LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

39e9bceaa9d84d93c22686f09bfa895eb832baa8

California Superior Local Rules

Summary of Required Filings ......................................................................... Div. 3, App.

A Suspension of monitoring ................................................................................................ 392 Tentative Rulings Procedure ............................................................................................ 382 Uninsured motorist cases ................................................................................................. 318 Citation and Effect of Rules ......................................................................................................... 100 Civil Cases $25,000 and Under .......................................................................................Div. 3, Ch. 2 Case Management Conference ..................................................................................321, 371 Civil Cases at Issue .......................................................................................................... 339 Delay Reduction ...................................................................... 343, 353, 355, 356, 357, 358 Examination of judgment debtors and third persons ....................................................... 386 Pretrial conference ........................................................................................................... 332 Small Claims ........................................................................................................... 341, 345 Telephonic Appearances .................................................................................................. 373

LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE (issued 07/01/25) -3- Topic Rule Civil Mediation Program .............................................................................................................. 360 Civil Rules, General .................................................................................................................Div. 3 Classification of managed cases.................................................................................................... 301 Clerk of the Court ......................................................................................................................... 200 Collection cases (managed cases) ................................................................................................. 313 Committees, Standing & Special, appointment by Presiding Judge ............................................. 150 Complaints Concerning Superior Court Commissioners, Referees, and Superior Court Attorneys Serving as Temporary Judges ..............................................................Div. 2, Ch. 4 Compromise of claims, general .................................................................................................... 372 (Attorney fees, Content of petition, Depository instructions) Conflict of Interest Code & Statement of Economic Interest ....................................................... 250 Construction defect, designation of .............................................................................................. 318 Continued motions ....................................................................................................................... 388 Court Reporter .............................................................................................................................. 190 Court Rules, adoption of, general ................................................................................................. 112 Procedure for adoption .................................................................................................. 112B Publication ..................................................................................................................... 112C Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 112A Criminal Law, general ..............................................................................................................

Div 8 (Jury venire challenge, Noncompliance with rules, PC §995, PC §1538.5, Pretrial motions, Sanctions, Time for hearing, and Misdemeanor cases) Default judgments ......................................................................................................................... 384 Designation of documents ................................................................................................... 309, 314 Disqualification of judge (CCP 170.6) ......................................................................................... 305 Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE), Civil Cases ............................................................................... 360 Elections, Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge ................................................... 152, 160 Electronic Filing in Civil Cases .................................................................................................... 352 Electronic Recording .................................................................................................................... 502

LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE (issued 07/01/25) -4- Topic Rule Ex Parte Matters, general (Civil) Assignment of cases ......................................................................................................... 359 Executive Committee ................................................................................................................... 164 Alternates ......................................................................................................................... 164 Assistant Presiding Judge, ex-officio member of .............................................................. 154 Election ............................................................................................................ 164, 166, 168 Meetings ........................................................................................................................... 170 Executive Officer/Clerk of the Court, general .............................................................................. 200 Jury Commissioner, ex officio ....................................................................................... 200B Extensions, court approval required ............................................................................................. 388 Family Law, general .....................................................................................................................Div.7 Assignment of Family Law Cases .................................................................................... 701 Child Custody Evaluations ............................................................................................ 703D Child Custody Investigations ......................................................................................... 703C Contested Trials and Hearings .......................................................................................... 709 Counsel for Minor Child ................................................................................................... 712 Custody ............................................................................................................................ 703 Default Judgment Procedures…………………………………………………………710.1 Default Prove-Up Hearings .............................................................................................. 708 Dissolution by Declaration, Uncontested .......................................................................... 708 Ex Parte Matters ............................................................................................................... 704 Education, Experience and Training Standards for Court Appointed Counsel for Minor Children.................................................................................. 712 Family Centered Case Resolution .................................................................................. 701.1 Electronic Filing in Family Law Cases ......................................................................... 700.7 Financial Issues ................................................................................................................ 702 Cash Aid/Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) Disclosure Documentation Income & Expense Declaration Qualified Domestic Retirement Order (QDRO) or other Retirement Plan Order Temporary Spousal Support Joint Statement of Issues to be Tried ......................................................................... ……709 Contested Judgment Procedures ....................................................................................... 710 Mandatory Settlement Conferences .................................................................................. 707 Petition for Freedom from Parental Custody and Control ................................................ 718 Requests for Order ........................................................................................................... 705 Subject Matter of the Family Law Court .......................................................................... 700 Domestic matters Enforcement or modification of orders Freedom from parental custody and control Harassment Legal separation Non-marital cases

LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE (issued 07/01/25) -5- Topic Rule Nullity of marriage Panel, subject matter of Support actions Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act

Summary Dissolution ....................................................................................................... 711 Supervised Visitation Providers .................................................................................... 703.3 Trials, Contested ............................................................................................................... 709 Uncontested Dissolutions ................................................................................................. 708 Uncontested Judgment Procedures ................................................................................ 710.2 Uncontested Trials ............................................................................................................ 708 Voluntary Settlement Conferences .................................................................................. 707 Federal Removal ........................................................................................................................... 392 Fees, attorneys’ ............................................................................................................................. 366 Forms and papers, managed cases ................................................................................................ 314 Gestational Surrogacy…………………………………………………………………………… ...720 Informal Arraignments, Misdemeanors ........................................................................................ 856 Installment judgments, writ of execution on ................................................................................ 319 Issue conference/case management conference ............................................................................ 317 Joint case statement ...................................................................................................................... 317 Judge disqualification (CCP

section 170.6).................................................................................. 305 Judges' meetings ........................................................................................................................... 168 Judgments, general ....................................................................................................................... 316 Default .............................................................................................................................. 384 Installment, writ of execution ........................................................................................... 319 Jury Panel Venire, out of county seat ................................................................................................. 361 Juvenile Court Rules .................................................................................................................Div.9 Jurisdiction, Assignment and Distribution of Cases ......................................................... 900 Rules of Practice ............................................................................................................900.1

Definitions .................................................................................................................. 900.1.1 Adoption of Administrative Orders ............................................................................ 900.1.2 Adoption of Miscellaneous Orders ............................................................................. 900.1.3 Assignment for All Purposes .........................................................................................900.2 Informal Juvenile and Traffic Court ..............................................................................900.3

LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE (issued 07/01/25) -6- Notice of Pendency of Action ........................................................................................900.4 Unique Person Identifier ................................................................................................900.5 Person Identifier Cover Sheet ..................................................................................... 900.5.1 Specialty Collaborative Courts ......................................................................................... 901 Specialty Collaborative Courts ......................................................................................901.1 Recovery Court ..............................................................................................................901.2 Teen Collaborative Court .............................................................................................. 901.4 Evidence Code 730 Evaluations ...................................................................................... 902 Appointment of Evaluator ............................................................................................ 902.1 Ex Parte Communications ............................................................................................. 902.2 Confidential Information ................................................................................................. 903 Exchange of Confidential Information .......................................................................... 903.1 Procedure for Copying and Inspection .......................................................................... 903.2 Non-Publication/Dissemination of Juvenile Court Hearings ....................................... 903.3 Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) .................................................................... 904 Court Appointed Special Advocate Appointment ......................................................... 904.1 Attorneys Representing Parties in Juvenile Court ............................................................ 905 Actual Conflict of Interest ............................................................................................ 905.1 Conflict Panel Appointments ........................................................................................ 905.2 Appointed Counsel in Dependency and Juvenile Justice(Delinquency) Matters .......... 905.3 Retained Counsel in Dependency Matters .................................................................... 905.4 Media and Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in Court .................................. 906 Media and Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in Court ............................... 906.1 Mandatory Settlement Conferences in Juvenile Dependency Proceedings ...................... 907 Mandatory Settlement Conferences .............................................................................. 907.1 Electronic Filing in Juvenile Court Cases ........................................................................908 Local Emergency Rule 1……………………………………………………………………Div. 10 Mandatory Arbitration (Civil) ...................................................................................................... 360 Mandatory Settlement Conferences Family Law ...................................................................................................................... 707 Managed Cases (Civil) .................................................................................................... 316 Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting ............................................................................. 180 Meet and Confer - Managed Cases .............................................................................................. 315 Meetings of judges, general ......................................................................................................... 168 Meetings of Executive Committee .............................................................................................. 170 Minor's Compromise, Petition for ............................................................................................... 372 Motions - Capital Cases ............................................................................................................... 805 Notice to Entities .................................................................................................................... 602.01 Peremptory Challenge .................................................................................................................. 305

LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE (issued 07/01/25) -7- Topic Rule Post-trial Motions ........................................................................................................................ 359 Practice Rules – Civil ...............................................................................................................Div. 3 Prejudice, Affidavit of .................................................................................................................. 305 Presiding Judge (see also "Assistant Presiding Judge") .................................................Div. l, Ch. 2 Committee appointments ................................................................................................. 150 Candidacy ......................................................................................................................... 157 Election, nomination, special elections .................................................................. 152, 168B Term, duties ...................................................................................................................... 150 Vacancy ............................................................................................................................ 160 Privately Compensated Temporary Judges ................................................................................ 701.6 Pro Tem Judges (Temporary Judges) ........................................................................................... 162 Complaints about performance ......................................................................................... 244 Probate, general (see each

chapter contents) ................................................................Div. 6, Ch. 1 Accounts, compensation, distributions .........................................................................Ch. 8 Appointment of personal representatives ..........................................................................Ch. 3 Blocked accounts ...........................................................................................................Ch. 13 Conservators… .............................................................................................................Ch. 11 Creditors' Claims ............................................................................................................Ch. 5 Guardianships ..............................................................................................................Ch. 10 Joint tenancies and life estates .......................................................................................Ch. 9 Miscellaneous petitions..................................................................................................Ch. 7 General notice requirements..........................................................................................Ch. 2 Referees, inventories and appraisals .............................................................................Ch. 4 Sales .............................................................................................................................Ch. 6 Trusts - Vacated...........................................................................................................Ch. 12 Referees, complaints against ........................................................................................................ 244 Re-filing of cases .......................................................................................................................... 309 Related Cases (Family Law) ...................................................................................................... 701.5 Remote and In-Person Proceedings Civil .................................................................................................................................. 375 Family Law....................................................................................................................... 719 Probate ......................................................................................................................... 601.02 Request for Court Reporter ........................................................................................................... 190 Request for Order and Order to Show Cause (Family Law) ......................................................... 705

LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE (issued 07/01/25) -8- Topic Rule Rules - Adoption and Publication ................................................................................................. 112 Rules and Forms Committee Review of rules, policies, procedures .............................................................................. 112 Sanctions, managed cases ............................................................................................................ 381 Self-represented Litigants (Family Law) .................................................................................. 700.5 Seniority of judicial officers, grouping ........................................................................................ 166 Service of Civil Appellate Briefs ................................................................................................. 510 Show Cause, Order to (Family Law) ........................................................................................... 705 Special Master (Civil) .................................................................................................................. 311 Subpoena Duces Tecum (Criminal) ............................................................................................ 806 Telephonic Appearances .............................................................................................................. 373 Temporary Judges ........................................................................................................................ 162 Toxic Pollution (Complex Civil) ................................................................................................. 318 Trial de Novo, Arbitration cases .................................................................................................. 360 Trial Department, all matters to be heard ..................................................................................... 359 Uninsured Motorist /Construction Defect/Toxic Pollution Case ................................................... 318 Voting .......................................................................................................................................... 168

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