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• Paper courtesy copies required for any filed document needing court review. Conventional filing: lodge at filing. Papers filed fewer than 7 court days before the hearing: lodge on the day of filing. E-filed 7 or more court days before the hearing: lodge no later than 2 court days after e-filing. Deliver to the hearing department. LRSF 2.7(B)(1)
• Law and Motion tentative rulings (CRC 3.1308 procedure) generally available by 3:00 p.m. the day before the hearing; a party intending to appear must notify opposing parties and the court (email contestdept301tr@sftc.org or contestdept302tr@sftc.org) no later than 4:00 p.m. the day before. Late tentatives (after 3:00 p.m.) require appearance unless all parties submit. Prevailing party brings a proposed order. LRSF 8.3
• Real Property Court (real property and all unlawful detainer law and motion): tentatives by 3:00 p.m. the day before; notice of intent to appear to opposing parties by telephone no later than 4 p.m. the day before. LRSF 8.10(B)
• Real Property Court ex parte for TRO or similar: endorsed-filed copies of all moving papers to the court by 12:00 p.m. the day before the hearing. Ex parte calendars 9:00 a.m. (10:00 a.m. Tuesdays reserved for UD stays of execution). LRSF 8.10(C)
• Judgment debtor exam abandonment: notify court and examinee no later than 24 hours before the hearing. LRSF 8.9(D)
• Asbestos Department: to contest a tentative ruling, email contestasbestostr@sftc.org no later than 4:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing (in addition to notice to all parties). SF Super. Ct. Asbestos Department page (LRSF 20)
• Asbestos discovery motions require a reservation with the lead clerk before filing; law and motion and ex parte (Tuesdays) need no reservation. SF Super. Ct. Asbestos Department page
• Complex Dept. 613: all motion hearing dates must be reserved by email before filing; one joint email to the clerk by 4 p.m. the court day before each hearing listing in-person and remote attendees and any court reporter. SF Super. Ct. Dept. 613 Complex Litigation Procedures (eff. Sept 1, 2026)
• Matters noticed for hearing on an official court holiday will not be continued to the next day by the court or by stipulation; counsel must continue by stipulation or re-notice. LRSF 8.2(C)(3)
• Law and Motion/Discovery ex parte hearings at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Friday; schedule with the clerk at least 24 hours in advance. LRSF 9.0(A)
• Ex parte (Law and Motion/Discovery): endorsed-filed moving papers to the clerk no later than 2 hours before the hearing. LRSF 9.0(A)
• Family law ex parte: papers conventionally filed by 1:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing. LRSF 11.8(A)(2)(c)
• Family law ex parte: copies of all papers to the other party by 10:00 a.m. the court day before. LRSF 11.8(A)(2)(d)
• Family law: three court days before a hearing, a party must email the courtroom clerk whether the parties agree to vacate or continue. LRSF 11 (hearing procedures; subsection not reliably extracted)
• Probate: a petition for probate set more than 30 days out requires a written declaration. LRSF 14.25
• Interpreter: the requesting party must tell the court at least 3 days ahead if a court-provided certified interpreter is not needed. LRSF 10
• Asbestos informal discovery conference: notice of the IDC date to involved parties by email at least 2 court days before; IDC letters also due 2 court days before. LRSF 20.1(C)
• Juvenile dependency ex parte: application filed in Room 402 on or before the court day before the ex parte hearing; notice to counsel by telephone or email by 10:00 a.m. the court day before. LRSF 12.18(A)-(B)
• Juvenile dependency WIC 388: within 24 hours of receiving the signed JV-183, the petitioner must give notice of the hearing and serve the petition on all parties and the HSA court office. LRSF 12.17
• Juvenile dependency placement: in emergencies HSA must give notice within 48 hours after the child's removal from placement. LRSF 12.23(3)
• Juvenile records (WIC 827): when a hearing is required it is set within 30 days of filing; documents not picked up within 60 days after notice of availability are destroyed. LRSF 12.19(B); 13.0(C)
• Criminal appeals record (Rule 15) designation and transcript periods restate CRC 8.121 to 8.130 and 8.304 to 8.336 and are not separately modeled. LRSF 15.3-15.7
• Criminal: motions in limine filed and served by trial assignment: Same-day deadline (0 days). LRSF 16.10(A)(1)
• Traffic: request for traffic school after bail forfeiture (reconsideration): Trigger wording ambiguous; verify against full text of 17.2(B). LRSF 17.2(B)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): expert deposition requests: parties have no less than 2 court days to accept or decline an offered expert deposition; a responding party has no less than 4 court days to accept an unrequested offer; retaining party produces expert's file, notes and reports no later than 48 hours before the deposition. LRSF 20.1(B)(5)(b)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): initial joint defense and plaintiff motions in limine filed and served on the date the case is assigned to a trial department; trial briefs on the day of trial assignment or first trial appearance, whichever is earlier; no former testimony used at trial without 48 hours' notice. LRSF 20.3(A), (D), (E)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): expert witness discovery cutoff is 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the initial trial date (next open day if court closed that Friday). LRSF 20.1(B)(4)(a)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): plaintiff serves responses to Standard Request for Production of Documents and Things within 30 days after service of the complaint (or 10 days before plaintiff's first noticed deposition, whichever is earlier) (30 calendar days after: Service of the complaint). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(A)(2)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): plaintiff serves responses to Standard Request for Production 10 days before the date initially noticed for plaintiff's deposition (if earlier than 30 days after service of the complaint) (10 calendar days before: Date initially noticed for plaintiff's deposition). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(A)(2)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): earliest date plaintiff may propound Plaintiff's Case-Specific Standard Interrogatories: 10 days after service of summons and complaint on, or appearance by, that defendant (whichever first) (10 calendar days after: Service of summons and complaint on, or appearance by, the defendant (whichever first)). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(A)(4)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): Designated Defense Counsel forwards authorization forms and stipulations to plaintiff within 10 days after receipt of standard discovery responses (10 calendar days after: Receipt of plaintiff's standard discovery responses). