Probate Courtroom Schedule & Requirements

Cases on Calendar

CONTINUANCE GUIDELINES FOR ACCOUNTS & MISC. CALENDARS

The following guidelines will be applied in granting continuances for matters on the Accounts & Miscellaneous Calendars in L73 of the Probate Court:

• A first continuance may be requested by email to ContinueProbate@occourts.org pursuant to the guidelines found below under E-mail Guidelines for Probate Requests for Continuances.
• A continuance may be requested by appearing at the hearing:
1. A continuance may be granted as needed for good cause.
2. A continuance may be granted one time in order to clear deficiencies indicated in the probate notes for that matter. The attorney/party requesting the continuance will provide the court with a date by which they anticipate correcting the deficiencies and filing required documents. The court will then continue the matter past that date incorporating time for the examination of those additional filings prior to that next hearing date.

The specific reason for the continuance will be clearly stated on the record and contained in the court’s minute order. Failure to file the required documents as indicated in the court’s order will be addressed by the court at the continuance hearing.

E-mail Guidelines for Probate Requests for Continuances

Parties and attorneys may e-mail the court at ContinueProbate@occourts.org for all matters set on a calendar in Department L73 only. Your e-mail must contain the following information:

• Subject line in heading must be completed as follows: Hearing Date, Time, Department, Case Number & Name (Example: 02-22-06, 9:00, L73, A123456, SMITH)
• First Line of E-mail Message: Case Number, Case Name, and Description of the Pleading on Calendar
• Reason for Request
• No Attachments

Continuance Qualification Guidelines

• ONLY matters scheduled in Department L73 will be considered. For matters scheduled in L72 and L53, contact those courtrooms directly.
• Requesting party is the petitioner, no prior continuance granted, no opposition - may be continued once with no appearance required.
• Requesting party is not the petitioner, no prior continuance granted, no opposition – continuance requires the agreement of the petitioner, which must be received via email in order to process the request via this email address.
• At prior hearing, parties or counsel have been ordered to return - may be continued one time with an advisement that a bench warrant is issued and held pending the new date at which an appearance is required.
• There is an objector or multiple petitions and petitioners - continuance requires the agreement of all, which must be received via email in order to process the request via this email address.
• Questions regarding probate notes see E-mail Guidelines for Probate Notes.
• E-mail that does not comply with the above may not be reviewed

Please note: This procedure is intended solely for the purpose of requesting continuances on specific cases currently set for hearing in Department L73. The Probate staff cannot dispense legal advice or direct you on procedural alternatives.

All correspondence will be addressed on a priority basis according to hearing date. We will make every effort to respond by 5 P.M. prior to the hearing date. To view cases on calendar click HERE

E-mail Guidelines for Probate Note Questions

Parties and attorneys may E-mail the Probate Calendar Coordinator.

Parties and attorneys may E-mail the court at ProbateCalendar@occourts.org for all matters set on a calendar in Department L73. Your E-mail must contain the following information:

• Subject line in heading must be completed as follows: HEARING DATE, TIME, DEPARTMENT, CASE NUMBER & NAME (Example: 02-22-06, 9:00, L73, A123456, SMITH)
• First line of E-mail message: CASE NUMBER, CASE NAME, AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PLEADING ON CALENDAR
• A reference to the examiner's notes pertaining to the petition of calendar and your detailed question specific to that calendared matter.
• No Attachments

Further, E-mail inquiries shall conform to the following guidelines:

• One E-mail message per calendar matter per hearing date.
• Five lines as to each deficiency or issue.
• If a continuance is requested, see above for E-mail Guidelines for Probate Requests for Continuances.
• E-mail that does not comply with the above may not be reviewed.

Please note: This procedure is intended solely for the purpose of answering questions regarding probate notes on the specific cases currently set for hearing in Department L73 or for clarifying language, codes sections, court rules and policies as they relate to the examiner notes.

This procedure is not for:

• Confirmation of documents received by the court
• Confirmation that documents have been reviewed

All correspondence will be addressed on a priority basis according to hearing date. We will make every effort to respond within two court days.

 

Probate Calendar Schedule

Probate Trial/Hearing Guidelines

Department L72

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:30 a.m.					Mandatory Settlement Conferences (MSC)
9:00 a.m.	Trials	Trials	Trials	Trial Setting Conferences (TSC)
1:30 p.m.					Law and Motion

Department L73

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:00 a.m.	Trust Account & Misc.	Accounts & Misc.	Accounts & Misc.	Accounts & Misc	Minor's Compromise
10:00 a.m.	Sales of Real Property
10:30 a.m.	Ex Partes	Ex Partes	Ex Partes	Ex Partes
1:30 p.m.	Guardianship Petitions to Appoint, Terminate, Fix Residence Outside of California	Conservatorship Petitions to Appoint, Terminate, Fix Residence Outside of California	Public Guardian/ Public Administrator Petitions and Private Professional Conservatorship Accountings, Fact of Death, Birth or Marriage	Petitions for Probate, Spousal Property Petitions	Name Changes
3:00 p.m.		Review Hearings

Mental Health

Department L53

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:30 a.m.	Jury Trials, Conservatorship Hearings		Conservatorship Hearings	Conservatorship Hearings
9:00 a.m.	Mental Health Court Trials & Rehearings; Orders to Show Cause (OSC); Petition for Demand for Jury Trials	Probate and / or Mental Health Trials; Adoption Order to Show Cause (OSC); Law & Motion; Adoption Overflow	Mental Health Court Trials & Rehearings	Status Conferences & Rehearings	Probate Trials
1:30 p.m.	Writs & Rieses, Medical Petitions, Firearm Petitions 1st and 3rd Mon. of each month, Placement Reviews 2nd and 4th Mon. of each month	HOPs, 6500s, 4800 Writs, Regional Center Client Hearings, Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Hearings, Writs & Rieses		Writs & Reises	Special Settings
1:45 p.m.			Adoptions
2:00 p.m.					Facility Hearings

All MSCs to be set in Department L-72.

Before setting a trial or law and motion matter in Department L-53, please check with the Clerks in L-53 for the Court’s availability. Thank you! Click here for the phone directory.