Riverside Superior Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Jury fee

A party whose jury-trial right has been declared forfeited may not post jury fees until the Court grants relief from the forfeiture.

If the Court has declared that a party has forfeited its right to a jury trial, that party shall not post jury fees until that party has been granted relief from that forfeiture.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Daily jury and court reporter fee

Counsel must pay daily jury fees and court reporter fees to the clerk’s office each trial day and provide the receipt to the courtroom assistant; non-payment may bring sanctions or contempt.

At commencement of trial, and each day of trial thereafter, counsel are directed to pay their share of the daily jury fees and court reporter fees directly to the clerk’s office and provide a copy of the receipt to the courtroom assistant. Failure to timely pay daily jury fees or court reporter fees may result in an Order to Show Cause re sanctions or contempt, or in a waiver.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

$150

Applies to

Jury fee

Parties must deposit non-refundable $150 jury fees per Code of Civil Procedure section 631, or forfeit the right to a jury trial.

Non-refundable jury fees of $150.00 are to be deposited per Code of Civil Procedure section 631 et. seq. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in a forfeiture of the party’s right to a jury trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

The Court will only consider a request to shorten time or advance a hearing date if the motion is filed with the Clerk's Office, a hearing date is on calendar, and the filing fee is paid or waived.

The Court will not consider a request to shorten time for notice or advance a hearing date for a motion unless the motion has been filed with the Clerk’s Office, a hearing date is on calendar, and the appropriate filing fee for the motion has been paid (or a fee waiver obtained).

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Jury fee deposit

Jury fees must be deposited on or before the initial CMC date even if the CMC is vacated or continued; failure forfeits the right to a jury trial.

Code of Civil Procedure section 631 requires jury fees to be deposited on or before the date scheduled for the initial CMC. The Court expects counsel to comply with that statute even if that CMC is subsequently vacated or continued. The failure to comply will result in a forfeiture of the party’s right to a jury trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

A request to shorten time for notice or advance a hearing date requires the motion to be filed, a hearing date on calendar, and the filing fee paid (or fee waiver obtained).

The Court will not consider a request to shorten time for notice or advance a hearing date for a motion unless the motion has been filed with the Clerk’s Office, a hearing date is on calendar, and the appropriate filing fee for the motion has been paid (or a fee waiver obtained).

CRITICAL

A request to shorten notice or advance a hearing date will be considered only after the motion is filed, a hearing date is set, and the appropriate fee is paid or waived.

Requests to shorten notice or advance a hearing date will not be considered unless: o The motion is filed; o A hearing date is set; o The appropriate fee is paid or waived.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Stipulation

The Court will not grant relief based on a stipulation if the party has not yet paid its first-appearance fee.

The Court will not grant any relief based on a stipulation of a party that has not yet paid its first-appearance fee.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Underlying motion

paid the appropriate filing fee for the motion (or obtained a fee waiver)

paid the appropriate filing fee for the motion (or obtained a fee waiver)