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Civil filing information: a Civil Case Cover Sheet with all new complaints; the ADR information package served with the complaint (California Rule of Court 3.221); noticed and ex-parte motions filed in the courthouse of the assigned judge's department and reserved in advance; mandatory eFiling for attorneys in unlimited and limited civil (California Rule of court 2.253(b)); drop box filings before 4:00 p.m.; motions served and filed at least 16 court days before the hearing; civil appeals; and Mandatory Settlement Conferences by Zoom only when all participants appear by Zoom, MSC Briefs of no more than 5 pages emailed to MSC@ventura.courts.ca.gov at least 5 court days before, with the remote MSC form.
Family law filing options - completed paperwork, two-holed punched and stapled; filings limited to three (3) per counter visit; restraining order filings by email; the filings for the drop box; eDelivery Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; an original and two copies in Room 210; court dates - Request for Order hearings on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. in Courtrooms 31, 32, 33, and 35, Department of Child Support Services hearings on Tuesday and Thursday and domestic violence, workplace, gun and postsecondary school violence hearings on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Courtroom 34, elder abuse hearings on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 32; service of a Request for Order 16 court days before the hearing; family law appeals; the Minor's Counsel Panel; and Family Court Services.
Juvenile Dependency cases in Courtroom J1 - detentions Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m., other matters Monday through Thursday at 9:00 a.m.; Juvenile Delinquency cases in Courtrooms J3 and J4 - detentions at 8:15 a.m., other matters at 8:30 a.m.; transfer-in hearings under Rule 5.610(f)(2) - delinquency Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m. (last names A - L in J3, M - Z in J4), dependency Monday through Thursday at 8:30 a.m. in J1; and juvenile records confidential, no information given out over the telephone.
Courtroom 20, Hon. Maureen M. Houska: case management and the steps that avoid an OSC re sanctions - a CMC statement 15 days before the CMC, default requests within 10 days and default judgment within 45 days; remote appearances by Zoom (Department 20 does not accommodate Court Call), registration by 3:00 p.m. the court day before; ADR Status Conferences with a joint statement five (5) court days before; informal discovery conferences requested by email to Courtroom20@ventura.courts.ca.gov, papers of no more than five (5) pages; law and motion at 8:30 a.m., tentative decisions by 5:00 p.m. the day before, summary judgment on Thursdays; and trial rules - Monday 1:30 trial calls, trial documents emailed (the clerk's office does not accept them), witness and exhibit lists exchanged thirty (30) days before, trial briefs and in limine motions of five (5) pages, court reporters, exhibits, jury instructions, jury questionnaires, six-pack jury selection and the trial schedule.
CARE Act matters are confidential and closed to the public: only parties entitled to be present are allowed into the Zoom meeting, from a private location; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; access to Zoom limited to Public Defenders, County Counsel, Behavioral Health, Petitioners, permitted family members and support persons; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; and conduct at the hearing.
Courtroom 42, Hon. Ronda J. McKaig: case management and the steps that avoid an OSC re sanctions, preserving a jury trial when fees were not posted by the CMC; ADR Status Conferences with a joint statement five (5) court days before; informal discovery conferences requested by email to courtroom42@ventura.courts.ca.gov, papers of no more than five (5) pages; law and motion at 8:30 a.m., Zoom reservations no later 3 p.m. the court day prior, tentative decisions by 5:00 p.m., summary judgment on Mondays; and trial rules - no e-Delivery of trial documents, witness and exhibit lists exchanged fourteen (14) days before and emailed three (3) court days before, trial briefs and in limine motions of five (5) pages, court reporters, witnesses and Zoom, exhibits, jury instructions and questionnaires, six-pack jury selection and the trial schedule.
Courtroom 43, Hon. Ben Coats: jury or court trial confirmed when the case is called out; jury fees, a check for each day's fees; trials Tuesdays through Fridays from 9:30 a.m.; the pre-trial conference immediately before jury selection, trial briefs, witness lists and in limine motions of five (5) pages each, no more than ten (10) without leave; the meet and confer on in limine motions, verdicts, admissibility, deposition and video designations (notice two court days before playing), demonstrative evidence and the statement of the case; a Realtime court reporter; conduct of clients and witnesses; jury questionnaires (at least 60 copies); exhibits pre-marked before jury selection; three-minute mini opening statements; the jury selection method and limits on voir dire; jury instructions; witnesses, objections, exhibits and Power-Point presentations; the requested stipulations; availability during deliberations; and no email to the judge's address (Courtroom43@ventura.courts.ca.gov only when invited).
