San Bernardino Superior Court Courtesy Copy Requirements

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Civil cases

One courtesy copy of the trial-readiness items must be delivered to the department when the case is assigned to trial.

ALL OF THE ITEMS BELOW ARE TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE COURT UPON THE CASE BEING ASSIGNED TO TRIAL, NOT BEFORE. (Must be submitted by efile, and a courtesy copy delivered to the department)

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Civil cases

The Joint Witness List must identify each witness, provide a brief description and time estimate, and include two courtesy copies provided to the clerk.

Joint Witness List listing the name, brief description, and time estimate for each witness. Two (2) courtesy copies of the Joint Witness List shall be provided to the clerk.

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Civil cases

Two courtesy copies of the Joint Exhibit List must be provided to the clerk.

Joint Exhibit List. Two (2) courtesy copies of the Joint Exhibit List shall be proved to the clerk.

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Civil cases

Two courtesy copies of the Joint Exhibit List must be provided to the Clerk.

Two (2) courtesy copies of the Joint Exhibit List shall be provided to the Clerk.

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Civil cases

Counsel must provide courtesy copies of all motions in limine and oppositions to motions in limine at the Final Status Conference.

At the Final Status Conference date, counsel of record are to appear in person and provide the Court with the following items: trial briefs; witness list; verdict forms; exhibit list; proposed CACI instructions without use notes; exhibits; joint statement of the case; courtesy copies of all motions in limine and oppositions to motions in limine; time estimate for witnesses; stipulated categories/topics for expert witnesses with page and line references for each category.

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Civil cases

A courtesy copy of the opening and closing arguments must be delivered to the Court.

Opening and Closing Arguments shall be e-filed with the Court by the close of trial, for Appellate purposes, and a courtesy copy delivered to the Court.

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Courtesy copies are required for ex parte applications and supporting documents, motions, oppositions, replies and their supporting documents, and all trial documents.

Courtesy Copies are required for: All ExParte Applications and their supporting documents All motions, oppositions, replies and their supporting documents All trial documents.

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Civil cases

One exhibit copy must be provided to the court, one to the witness, and one to each other party.

Exhibits shall be place in 3-ring binders with 1 copy for the Court, 1 for the witness and 1 for all other parties to the action.

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Required courtesy copies must generally comply with CRC rule 3.1110(f), but need not place a tab below each exhibit, and must be lodged in a right-side-tabbed binder.

The courtesy copies must comply with CRC, rule 3.1110(f), except for the requirement that each exhibit be separated by a tab below the bottom. The courtesy copies must be lodged in a binder with tabs on the right side of the page for ease of reference by the Court.

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Civil cases

Exhibits must be placed in three-ring binders, with one copy each for the Court, the witness, and the opposing party.

Exhibits shall be placed in 3-ring binders with 1 copy for the Court, 1 for the witness and 1 for opposing party.

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Civil cases

Two courtesy copies of the Joint Witness List must be provided to the Clerk.

Two (2) courtesy g copies of the Joint Witness List shall be provided to the Clerk.

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Civil cases

Two courtesy copies of the Joint Exhibit List must be provided to the Clerk.

Two (2) courtesy copies of the Joint Exhibit List shall be provided to the Clerk.

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Civil cases

Two courtesy copies of the Joint Witness List must be provided to the clerk.

Two (2) courtesy copies of the Joint Witness List shall be provided to the Clerk.

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All courtesy copies must be one-sided and delivered to Department S35.

All Courtesy Copies need to be ONE-SIDED and delivered to Department S35.

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Civil cases

A working copy should be provided to the judge in a tabbed binder for convenience.

A working copy for the judge’s convenience should be provided in a tabbed binder.

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Department S33 requests courtesy copies.

S33 requests courtesy copies.

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Civil cases

An original and two copies of JOINT Witness List and JOINT Exhibit List are required to be filed with the court at the Readiness Calendar.

Summary: An original and two copies of the joint witness list must be filed with the court at the Readiness Calendar.

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Civil cases

Two (2) courtesy copies of the Joint Witness shall be provided to the Clerk.

Summary: Two courtesy copies of the Joint Witness List must be provided to the Clerk.

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Civil cases

One set should be for the witness, pre-marked with Court Exhibit tags. Two copies shall be for the Court.

Summary: The Joint Exhibit Binder must include one witness set pre-marked with Court Exhibit tags and two copies for the court.

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Courtesy Copies of ExParte Applications are required to be delivered by the party to Department S35 no later than 12:00 pm the day prior to the scheduled hearing. Failure to provide Courtesy Copies may result in sanctions and/or the hearing taken off calendar”

Summary: The party must deliver courtesy copies of an ex parte application to Department S35 by noon on the day before the scheduled hearing, and failure may result in sanctions or removal of the hearing from the calendar.

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Should counsel choose to do so, a courtesy copy is mandatory. The courtesy copy must be lodged at least 72 hours prior to the hearing. Otherwise, the Court will not consider the document.

Summary: Counsel choosing to file a document close to the hearing must lodge a courtesy copy at least 72 hours before the hearing or the Court will not consider the document.

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Courtesy copies shall be provided and dropped in Department S33 before 2 p.m. the day prior.

Summary: Courtesy copies of ex parte applications must be delivered to Department S33 before 2:00 p.m. on the preceding day.

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Courtesy copies are required for all documents related to motions for summary judgment and/or summary adjudication, all documents related to Anti-SLAPP motions, and all documents with ten exhibits or more.

Summary: Courtesy copies are required for summary-judgment and summary-adjudgment filings, Anti-SLAPP filings, and documents containing ten or more exhibits.

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For these motions, courtesy copies must be delivered within one court day of the electronic filing, except for reply briefs which must be delivered on the day the reply is due.

Summary: Courtesy copies generally must be delivered within one court day after electronic filing, but reply briefs must be delivered on the day the reply is due.

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Civil cases

COURTESY COPIES – Courtesy copies of all Trial Documents and Motions in Limine shall be delivered to Dept. R14.

Summary: Courtesy copies of all trial documents and motions in limine must be delivered to Department R14.

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No courtesy copies are allowed.

Summary: Courtesy copies are not permitted for ex parte pleadings.

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Civil cases

a courtesy copy of the report will be submitted directly into Department S17.

Summary: One courtesy copy of the joint report must be submitted directly to Department S17.

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Civil cases

but to assure that the reports are timely received in the department, courtesy copies should be submitted directly into Department S17.

Summary: Courtesy copies of subsequent joint reports should be delivered directly to Department S17 so the department receives them timely.

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Failure to comply with this rule may result in the Court continuing the hearing or not considering the exhibits.

Summary: Noncompliance with the courtesy-copy binder rule may result in a continuance or the Court disregarding the exhibits.

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Courtesy copies are not necessary for other electronically filed motions.

Summary: Courtesy copies are not required for electronically filed motions other than those expressly identified in the standing order.