Alameda Superior Court Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Before filing the notice, a party or attorney must contact the discovery facilitator to verify no conflicts and agreement, and to ensure facilitation can be completed by the deadline.

Prior to filing this notice, one of the parties or their attorney must contact a discovery facilitator to verify that the facilitator has no conflicts and agrees to facilitate the matter by the discovery facilitation deadline.

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Parties may electronically transmit a document to the court at any time. Acceptance of a contemporaneous document for filing occurs on the (i) date the document is submitted, if the submission occurs between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on a day when the clerk’s office is open for business, or (ii) next day when the clerk’s office is open for business following submission of the document, if the submission occurs on a day when the clerk’s office is closed.

Summary: An e-filed document is accepted on the submission date if filed on an open court day; otherwise it is accepted on the next open court day.

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Parties may electronically transmit a document to the court at any time. Acceptance of a transmitted document for filing occurs on the (i) date the document is submitted, if the submission occurs during the normal business hours of the clerk’s office, or (ii) next day when the clerk’s office is open for business following submission of the document, if the submission occurs after the normal business hours of the clerk’s office or on a day when the clerk’s office is closed. For purposes of this rule, “normal business hours of the clerk’s office” means Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Summary: Electronically transmitted documents are accepted for filing on the same day if submitted during clerk's business hours (Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.) and otherwise on the next day the clerk's office is open.

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Civil cases

Originals of all depositions to be used at trial must be lodged with the courtroom clerk at the pretrial conference or on the first day of trial if a pretrial conference is not scheduled.

Summary: Original trial depositions must be lodged with the courtroom clerk at the pretrial conference or on the first day of trial if no pretrial conference is scheduled.

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All ex parte applications and proposed orders must be delivered during regular business hours to the clerk’s office where the matter is pending. The clerk’s office will forward the matter to the appropriate judicial officer.

Summary: Ex parte applications and proposed orders must be submitted to the clerk's office during regular business hours, and the clerk forwards them to the appropriate judicial officer.

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The memorandum in opposition must be filed by 9 a.m. on the day of the hearing in the department where the matter is set for hearing.

Summary: The opposition memorandum of points and authorities must be filed by 9 a.m. on the day of the hearing.

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Deadline

5 calendar days ?

Within five calendar days of receipt of the petition for a hearing, the court will either grant or deny the petition and will immediately notify the parties and counsel, including the Social Services Agency and County Counsel, of its decision.

Summary: The court must grant or deny a petition for a hearing within five calendar days of receipt and immediately notify parties and counsel.

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Court noticeProposed or draft document; may not be in force

The last day to comment is October 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

Summary: The last day to submit comments on the proposed amendments is October 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

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The following ex parte requests will be determined by the presiding judge of the juvenile court: (A) Termination of life support and do not resuscitate requests; and (B) Requests for permission to perform surgical or other medical procedures over the religious objections of the parents.

Summary: Termination of life support, do-not-resuscitate, and surgery-over-religious-objection requests are decided by the presiding judge of the juvenile court.

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The court will provide an electronic confirmation to the filer indicating the date and time the document was received.

Summary: The court must send the filer an electronic confirmation stating the date and time the document was received.

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The court will provide an electronic confirmation to the filer indicating the date and time the document was filed.

Summary: The court must provide the filer with an electronic confirmation stating the date and time the document was filed.

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Civil cases

The mediator must file and serve the Consent To Serve And Certification within 10 days of service of the order.

The MEDIATOR shall execute, file and serve the attached "Consent To Serve And Certification" within ten (10) days of servi ce of this Order on the proposed

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The stipulation and case management conference statement must be filed at least 15 days before the initial case management conference.

All parties have signed and filed this stipulation with the Case Management Conference Statement at least 15 days before the initial case management conference.

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Civil cases

Parties must file and serve a completed Case Management Conference Statement (form CM 110) at least 15 days before the case management conference.

File and serve a completed Case Management Conference Statement on form CM 110 at least 15 days before the Case Management Conference (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.725.)

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Civil cases

Parties must provide all records requested by the expert within 20 days of receipt of a written request.

The parties must provide all records requested by the expert, within 20 days of receipt of a written request.

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Civil cases

Each party must provide responses to the expert's questions within 10 days.

Each party must provide responses to questions propounded by the expert within 10 days.

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A request for a hearing about court fees must be filed within ten days after notice of denial of a fee waiver request, or the clerk will deny the request for hearing.

