LAW AND MOTION TENTATIVE RULINGS – DEPARTMENTS 4
APPEARANCES.
No
appearances will be necessary unless the tentative ruling states
that appearances are required. If the ruling requires appearances,
telephonic appearances will be permitted unless
the ruling indicates that personal appearances are required.
If
a telephonic appearance has been permitted by the ruling or otherwise
authorized by the Court, the telephonic appearance may be arranged
by contacting Court Call at (310) 342-0888 or (888)
882-6878. Court Call must be contacted no later than 5:00 PM on
the Thursday prior to the hearing.
ORAL ARGUMENT.
No
oral argument will be permitted unless counsel have read the full
text of the tentative ruling. Any party objecting to the tentative
ruling must notify the Court that argument is requested by 4:00
PM on the Thursday prior to the hearing by calling the Court at
(530) 573-3076 . Parties objecting to the tentative ruling shall
also notify all parties of the objection and the intent to appear
and argue by 4:00 PM on the Thursday prior to the hearing.
Oral
argument will generally be permitted only where the ruling sustains
a demurrer without leave to amend, rulings on motions for summary
judgment or summary adjudication, rulings dismissing an action,
writ petitions, default prove-ups, or rulings in which sanctions
have been imposed.
Argument
on discovery motions is ordinarily not permitted unless sanctions
have been imposed.
Argument
in all other cases is discretionary with the Court; if the Court
wishes to hear oral argument, the tentative ruling will state that
appearances are required. Matters on the Law and Motion Calendar
are set for no more than a total of fifteen (15) minutes for argument.
If any party believes that the total argument will exceed fifteen
minutes, that party should notify all other parties and request
a long cause hearing date from the calendar clerk.
CIVIL LAW & MOTION MINUTE ORDERS.
The
Court does not routinely mail copies of Law and Motion minute orders
to parties or counsel after hearing. The Court does mail minute
orders in the case of an Order to Show Cause re: Sanctions, an
Order to Show Cause re: Contempt, and matters taken under submission
following oral argument or where additional briefing has been required
by the Court. Counsel or parties requesting a copy of a Law and
Motion minute order in all other matters may do so by requesting
a copy at the clerk’s office or by written request. Any written
request for a minute order shall include a self-addressed stamped
envelope and the appropriate fee for copies.
