Riverside Superior Court Local Rule 3116 provides: Unless otherwise specified in the Order to Show Cause, any response in opposition to an Order to Show Case (a) shall be in the form of a written declaration and (b) shall be filed no less than four court days before the hearing on the Order to Show Cause.
Probate cases in Riverside County are usually heard at the Riverside Historic Courthouse at 4050 Main Street.
Statewide Fees Superior CourtUnlimitedLimited up to $10,000 Civil Complaint – Answer/Response – 1st Appearance $435.00 $225.00 Complaint – Unlawful Detainer $435.00 $240.00 Answer – Unlawful Detainer $435.00 $225.00 Complex case per party $1000.00 –15 more rows
Because of time delays between the time of filing documents with the court and the hearing related to the subject matter of those documents (usually 60 to 90 days in the Riverside and San Bernardino County Probate Courts – much longer in the Probate Courts of Orange and Los Angeles Counties), as well as the mandatory ...
This rule is essentially forcing parties to try to settle issues in their case before going to trial. If Local Rule 5153 is not complied with, the Court will not allow your case to go forward until these procedures are met.
Local Rule 3116 further provides that “failure to file a timely declaration may constitute an admission by the responding party that there are no meritorious grounds on which to oppose the action that is the subject of the Order to Show Cause.