Probate Courtroom J6 (Tuesday - Friday): appearing through Zoom is agreeing to a remote appearance under California Rule of Court 3.672; no recording, screen shots included; steps before and on the hearing date, no virtual background; and the Zoom meeting ID, passcode and telephone numbers.
Courtroom J6 (probate): Probate Notes (formerly Tentative Rulings) on the court's website; adjudicated newspapers for publication; the volunteer settlement officer list; appearances in person or by Zoom for hearings on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; formal orders lodged when any new petition is filed, under Local Rule 10.00.D.1, new petitions without a proposed order rejected; filing by eFiling (mandatory for attorneys), mail or the drop box; the CourtroomJ6 email address accepting only orders after hearing requested by the judge, effective June 15, 2020; and private mediation.
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 20's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 21's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Department 21: case management and the issues that may bring an OSC re sanctions; case dates and continuances under CRC 3.1332; ex parte applications heard each court day at 8:30 a.m., a limit of 2 per day, reserved with the Judicial Secretary at (805) 289-8705 and filed by noon the court day before; remote appearances by Zoom - Court Call no longer accommodated, registration by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, check-in 15 minutes before the hearing; ADR Status Conferences with a joint statement 5 court days before; informal discovery conferences on a joint emailed request of no more than 5 pages (Local Rule 8.10); law and motion at 8:30 am, two summary judgment motions a week on Thursdays with courtesy copies two weeks before, submission on the tentative by email before 8:00 a.m.; and trial rules - no e-delivery of trial documents, courtesy copies, joint witness and exhibit lists exchanged 14 days before and emailed three (3) court days before, trial briefs and motions in limine, court reporters, exhibits, jury instructions and questionnaires, six-pack jury selection and the trial schedule.
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 40's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 41's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 42's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Civil Department Zoom Appearance Rules (revised June 25, 2026) with Department 43's registration link: Zoom appearances as a courtesy, Court Call no longer accommodated after July 1, 2026; no remote appearance at trials or evidentiary hearings, default prove-ups included, unless authorized; registration for each appearance by 3:00 p.m. the court day before, the confirmation and Zoom link by 5:00 p.m.; conduct requirements - no recording, AI notetakers included (CRC 1.150); witnesses authorized to appear remotely; and revocation under CCP 367.75(b) and CRC 3.672(d).
Department 44: the daily schedule - ex parte applications at 8:30 a.m., case management Monday - Friday, and law and motion by matter type (arbitration petitions Mondays, pleadings challenges Tuesdays, writ trials Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m., discovery Wednesdays, class and PAGA settlement approval Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., summary judgment and class certification Thursdays); case management, complex (CRC 3.400) and class actions, writ proceedings and CEQA (LR, Chapter 28); ex parte applications, a limit of 2 per day, reserved by 10 a.m. the court day before and filed by noon; the Zoom registration rules; informal discovery conferences (LR 8.10); law and motion; summary judgment and class certification, no more than 2 motions per week, with chambers copies; tentative rulings and submission by email before 8:00 a.m.; pretrial conferences with a joint statement 5 court days before; and trial rules - trial documents emailed 5 court days before but no more than 30 days before, chambers copies, joint stipulations, witness and exhibit lists, no more than 5 MILs per side, writ trial documents and the administrative record, jury fees, court reporters, exhibits, jury instructions and questionnaires, six-pack jury selection and the trial schedule.
Courtroom J1's instructions for civil harassment hearings by Zoom: log in to the correct meeting fifteen (15) minutes before the hearing and dedicate 2:30pm - 4:30pm to the appearance; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; renaming the device; the clerk's check-in; conduct at the hearing; and no recording of court proceedings.
Courtroom J1's dependency instructions: a party and a person entitled by law to be present may appear in person or remotely via Zoom, and no other person is allowed into the courtroom; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; and conduct at the hearing.
