Orange — CM03 Standing Orders

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TRIALTRIAL EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS ANDAND PRETRIALPRETRIAL ORDERSORDERS

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TOTO ALLALL ATTORNEYSATTORNEYS ANDAND SELF-REPRESENTEDSELF-REPRESENTED PARTIESPARTIES ASSIGNEDASSIGNED FORFOR TRIALTRIAL ININ

DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT CM03CM03

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1212 TheThe trialtrial courtcourt hashas inherentinherent andand statutorystatutory discretiondiscretion toto controlcontrol thethe proceedingsproceedings toto ensureensure thethe

1313 effectiveeffective administrationadministration ofof justice.justice. (People(People v.v. GonzalezGonzalez (2006)(2006) 3838 Cal.4thCal.4th 932,932, 951.)951.) ThisThis includesincludes thethe

1414 dutyduty toto keepkeep thethe trialtrial withinwithin thethe boundsbounds ofof thethe issues,issues, seesee thatthat bothboth sidessides receivereceive aa fairfair trial,trial, andand thatthat

1515 justicejustice isis done.done. (People(People v.v. AlfaroAlfaro (1976)(1976) 6161 Cal.App.3rdCal.App.3rd 414,414, 421-424,421-424, 427;427; PeoplePeople v.v. WilliamsWilliams

(2009)(2009) 170170 Cal.App.4thCal.App.4th 587,587, 615.)615.) TheThe followingfollowing ordersorders areare toto informinform attorneysattorneys andand self-representedself-represented1616 partiesparties ofof thethe court’scourt’ s expectationsexpectations inin presentingpresenting theirtheir casescases inin DepartmentDepartment CM03.CM03.

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1818 1.1. ExpectationsExpectations ofof CounselCounsel andand Self-RepresentedSelf-Represented Parties.Parties. 1919 TheThe courtcourt expectsexpects allall attorneysattorneys andand self-representedself-represented partiesparties toto actact inin aa professionalprofessional manner,manner, 2020 andand toto followfollow thethe OrangeOrange CountyCounty BarBar AssociationAssociation CivilityCivility Guidelines,Guidelines, whichwhich maymay bebe foundfound atat 2121 https://www.ocbar.org/.https://www.ocbar.org/. 2222

2323 2.2. Pre-TrialPre-Trial ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities ofof AttorneysAttorneys andand Self-RepresentedSelf-Represented Parties.Parties.

2424 AllAll pretrialpretrial documentsdocuments areare toto bebe filedfiled atat leastleast fivefive courtcourt daysdays beforebefore trial.trial. AttorneysAttorneys and/orand/or

2525 self-representedself-represented partiesparties areare orderedordered toto complycomply withwith CivilCivil LocalLocal RuleRule 317317 andand allall ProbateProbate HearingHearing andand TrialTrial Guidelines.Guidelines. CivilCivil LocalLocal RuleRule 317317 isis postedposted onon thethe OrangeOrange CountyCounty SuperiorSuperior Court’sCourt’s PublicPublic2626

WebsiteWebsite atat https://www.occourts.org/https://www.occourts.org/ underunder LocalLocal andand StateState RulesRules ofof Court,Court, DivisionDivision 3,3, ChapterChapter 4.4. 2727 TheThe ProbateProbate HearingHearing andand TrialTrial GuidelinesGuidelines areare alsoalso postedposted onon thethe OrangeOrange CountyCounty SuperiorSuperior Court’sCourt ’s 2828

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PublicPublic WebsiteWebsite underunder ProbateProbate CourtroomCourtroom ScheduleSchedule && Requirements,Requirements, atat == https://www.occourts.org/divisions/probate/probate-courtroom-schedule-requirements.https://www.occourts.org/divisions/probate/probate-courtroom-schedule-requirements.

AttorneysAttorneys and/orand/or self-representedself-represented partiesparties shallshall alsoalso deliverdeliver toto thethe clerkclerk inin DepartmentDepartment CM03,CM03, ww
nono laterlater thanthan thethe MondayMonday beforebefore thethe firstfirst dayday ofof trial,trial, oneone physicalphysical paperpaper copycopy ofof thethe followingfollowing

documents:documents:

a.a. JointJoint TrialTrial ExhibitExhibit List.List. oo
b,b, JointJoint TrialTrial WitnessWitness List.List.

c,c, JointJoint TrialTrial ListList ofof StipulatedStipulated Facts.Facts. aa
d,d, JointJoint TrialTrial ListList ofof ControvertedControverted IssuesIssues forfor allall issuesissues thatthat areare toto bebe determineddetermined byby thethe Court.Court. OO aa DODO
3.3. MotionsMotions inin LimineLimine aa AA

awaw MotionsMotions inin liminelimine mustmust bebe exchangedexchanged andand discusseddiscussed nono laterlater thanthan thethe IssueIssue ConferenceConference requiredrequired underunder LocalLocal RuleRule 317.317. TheThe attorneysattorneys and/orand/or self-representedself-represented partiesparties mustmust meetmeet andand conferconfer inin aa OWNOWN aa goodgood faithfaith efforteffort toto resolveresolve motionsmotions inin liminelimine beforebefore trial.trial. TheThe lawlaw requiresrequires thatthat attorneysattorneys attemptattempt toto

