Judge Lawrence P. Riff
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Limits & Logistics
Courtesy Copies
Response to Notice of Related Case
- 1 copy • Email
Communication
Chambers
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Document Filing Requirements4 rules
The Stipulation and Order must have a copy of the Temporary Judge's Oath of Office, Consent and Certification, and the Scope of Appointment.
Voter confidentiality petitions must be filed using mandatory forms LASC CIV 273 (petition) and LASC CIV 274 (proposed order).
Court's wording
Petitioners must use mandatory forms LASC CIV 273 – Petition to Have Voter Registration Information Declared Confidential and LASC CIV 274 – (Proposed) Order to Have Voter Registration Information Declared Confidential.
Before Department 534 will consider a request for assignment of a trial court, parties must represent the case is trial-ready with discovery complete and must have filed a brief statement of the case, joint witness and exhibit lists, trial briefs, jury instructions, special verdict forms, and motions in limine with oppositions and replies.
- Document
- Request for trial court assignment
Must include
- •Exhibit list
Court's wording
Before Department 534 will consider such a request, the parties must: • represent the case is trial-ready and that all discovery is complete; and • have filed their: o Brief Statement of the Case, o Joint Witness List (with the parties’ “must call” witnesses so identified and expected duration of direct- and cross-examination together with a cumulative total of hours of witness testimony); o Joint exhibit list (with reasonably specific descriptions); o Trial briefs; o Jury Instructions (agreed-upon and the parties’ disputed, all clearly identified); o Special Verdict form(s); and o Motions in limine and oppositions and replies thereto.
The moving party should indicate in the declaration regarding notice whether any opposition to the application is expected.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
Ex parte applications must be electronically filed, unless the litigant is exempt from mandatory electronic filing requirements.
Unless the litigant is exempt from mandatory electronic filing requirements, ex parte applications must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.
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A vexatious litigant's request to file new litigation must be presented in person at the filing window in the Stanley Mosk Clerk's Office for determination by the Supervising Judge of Department 534, with the ruling sent by U.S. Mail.
Any request to file new litigation by a person previously determined to be a vexatious litigant must be presented for filing at the filing window in the Clerk's Office in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse for determination by the Supervising Judge Department 534. The party will be notified of the Court's ruling via U.S. Mail.
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Cases must be submitted to the Department 534resource account at SMCDept534@lacourt.ca.gov. (No other materials may be submitted to that resource account except as provided herein without a court order.)
Cases must be submitted to the Department 534resource account at SMCDept534@lacourt.ca.gov. (No other materials may be submitted to that resource account except as provided herein without a court order.)
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Requests to remove a person from the vexatious litigant list must be submitted to the judicial officer who made the declaration, or if that officer is no longer on the Court, presented at the Stanley Mosk Clerk's Office filing window for the Supervising Judge of Department 534, with the ruling sent by U.S. Mail.
Any request to remove a person from the vexatious litigant list shall be submitted to the judicial officer who declared the party a vexatious litigant. If that judicial officer is no longer a judicial officer of the Court, the request must be presented for filing at the filing window in the Clerk's Office in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse for determination by the Supervising Judge Department 534. The party will be notified of the Court's ruling via U.S. Mail.
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Written opposition to an ex parte application must be electronically filed by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing.
Any written opposition must be electronically filed by 8:30 a.m. the day of the ex parte hearing.
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Ex parte applications are heard at 8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. Unless the litigant is exempt from mandatory electronic filing requirements, ex parte applications must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.
Ex parte applications are heard at 8:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. Unless the litigant is exempt from mandatory electronic filing requirements, ex parte applications must be electronically filed no later than 10:00 a.m. the court day before the hearing.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
Responses to a Notice of Related Case must be filed and served in accordance with CRC 3.300(g).
Any response to the Notice of Related Case must be filed and served in accordance with CRC 3.300(g) with a courtesy copy submitted to the Department 534 resource account at SMCDept534@lacourt.ca.gov.
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Ex parte notice in Department 534 must comply with Los Angeles County local rules and the California Rules of Court.
Parties must follow Los Angeles County Court Local Rules and California Rules of Court regarding ex parte notice.
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The party who filed the Notice of Related Case will be notified of the Court's ruling by mail and must give notice of the ruling to all other parties.
The party who filed the Notice of Related Case will be notified of the Court's ruling by mail and be required to give notice to all other parties.
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The Supervising Judge rules on voter confidentiality petitions without a hearing and the petitioner is notified of the ruling by U.S. Mail.
The Supervising Judge will act on the filing without a hearing. The petitioner will be notified of the Court’s ruling via U.S. Mail.
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Filing Fees and Waivers
Motion fees must be paid at the time the motions are scheduled online via CRS.
Motion fee payments are required at the time the motions are scheduled online.
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Stipulation and Order fees must be paid before submission to Department 534, and a copy of the paid fee receipt must accompany the Stipulation.
Stipulation and Order fees must be paid prior to submission to Department 534. A copy of the paid fee receipt must be submitted with the Stipulation to Department 534.
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Courtesy Copy Requirements
A courtesy copy of any response to a Notice of Related Case must be submitted by email to the Department 534 resource account at SMCDept534@lacourt.ca.gov.
Any response to the Notice of Related Case must be filed and served in accordance with CRC 3.300(g) with a courtesy copy submitted to the Department 534 resource account at SMCDept534@lacourt.ca.gov.
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Filing Bundling Requirements
Physical notebooks or binders need not be lodged with Department 534 unless and until the department orders it.
No physical notebooks or binders are required to be lodged with Department 534 unless and until so ordered by Department 534.
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Pre-Motion Conference Requirements
Parties must reserve motion hearing dates for Department 534 master calendar motions through the online Court Reservation System (CRS) before the motion is heard.
Parties must obtain and schedule a motion hearing date for such motions via the online Court Reservation System (CRS) on the Los Angeles Superior Court website.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Submissions to the Department 534 resource account (SMCDept534@lacourt.ca.gov) are limited to the materials expressly permitted by these procedures; no other materials may be sent without a court order.
the Department 534 resource account at SMCDept534@lacourt.ca.gov (No other materials may be submitted to that resource account except as provided herein without a court order.)
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Motions in cases assigned to Judge Riff for all purposes may not be scheduled through the Court Reservation System (CRS); parties must instead schedule by calling the courtroom.
Department 534 does not use the Court Reservation System (CRS) to schedule motions in cases assigned to Judge Riff for all purposes.
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Hearings and informal discovery conferences in cases assigned to Judge Riff for all purposes must be scheduled by calling the courtroom, and most are set on Thursdays.
To schedule hearings or informal conferences in these cases, call the courtroom to obtain a date. Most hearings and IDCs are set on Thursdays.
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Department 534 courtroom and phone hours are 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m., reachable at (213) 633-0601.
Department 534 Stanley Mosk Courthouse | 5th Floor, Room 534 | (213) 633-0601 Courtroom and Phone Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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If you cannot schedule a motion using the CRS System, please contact the courtroom directly.
If you cannot schedule a motion using the CRS System, please contact the courtroom directly.
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For all questions about Complex Cases—including the status of a complex case designation request—contact the Judicial Assistant to the Assistant Supervising Judge of Complex, Department 7, at (213) 310-7007, Spring Street Courthouse.
Please contact the Judicial Assistant to the Assistant Supervising Judge of Complex, Department 7, (213) 310-7007, at the Spring Street Courthouse for all questions concerning Complex Cases including the status of any request that a case be designated complex and assigned to a complex civil department.
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