Sonoma Superior Court Chambers Communication Rules

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Parties, attorneys, and the Court may not have ex parte contact with the assigned mediator or recommending counselor about substantive pending-case matters.

No party, attorney, or the Court is permitted to have ex parte contact with the assigned Family Court Services mediator or recommending counselor about substantive matters in the pending case.

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Email to chambers

Required proposed orders in word processing format must be emailed to ProposedCivilOrders@sonomacourt.org with the case number in the subject line; other emails are deleted.

When required, proposed orders in word processing format should be emailed directly to the department using the following email address: ProposedCivilOrders@sonomacourt.org. Please note the case number in the subject line of your email. Note that this email is only for proposed orders in word processing format pursuant to Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1312(c)(2) and Local Rule 17.26. All other emails sent to these addresses will not be read and will be deleted.

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Contact

Phone

Phone

707-521-6893

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.

Any interested party who wishes to be heard in relation to the tentative ruling must call 707-521-6893 and leave a brief message that includes the name and telephone number of the party calling and the case name and number.

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Unsolicited email and regular-mail communications to Family Court Services are prohibited and will not be reviewed or considered.

Unsolicited communications (e-mails and correspondence via regular mail) are not permitted and will not be reviewed or considered.

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Phone

Phone

(707) 521-6607

Tentative rulings may be obtained by telephone at (707) 521-6607.

For tentative rulings by phone, please call (707) 521-6607.

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Minor’s counsel may contact Family Court Services under Family Code section 3151(c)(5) to obtain and provide relevant information about the represented children.

Minor’s counsel may contact Family Court Services according to Family Code § 3151(c)5 to obtain and provide relevant information regarding the child(ren) they represent.

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Phone

707-521-6893 ?

Any interested party who wishes to be heard in relation to or opposition to a tentative ruling must also notify the attorneys for all represented parties as well as all unrepresented parties of their intent to appear. Notifications to the court and all attorneys and unrepresented parties must be completed no later than 4:00 p.m. on the court day immediately preceding the day of the hearing.

Summary: A party seeking to be heard in support of or opposition to a tentative ruling must notify the court, attorneys for represented parties, and unrepresented parties by 4:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing.

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Phone to clerk ?

Phone

707-521-6893

Any interested party who wishes to be heard in relation to /the tentative ruling must call 707-521-6893 and leave a brief message that includes the name and telephone number of the party calling and the case name and number. Any interested party who wishes to be heard in opposition to a petition must also notify the attorneys for all represented parties as well as all unrepresented parties of their intent to appear. Notifications to the court and all attorneys and unrepresented parties must be completed no later than 4:00 p.m. on the court day immediately preceding the day of the hearing.

Summary: A party seeking to be heard on a tentative guardianship ruling must call the court with specified identifying information and, when opposing a petition, notify all represented and unrepresented parties by 4:00 p.m. on the preceding court day.

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The tentative ruling will become the ruling of the Court at the conference unless any party desiring to be heard so advises the judicial assistant in the Assigned Judge’s chambers no later than 24 hours before the scheduled conference and also notifies all parties or their attorneys.

Summary: A party seeking to be heard at a scheduled Case Management Conference must notify the Assigned Judge’s chambers and all parties or their attorneys no later than 24 hours before the conference.

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If any matter scheduled on the law and motion calendar is resolved, dismissed, settled or becomes moot for any reason, the moving party shall immediately notify the judicial assistant for the Assigned Judge if the motion is to be dropped from the law and motion calendar. Said notification may be made by telephone, followed by a letter of confirmation.

Summary: When a calendared matter is resolved, dismissed, settled, or moot, the moving party seeking removal from the law and motion calendar must immediately notify the Assigned Judge's judicial assistant by telephone and follow with a confirming letter.

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Phone

(707) 521-6641

In all adoption cases a hearing may be scheduled by contacting the Family Law Department’s adoption line at (707) 521-6641.

Summary: An adoption hearing may be scheduled by contacting the Family Law Department’s adoption line at (707) 521-6641.

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Phone

(707) 521-6607

The tentative ruling may be obtained by telephoning (707) 521-6607 or by accessing the Court’s website at www.sonoma.courts.ca.gov and selecting the option for Tentative Rulings.

Summary: Tentative guardianship-calendar rulings may be obtained by telephone at (707) 521-6607 or through the Court's website.

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Appointment dates for mediation may be obtained through the Clerk’s Office on the date of filing.

Summary: Mediation appointment dates may be obtained from the Clerk’s Office on the filing date.

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The Court shall set a Case Management Conference on the domestic calendar approximately two weeks after receiving the request for an expedited child custody trial.

Summary: After receiving an expedited child custody trial request, the court will set a domestic-calendar Case Management Conference approximately two weeks later.