San Luis Obispo Superior Court Filing Rules

A petitioner seeking an ex parte hearing on a temporary conservatorship petition must satisfy Local Rule 11.113 and file an original and copy of each listed document with the petition.

The filing fee is $100 for a person who has filed more than 12 small-claims cases in California during the preceding 12 months.

A withdrawn or court-taken-off-calendar law-and-motion matter may be restored only by compliant written notice or by the court’s discretionary determination.

The clerk must date- and time-stamp social study reports immediately upon receipt.

An email continuance request must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing and will be granted only if both parties agree and confirm the agreement by a received conjoint email or signed stipulation.

Accounts must be typewritten or machine printed on letter-sized pages numbered at the bottom and must meet the referenced Chapter 4 requirements.

The petitioner must contact the Clerk's Office to schedule the ex parte hearing.

The court permits electronic filing for specific case types identified on the court's website and requires compliance with the cited filing authorities.

A restrained party may not communicate directly with a protected party to satisfy a meet-and-confer requirement.

Publicly filed pleadings and papers may include only the last four digits of social security and financial account numbers.

Appellate briefs must not exceed 6,800 words and must be prepared, served, and filed under California Rules of Court Rule 8.883.

The parties must provide courtesy copies of the motion in limine to opposing trial counsel and the Court by the same filing deadline.