Orange — Appearance Procedure and Information - Civil Unlimited

Source: https://www.occourts.org/system/files/civil/civil_unlimited_and_complex_appearance_procedure_and_information.pdf

Superior Court of California County of Orange

Appearance Procedure and Information Civil Unlimited and Complex

UPDATE – Friday, September 17, 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.

1. Filings: All Civil Unlimited and Complex filings shall be submitted via eFiling through an approved eFiling Service Provider with the exception of filings by self-represented litigants.

2. Questions: Specific questions can be submitted via the “Ask a Question” button on the court’s website.

3. Appearance Process: The Court will offer remote appearances for all law and motion, case management conferences, status conferences, ex partes, and other non-evidentiary proceedings in civil unlimited and civil complex cases.

   Unless ordered otherwise by the court, remote appearances for Civil Unlimited and Complex will be conducted via Zoom through the court’s online check-in process available through the court’s website at https://www.occourts.org/divisions/civil/civil- appearance-procedure-and-information. Click on the blue bar as displayed below to access the list of courtroom links. If you encounter any technical issues while checking- in through the remote appearance portal, please clear your browsing data. For further instructions on how to do so, please click here.

   Trials and evidentiary hearings will be conducted in person. A party may file a motion for a remote evidentiary hearing or trial. A party may file an opposition to a court’s order or a party’s motion for a remote evidentiary hearing or trial.

   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.

Mandatory Settlement Conferences will be set for in-person appearance unless all parties

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stipulate to a remote mandatory settlement conference and the Court adopts this stipulation as an order of the Court.

Judgment debtor examinations will be set for in-person appearance.

Parties should review Local Rule 375 (https://www.occourts.org/directory/local- rules/2022/Div3.pdf) for additional appearance information.

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