Helpful references:

• Mandatory eFiling FAQs and Electronic Filing Service Providers
• Filing Fee Schedule
• Civil Case Time Schedule (L-1009) 
• Superior Court of Orange County Local Rules of Court
• Title 3 of the California Rules of Court, including Ex Parte Applications and notice requirements
• Telephone Appearances
• Service Provider
• Superior Court of Orange County Local Rule 373 
• Rule 3.670, California Rules of Court
• Courtroom evidence presentation equipment
• To view a listing of the Civil cases on calendar go to the Cases on Calendar section of this website.

Rescheduling a Hearing Date
Contact the courtroom directly at the telephone numbers listed below.

Examination of Judgment Debtor Hearings
All Judgment Debtor Examinations will be scheduled for in-person appearance at the Civil Complex Center located at the Civil Complex Center located at 751 West Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92701.

SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY - HEARING SCHEDULE UNLIMITED CIVIL PANEL Actions over $25,000 Court Reporter Pooling
Dept	Civil  Judges	Noticed Motions  Heard	EX Partes Heard:	Telephonic Notice to  Courtroom no later than:	EX Parte Application  Presented in Courtroom  no later than:
C33	Crandall, (657) 622-5233	L&M Thurs. 10AM. Tentative Rulings posted on Internet by 4:00 P.M. day prior to motion. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. MSJ's for this dept doesn't have mandatory 24hr filing rule.Video CourtCall available General Policies and Procedures	M, T, W, & F, 9:00 a.m.	Noon, day before Ex Parte Hearing	3:00 P.M. day before the Ex Parte hearing
C16	Di Cesare, (657) 622-5216	Friday 9:30 A.M. Tentative Rulings are posted on Fridays at 9:00 A.M. Tentives are posted the same day as the hearing. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures Court Reporter Pooling	M, T, W, F , 1:30 P.M.	10:00 AM, day before Ex Parte Hearing	12:00 P.M. day before the Ex Parte hearing
VCC4	Fell, (657) 622-5267	Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. Tentative Rulings posted by Tuesday at 4:30 P.M. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures Court Reporter Pooling	M - F, 9:00 A.M.	Not Required - Receipt of Ex Parte papers constitutes notice to the Court.	2:00 P.M., Day Before Ex Parte hearing
C11	Gastelum, (657) 622-5211	Tuesday 2:00 p.m. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. NOTE: Motion for Summary Judgments for this department does not have the mandatory 24 hour filing rule. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures Court Reporter Pooling	M-Th 1:30 p.m.	Reservations Required for Ex Partes by Noon the day before Ex Parte hearing.	Must be eFiled by 2:00 p.m. day before Ex Parte hearing, including all oppositions and replies. Courtesty copies required by 3:00 p.m. day before Ex Parte hearing.
C24	George, (657) 622-5224	Friday 10 am. **Starting 3/4/21 Motions will be heard on Thursdays at 1:30 pm Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures	Monday -Thursday 1:30 PM	Reservations Required for Ex partes by Noon the day before an Ex Parte Hearing	3:00 PM day before the Ex Parte Hearing
C32	Gooding, (657) 622-5232	Motions will be heard Mondays at 1:30 P.M. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Motions for Summary Judgment are exempt from the mandatory 24 hour filing rule. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures	M-F, 8:45 A.M.	Reservation Required for Ex Partes by Noon, day before Ex Parte Hearing	E-Filing and Courtsey copy delivered to Courtroom no later than 2:00 P.M., the day before the Ex Parte hearing.
N17 (temporarily located to Department N5 until further notice)	Griffin, (657) 622-5605	Mondays at 2:00 p.m. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Courtesy copies of motions and their related documents are to be delivered to Dept. N17. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures	Monday through Friday at 8:30 a.m.	Reservations are not required for Ex Partes	11:00 a.m. the day prior to the Ex Parte hearing. Courtesy copies required by 11:30 a.m. the day prior to the Ex Parte Hearing.
