Alameda Superior Court Filing Rules

Certain persons may inspect juvenile court records without a court order but must file Petition for Disclosure (JV-570) to obtain photocopies.

Standard interrogatories to plaintiffs are deemed served when the complaint is filed; answers must be served within 60 days of filing.

Original trial depositions must be lodged with the courtroom clerk at the pretrial conference or on the first day of trial if no pretrial conference is scheduled.

The court prefers electronic filing for all criminal matters.

In probate cases, there is a case set up and investigation claim of $2,400 by the Public Guardian and a case set up claim of $2,040 by County Counsel. These are requested at the time of the general plan and shall only be taken upon written court approval. The Public Defender may claim a case set up fee of $2,040. There is also an investigation fee for all cases in which the Public Guardian investigates of $1,020, regardless of whether the Public Guardian is appointed conservator.

The expert must notify the court and the parties in writing of the facts forming the basis for withdrawing.

JOINT APPLICATION AND ORDER FOR CONTINUANCE OF SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, LONG CAUSE HEARING, OR TRIAL

Child abuse reports, reporting-party identity, and court-ordered psychological evaluations may not be exchanged between agencies without a court order, and copies of DCFS/APS/JPD documents may not be attached to court reports or made public without a court order.

For in limine or short-notice motions, courtesy copies must be delivered the same day the paper is filed.

The guideline child support calculation must be attached to form FL-342 unless form FL-342 itself sets out the calculation inputs.

Parties must meet and confer in person or by telephone no later than five days before settlement conferences or trials to discuss pending issues and exchange relevant documents.

Alternatively, it may be provided to the court in an electronic format that is both searchable and readable. The pages of the administrative record must be numbered consecutively and bound on the left margin. The cover of each volume of the records must be the same size as its pages and contain the same material as the cover of a brief, but must be labeled "Administrative Record."

Each volume of the administrative record must not exceed 300 pages and must be separately bound.