Notice to Attorneys and to All Interested Parties:

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California Superior Local Rules

August 4, 2025 Notice to Attorneys and to All Interested Parties: Invitation to Comment on Proposed Amendments to Local Rules and Forms As required by California Rules of Court, Rule 10.613(g), the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda hereby distributes for public comment the attached proposal to amend its local rule. The proposal also may be viewed here or here. In addition, a hard copy of the proposal is available upon request by email at pcomments@alameda.courts.ca.gov or by phone at 510-891-6012.

Important dates: • The last day to comment is September 18, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. • The proposed amendment takes effect upon approval of the Chair of the Judicial Council or on January 1, 2026, whichever is sooner. Text of Proposed Rules and Amendments: see attached. Comments must be submitted in writing to: Public Comments Superior Court of California, County of Alameda Fallon Street, Room Oakland, CA E-mail: pcomments@alameda.courts.ca.gov Rule 3.31. Discovery Unless otherwise authorized by the court, discovery meet and confer obligations require an in-person, telephonic, or video conference between parties.

If a resolution is not reached, an Informal Discovery Conference (“IDC”) with the court must be requested and either held or denied before a party may obtain a reservation number for the filing of any discovery-related motion, protective order or for an order to quash. Department - specific instructions regarding this rule are located on the court’s website page for each department.

(1) Parties may request an informal discovery conference (IDC) to resolve discovery disputes after completing statutorily required meet and confer efforts. Department-specific instructions regarding IDCs are located on the court’s website.

(2) Parties are encouraged to stipulate in writing to extend any deadline for filing a discovery motion if needed to accommodate an IDC. 1. To

schedule an IDC, parties must contact the clerk of the assigned department by email, with a copy to all parties. 2. Unless otherwise authorized by the court, the requesting party must file and serve an IDC declaration limited to three pages that must summarize the meet and confer efforts and the disputed discovery. A courtesy copy of the IDC declaration must be emailed or delivered to the assigned department at least three court days before the IDC. The responding party must file and serve an IDC response limited to three pages briefly summarizing the party’s position.

A courtesy copy of the IDC response must be emailed or delivered to the assigned department at least one court day before the IDC. 3. Unless otherwise authorized by the court, no additional documents may be attached to any IDC statement or response except a privilege log. If a claim of privilege is the basis of a discovery dispute, a privilege log must be provided. 4. The deadline for filing the discovery motion is tolled by the email requesting an IDC. If no IDC is held, the deadline is tolled until the denial of the hearing by the court or by operation of law.

If an IDC is held, the deadline is tolled until such time as the court issues a direction or order setting a new deadline for filing a discovery motion. Rule 3.31 amended effective January 1, 2023 January 1, 2025; adopted effective January 1, 2019; previously amended effective July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, and January 1, 2023.

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Collection	California Superior Local Rules
Citation	0012233478c137bf5922bb676a7773b91bad6f61
Type	court_rule
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	CA_LOCAL
Identifier	0012233478c137bf5922bb676a7773b91bad6f61

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