Court Schedule:
9:00a.m.: Case
Management Conferences/Status Dates/ Presentment
of Motions Monday-Friday.
9:30a.m.- 11:30am: Hearings/Pre-trials
Monday-Thursday.
10:30a.m: First day of Trial
Monday-Thursday.
1:30 p.m.: Continuation
of on-going Trials/Hearings Monday-Thursday.
9:30a.m. -1:30p.m. Special set matters Friday
General Procedures:
Pursuant to Administrative Order 2023-10
and Presiding Judge Garcia’s standing Order,
Individuals may appear without
advance authorization each Friday via Zoom for
presentment of motions, status, and
case management conferences provided they follow
the Court’s rules regarding remote
appearances that are published to the waiting room
before the start of court each
morning. All other proceedings shall be held in person unless
advance permission is obtained from
the Court for good cause shown upon written notice
of motion and motion.
Individuals who habitually have difficulty appearing
remotely, e.g. connectivity issue,
technical difficulties, or inappropriate behavior will
be required to appear in person.
Before court begins for the day or during periods of
court recess, counsel shall check-in
with the Clerk. Participants on Zoom
shall check-in using the Chat feature. When addressing
a case before the Court, counsel
shall first state the case line number from that day’s Court
docket sheet, followed by the case
name and number.
Once a contested hearing or trial commences it will proceed day to day,
except on Fridays,
unless for good cause shown otherwise ordered by the Court.
Communication with the Court:
All communication with the Court must be via writing with all parties
copied in on the
communication. The Court does not
accept ANY documents via email.
Courtesy Copies:
The Court does NOT accept courtesy copies of Motions/Petitions
unless specifically
requested.
Orders:
No order is necessary when scheduling status, case management conference,
and agreed
prove-ups excepting matters related to an order of protection.
A written/typed order is required for all other matters, including orders
regarding orders of
protection. Absent permission by
the judge print orders must be presented prior to
leaving the courtroom. With
permission all other orders shall be submitted via Odyssey
within 24 hours of the case being addressed.
Orders shall be dated, identify the parties/ attorneys of record, and who
was present before the Court. If setting hearing/trial, the order shall
list each
Motion/Petition and the corresponding date of filing. If an order is not submitted timely it
will be rejected. Failure to timely
submit a proper order may result in cancellation of the
intended future court date.
A calculation sheet with data information must be attached to any order
setting support.
In its discretion on a case-by-case basis the Court may accept for
presentment and entry
agreed orders presented off-call.
Prove-ups:
Prove-up dates will be scheduled only after settlement documents have
been signed by all
parties. The original hard copies
of all prove-up documents including, but not limited to,
the proposed Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage, Marital Settlement
Agreement, Name
Change Order, Support Order, Certificate of Dissolution of Marriage, etc.
shall be
presented in open court. Do NOT submit these documents
electronically unless otherwise
directed by the Court as it causes unnecessary work for the court and
clerk.
Pre-Trials:
See the Court’s standing Order dated June 27, 2023.
Trials:
Trial memoranda and trial exhibits shall be exchanged between the parties
seven (7) days prior to commencement of trial. The court does not accept trial exhibits
prior
to commencement of trial.