Riverside Superior Court Filing Bundling Requirements

CRITICAL

A trial binder in the format available on the Court’s website must be delivered to Department M302 by 9:00 a.m. on the trial date.

The following documents must be filed in-person with the Clerk’s Office in Menifee by 9:00 a.m. on the date set for trial and a trial binder—that conforms to the binder format available on the Court’s website— must be delivered to Department M302 no later than 9:00 a.m.: a. Joint Statement of the Case; b. Joint Exhibit List (all exhibits must be exchanged 14 days before trial, excluding impeachment evidence); c. Joint Witness List, including estimated testimony times (exchanged 14 days before trial); d. Jury Instructions (Joint, Plaintiff’s, and Defendant’s); e. Joint Verdict Form(s);

WARNING

Parties must deliver one tabbed binder containing all joint trial documents to Department PS2 before the matter is called; trial documents are not to be filed separately.

Parties are to deliver to Department PS2 1 tabbed binder containing all joint documents above prior to the matter being called on the date of hearing. Trial documents are not to be filed separately.

INFOCivil cases

Counsel need not lodge copies of out-of-state authorities unless the authority is unavailable on Lexis or Westlaw.

Counsel need not lodge copies of out-of-state authorities to which they have cited unless that authority is not available on Lexis and Westlaw.

WARNINGCivil cases

When more than five motions in limine are filed collectively, the parties must submit a hard copy of the motions in a binder with the joint documents required under Rule C.

In cases where more than 5 motions in limine are filed, collectively, the parties are ordered to submit a hard copy of the motions and any ... [pages 1–2] These documents should be included in a binder(s) with the joint documents required under Rule C, below.