Judge Rebecca G. Church
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
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Document Format Requirements1 rule
Pre-marked Exhibits (Petitioner should use numbers for their exhibits – pink tags; Respondent should use letters for their exhibits – yellow tags) - Try to eliminate duplicative exhibits. Exhibits should be individually marked. If an exhibit has multiple pages, Bates Stamp the individual pages. If you are submitting photographs, each photograph should have an individual exhibit number.
Formatting
- •Petitioner exhibits numbered with pink tags
- •Respondent exhibits lettered with yellow tags
- •Duplicative exhibits should be eliminated
- •Exhibits individually marked
- •Multi-page exhibits Bates stamped on individual pages
Document Filing Requirements3 rules
Parties must serve and file SDSC Form D-241 (or a substantially similar brief) at least 5 court days before the long cause hearing or trial.
Court's wording
Copy of Trial/RFO Brief - Pursuant to California Rules of Court 5.393 and 5.394 and San Diego Superior Court Local Rule 5.8.2, the parties are to serve and file San Diego Superior Court Form D-241 (or a separate brief containing the same information in substantially the same format) at least 5 court days before the long cause hearing or trial.
Witness List
Exhibit List - Grid format – see below for example
- Document
- Exhibit list
Include
- •Grid format
Filing & Service rules
Filing Bundling Requirements
A trial notebook containing the trial brief, pre-marked exhibits, exhibit list, and witness list must be delivered to the courtroom Clerk five court days before trial or hearing; two notebooks are required (one for the Court, one for the Clerk).
Five court days before the trial or hearing, the Court requires a trial notebook (notebook may be joint or individual) that includes the following be delivered to the courtroom Clerk.
Civil cases
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Chambers Communication Rules
COUNSEL: Please contact the Clerk at 619-844-2073 two days prior to the hearing regarding providing your exhibit list and witness list in Word format.
COUNSEL: Please contact the Clerk at 619-844-2073 two days prior to the hearing regarding providing your exhibit list and witness list in Word format.
Civil cases
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