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Message from the Jury Commissioner:

If you receive a call regarding your jury service from someone claiming to represent the Court or law enforcement, IT IS A SCAM.  The Court or law enforcement will NEVER call you about your jury service or ask you for money.  Do not under any circumstances pay any money in response to such a call.  If you receive such a call, please contact the Court or law enforcement, or the FBI at (415) 553-7400.

Phone Scams

Monterey County Superior Court has become aware of a telephone scam impersonating court personnel and requesting or demanding a payment. The court would NEVER make such a call. Please do not act on such a call, and instead contact the main court telephone number at (831) 775-5400 for more information.

Civil Calendar Guidelines

Civil Law and Motion

Civil - Non Collection Case, Law and Motion hearings: Fridays  at 8:30 AM.

Civil - Collection Case, Law and Motion hearings: Tuesdays at 10:30AM.

Civil and Probate ex parte calendars are heard as follows:

Department 13 Civil Tuesdays at 8:30 AM
Department 13 Unlawful Detainer Monday at 8:30 AM
Department 13 Probate Wednesdays at 8:30 AM
Department 14 Civil Tuesdays at 8:30 AM
Department 15 Civil Tuesdays at 8:30 AM

Civil cases are assigned as follows:

Your civil case, excluding unlawful detainer and collections are a rotational assignment among three judicial officers: Judge Thomas W. Wills; Judge Carrie M. Panetta, Judge Ian A. Rivamonte.

Your provisionally complex case or "is complex" designation at case initiation are assigned ODD/EVEN by ending number among two judicial officers: Judge Thomas W. Wills and Judge Carrie M. Panetta

Unlawful detainer case is assigned for all purposes: Judge Julie R. Culver
Collection action case is assigned for all purposes:

Judge Judge Ian A. Rivamonte

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