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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

Rule 3.1.19 Failure to Appear at Trial incorrect date, time, or department, Management Conference the clerk will reject the filing. See the Court’s website, A failure to appear at the trial management www.imperial.courts.ca.gov, for conference may, in the discretion of the trial setting mandatory reported cases. judge, be deemed a waiver of jury by the party failing to appear. (b) Any civil department may issue a tentative ruling in a law and motion [Adopted January 1, 2015 , amended 07/01/24] matter, in the sole discretion of the assigned judge. The tentative rulingRule 3.1.20 Ex Parte Request for Trial may specify the issues on which theContinuance Court wishes the parties to provide further argument. If a tentative rulingAn ex parte request to continue a trial date is issued the day before the date setto a new date shall be submitted and filed as for hearing, no notice of intent toan application for ex parte relief. The appear is required to appear forapplication will also include a proposed argument, and the tentative rulingorder listing the proposed new trial date and may be obtained from the Court'sproposed new trial management date. website. The tentative ruling may alsoMoving party may contact the Civil be posted on a calendar note on theDepartment at (760) 482-2240 to inquire as day of the hearing, or announced byto proposed new trial dates for a specific the Court at the time of oral argument.department. If a declaration of non- opposition signed by opposing [Adopted July 1, 2007, amended 07/01/08, amended subd (a) parties/counsel is submitted/filed with the 01/01/13, adopted subd (c) 01/01/18 amended subd (a), application for ex parte relief, the repealed subd (c) 01/01//24] application for ex parte relief will be ruled on in Chambers. Rule 3.2.1 Orders Shortening Time

An applicant must file all moving papers and[Adopted January 1, 2022]
pay appropriate fees at the time of making a
request for an order shortening time. All Division 2 orders shortening time shall contain a
Law and Motion complete briefing schedule, including the
date and time for filing the moving papers,

Rule 3.2.0 Scheduling Hearings and the opposition, the reply and proofs of Tentative Rulings service, as well as the time and manner of service of all motion papers. (a) Civil law and motion matters are heard Monday through Friday at 8:30 [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.17 renumbered to 3.2.1 a.m. at the El Centro Main 01/01/09] Courthouse in the civil department to Rule 3.2.2 Failure to File Proof of Service which a case has been assigned, of Notice of Motion unless otherwise directed by the Court. The moving party shall set the Except for petitions to enjoin harassment and date of hearing by specifying the date, orders to examine judgment debtors, if a time, and department in the notice of party fails to timely file a required proof of motion, in accordance with statute. service in accordance with CRC 3.1300(c), a The Court may reschedule such matter will be ordered off calendar unless matters to accommodate workload, if necessary. If the moving party sets an 12