Instructions only for Probate Code guardianship and Family Code termination of parental rights cases set for hearing in courtroom J1: appearing through Zoom is agreeing to a remote appearance under California Rules of Court, rule 3.672; no recording, screen shots included; steps before and on the hearing date, no virtual background; and the meeting ID, password and telephone numbers.
Civil harassment cases heard on Monday and Friday afternoons from 2:30 - 4:30 PM in Department J1; self help for civil harassment restraining orders; self-represented litigants bring the order forms (CH-116, CH-110, CH-130); ex parte hearings in person; later hearings by Zoom, logged in fifteen (15) minutes before; trial rules - time estimates, witness and exhibit lists, exhibits exchanged five (5) calendar days before, exhibits marked with numbers (petitioner) and letters (respondent), five copies, audio/video exhibits on flash drives, trial briefs of no more than ten (10) pages filed five (5) days before, and in-person appearance at trial.
Courtroom J3's juvenile justice instructions: juvenile matters are confidential, only parties entitled to be present are allowed into the Zoom meeting, and a private location is required when the hearing is not open to the public; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; conduct at the hearing; and no recording of court proceedings.
Courtroom J4's juvenile justice instructions: juvenile matters are confidential, only parties entitled to be present are allowed into the Zoom meeting, and a private location is required when the hearing is not open to the public; the steps thirty minutes and 15 minutes before the hearing; the courtroom's meeting number and passcode; conduct at the hearing; and no recording of court proceedings.
The policies and procedures for mandatory settlement conferences by Zoom before Judge Matthew P. Guasco: all participants must appear by Zoom; the form completed by all parties and filed at least 5 court days before the MSC with the Settlement Conference Statement (Cal. Rules Ct., Rule 3.1380(c)); personal attendance of trial counsel, parties and persons with full authority to settle; joining 5 minutes before; privacy, interpreters (VN250), no recording or forwarding of the Zoom invitation; Evidence Code section 1152; and the MSC Judge's role.
From July 1, 2025: mandatory electronic service for represented parties in Limited and Unlimited Civil and Probate case types (not Civil Restraining Order Cases), with exemption requests on EFS-007-CV and EFS-008-CV and the email address provided on the first electronic filing (EFS-010 for changes); consent to electronic service on EFS-005-CV for self-represented parties and in Family Law and Civil Restraining Order Cases; and another EFS-005-CV from self-represented civil and probate parties, and from family law parties, who consented before July 1, 2025.
Beginning July 13, 2026, any person or entity, the Court's Justice Partners included, must file in person the Court's 'Calendaring Request' form to schedule a hearing in a criminal case; telephonic scheduling is no longer authorized; in effect until the Court adopts a local rule.
Permissive eFiling of Civil Harassment Restraining Order (CHRO) documents by attorneys beginning July 13, 2026 and mandatory from August 31, 2026; self-represented litigants may file electronically, in person, by mail or in the drop boxes; sections of the Amended Administrative Order 25.03 applied; CHRO filings that include forms CH-160, CH-165, CH-170, CH-176, CH-178 or CH-179 submitted in person; ex parte requests e-filed no later than 11:00 a.m. the day of the hearing; other restraining orders submitted in person or by email.
From August 31, 2026, for all Juvenile Traffic Citations the minor and at least one parent or legal guardian must appear in person (under California Rules of Court, Rule 10.603).
Mandatory eFiling of documents filed by attorneys in Limited and Unlimited Civil and Probate case types (from May 5, 2025), optional for self-represented litigants and for Small Claims: definitions; undue hardship applications (§1010.6(g)(3)); the approved providers; the ineligible filings (trial documents, MSC statements, bonds, restraining order filings, documents lodged or conditionally under seal, wills and others); EFSP registration; technical requirements - text searchable PDF, bookmarks, separate envelopes, sealed documents on paper, redaction (rule 1.201); the filing schedule - filed that court day if received by 11:59:59 p.m., ex parte applications by 12 p.m. the court day before and oppositions by 8:00 a.m.; proposed orders; fee waivers; and signatures (rule 2.257). It supersedes and replaces Administrative Order 25.03.
