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Civil Calendar Guidelines

Civil Law and Motion

Civil Law and Motion hearings are heard Fridays  at 8:30 AM.

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 Vanessa W. Vallarta

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 Vanessa W. Vallarta

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