F&FF&F talktalk thethe mattermatter over,over, comparecompare theirtheir views,views, consult,consult, andand deliberate.deliberate. ThereThere mustmust bebe aa seriousserious efforteffort atat

informalinformal resolutionresolution ofof thethe issuesissues raisedraised inin thethe motionsmotions inin limine.limine. (Townsend(Townsend v.v. SuperiorSuperior CourtCourt (1998)(1998) 6161 Cal.App.4thCal.App.4th 1431;1431; ClementClement y.y. AlegreAlegre (2009)(2009) 177177 Cal.App.4thCal.App.4th 1277.)1277.) aa OO @@ 4.4. In-PersonIn-Person TrialTrial DONDON AllAll trialstrials inin DepartmentDepartment CMO03CMO03 areare conductedconducted inin person.person. AllAll attorneysattorneys andand self-representedself-represented BBBB HDHD partiesparties areare orderedordered toto bebe personallypersonally presentpresent inin DepartmentDepartment CMO03CMO03 throughoutthroughout thethe trial.trial. AllAll witnesseswitnesses ODOD mustmust bebe presentpresent inin courtcourt inin personperson duringduring theirtheir testimony,testimony, unlessunless goodgood causecause isis shown,shown, andand thethe courtcourt NYDYNDNYDYND == authorizesauthorizes aa witnesswitness toto testifytestify remotely.remotely. AnyAny requestrequest forfor aa witnesswitness toto testifytestify remotelyremotely mustmust bebe NYNY submittedsubmitted toto thethe courtcourt inin writing,writing, inin advanceadvance ofof thethe trialtrial date,date, andand shouldshould includeinclude goodgood legallegal causecause asasNYNY OO toto whywhy thethe witnesswitness shouldshould notnot bebe orderedordered toto testifytestify inin person.person.

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5.5. WitnessesWitnesses ODahkrODahkr WitnessesWitnesses mustmust bebe readyready toto testifytestify toto avoidavoid delays.delays. AttorneysAttorneys andand self-representedself-represented partiesparties shallshall

promptlypromptly adviseadvise thethe courtcourt andand opposingopposing partiesparties ofof anyany additionsadditions toto theirtheir witnesswitness list,list, oror issuesissues withwith NMNHNYNMNHNY
witnesswitness availability.availability. AttorneysAttorneys andand self-representedself-represented partiesparties maymay agreeagree toto taketake witnesseswitnesses outout ofof orderorder MwMw ontont

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withwith advisementadvisement toto thethe court.court. AttorneysAttorneys andand self-representedself-represented partiesparties mustmust adviseadvise theirtheir witnesseswitnesses ofof

rulingsrulings thatthat applyapply to,to, oror affect,affect, theirtheir testimony.testimony. IfIf aa witnesswitness oror aa partyparty needsneeds anan interpreter,interpreter, thethe

attorneysattorneys and/orand/or self-representedself-represented partiesparties shouldshould bringbring thisthis toto thethe court’scourt ’s attentionattention asas soonsoon asas possiblepossible

priorprior toto thethe commencementcommencement ofof trial.trial.

6.6. ObjectionsObjections

SpeakingSpeaking objectionsobjections areare notnot permitted.permitted. WhenWhen objecting,objecting, attorneysattorneys shouldshould statestate “Objection”“Objection ”

alongalong withwith thethe legallegal basisbasis forfor thethe objectionobjection (e.g.,(e.g., “Objection,“Objection, Hearsay.”)Hearsay.”) IfIf anyany sideside wisheswishes toto bebe heardheard

regardingregarding thethe objection,objection, aa requestrequest toto bebe heardheard shouldshould bebe mademade toto thethe court.court. AttorneysAttorneys andand self-self-

representedrepresented partiesparties maymay notnot interruptinterrupt eacheach otherother oror thethe courtcourt whilewhile thethe courtcourt isis inin session,session, otherother thanthan

forfor objectionsobjections asas statedstated above.above.

7.7. ExhibitsExhibits

AttorneysAttorneys and/orand/or self-representedself-represented partiesparties areare orderedordered toto uploadupload allall exhibitsexhibits theythey intendintend toto useuse

atat trialtrial toto thethe OrangeOrange CountyCounty SuperiorSuperior CourtCourt ElectronicElectronic EvidenceEvidence Portal.Portal. InformationInformation andand instructionsinstructions

cancan bebe foundfound atat https://www.occourts.org/online-services/electronic-evidence-portal.https://www.occourts.org/online-services/electronic-evidence-portal. AttorneysAttorneys

and/orand/or self-representedself-represented partiesparties cancan loglog intointo thethe systemsystem andand uploadupload exhibitsexhibits usingusing thethe followingfollowing link:link:

https://occourts.quetelcloud.com/TraQ7/account/login?returnurl=%2FTraQ7%2F.https://occourts.quetelcloud.com/TraQ7/account/login?returnurl=%2FTraQ7%2F.