Issue a notice of hearing denying the request for hearing if it was not filed within ten days after notice of the denial of the request for a fee waiver (Government Code section 68634(g));

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Civil cases

The parties must submit any objections to the findings and conclusions, any additional factual information they believe the expert should consider, or note any errors they believe the expert has made within ten days unless the expert agrees to provide addi tional time, which may not exceed 30

Summary: Parties must submit objections to the expert's draft report within ten days, extendable up to 30 days at the expert's discretion.

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Deadline

12 court days

I have filed this request at least 12 court days before the hearing and have served or will serve all parties and attorneys, if any, with this form by personal delivery, fax, express mail, or other reasonable means to ensure delivery by the close of the next court day after filing this form.

Summary: Requests to appear by telephone must be filed at least 12 court days before the hearing.

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Deadline

5 business days ?

At any time during a case, a party may provide notice to the Court and to all other parties and others entitled to notice that the party intends to appear remotely for the duration of the case. That notice must be made no later than five court days before the next scheduled hearing in the case.

Summary: A party may file a notice to appear remotely for the entire case, but the notice must be given at least five court days before the next scheduled hearing.

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Civil cases

Deadline

3 working days ?

Unless otherwise ordered by the trial judge, all pretrial motions in limine subject to this rule must be in writing, numbered consecutively, and filed in the clerk’s office at least three court days before the pretrial conference or, if there is no pretrial conference, three court days before trial.

Summary: Unless the trial judge orders otherwise, motions in limine must be filed at least three court days before the pretrial conference or before trial if no conference is held.

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Civil cases

Deadline

5 business days ?

Attorneys or unrepresented parties must file complex case management conference statements in the assigned department within five court days prior to the Complex Case Management Conference.

Summary: Attorneys or unrepresented parties must file complex case management conference statements in the assigned department within five court days before the Complex Case Management Conference.

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Civil cases

A motion to supplement the certified administrative record with additional documents or to exclude certain documents from the record may be noticed by any party and should be filed no later than the deadline for filing of petitioner's opening memorandum of points and authorities in support of the writ. Opposition and reply memoranda on the motion should be filed no later than the deadline for filing the opposition and reply memoranda regarding the writ.

Summary: Motions to supplement or exclude administrative record documents must be filed by the opening memorandum deadline, with opposition and reply by the corresponding writ memorandum deadlines.

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Civil cases

Deadline

30 calendar days ?

Petitioner must file directly in the designated CEQA department and serve personally, by overnight mail or, if previously agreed, by fax or electronic means, an opening memorandum of points and authorities in support of the petitioner within 30 days from the date the administrative record is served.

Summary: Petitioner must file and serve the opening memorandum within 30 days from the date the administrative record is served.

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Civil cases

Deadline

30 calendar days ?

Respondent and Real Party in Interest must file directly in the designated CEQA department and serve personally, by overnight mail or, if previously agreed, by fax or electronic means, opposition points and authorities, if any, within 30 days following service of petitioner's memorandum of points and authorities.

Summary: Respondent and Real Party in Interest must file and serve opposition points and authorities within 30 days following service of petitioner's memorandum.

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Civil cases

Deadline

20 calendar days ?

Petitioner has 20 days from service of the opposition's points and authorities to file directly in the designated CEQA department and serve personally, by overnight mail or, if previously agreed, by fax or electronic means, a reply memorandum of points and authorities.

Summary: Petitioner has 20 days from service of the opposition's points and authorities to file and serve a reply memorandum.

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Civil cases

Deadline

35 calendar days ?

The initial notice must provide that, if the parties agree, the first settlement meeting mandated by Public Resources Code section 21167.8 will be continued so as to take place no later than 35 days after the administrative record is served.

Summary: If the parties agree, the first settlement meeting must take place no later than 35 days after the administrative record is served.

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

Petitioner must prepare a trial notebook that must be filed with the designated CEQA department 14 days before the date of the hearing or at the time the Reply Brief is filed

Summary: The trial notebook must be filed 14 days before the hearing or at the time the Reply Brief is filed.

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Civil cases

Deadline

25 calendar days ?

Plaintiff must file a request for trial no later than 25 days after filing an unlawful detainer complaint.

Summary: Plaintiff must file a request for trial within 25 days of filing the unlawful detainer complaint.

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Deadline

60 calendar days ?

All necessary discovery is complete or will be completed within 60 days.

Summary: All necessary discovery must be complete, or scheduled to be completed within 60 days, before requesting a case resolution conference.

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Civil cases

Successor guardians must file an accounting one year after the successor appointment date and biennially thereafter.

Summary: Successor guardians must file an accounting one year after their succession appointment and biennially thereafter.

