Orange Superior Court Pre-Motion Conference Requirements

CRITICALCivil cases

Reasonable, good faith, meet-and-confer efforts generally are required before filing any discovery motion. ... The moving and responding Parties are expected to engage in meaningful meet and confer conversations in person, telephonically, or over remote videoconference, not through email, prior to filing any discovery motion.

Reasonable, good faith, meet-and-confer efforts generally are required before filing any discovery motion. ... The moving and responding Parties are expected to engage in meaningful meet and confer conversations in person, telephonically, or over remote videoconference, not through email, prior to filing any discovery motion.

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties must meet and confer in good faith before filing any motion in limine.

The Parties must meet and confer in a good faith effort to resolve any issue before filing a motion in limine to seek the court's intervention.

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OCLR 317 Issue Conference must occur before motions in limine deadline, no later than 16 court days before pretrial conference.

The OCLR 317 Issue Conference shall take place prior to the deadline to file motions in limine (i.e., no later than 16 court days before the pretrial conference).

CRITICALCivil cases

Parties must meet and confer before filing any motion in limine.

Meet and confer before filing any motion in limine.

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Counsel must meet and confer on in limine motions before trial.

Counsel must meet and confer in a good faith effort to resolve as many in limine motions as possible before trial.

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The moving party must make good-faith efforts to speak with the opposing party to determine its position on the ex parte application.

The moving Party must make good faith efforts to speak with the opposing Party to determine their position(s) on the ex parte application.

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In limine motions must be exchanged and discussed by the Issue Conference.

In limine motions must be exchanged and discussed no later than the Issue Conference. See Local Rule 317.

CRITICALCivil cases

With rare exception, the Court requires that an informal discovery conference be held prior to the filing of any motion to compel discovery.

With rare exception, the Court requires that an informal discovery conference be held prior to the filing of any motion to compel discovery.

WARNING

The Court strongly encourages the Parties to work out their differences informally. The moving and responding Parties are expected to engage in meaningful meet and confer conversations in person, telephonically, or over remote videoconference, not through email, prior to filing any discovery motion.

The Court strongly encourages the Parties to work out their differences informally. The moving and responding Parties are expected to engage in meaningful meet and confer conversations in person, telephonically, or over remote videoconference, not through email, prior to filing any discovery motion.

WARNINGCivil cases

In limine motions must be exchanged and discussed no later than the Issue Conference, with a good-faith meet-and-confer requirement.

In limine motions must be exchanged and discussed no later than the Issue Conference. See Local Rule 317. Counsel must meet and confer in a good faith effort to resolve as many in limine motions as possible before trial.

WARNINGCivil cases

Counsel must meet and confer in good faith to resolve as many in limine motions as possible before trial.

counsel shall meet and confer in a good faith effort to resolve as many in limine motions as possible before trial.

WARNING

The parties must meet and confer in good faith to resolve as many in limine motions as possible before trial.

The Parties must meet and confer in a good faith effort to resolve as many in limine motions as possible before trial.

WARNING

A party may reserve only one hearing date for a given motion.

A Party may not, however, reserve more than one date for the same motion.

CRITICALCivil cases

Ex parte applications are heard Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM, governed by California Rules of Court 3.1200-3.1207.

Ex Parte Applications are heard Monday – Friday at 8:30 A.M. Requirements pursuant to Rules 3.1200-3.1207, California Rules of Court shall apply.