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The court's rules for evidence when a party appears remotely in civil, probate, family law, small claims, juvenile dependency and juvenile justice matters (2/04/2022): evidence provided before the hearing date by parties who have given or received notice of intent to appear remotely; attorneys e-file all exhibits as a single PDF document with a cover sheet and index; self-represented litigants e-file or submit over the counter with a cover sheet and a statement of how a copy was provided to the other party; service and submission 7 court days prior in probate, family law, small claims and civil short cause trials, 5 court days prior in unlawful detainers, and as directed by the judge for long cause trials, restraining orders and dependency; service by any method including mail, email, fax or personal delivery; and untimely evidence excluded barring good cause.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ SANTA CRUZ BRANCH 701 Ocean Street, Room 120 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 WATSONVILLE BRANCH 1 Second Street, Room 300 Watsonville, CA 95076 EVIDENCE SUBMISSION FOR NON-CRIMINAL TRIALS AND EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS FOR PARTIES APPEARING REMOTELY (Civil, Probate, Family Law, Small Claims, Juvenile Dependency & Juvenile Justice) Parties who have given notice that they intend to appear remotely or that have received notice of intent to appear remotely from an opposing party must provide evidence prior to the scheduled hearing date. The evidence needs to be provided to other party and submitted to the court based on the timeline below. If you plan to appear in person and have not received notice of intent to appear remotely from an opposing party, you may bring your evidence to court with you. Attorneys: All exhibits must be feasibly converted to electronic means. Evidence shall be efiled as a single PDF document with a cover sheet and index identifying the items. Proof of service may be attached or submitted as a separate document. Self-Represented Litigants: Evidence may be efiled or submitted over the counter and must include a cover sheet and a statement that a copy of the evidence was provided to the other party including how it was provided. Samples may be obtained from the Self Help Center or Law Library. If you have an item that is cannot be converted, please contact the clerk’s office for direction. Evidence shall be submitted and served on opposing parties as follows: Case type Service to all opposing parties and submission to the court Probate 7 court days prior Family Law 7 court days prior Small Claims 7 court days prior Civil Short Cause Trials 7 court days prior Unlawful Detainers 5 court days prior Long Cause Trials (set for Master Calendar) As directed by the Judge once assigned a courtroom for trial Restraining Orders As directed by the Judge for long cause trials Dependency As directed by the Judge Unless directed otherwise by the judge, service may be completed by any method including mail, email, fax, or personal delivery. The untimely submission of evidence may mean that it will be excluded barring good cause. This is at the determination of the judicial officer. At the trial or evidentiary hearing, parties will need to address the court regarding their documents and ask that items be moved into evidence for consideration. 2/04/2022
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ SANTA CRUZ BRANCH 701 Ocean Street, Room 120 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 WATSONVILLE BRANCH 1 Second Street, Room 300 Watsonville, CA 95076 EVIDENCE SUBMISSION FOR NON-CRIMINAL TRIALS AND EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS FOR PARTIES APPEARING REMOTELY (Civil, Probate, Family Law, Small Claims, Juvenile Dependency & Juvenile Justice) Parties who have given notice tha
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-07 (California T4 Santa Cruz build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-santa-cruz/docs/evidence-submission-february-2022.pdf (205831 bytes, sha256 40b73b8f7c46653f400d7dfe5e46a9120ae4776a0160b07f8dcfdf068ff42eba; 1 page) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): page marks and running headers or footers removed as chrome (a running header or footer kept once where it names or dates the document); 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 (the proofs hold): ruled tables set one row per line; the letterhead's two side-by-side branch addresses set one after the other (a same-characters reorder). Review note: Local Rule 1.4.01(d) refers to the court's posted details on evidence submission and video presentation; the court posts this document on its Local Rules page and its remote appearance page (the same text). The letterhead's two branch addresses, printed side by side, are set one after the other, and the timeline table one row per line. Published as printed: “If you have an item that is cannot be converted”.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits in BETSY BENSON's division.
4 verbatim requirements on exhibits & evidence.
1 verbatim requirement on exhibits & evidence.