Limited Civil Courtroom Schedule & Requirements

Please Note

Attention West Justice Center filers:

If you are scheduling a hearing date for October 1 or after, please review the Public Notice of Change in Court Location to determine the location where your case will be transferred and schedule your hearing in accordance with the Hearing Schedule below by referring to the information for the new location.

Helpful references:

Mandatory eFiling FAQs and Electronic Filing Service Providers
Filing Fee Schedule
Civil Case Time Schedule (L-1009)
Superior Court of Orange County Local Rules of Court
Title 3 of the California Rules of Court, including Ex Parte Applications and notice requirements
Courtroom Evidence Presentation Equipment
Telephone Appearances

To view a listing of the Civil cases on calendar go to the Cases on Calendar section of this website.

SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY - HEARING SCHEDULE LIMITED CIVIL & CIVIL PROTECTIVE ORDERS Actions $25,000 and Less Last update: Dec 31, 2012
Hearings	Central Justice Center		Harbor Justice Center Laguna Hills Department LH4		North Justice Center Department N18
Hearings	Unlawful Detainer Dept. C4	Civil Dept. C3	Unlawful Detainer	Civil	North Justice Center Department N18
Court Trials	Thursday 8:30 AM	Monday 9:00 AM	Monday - Tuesday 9:00 AM	Monday - Tuesday 10:00 AM	Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM
Jury Trials	Monday 9:30 AM	Monday 9:00 AM	Monday 8:30AM		Monday 9:00 AM
Default Prove-Up	Friday 8:30 AM	Monday 9:30 AM	Tuesday 9:00 AM		Monday 1:30 PM
Default Prove-Up	Default Prove-up hearings may be scheduled by using Memorandum for Setting for Hearing (L-0124) and filing the form with the clerk at least 5 days before the scheduled hearing date.
Examination of Judgment Debtor Hearings	Thursday 9:00 AM		Wednesday & Friday 8:30 AM		Wednesday 1:30 PM
Case Management Conference	N/A	Tuesday - Wednesday 9:00 AM	N/A	Monday 1:30 PM	Tuesday 1:30 PM
Pre-Trial Settlement Conference	N/A	Tuesday - Wednesday 9:00 AM	N/A	Thursday 1:30 PM	Friday 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
Law & Motion	Friday 8:30 AM	Thursday 2:00 PM	Thursday 9:30 AM No tentative rulings. No reservation required for L&M hearings.		Thursday 1:30 PM Call (657) 622-6622 to reserve a date
Ex-Parte Motions CRC 3.1200 - 3.1207	Monday - Thursday 1:30 PM No reservations required. Ex parte documents should be submitted to the Clerk's Office or eFiled by 11 AM prior to the date of the hearing.	Monday - Thursday 1:30 PM Reservations to be made by 12:00 PM the day prior to the date of the hearing by calling (657) 622-5203. Ex parte documents should be submitted to the Clerk's Office or eFiled by 3:00 PM prior to the date of the hearing. NO EXCEPTIONS	Monday - Friday 9:00 AM No Reservations required. Ex Parte Applications are ordered eFiled no later than 3:00 pm the day prior to the hearing date.		Monday-Friday at 1:30 PM No reservations required. Ex Parte Applications are ordered eFiled no later than 12:00 PM the day of the hearing. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Ex Parte Civil Harassment Temporary Restraining/Protective Order	Monday - Friday 8:00AM to 4:00PM. Final check-in at Civil Division Clerk's Office is 3:30PM to complete and file documents.
Appear on a Bench Warrant	Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm. Check in at Civil Division Clerk’s Office at Justice Center where case filed.