Santa Cruz Superior Court Filing Rules

Each in limine motion must address one subject, and the motions must be numbered consecutively.

A hearing must be held before the court may accept a property bond.

The filing party must serve every other party with notice of the case-management conference date.

A judicial-mediation continuance request filed fewer than ten days before the scheduled mediation will be denied absent good cause, and the request must include local form SUPCV 1013 and a separate declaration.

Original proceeding documents, subpoenaed documents, criminal bail bonds, and wills or codicils are exempt from mandatory electronic filing.

The application generally must include the proposed expert's resume, except when the expert is on the appointment list or is otherwise already known to the court.

Final recommendations must be provided in writing to all parties and their attorneys at the same time.

At the end of the case, foam boards and enlarged photographs must be replaced with 8½-by-11-inch photographs or copies because the Court will not store the foam boards.

The joint statement on pending discovery issues may not exceed five pages.

The Court may order paper courtesy copies of documents filed electronically.

Multiple in limine motions may optionally be combined into one electronically filed document.

Counsel and parties are solely responsible for redacting personal identifiers and privileged or confidential information, and the court may sanction violations.

A party may request expedited consideration when time urgency exists.