Orange — Administrative Appeals

Source: https://www.occourts.org/system/files/general/administrative_appeals_appearance_procedure_and_information.pdf

Superior Court of California County of Orange

Appearance Procedure and Information Civil – Administrative Appeals and Labor Commissioner Appeals

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. Civil - Administrative Appeals: Administrative appeals are processed in Civil and heard by Department C65 at the Central Justice Center. They generally include the following types of cases: ➢ Appeal from final decision of parking citation; ➢ Appeal from civil administrative fine or penalty; ➢ Appeal from Labor Commissioner’s award of wages, penalties, and compensation; ➢ Determination of dangerous dog or vicious dog. ➢ Request for Hearing to Challenge Disqualified Person Determination

2. Filings: Filings may be submitted in-person at the Central Justice Center, via eFiling through an approved eFiling Service Provider, or by US Mail at 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA

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

5. 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".

6. Appearances (Department C65): The Court will offer remote appearances for the initial status conference in Labor Commissioner appeals. The initial hearing in other administrative appeal cases will be set for in-person appearance. Remote appearance will be conducted via Zoom through the video links available on the court’s web page https://www.occourts.org/media-relations/civil.html. Click on the red 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

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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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