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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

from that filed by the moving party, in which the earliest filed case is but the joining party may join in the pending, absent a court order to the reply. contrary. Whenever an order for consolidation of cases for all purposes (d) The proper response to an improper is made, the Court shall designate one joinder shall be by objection. of the consolidated cases the master [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.21 renumbered to 3.2.5 file. All later filed papers shall 01/01/09] thereafter be placed in the master file, and all hearing dates will be noticed Rule 3.2.6 Evidentiary Objections under the master file number. At the time of the order for consolidation, (a) A party seeking to object to evidence any hearing date, in any case other offered in support of or in opposition than the master file case, are vacated. to any motion shall either submit The order for consolidation shall, on objections in writing or shall object a separate page, list all case numbers, on the record at the hearing prior to associated parties, and their counsel, submission of the matter for decision. if any. If more than two cases are Any written objection shall be consolidated and the master file is contained in a separate document, settled or dismissed, the consolidated shall state the page and line number cases will be noticed or dismissed in of the document to which objection is forty-five (45) days, unless the parties made, and state the grounds of the appear ex parte before the Court to objection, in the same manner as a reactivate the consolidated cases and motion to strike evidence made at designates a new master file. trial. Such written objections shall be filed and personally served no later (c) Motions Requiring Separate than the close of business three (3) Statements: The following motions court days before the hearing. shall include a separate statement identifying the elements of the (b) Opposition and/or reply papers to various causes of action set forth in separate motions may not be the complaint and setting forth combined. evidence in support of each element: [Adopted July 1, 2007, Rule 3.22 renumbered to 3.2.6 01/01/09] (1) Claim for Punitive damages against health care provider Rule 3.2.7 Particular Motions (Section 425.13 of the Code of Civil Procedure); (a) In any case, where a bond or undertaking may be considered or is (2) Claim against religious requested, a declaration must be corporation for punitive submitted setting forth facts from damages (Code of Civil which the Court may determine the Procedure Section 425.14); appropriate amount of bond or undertaking. Failure to timely file (3) Claim against volunteer such a declaration may result in a director or officer of nonprofit denial of the relief being sought. corporation (Section 425.14 of the Code of the Civil (b) Consolidation Motions: Procedure); Consolidation motions shall be noticed for hearing in the department 14