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.
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.
In the event you were not able to appear on your scheduled summons date for jury service, you will need to contact our office via email or by phone in order to avoid receiving a Failure to Appear notice that can result in a fine, imprisonment or both, pursuant to C.C.P. 209.
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.
7. LOCAL RULE 7-3: Local Rule 7-3 requires counsel to engage in a pre- filing conference “to discuss thoroughly, preferably in person, the substance of the contemplated motion and any potential resolution.” L.R. 7-3 (emphasis added).
Local rules are a set of rules that are made by a local court to govern how things are done in that court. These rules explain how to file complaints or other documents, how to serve process, and how to conduct trials.
For example, audio equipment may not be audible from inside a different inhabited dwelling between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., or at any time at a distance greater than 200 feet prior to 10 p.m. and 100 feet after 10 p.m. Other sources with similar restrictions include motor vehicle sound systems, power tools, live music, and ...
Persons intending to appear remotely shall notify all opposing parties of their intention before the hearing. That notice may be given informally, including by telephone, email, or text message. No advance notice to the court of the intention to appear remotely is required prior to the date of the hearing.