No one but authorized court and court security personnel may photograph, record or broadcast in any courtroom, courthouse or court facility except as permitted by Local Rule 26.00, California Rules of Court, rule 1.150, or an order; the definitions of Camera, Wearable Electronic Device and Wearable Camera, and Personal Electronic Device; cameras and wearable cameras not brought into a courthouse except by authorized media representatives with a court order and press credential; personal electronic devices used only under Local Rule 26.00; copying court records with one's own equipment after informing the Clerk (Government Code section 68150); posting; and seizure, sanctions, contempt or arrest for violations.
Asset Forfeiture and W&I 8102 / 8103 weapons cases assigned to Judge Marine Dermadzhyan in Courtroom J3; Asset Forfeiture cases heard on the first Monday of the month at 1:30pm, Deadly Weapons cases on Monday afternoons at 1:30pm; filings submitted to the Civil Clerk's Office at the Hall of Justice in Ventura.
Civil Harassment Restraining Order cases assigned to Judge Carol L. Hubner in Courtroom J1 at the Juvenile Justice Center in Oxnard, heard on Mondays and Fridays at 2:30pm; ex parte hearings at 1:30pm Monday through Friday, with the daily cut off for filing at 11:00am; filings in person at the Juvenile Justice Center, by US mail or in its drop box, and not accepted at the Hall of Justice in Ventura.
Effective July 1, 2026, all remote appearances for court proceedings are conducted via Zoom and CourtCall is no longer utilized; advance notice is required to appear remotely via Zoom, under the registration requirements of each courtroom.
A party requesting to appear remotely for an appellate proceeding in courtroom 22 submits a proposed Order Regarding Remote Appearance (Judicial Council Form RA-020) through the clerk's office no later than 5 court days before the hearing; CourtCall is not available; a filed notice of remote appearance without prior permission is not considered; and the requirements for participants appearing via Zoom.
Effective July 13, 2026, criminal matters are no longer set on calendar by telephone; form VN279 is submitted in person to the Criminal Business Office (Room 118); cases are set no more than two weeks from the request; and answers on dates, motion requests, service and conformed copies, trailing cases and self-represented litigants.
Interpreter requests on form VN250 or VN250sp (Local Rule 20.04); trial exhibits exchanged with all parties at least 5 days before trial and submitted to the court - at trial, by email to SCtrials@ventura.courts.ca.gov for no more than 10 total pages in the listed formats, by mail or in the Small Claims Clerk's Office drop box - received at least 5 days before trial; remote appearances through the Zoom Meeting Information by Courtroom page; witnesses; the Authorization to Appear Form SC-109; and check-in 30 minutes before the hearing.
Family Law filings excluded from in person processing - case initiating papers (except restraining orders and papers presented with a Request for Order or ex parte request), judgment packets (except Requests for Entry of Default), writs and abstracts, pension plan joinders, and documents for the clerk's signature as elisor - dropped off, mailed or submitted through eDelivery (Local Rule 4.05), with a stamped, self-addressed return envelope or attorney service mailbox number; drop box filings before 4:00 p.m. filed that day.
The court's notice under California Rules of Court 2.956(b): each department of the Hall of Justice, the Juvenile/Probate courthouse and East County with its judge or commissioner, its calendar and the reporting services normally available - official court reporter, electronic recording, or limited services; official court reporters are available only for parties with fee waivers in Unlimited Civil, Probate & Family Law matters, and parties may procure a certified official court reporter pro tempore per CRC 2.956(c).
Beginning June 1, 2026, W&I 8102 / 8103 Deadly Weapons cases including Requests to Challenge Disqualified Persons, and Notice of Impoundment of Vehicle cases are assigned to Judge Carla Ortega in Courtroom J4 and heard on Mondays at 3:00pm; filings are submitted to the Civil Clerk's Office at the Hall of Justice in Ventura, not at the Juvenile Justice Center.
Beginning June 2, 2025, Unlawful Detainer cases, ex parte hearings included, heard in Department 10 at 1:30 p.m. on Mondays (or the Tuesday after a Monday court holiday); Unlawful Detainer ex parte hearings also heard in Courtroom 40 at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesdays through Fridays, by reservation with the judicial secretary.
