Solano Superior Court Filing Rules

The caption of a settlement conference statement must state the date and time of the settlement conference.

The amended petition must identify the item 3.e. basis for not requiring a bond; absent waivers by all heirs, the court intends to set a bond.

Every field in a request for oral argument is mandatory, and an incomplete request will be denied.

All fields on the request-for-oral-argument form must be completed, or the request will be denied.

All fields on the Request for Oral Argument form are required, and an incomplete request will be denied.

A copy of every pleading or document filed in the court file must be immediately provided to the Court Investigators Office by the filing party or attorney.

A proof of service showing proper notice to all persons entitled to notice of the original or amended petition is required.

Future motion papers must be served on the defendant in the manner authorized for service of summons and complaint at least 16 court days before the continued hearing.

A party or attorney appearing by Zoom for a law-and-motion hearing, evidentiary hearing, or court trial must have an email address on file and is deemed to consent to email or electronic service of the post-hearing order.

A petition concerning a non-trust matter must be filed at least 15 days before the desired or scheduled hearing date.

The personal representative in the Felciano estate must file either a petition for final distribution or a first status report within 12 months after letters issue.

A late-appearing jury-requesting party must pay the fee at least 25 calendar days before the initially scheduled trial date.

Photographic exhibits submitted through the secure portal must use JPEG, PNG, or TIFF format.

Civil and Family Division appointments may be scheduled by telephone at the listed division numbers.

A party requesting a hearing must notify all parties by 4:30.

A completed oral-argument request must be emailed to Department Three as an attachment at D3ROA@solano.courts.ca.gov.

The completed request-for-oral-argument form must be emailed as an attachment to the Department Seven email address.

The assigned court department must approve the continuance date.

Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file and serve documents, while self-represented parties, non-parties, and government entities are exempt but encouraged to participate; personal-service cases and ex parte applications are excepted.

Courtesy copies are not required.

A party may seek formal discovery by petitioning the court only after exhausting all informal discovery methods.

Counsel and parties alone are responsible for redacting personal identifiers and privileged or confidential information; the clerk does not review pleadings for redaction compliance, and sanctions may apply.

The court-designated form may be used as a cover sheet for exhibits and motions in limine, but its use is optional.