Sonoma Superior Court Filing Rules

Each party must serve and file Local Form FL-048 at least ten calendar days before the settlement conference.

A $225 filing fee is due for a petition to establish a record of birth, death, or marriage.

The Court encourages voluntary electronic service in any proceeding before it.

A conservatorship proceeding requiring a Regional Center report must be scheduled at least 30 days after notice is mailed to the Regional Center so the report can be filed before the hearing.

The listed family-law documents may not be electronically filed.

For a probate-will hearing, the court may continue the hearing for a reasonable time when an attorney or party objects and states that a written contest will be filed, but the hearing will proceed as if no objection was made if the contest is not filed by the continued date unless the court finds good cause for another continuance.

The relevant testimony in an attached deposition or other testimony transcript must be highlighted.

An interested party seeking to be heard about a tentative ruling must call 707-521-6893 and leave a message identifying the caller and case.

On the filing date, the moving party must deliver one courtesy copy of the continuance documents to the department assigned to the matter; file endorsement is unnecessary.

Prosecutors and law enforcement may request sealing of a portion or all of a warrant-related document when confidential victim or witness information cannot be redacted without losing clarity or completeness.

Participation in the Discovery Facilitator Program satisfies a party's applicable obligation to meet and confer regarding a civil discovery dispute.

A manila envelope containing confidential exhibits must not be attached to the principal motion or other paper.

Opening and responding memoranda are limited to 10 pages, while reply and closing memoranda are limited to 7 pages; exhibits, declarations, attachments, tables of contents, tables of authorities, and proofs of service are excluded from the page limit.