Domestic violence, elder and dependent adult abuse, workplace violence and gun violence restraining order ex parte requests - heard daily in Courtroom 34 at 1:30 pm, and in Courtrooms 31, 32, 33 and 35 at 11:30 AM (elder abuse in Courtroom 32), papers emailed to EmergencyRestrainingOrdersFamilyandCivil@ventura.courts.ca.gov by 9:00 AM or presented in Room 210, oppositions by 11:00 AM or 10:30 AM; other family law ex parte requests - a reservation with the judicial secretary, heard daily at 11:30 AM, papers through eDelivery by 9:00 AM or in person by 9:30 AM, oppositions by 10:30 AM; and fees.
A party appearing by Zoom in an Unlawful Detainer trial must provide the exhibits to the opposing party no less than 5 court days before trial and submit the originals to the court at least 2 court days before; exhibits of no more than 15 total pages by email to UDEvidence@ventura.courts.ca.gov, larger exhibits in a sealed, labeled envelope in the Hall of Justice drop box.
Appendix I: the opening of court; attorneys' duties, addressing the court, making objections, speaking to the jury and dealing with witnesses, parties and other attorneys; matters not to take place in the presence of the jury; the conduct of persons in the courtroom; and exhibits.
Chapter 10: general probate rules - code citations, supplemental and amended pleadings, virtual and physical appearances, proposed orders lodged with the petition, ex parte petitions, video testimony, continuances, the Courtroom J6 calendar and walk-through stipulated petitions (Rule 10.00); guardianship - investigation, mediation, ex parte temporary guardianship heard at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday-Friday in Courtroom J1 (VN-234), status reports and Special Immigrant Juvenile findings (Rule 10.01); conservatorship - the petition, the conservatorship video and local form VN-182, notice and hearing, appointed attorneys, the court investigator, care plans, status reports and support orders (Rule 10.02); provisions common to guardianship and conservatorship, including the Public Defender's flat fees (Rule 10.03); probate proceedings - wills, referees, notice, bonds, inventories, status reports and statutory compensation (Rule 10.04); Heggstad petitions (Rule 10.13); spousal property petitions (Rule 10.14); extraordinary compensation (Rule 10.15); and petitions for instructions (Rule 10.16).
Chapter 11: appearance dates fixed on release (Rule 11.00); requests to increase or reduce bail (Rule 11.01); the bail schedule under Penal Code §1269b(d) (Rule 11.01.1); trial by written declaration (Rule 11.02); pretrial motions noticed, briefed, served and filed within California Rules of Court, rule 4.111 (Rule 11.03); Penal Code §995 motions (Rule 11.04); and Penal Code §1538.5 motions (Rule 11.05).
Chapter 12: release of juvenile case file information and petitions for disclosure (JV570) (Rules 12.00 and 12.00.1); the standing order on release of information for continuity of care (Rule 12.01); juvenile dependency - settlements, mediation and discovery, court files, counsel's competency (VN-012), training, standards of representation, attorneys and CASA for children, withdrawal, complaints, de facto parents, ex parte calendaring requests, requests to change a court order (JV-180), visitation orders and psychotropic medication orders (Rule 12.02); Court Appointed Special Advocates (Rule 12.04); and restraining orders in dependency cases (JV-245, JV-250) (Rule 12.05).
Chapter 13: the matters heard by the department designated to hear psychiatric proceedings (Rule 13.00) and transfers for jury trial or to the probate department (Rule 13.01).
Chapter 14: regular sessions of the Appellate Division on the second Friday of each month at 3:00 p.m. in Courtroom 22 (Rule 14.00); briefs, electronically filed in eCourt by counsel in Civil Limited cases (Rule 14.03); extensions of time (Rule 14.05); relief from dismissal (Rule 14.06); the court file instead of a clerk's transcript (Rule 14.07); official electronic recordings as the record (Rule 14.08); pretrial appeals from the denial of a motion to suppress (Rule 14.09); and appellate counsel in misdemeanor cases (Rule 14.10).
Chapter 15: ex parte applications discouraged (Rule 15.00.A); presented to the assigned judge after reserving a date with the Judicial Secretary, heard at 8:30 a.m. (Rule 15.01); and filed in the courthouse of the judge's department, served, and preferably filed by noon the day before the hearing (Rule 15.03).
Chapter 17: weapons prohibited and searches at the courthouses (Rule 17.00); the Sheriff as Court Security Officer (Rule 17.01); and restricted areas (Rule 17.02).