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Civil cases

Deadline

0 calendar days ?

(4) Inform the interested person or the person that requested special notice that the court does not hold hearings on ex parte applications and that any objections to the ex parte application must be filed on the same date the ex parte is filed.

Summary: Objections to an ex parte application must be filed on the same date the ex parte application is filed.

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Civil cases

Deadline

1 business days ?

If notice of the ex parte application is provided after 10:00 a.m. the court day before the ex parte application is filed, the person giving notice must inform the interested person or the person that requested special notice that objections to the ex parte application must be filed no later than the court day after the ex parte application is filed.

Summary: If notice is given after 10:00 a.m. the court day before filing, objections to the ex parte application must be filed no later than the court day after the application is filed.

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Civil cases

Trustees must file accounts at least every two years. The fact that an account covers more than a two-year period of time will not constitute grounds for deviation from any of the normal requirements of an account.

Summary: Trustees must file accounts at least every two years, and a longer accounting period does not excuse compliance with normal account requirements.

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Civil cases

Deadline

60 calendar days ?

Guardianship accounts must be filed after the first anniversary of the establishment of the guardianship and biennially thereafter. The account must be filed within 60 days after the anniversary date.

Summary: Initial guardianship accounts must be filed after the first anniversary of the guardianship and biennially thereafter, within 60 days after each anniversary date.

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Civil cases

Deadline

90 calendar days ?

Within 90 days of appointment by the court, the guardian must file a general plan for the care, custody, and control of the conservatee.

Summary: A conservator must file a general plan for the conservatee's care, custody, and control within 90 days of appointment.

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Deadline

15 calendar days ?

Fifteen days before any status conference, any party must file and serve a description of the current status of the case.

Summary: Each party must file and serve a current status description fifteen days before any status conference.

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Deadline

15 calendar days ?

Fifteen days before any case resolution conference, each party must file and serve a description of the current status of the case. The parties must use the Case Management Conference Questionnaire (form ALA FL-041).

Summary: At least 15 days before a case resolution conference, each party must file and serve a case status description using Form ALA FL-041.

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Deadline

5 calendar days ?

At least five days before any settlement conference, each party must serve and file a settlement conference statement that must contain the information set forth below:

Summary: At least 5 days before a settlement settlement, each party must serve and file a settlement conference statement with specified mandatory content.

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Deadline

24 hours

An opposing party must present any written opposition to the court within 24 hours of receipt of notice of the ex parte application.

Summary: An opposing party must file any written opposition within 24 hours after receiving notice of the ex parte application.

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All orders authorizing the administration of psychotropic drugs are their any such other order must be submitted to the court for renewal no later than six months from the date of initial pivotal initial issue, following the supporting ex parte procedure described in this subsection.

Summary: Orders authorizing psychotropic drugs must be brought to the court for renewal no later than six months after initial issuance, following the ex parte procedure.

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Deadline

48 hours

If the court sets a hearing on the objection, counsel for the moving party may file a supporting memorandum of points and authorities. The memorandum must be filed at least 48 hours before the hearing in the department where the hearing is scheduled.

Summary: A supporting memorandum of points and authorities must be filed at least 48 hours before the hearing on an objection to a petition.

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Deadline

10 business days ?

Any party who objects to the application shall file an opposition within ten court days from the date of mailing of notice.

Summary: Parties objecting to a de facto parent application must file an opposition within ten court days of the mailing of notice.

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Deadline

30 calendar days ?

If the court grants a hearing on the petition, the hearing shall be calendared within 30 days after the petition is filed, or the next scheduled court date, whichever occurs first.

Summary: A hearing on a granted petition must be calendared within 30 days of filing or on the next scheduled court date, whichever occurs first.

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When the time for filing briefs in any matter in which the appellate division has jurisdiction has expired either pursuant to the California Rules of Court or as extended by court order and no opening brief has been filed, the court will send a Notice of Impending Dismissal and, if there is no response to the notice, enter a dismissal without hearing.

Summary: If the opening brief deadline expires without a filing, the court sends a Notice of Impending Dismissal and dismisses the appeal without hearing if there is no response.

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Criminal cases

Motions to transfer the place of appearance for a traffic citation to the county seat under Vehicle Code section 40502(b) must be made at the time of arraignment.

Summary: Motions to transfer a traffic citation to the county seat must be made at arraignment.

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Criminal cases

In order to have a trial de novo, the defendant must submit a written request on Judicial Council form TR-220 and pay the total amount due within the time specified in the notice.