TheThe requirementrequirement toto uploadupload exhibitsexhibits beforebefore trialtrial doesdoes notnot applyapply toto impeachmentimpeachment exhibits.exhibits.

IfIf aa witnesswitness isis testifyingtestifying remotely,remotely, attorneysattorneys andand self-representedself-represented partiesparties mustmust meetmeet andand conferconfer

toto ensureensure thatthat thethe exhibitsexhibits toto bebe shownshown toto suchsuch witnesswitness areare consistentconsistent withwith thethe evidenceevidence pre-markedpre-marked

andand uploadeduploaded toto thethe OrangeOrange CountyCounty SuperiorSuperior CourtCourt ElectronicElectronic EvidenceEvidence Portal.Portal.

PriorPrior toto trial,trial, attorneysattorneys andand self-representedself-represented partiesparties areare expectedexpected toto attemptattempt toto reachreach aa

stipulation,stipulation, ifif reasonablyreasonably possible,possible, toto thethe admissibilityadmissibility and/orand/or foundationfoundation forfor allall trialtrial exhibits.exhibits. SuchSuch

stipulationsstipulations shouldshould bebe reflectedreflected onon thethe JointJoint TrialTrial ExhibitExhibit List.List.

8.8. TranscriptsTranscripts

TranscriptsTranscripts mustmust bebe submittedsubmitted toto thethe court,court, andand providedprovided toto thethe opposingopposing parties,parties, ofof anyany audioaudio

recordingrecording oror sound-and-videosound-and-video recordingrecording playedplayed duringduring thethe trial,trial, consistentconsistent withwith CaliforniaCalifornia RulesRules ofof

Court,Court, RuleRule 2.1040.2.1040.

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9.9. DepositionDeposition TranscriptsTranscripts

TheThe partiesparties shallshall meetmeet andand conferconfer andand bringbring toto thethe courtcourt certifiedcertified copiescopies ofof depositiondeposition

transcriptstranscripts thethe partiesparties intendintend toto useuse atat trialtrial ..

10.10. TrialTrial ScheduleSchedule andand TrialTrial TimeTime EstimateEstimate

CM03CM03 conductsconducts trialstrials allall dayday Wednesday,Wednesday, allall dayday Thursday,Thursday, andand FridayFriday morningmorning throughthrough JuneJune

2026.2026. BeginningBeginning JulyJuly 2026,2026, thethe courtcourt conductsconducts trialstrials allall dayday Monday,Monday, allall dayday Wednesday,Wednesday, andand FridayFriday

morning.morning. TheThe morningmorning sessionsession isis fromfrom 9:009:00 a.m.a.m. toto 1212 p.m.,p.m., withwith aa mid-morningmid-morning break.break. TheThe afternoonafternoon

sessionsession isis fromfrom 1:301:30 p.m.p.m. toto 4:304:30 p.m.,p.m., withwith aa mid-afternoonmid-afternoon break.break. AttorneysAttorneys and/orand/or self-representedself-represented

partiesparties areare expectedexpected toto bebe availableavailable continuouslycontinuously fromfrom thethe firstfirst dayday ofof trialtrial untiluntil thethe trialtrial concludes.concludes.

TheThe courtcourt willwill makemake everyevery efforteffort toto accommodateaccommodate reasonablereasonable requestsrequests forfor aa breakbreak duringduring thethe trial.trial.

PursuantPursuant toto CaliforniaCalifornia CraneCrane School,School, Inc.Inc. etet allall y.y. NationalNational CommissionCommission forfor CertificationCertification ofof

CraneCrane OperatorsOperators etet allall (2014)(2014) 226226 Cal.App.4thCal.App.4th 12,12, thethe courtcourt retainsretains authorityauthority andand discretiondiscretion

regardingregarding unreasonableunreasonable trialtrial timetime estimatesestimates andand thethe unreasonableunreasonable extensionextension ofof trialtrial time.time.

11.11. FailureFailure toto ComplyComply withwith StandingStanding OrderOrder

AnyAny violationviolation of,of, and/orand/or failurefailure toto complycomply withwith thesethese ordersorders maymay resultresult inin aa continuancecontinuance ofofthethe

mattermatter oror issuanceissuance ofof sanctionssanctions pursuantpursuant toto CodeCode ofof CivilCivil ProceduresProcedures sectionssections 128.5128.5 and/orand/or 177.5.177.5.

ITIT ISIS SOSO ORDERED.ORDERED.

Date:Date: 4/7/264/7/26

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