Orange Superior Court Filing Bundling Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

The joint witness list must be included with the Trial Notebook copy.

must be submitted along with the copy included in the Trial Notebook.

CRITICALCivil cases

All proposed jury instructions must be included in the Trial Notebook.

As part of the Trial Notebook, the Parties must submit a copy of all proposed jury instructions.

CRITICALCivil cases

The proposed verdict form must be in the Trial Notebook, and if the parties cannot agree, both parties' proposed forms must be included.

As part of the Trial Notebook, the Parties must submit a copy of the proposed verdict form. As part of the Orange County Local Rule 317 Issue Conference, the Parties shall endeavor to agree upon the verdict form. If they are unable to agree, then the Trial Notebook must include a copy of the verdict form proposed by the plaintiff and a copy of the form proposed by the defendant.

CRITICALCivil cases

Declarations in summary judgment motions must be filed separately, not attached to the motion or memorandum.

Declarations filed in support of or in opposition to a motion for summary judgment and/or adjudication must be separately filed, i.e. not attached to or made part of the notice of motion and motion or the memorandum of points and authorities.

CRITICAL

Stipulations must be submitted as one WORD-format document so the court can modify the order portion.

All stipulations must be submitted as one document in WORD format to enable the court to make any modification to the order portion the court deems necessary.

WARNINGCivil cases

The court requests that motions in limine be placed in a binder separate from the Trial Notebook's other contents.

Also, the court requests the motions in limine be placed in a binder(s) separate from the other contents of the Trial Notebook.

WARNINGCivil cases

If there are more than six exhibits, and to the extent that exhibits are standard size and not too bulky, they should be placed in 3-ring binders with tabbed dividers.

If there are more than six exhibits, and to the extent that exhibits are standard size and not too bulky, they should be placed in 3-ring binders with tabbed dividers.

WARNING

Jury instructions and verdict forms must be bundled and submitted as part of the Joint Trial Notebook.

All proposed jury instructions and verdict forms must be submitted to the clerk as part of the “Joint Trial Notebook” per OCLR 317 five (5) days prior to the pretrial conference.

WARNINGCivil cases

If there are 3 or more in limine motions, they must be bound separately from the trial notebook and delivered to the Courtroom Clerk with it.

If there are 3 or more in limine motions, they must be placed in a binder separate from the trial notebook and delivered to the Courtroom Clerk with the trial notebook.

WARNINGCivil cases

If five or more motions in limine are filed, they must be placed in a separate binder.

Five or more motions in limine require a separate binder.

INFO

Motions in limine should be placed in a separate binder from the rest of the Trial Notebook.

the Court requests the motions in limine be placed in a binder(s) separate from the other contents of the Trial Notebook.

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In limine motions and oppositions must be included in the trial notebook.

Courtesy copies of the in limine motions (including oppositions) shall be included in the court’s trial notebook

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Several in limine motions may be bundled in a separate binder and delivered with the trial notebook.

If there are several in limine motions, they may be placed in a binder separate from the trial notebook and delivered to the Courtroom Clerk with the trial notebook.

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Statement of Compliance must be included in the trial notebook.

A Statement of Compliance and its required attachments shall be e-filed and a courtesy copy provided to the court as part of the court’s trial notebook.

INFO

Several in limine motions may be placed in a separate binder and delivered with the trial notebook.

If there are several in limine motions, they may be placed in a binder separate from the trial notebook and delivered to the Courtroom Clerk with the trial notebook.