Ventura Superior Court Chambers Communication Rules
17 rules from official source documents
7 of 17 checked against the court's document. Each rule says how far it was checked. A value with a question mark is not in the court's wording on its card.
Rules for contacting chambers: permitted methods, hours, and purposes. This page is scoped to Ventura Superior Court; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
After service of the moving papers, taking a matter off calendar requires immediate telephone notice to the assigned judge’s clerk and the responding party.
After service of the moving papers, no matter shall be taken off calendar without immediate telephonic notice both to the clerk of the assigned family law judge and to the responding party.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
After responsive papers requesting affirmative relief are filed, a matter may not be taken off calendar without the responding party’s written consent.
Once responding papers requesting affirmative relief have been filed, no matter shall be taken off calendar without the written consent of the responding party.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
- Contact
- Phone to chambers
Unless the trial judge approves alternate arrangements, trial counsel must remain reachable by telephone, provide an immediate-contact number to the Judicial Assistant, and be able to return to the courtroom within 15 minutes during jury deliberations.
While the jury is deliberating, and unless alternate arrangements are approved by the trial judge, trial counsel must: • Be available at all times by telephone; and • Be able to return to the courtroom on fifteen (15) minutes' notice. Please leave a telephone number with the Judicial Assistant at which you can be immediately reached.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
- Contact
- Email to chambers
Parties may not email the judge’s email address, and unsolicited emails will be treated as improper ex parte communications and not read; however, an email the court invites or approves must be sent to Courtroom43@ventura.courts.ca.gov.
DO NOT email the Court using the Judge’s email address under any circumstances. The Court will consider such an email to be an improper ex parte communication and will not read it. Any documents you want the Court to consider must be filed with the Judicial Assistant at your earliest opportunity. If the Court invites or approves receipt of an email from the parties, it shall be sent to this email address: Courtroom43@ventura.courts.ca.gov (attn.: H. McIntyre).
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026CRITICAL
- Contact
- Email to chambers
A request for an IDC must be sent by email to Courtroom 21, copied to all attorneys and self-represented litigants, and use the subject line “REQUEST FOR IDC.”
To request an IDC, requesting papers with the subject line “REQUEST FOR IDC” must be emailed to Courtroom 21 at Courtroom21@ventura.courts.ca.gov and copied to all attorneys and self- represented litigants.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 4, 2026INFO
- Contact
- Phone to clerk
Ex parte hearing dates and times may be obtained by telephoning the Judicial Secretary of the appropriate courtroom.
Specific dates and times for ex parte hearings may be obtained by telephonic request to the Judicial Secretary of the appropriate courtroom.
Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 4, 2026INFO
- Contact
- Phone
Counsel or a self-represented party should call the assigned courtroom's Judicial Secretary to reserve the next available ex parte hearing date, which is ordinarily held at 8:30 a.m.
Counsel or a self- represented party seeking an ex parte hearing should call the Judicial Secretary of the assigned courtroom to reserve the next available ex parte hearing date. Unless otherwise ordered, all ex parte hearings are heard at 8:30 a.m.
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Civil cases
When the case is called out to trial, the parties must confirm with the judicial secretary immediately whether the case will be a jury trial (if fees were timely posted) or whether all parties waive jury.
Summary: Upon being called out for trial, the parties must immediately confirm with the judicial secretary whether the case will proceed to a jury trial or all parties waive a jury.
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Civil cases
- Contact
- Email to chambers ?
Email submissions should be sent to the Court at: Courtroom43@ventura.courts.ca.gov with all parties copied on the email.
Summary: A tentative-ruling email submission must be sent to the Courtroom 43 email address with all parties copied.
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- Phone
- 805-289-8791
Call Judicial Secretary 805-289-8791 by 10 a.m. the court day before
Summary: To reserve an ex parte application, call the Judicial Secretary at 805-289-8791 by 10 a.m. on the preceding court day.
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- Email to chambers ?
To request an IDC, requesting papers with the subject line “REQUEST FOR IDC” must be emailed, with a simultaneous email copy to all other counsel/self-represented parties, to courtroom42@ventura.courts.ca.gov .
Summary: IDC requesting papers must be emailed to Courtroom 42 at courtroom42@ventura.courts.ca.gov.
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- Email to chambers ?
Responding papers must be emailed to courtroom42@ventura.courts.ca.gov not later than five (5) days after the requesting papers are
Summary: IDC responding papers must be emailed to Courtroom 42 at courtroom42@ventura.courts.ca.gov.
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Civil cases
Please confirm with the Court the reasonable time estimate for the trial, including jury selection and reasonable time for deliberations upon receiving notice the case is being called out for trial.
Summary: Upon receiving notice that the case is being called out for trial, counsel should confirm with the court a reasonable trial-time estimate that includes jury selection and deliberations.
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- Contact
- Email to chambers ?
When trial documents are emailed to the Court, the subject line should include the name of the case, the case number and a description of the document being emailed as authorized herein.
Summary: The subject line of an email submitting trial documents should identify the case name, case number, and document being emailed.
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- Phone to clerk ?
The party seeking an ex parte hearing should call the Judicial Secretary for Courtroom J1 to reserve the next available ex parte hearing date.
Summary: The party seeking an ex parte temporary-guardianship hearing should call the Courtroom J1 Judicial Secretary to reserve the next available hearing date.
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Civil cases
- Contact
- Letter fax to chambers ?
In the alternative, you may send a fax to Judge Coats's secretary, Tammy Brantner at 805-477-5894, with copies to all parties.
Summary: As an alternative to email, a party may fax its tentative-ruling submission to Judge Coats's secretary and copy all parties.
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Civil cases
- Contact
- Email to chambers ?
Judge Coats will not respond to communications sent to the Courtroom 43 email address.
How may parties contact Ventura Superior Court?
Ventura Superior Court: The rule addresses phone communications with the clerk. After service of the moving papers, taking a matter off calendar requires immediate telephone notice to the assigned judge’s clerk and the responding party.
The rule addresses phone communications with Judge Benjamin F. Coats' chambers. Unless the trial judge approves alternate arrangements, trial counsel must remain reachable by telephone, provide an immediate-contact number to the Judicial Assistant, and be able to return to the courtroom within 15 minutes during jury deliberations.
The rule addresses email communications with Judge Dana K. Caudill's chambers. The rule lists email Courtroom21@ventura.courts.ca.gov. A request for an IDC must be sent by email to Courtroom 21, copied to all attorneys and self-represented litigants, and use the subject line “REQUEST FOR IDC.”
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