San Bernardino — Trial Order for Non-Jury Trials

Source: https://sanbernardino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/civil/s26trialorderfornonjurytrials.pdf

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10 11 12 13 14 1S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Superior Court of the State of California County of San Bernardino 247 W. Third St SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO ALL PARTIES STANDING TRIAL ORDER AND FOR TRIAL PROCEDURES FOR NON-JURY TRIAL NON-JURY TRIAL TO EACH PARTY AND TO THE ATTORNEY(S) OF RECORD FOR EACH PARTY: All parties are ordered to familiarize themselves with all aspects of the Standing Trial Order and Trial Procedures for Non-Jury Trial. If one party is not present when the order is distributed, the party receiving the order shall give notice of this order and provide a copy. I. JOINT TRIAL BINDER Parties must meet and confer on all pre-trial matters at least 10 court days prior to the Trial Readiness Conference (TRC). On the date of the TRC, parties are to bring a three-ring binder with Joint documents that contain the following (if applicable) in the order listed below:

1. Table of Contents
2. Trial Brief
3. Printed Copies of the current operative pleadings (including complaint; answer; cross-complaint; if any, an answer to the cross complaint.)
4. Joint Exhibit List Provide the clerk with a valid email address; the clerk will then email parties an excel sheet to be completed by Counsel listing the joint exhibits. The list is to be emailed back to the clerk by day one of trial.
5. Joint Witness List listing the name, brief description, and the time estimate for each witness. Two (2) courtesy copies of the Joint Witness List shall be provided to the Clerk. STANDING TRIAL ORDER AND TRIAL PROCEDURES FOR NON-JURY TRIAL

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6. Joint list of the issues 7. Motions in Limine and Oppositions in order Type of motion followed by any opposition and replies. Counsel is instructed to meet and confer in good faith before filing and serving the Motions in Limine. Counsel shal comply with Local Rule 415. Ih. JOINT EXHIBIT BINDER Parties shall meet and confer and present this binder on the first day of trial. Two (2) copies of this binder need to be created, one for the Court and one for the Clerk. All exhibits must be pre- marked and bate stamped with exhibit tags. Il. TRANSCRIPT BINDER Any transcripts retained from deposition need to be properly labeled and a copy needs to be created for the Court to review if any deposition testimony will be used during trial. IV. WITNESSES AND SCHEDULING Parties are expected to have their witnesses available to testify. If there are unique circumstances that warrant calling witnesses out of order or accommodations for scheduling, the parties should promptly bring those issues to the Court. Vv. INTERPRETERS If a witness or any party requires an interpreter, the parties are responsible for providing their own. Vi COURT REPORTERS Parties are to provide their own Court Reporter for the duration of the trial. IT IS SO ORDERED. Uy Dated this 20" day of January, 2026 ce Kevin Lee Judge of the Superior Court STANDING TRIAL ORDER AND TRIAL PROCEDURES FOR NON-JURY TRIAL