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Santa Barbara County Superior Court — Department 3 (Judge Thomas P. Anderle) Guidelines for Expert Witnesses Depositions and Trial

High confidence· verified October 7, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment 3 (Judge Thomas P. Anderle) Guidelines for Expert Witnesses Depositions and Trial, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara; the court's web page https://www.santabarbara.courts.ca.gov/general-information/judicial-assignments/department-3-guidelines, fetched 2026-10-07.

Summary

Department 3's guidelines: expert reports and files produced no later than five (5) days before the expert's deposition, plaintiff's experts deposed first, rebuttal testimony identified within 10 business days and made available 10 calendar days before the first trial call; jury trial submissions seven (7), five (5) and four (4) calendar days before the trial call; the pretrial conference and its tentative order; court trial rules; and objections to the guidelines within thirty days.

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California > Second Appellate District > Santa Barbara County > Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara > Anacapa Division, Department 3

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GUIDELINES FOR EXPERT WITNESSES DEPOSITIONS - TRIAL 1. All expert reports and expert files developed by the expert(s) designated must be produced no later than five (5) days prior to the date set for the expert’s deposition. All of Plaintiff’s experts will be deposed first. Staggered depositions of experts, who have the same discipline, will not be permitted. No deposition subpoena requiring the e

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