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San Mateo County Superior Court — Department 4 (Judge Nancy L. Fineman) Pretrial Order

High confidence· verified October 8, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment 4 (Judge Nancy L. Fineman) Pretrial Order, Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo; posted on the court's Department Info of Nancy L. Fineman, Civil Judge page (https://sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil-division/civil-department-judges/department-info-nancy-l-fineman-civil-judge) at https://sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/system/files/civil/dept4_orders.pdf, fetched 2026-10-08.

Summary

Department 4's pretrial order for civil trials (the court switched to a direct calendar system for all civil cases on January 1, 2021): the summary table of deadlines - serve (but not file) proposed motions in limine, jury instructions, verdict forms, witness lists and exhibit lists at least 42 days before the Pretrial Conference; meet and confer at least 35 days before; file and serve motions in limine and oppositions at least 21 days before; file the joint pretrial conference statement (jury instructions, verdict forms, voir dire and any juror questionnaire, the statement of the case, witness and exhibit lists, the motions in limine binders, deposition designations) at least 14 days before; the Pretrial Conference at least 14 days before the Trial Date; trial exhibits in binders and on thumb drive at least 7 days before the Trial Date - then the order's rules for each item; the Pretrial Conference is deemed the commencement of trial for all purposes; court reporters.

Applies to

California > First Appellate District > San Mateo County > Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo > Department 4

Source of truth

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO , Plaintiff, v. , et al. Defendants. Case No. PRETRIAL ORDER Pretrial Conf.: at 2:00 p.m. MSC: at 9:00 a.m. Trial Date: at 9:00 a.m. WHEREAS the San Mateo County Superior Court switched to a direct calendar system for all civil cases beginning on January 1, 2021; WHEREAS the Court wishes to ensure that the Court, the part

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

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-08 (California T4 San Mateo build 2026-10-08) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-mateo/docs/civil/dept4_orders.pdf (341772 bytes, sha256 51616765968b4dc92eeb3bcba5eba4a53725e30e377c5210e88a04745f0b743b; 10 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page marks and running headers or footers removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the document's paragraphs; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. Documented settings (whitespace-only or same-character changes; the proofs hold): the deadline table, a ruled table, set cell by cell (tables=True), its numbered requirements each on its own line, and the running footer “PRETRIAL ORDER - n” removed (13 whitespace fixes); the pleading caption set cell by cell (a same-character fix), the “)” column between the cells left out as the box's chrome. Attached to Judge Nancy L. Fineman: the card is Department 4's, where the court's Directory of Judges (effective August 3, 2026) seats Judge Nancy L. Fineman. Review note: Paragraph 44 says the Court has changed its policy regarding providing court reporters for Pretrial Conferences and Trials and refers to Judge Fineman's webpage and the Court's website; the Court Policy for Use of Privately Retained Court Reporting in Civil and Probate Proceedings and the Notice Regarding Official Court Reporters are carded.