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(A)(6)(a)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): plaintiff returns fully executed authorizations to Designated Defense Counsel within 30 days of receipt of the forms and stipulations (30 calendar days after: Receipt of authorization forms and stipulations from DDC). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(A)(6)(a)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): plaintiff signs and returns updated or facility-specific authorizations or forms within 10 days of receipt (10 calendar days after: Receipt of updated or additional authorizations from DDC). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(A)(6)(a)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): records obtained by authorization go to plaintiff's counsel first; reproduction service may provide copies to DDC no sooner than 21 days later unless notified in writing of an objection (plaintiff's objection window) (21 calendar days after: Reproduction service forwards records to plaintiff's counsel). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(A)(6)(b)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): preference cases (CCP 36 motion intended or filed): records provided to DDC no sooner than 7 days after delivery to plaintiff's counsel unless written objection (7 calendar days after: Delivery of records to plaintiff's counsel (preference case)). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(A)(6)(b)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): party provides dates and times for its expert's deposition within 5 court days of receipt of a written request (5 court days after: Receipt of written request for expert deposition). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(5)(b)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): offering party makes good faith effort to give notice of expert deposition at least 6 court days before the deposition (6 court days before: Expert deposition date). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(5)(b)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): experts may not be produced for deposition on less than 4 court days' notice (4 court days before: Expert deposition date). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(5)(b)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): party offering its expert for deposition before any request is made gives notice at least 10 calendar days before the deposition (10 calendar days before: Expert deposition date (offered before any request)). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(5)(b)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): objection to taking a retained expert's deposition remotely served within 5 court days after disclosure (non-preference) (5 court days after: Disclosure that expert will be offered remotely). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(6)(b)(1)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): CCP 36 preference cases: objection to remote expert deposition within 3 court days after disclosure (3 court days after: Disclosure that expert will be offered remotely (preference granted)). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(6)(b)(1)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): remote expert deposition: defending party provides expert's complete file and CV to any requesting party at least 2 court days before the deposition (2 court days before: Remote expert deposition date). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(6)(b)(2)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): remote expert deposition: defending party notifies deposing party in writing 2 court days before if expert has no file or CV (2 court days before: Remote expert deposition date). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(6)(b)(3)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): attorney electing to be personally present with a remotely deposed expert gives notice within 5 days after notice of the offered date, time and place (non-preference) (5 calendar days after: Notice of date, time and place expert is offered). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(6)(b)(5)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): CCP 36 preference cases: election to be personally present with remotely deposed expert within 3 days after notice of offer (3 calendar days after: Notice of date, time and place expert is offered (preference granted)). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(6)(b)(5)
• Asbestos cases only (SF Asbestos Dept. 502, LRSF 20): notice of cancellation or change of a scheduled retained-expert deposition at least 2 court days before (else half-hour fee owed) (2 court days before: Scheduled expert deposition date). NOT MODELED: LRSF 20.1 is a local rule in a field CRC 3.20(a) preempts (discovery); listed so practitioners see it. LRSF 20.1(B)(6)(b)(8)
• Asbestos: plaintiff serves responses to Standard Asbestos Case Interrogatories, Set 1 LRSF 20.1(A)(2)
• Asbestos: responses to loss of consortium, wrongful death or friction standard interrogatories LRSF 20.1(A)(2)
• Asbestos (non-preference): complete non-expert discovery LRSF 20.1(B)(4)
• Asbestos: demand for expert exchange deemed served LRSF 20.1(B)(5)
• Asbestos: expert depositions not earlier than 40 days before trial LRSF 20.1(B)(5)
• Complex/mass tort: Asbestos Department (Dept. 502, Judge Victor Hwang) and SF Local Rule 20, Asbestos Litigation All asbestos actions governed by LRSF 20, which codifies prior Asbestos Department orders; motions and discovery Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. Dept. 502, ex parte Tuesdays 11:00 a.m. (CourtCall), master calendar jury Mondays 11:15 a.m. Dept. 206, OSC conference 1st Thursday, trial setting conference 3rd Thursday bimonthly; asbestos cases are excluded from the general trial calendar and continuance rules (LRSF 6.0). Source
• Complex/mass tort: Complex Civil Litigation Departments 304 (Judge Ethan P. Schulman) and 613 (Judge Jeffrey S. Ross) Dept. 613 requires hearing reservation by email, CMC and IDC submissions 5 court days ahead, vacating hearings 10 court days ahead, IDC before any discovery motion (statutory motion-to-compel deadlines vacated and suspended), File&ServeXpress e-filing, and sealing motions 14 days before the related substantive motion. Source
• Complex/mass tort: CEQA Department (CEQA cases provisionally complex) All CEQA cases assigned to a single designated CEQA judge for all purposes; party filing first pleading notifies all parties of initial CMC within 7 court days; joint CMC statement 5 court days before initial CMC. Source

Under Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.20, county rules cannot change statewide deadlines for pleadings, motions, discovery or ex parte applications; local rules that tried to were excluded from the calculator.

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