reserved with the clerk of CEQA Department 606 prior to filing. Parties may not file a motion without the court’s approval of the hearing date and time. Please use the CEQA Department email to communicate with the clerk: DepartmentCEQA@sftc.orgThe emails must include all counsel. Ex parte communications with the Court will not be considered. The DepartmentCEQA@sftc.org email address is used for administrative purposes only. Counsel and self-represented parties should not include legal argument or threads that include communication among counsel. Hearings, Appearances, and Court Reporters: Counsel and self-represented parties may appear for hearings in person or remotely. Remote appearances must be made via Zoom. The ZOOM link for all cases is: Meeting ID: 161 648 7830 Passcode: 803145 No later than one court day before the hearing, during business hours, counsel must send one, joint email advising the clerk by email of the (a) attorney(s) who will appear in person (please list name, firm, and party affiliation) and (b) attorney(s) who will appear remotely, including name, firm, party affiliation, and method of remote appearance (ZOOM). Court Reporters: The court does not provide court reporters for hearings. The court recommends that the parties obtain court reporters for substantive motions. One court day before the hearing, the parties must email the clerk with the name, phone number, CSR number, and email address for the court reporter and indicate whether the reporter will appear in person or remotely. When the reporter is participating via Zoom, the parties must confirm that they provided the Zoom link. Courtesy Copies: Counsel and self-represented parties must deliver two paper courtesy copies of all e-filed documents (e.g., joint case management statements, motions, oppositions, replies, etc.) to Department 606. Counsel must email electronic courtesy copies of proposed orders—in both Word and PDF format—to DepartmentCEQA@sftc.org contemporaneously with e-filing and must deliver two courtesy copies to Department 606. E-filing: The e-filing vendor for the San Francisco Superior Court Complex Department is File&ServeXpress. Counsel must register with and submit all filings through said vendor. Counsel must also add themselves to the vendor’s e-service list. Customer Service for e-filing registration, training information, and service list assistance can be found at support@fileandservexpress.com or by calling File&ServeXpress at 888-529-7587. Counsel and/or their staff shall not email the Department 606 inbox regarding processing filings or other matters appropriately directed to customer service for File&ServeXpress. All court orders will be e-served through File&ServeXpress. All counsel must add their office to the ELECTRONIC service list at File&ServeXpress. Pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6, California Rules of Court, rule 2.251 et seq., and San Francisco Superior Court Local Rule 2.11, all discovery requests and responses, not filed with the court, must be electronically served, unless it is not feasible to do so (e.g., drawings, charts, etc.). Evidence filed electronically, including (for example) PDF compendiums of evidence for summary judgment and class certification motions, shall be bookmarked and hyperlinked. Continuances: If the parties agree to continue a motion or a CMC, the parties may (1) submit a stipulation and proposed order; or (2) email the court (copying all parties) at least three court days prior to the scheduled matter requesting a continuance, proposing three alternative dates and times for the motion hearing or conference, and indicating that all parties agree to the continued date/time. The parties should also deliver one courtesy copy to the inbox for Department 606. Hearing Date Vacated by Party: If a moving party removes a motion from the court’s calendar (either on its own, or by submitting to the court’s tentative ruling on the motion), the party must email the department and copy all other parties. The court will not typically issue an order vacating motion hearing dates. Please do not copy the court on any e-mail correspondence between the parties on vacated hearing dates. The moving party must file a formal notice of withdrawal. The parties should also deliver one courtesy copy to the inbox for Department 606. Ex parte applications: Most ex parte matters will be addressed on the papers, where a hearing is necessary the court will hear the matter on Fridays at 9:30am via Courtcall. Parties must contact the CEQA clerk by phone: 415-551-3830 to inform the court of the proposed day/time for making an appearance. Any party seeking ex parte relief shall file their ex parte application and e-mail a courtesy copy, including the proposed order—in both PDF and Word formats—to DepartmentCEQA@sftc.org The party should also deliver two courtesy copies to the inbox for Department 606. Case Management Conferences and Statements: Before the initial case management conference, the parties are ordered to comply with California Rules of Court, Rule 3.750(d) and to meet to address the items in California Rules of Court, Rule 3.750 (b). After the meeting, at least five court days before the initial case management conference, the parties may submit a joint case management statement identifying those issues in California Rules of Court, Rule 3.750 (b), which are agreed upon and those which the court must rule on at the conference. The statement should provide a description of the major factual and legal issues pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 3.750(d). For all subsequent case management conferences, the parties must meet to discuss and attempt to resolve the issues to be addressed at the CMC. Then they must file a joint case management conference statement identifying those issues agreed upon and those which must be decided and deliver two copies to Department 606, no later than five court days before the conference. If the parties fail to file a timely joint case management conference statement, the CMC may be continued. Unless ordered by the court, case management statements shall not exceed 15 pages, excluding exhibits, without Court approval. CMC statements are not advocacy statements. They are an agenda for a discussion. CMC statements should explain where the case is, where it is going, and how it can most efficiently reach its destination Contact Information Judge Stephen M. Murphy CEQA Judge 400 McAllister St. Dept. 606 San Francisco, CA 94102 CEQA Clerk: (415) 551-3830 DepartmentCEQA@sftc.org
Notice: CEQA Department Changes - Effective May 04, 2026 Case Calendars Search for Case Calendars by Case Type and Date. Information is available up to 120 calendar days from today. Case Calendar CEQA – Procedures Department 606 CEQA Information: Clerk Phone: 415-551-3830 CEQA E-mail: DepartmentCEQA@sftc.org CEQA Motions and Case Management Hearings: Fridays at 9:30 am. CEQA Writ Hearings: Date De
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