Summary: A defendant seeking a trial de novo must submit the request and payment within the time specified in the notice.

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Criminal cases

Deadline

180 calendar days ?

Any motion to reopen a conviction reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles following a bail forfeiture under Vehicle Code section 40512 or reported as a failure to complete traffic violator school under Vehicle Code section 40512.6 shall be filed with the Traffic Division no later than 180 days from the date of the bail forfeiture, unless good cause is shown.

Summary: Motions to reopen a conviction after bail forfeiture must be filed with the Traffic Division within 180 days of the bail forfeiture, unless good cause is shown.

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Court noticeProposed or draft document; may not be in force

• The last day to comment is November 17, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Summary: Written comments on the proposed bail schedule must be submitted by November 17, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

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Civil cases

A retainer of $ must be paid within 15 days of the date of this order and will be applied to the final i nvoice. Any unused portion of the retainer will be refunded by expert at the conclusion of expert’s

Summary: The expert's retainer must be paid within 15 days of the date of the order; any unused portion is refunded at the conclusion of the expert's services.

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Civil cases

Deadline

10 calendar days ?

Within ten calendar days of receiving notice of a party’s death, counsel for the deceased party must file a Notice of Death with the court and serve it upon all other parties.

Summary: Counsel for the deceased party must file a Notice of Death with the court within ten calendar days of receiving notice of the death.

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Civil cases

All civil cases assigned to the Department 511 master calendar should file and serve all trial documents on the first day of trial.

Summary: Cases assigned to Department 511 master calendar must file and serve all trial documents on the first day of trial.

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Civil cases

Unless otherwise ordered by the trial judge, all motions in limine subject to this rule will be set for hearing. The trial judge shall determine the hearing date and time and how service of the motion is to be made. The timing and service requirements of the opposition and reply, if any, shall be at the discretion of the trial judge.

Summary: Motions in limine will be set for hearing; the trial judge controls the hearing date, service, and any timing of opposition and reply papers.

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Civil cases

Deadline

30 calendar days ?

files their first pleading in the cause and fails to file a written Notice of Non-Stipulation to a temporary judge within 30 days of notice of assignment of the cause to a temporary judge.

Summary: A party must file a written Notice of Non-Stipulation to a temporary judge within 30 days of the notice of assignment or will be deemed to have stipulated to the temporary judge.

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Civil cases

Deadline

2 business days ?

All asbestos and silica cases will be assigned within two court days of filing. A Notice of Assignment indicating the name and department number of the assigned judge, as well as the assigned judge's departmental schedule for noticed motions and ex parte applications, and a Notice of Initial Case Management Conference will be prepared by the court.

Summary: Asbestos and silica cases must be assigned to a department within two court days of filing.

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Civil cases

Deadline

120 calendar days ?

The initial case management conference will be conducted within 120 days after the filing of the complaint or as otherwise ordered by the court.

Summary: The initial case management conference will be conducted within 120 days after the complaint is filed, unless the court orders otherwise.

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Civil cases

Deadline

14 calendar days ?

A final case management conference will be held 14 days before trial unless otherwise ordered by the court.

Summary: A final case management conference will be held 14 days before trial, unless the court orders otherwise.

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Civil cases

Deadline

2 calendar days ?

To qualify for “pre-grant” status, all supporting documents and a proposed order must be submitted at least two days before the scheduled hearing.

Summary: Supporting documents and a proposed order must be submitted at least two days before the scheduled hearing to qualify for pre-grant status.

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Deadline

2 business days ?

Any such report must be submitted at least two court days before the hearing.

Summary: CASA reports must be submitted at least two court days before the hearing.

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Deadline

5 calendar days ?

If the matter is not resolved informally, the judge will request the attorney to move to withdraw or to submit a written response to the client's complaint within five days and thereafter determine whether the attorney acted contrary to the local rules or practice guidelines or whether the attorney acted incompetently.

Summary: If a client complaint is not resolved informally, the attorney must move to withdraw or submit a written response within five days.

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Deadline

5 business days ?

Pretrial hearings are set five court days after the detention hearing for minors who have been ordered held in custody. For those out of custody, the date is set at least ten court days from the date of filing of the petition.

Summary: Pretrial hearings are set five court days after the detention hearing for minors in custody, and at least ten court days from petition filing for those out of custody.

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Deadline

7 calendar days ?

The regular sessions of the appellate division will not be reported unless a party requests a court reporter at least one week prior to the date set for hearing.

Summary: A party must request a court reporter at least one week before the hearing date; otherwise the session will not be reported.