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Orange — Appearance and Procedure Information - Evictions (UD)
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- 2026-09-26
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
- Jurisdiction
- Orange County
Orange — Appearance and Procedure Information - Evictions (UD)¶
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Superior Court of California County of Orange
Appearance Procedure and Information Civil - Unlawful Detainers (Evictions)
UPDATE – Friday, September 23, 2024
In-person services are available in the Civil Clerk’s Office Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Filings: Unlawful detainer filings shall be submitted via eFiling through an approved eFiling Service Provider with the exception of filings by self-represented litigants. Self-represented litigants may submit filings in person at the Central Justice Center, via electronic filing, or by US Mail at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
Questions: Specific questions can be submitted via the “Ask a Question” button on the court’s website.
Self Help Assistance- The public is encouraged to consult Self Help Services prior to filing documents. To contact Self Help, visit www.occourts.org/self-help and select "Click Here to Contact Self Help Services".
Appearances (Departments C17 and C61): The Court will offer remote appearances for all law and motion, case management conferences, status conferences, ex partes, and other non-evidentiary proceedings. Trials and evidentiary hearings will be held in person. Remote appearance will be conducted via Zoom through the video links available on the court’s Civil Appearance Procedure and Information page. Click on the blue bar as displayed below to access the video link for the courtroom where the hearing is set.
To view Remote Hearing Instructions click here or visit https://www.occourts.org/media- relations/covid/CivilPublicRemoteHearingInstructionsZoom.pdf.
In the event a party, witness, official reporter, official reporter pro tempore, court interpreter, or other court personnel experiences technology or audibility issues that arise during a remote conference, hearing, proceeding, or trial, the person is to alert the court by calling the courtroom. Phone numbers for the courtrooms can be found at https://www.occourts.org/directory/civil/CivilPhoneDepartmentDirectory.pdf.
Parties should review Local Rule 375 (https://www.occourts.org/directory/local- rules/2022/Div3.pdf) for additional appearance information.
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