Judge Rebecca S. Kanter
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Courtesy copies
- 2 copies • Five Court Days Before Trial
Document Format Requirements6 rules
Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Mandatory
Exhibits must be pre-marked: Petitioner uses numbers and pink tags; Respondent uses letters and yellow tags.
EXHIBITS must be pre-marked. Petitioner must use numbers and pink tags for their exhibits; Respondent must use letters and yellow tags for their exhibits.
Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Important
Bank records and similar financial documents should be broken down into monthly periods, each labeled as a separate exhibit.
Documents such as bank records should be broken down to monthly periods. For example, bank statements for the period 1/1/22 through 1/31/22 shall be labeled as exhibit 1; bank statements for the period 2/1/22 through 2/28/22 shall be labeled as exhibit 2, and so on and so forth.
Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Important
Each photograph must have an individual exhibit number.
If you are submitting photographs, each photograph should have an individual exhibit number.
Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Important
Multi-page exhibits must be bates stamped; exhibit numbers placed in the lower right-hand corner without covering content, on the back if needed, and on the first page for multi-page exhibits; exhibits individually marked and separated by dividers.
If an exhibit has multiple pages, bates stamp (i.e., number) the individual pages. The exhibit number is to be placed in the lower right-hand corner and should not cover any part of the exhibit, i.e. the writing/numbers and/or photo. If there is not a place to adhere the tag on the front of the exhibit without covering part of the exhibit, place it on the back. If there are multiple pages, place it on the first page of the exhibit. Exhibits should be individually marked and separated by dividers.
Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Important
Text messages and social media posts must be identified by date and time on the exhibit.
Any text messages or social media posts must be identified by date and time on the exhibit.
Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Important
Parties must provide their own device to play video evidence and comply with CRC 2.1040(b) for electronic recordings; failure may result in exclusion of the evidence.
The submitting party is responsible for bringing in their own device from/on which to play video evidence. The Court has a screen with cables that can be connected to a laptop, but the cables are not compatible with Apple devices. The Court will not be able to insert flash drives, memory sticks, CDs or other storage devices into court computers or laptops. Therefore, you must provide your own laptop or other equipment to show that evidence during the trial. Parties must comply with CRC rule 2.1040(b) if they plan to offer any electronic sound or sound and video recording as evidence at trial. Failure to do so could result in the exclusion of said evidence.
Document Filing Requirements4 rules
Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Mandatory
Trial briefs must be filed per CRC 5.393/5.394 and Local Rule 5.8.2, using Form D-241 or an equivalent brief, at least five court days before the hearing.
Trial briefs are required be filed in accordance with 5.394 California Rules of Court 5.393 and 5.394 and San Diego Superior Court Local Rule 5.8.2. The parties are to file and serve San Diego Superior Court Form D-241 (or a separate brief containing the same information in substantially the same format) at least five (5) court days prior to the hearing.
Document Type
Trial Brief
Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Mandatory
An exhibit list in grid format with the required heading must be included.
EXHIBIT LIST - Grid format (see below for example) containing the required heading.
Document Type
Exhibit List
Checked against the court's document on Sep 21, 2026Important
Parties must meet and confer on evidence admissibility before submitting trial briefs or exhibit lists and prepare a written stipulation if issues are agreed.
The parties are ordered to meet and confer as to the admissibility of evidence prior to the submission of trial briefs or exhibit lists and to attempt to settle as many issues as possible. If there is agreement as to some issues, the parties are ordered to prepare a written stipulation in advance of trial.
Document Type
Stipulation
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WITNESS LIST
Summary: A witness list must be included in the trial notebook.
Document Type
Witness List
Filing & Service rules
Courtesy Copy Requirements
Two trial notebooks (one court copy, one clerk original) must be delivered to the courtroom five court days before the trial or long cause hearing.
Five (5) court days prior to the trial or long cause hearing, the Court requires two (2) trial notebooks, one for the court (copy) and one for the clerk (originals), be delivered to the courtroom to include the following:
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 21, 2026 · Civil cases
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Chambers Communication Rules
If the matter settles before trial, notify the department clerk immediately via the online Google form, unless the matter relates to contempt or domestic violence.
If your matter settles before the trial date, please inform the department clerk immediately; counsel and parties should use the online Google form to notify the court unless the matter relates to contempt or domestic violence.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Sep 21, 2026 · Civil cases
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