San Francisco Superior Court Filing Rules

The proposed order must use Judicial Council Form GC-224, be titled Special Immigrant Juvenile Findings, and include findings based on state law.

A party with good cause may request additional motions in limine by submitting a declaration of no more than three pages describing the evidence to be precluded or limited and explaining why the motion is necessary.

At least five court days before the initial case management conference, the parties may submit a joint statement identifying agreed and disputed issues and describing the major factual and legal issues.

The title page of every paper related to Discovery must contain the word "Discovery".

The Juvenile Probation Officer must provide notice concerning the authorization application.

A request to depose another party's experts must be in writing and copied to every party.

Discovery requests and responses not filed with the court must be electronically served unless electronic service is not feasible.

Supporting evidence, including documents or pictures, must be sent to the opposing party and Department 506 at least 5 days before the hearing.

A Petition to Vacate Civil Assessment must be filed within 20 days after the Notice of Civil Assessment is mailed.

The joint case management statement and two courtesy copies must be submitted to Department 606 no later than five court days before the conference.

A fee-waiver recipient seeking a verbatim record in a civil or probate matter must notify the court in writing two weeks before the proceeding.

Oppositions to motions in limine must be filed within two court days after the motions are filed and served.

A party requesting a Zoom appearance must obtain and submit the three listed forms at least 10 calendar days before the hearing.

A party opposing a remote proceeding must deliver courtesy copies of form RA-015 and a proposed form RA-020 to the clerk at least three court days before the proceeding.

Counsel and self-represented parties must deliver two paper courtesy copies of every e-filed document to Department 606.

Courtesy copies must be provided to the court before the hearing for asbestos law and motion matters and trial-date motions under Local Rule 2.7.

Courtesy copies of all filed papers for motions heard in Department 501 must be delivered to Department 501.

A Notice of Dismissal, Settlement, or Stay must be filed with courtesy copies delivered to Department 206 by 4 p.m. on the Thursday before trial if a party will not appear for trial.

The fee-schedule amount for the stated range is 2,125.

The specified papers may not be faxed or emailed unless the Examiner directs otherwise.

Counsel must register with File&ServeXpress and submit all filings through that vendor.

Electronic filing is mandatory for Limited Unlawful Detainer Cases.

A case will not be continued on the trial calendar solely because a Law and Motion or other departmental hearing has not been scheduled or heard before the trial date, absent good cause.

When all parties agree to continue a motion or CMC, they may submit a stipulation and proposed order or email the court at least three court days beforehand with three alternative dates and times and notice of the parties’ agreement.

A party may request an extension of a trial-brief page limit by submitting a declaration to the trial judge or Supervising Asbestos Judge explaining good cause.

A party must telephone the Office of the Court Clerk at (415) 551-3906 to schedule an ex parte hearing.

Parties may appear in person or remotely, but every remote appearance must use Zoom.

The Department 502 contact email for the Asbestos Department is AsbestosDepartment@sftc.org.

Papers supporting or opposing a motion must identify the hearing time, calendar, and department on the front page.

Electronic courtesy copies of proposed orders must be supplied in both Word and PDF formats.

A proposed order submitted after the hearing session must include an original, one copy, and a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Parties must provide all electronic equipment needed for trial, except that the court provides a 6-foot-by-6-foot white screen.

Jurors may not write on the back of questionnaire pages and must use the designated blank space on the last page for additional answers.

If a will offered for probate has face alterations by interlineation or deletion, the personal representative must obtain a court determination of entitlement before seeking final distribution.

If the Supervising Asbestos Judge or trial judge allows additional motions in limine, a briefing schedule will then be ordered.

A motion hearing date and time must be reserved with the CEQA clerk and approved by the court before filing the motion.

Oppositions to initial motions in limine are limited to five oppositions, with no more than five pages per opposition.

A declaration requesting additional motions in limine on a showing of good cause must not exceed three pages.

Unless the court orders otherwise, case management statements may not exceed 15 pages, excluding exhibits, without court approval.

To seek entry of default within two court days, the petitioner must submit the request to enter default and proof of service of summons separately from other documents.

Police, arrest, and investigative reports attached to court filings must be redacted before filing, and the Court will refuse documents lacking the required redaction.

The Court encourages parties and senior attorneys to give newer practitioners opportunities to argue motions or examine witnesses at trial in civil actions.