C42	Hoffer, (657) 622-5242	Monday, 1:30 P.M. Tentative Rulings posted on Internet by 3:00 P.M. day prior to motion. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures  Court Reporter Pooling	M - F, 1:30 P.M.		No later than noon day before Ex Parte hearing.
C66	Honer, (657) 622-5266	Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. Reservations required, please call courtroom.	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 1:30 p.m.	By 10:00 a.m. the day before.	12:00 p.m. the day before Ex Parte hearing.
C18	Howard, (657) 622-5218	Motions will be heard Thursdays at 1:30 P.M. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. In this department, Motions for Summary Judgment are exempt from the mandatory 24 hour filing rule. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures	M-F, 8:30 A.M.	Noon, day before Ex Parte hearing	3:00 P.M., day before the Ex Parte hearing
C23	Hunt, (657) 622-5223	Friday 9:00 A.M.(Friday 1:30 P.M. effective 1/17/2020). This court routinely takes discovery motions under submission without oral argument and will rule on the papers. General Policies and Procedures  Court Reporter Pooling	Monday - Friday, 1:30 P.M./Proposed Orders Required	No Telephonic Notice to Department	Noon, day before Ex Parte Hearing
C31	Lee, (657) 622-5231	Motions are heard every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Please use the Court online reservation system to reserve a motion date. General Policies and Procedures  Stipulation to Allow Trial Judge to Conduct Settlement Conference	Heard Monday through Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Reservations must be made telephonically no later than 12:00 p.m. the day before. Papers must be electronically filed no later than 3 p.m. the day before with a courtesy copy delivered to the department.	Noon, day before Ex Parte hearing	3 p.m. day before Ex Parte hearing with a courtesy copy delivered to department the day before
C26	Lewis, (657) 622-5226	Monday, 10:30 A.M. (Rulings posted on Internet 12:00, Friday prior to Monday hearing date)Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures  Court Reporter Pooling	T - Fri, 9:00 A.M.	10:00 A.M., day before Ex Parte hearing	2:00 P.M., day before Ex Parte hearing with reservations required by 10:00am the day before.
C20	Margines, (657) 622-5220	Motions are heard on Wednesday at 1:30 P.M. Use the online reservation system to reserve a motion date. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures  Court Reporter Pooling	M - T, 1:30 p.m. Friday at 9:00 AM	12:00 P.M. day before Ex Parte hearing- Reservation must be made with courtroom prior to hearing being set	E-filing and courtesy copy delivered to courtroom no later than 3:00 P.M. the day before the Ex Parte hearing.
C25	Marks, (657) 622-5225	Law & Motion will be heard Mondays at 10:00 am. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Note: Motion for Summary Judgments for this department do not have the mandatory 24 hr filing rule. *Videoconferencing available Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures	M-TH 1:30 p.m.	Reservation must be made with courtroom day before the hearing by noon.	3:00 p.m., day before the Ex Parte hearing
C13	McCormick, (657) 622-5213	Motions are heard Thursdays at 1:30 P.M. except for Motions to be Relieved as Counsel of Record and Pro Hac Vice Applications which are heard Thursdays at 10:00 A.M. Electronic Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures	M-Th 1:30 P.M.	Noon, day before Ex Parte Hearing. Reservation must be made with the courtroom prior to hearing being set.	3:00 P.M. Day before Ex Parte Hearing
C12	Melzer, (657) 622-5212	Law and Motion will be heard on Thursdays at 2:00 P.M. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. MSJ are exempt from the mandatory 24 hour filing rule in this dept. Filing is per code. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures  Civil Remote Hearing Rules  Family Law Standing Order	Mon. – Thurs. 1:30 PM	10:00 AM the day before the hearing. Reservation must be made directly with the courtroom.	12 p.m. the day before the hearing, along with a courtesy copy delivered to Dept. C12. Ex Parte applications shall be filed electronically
C14	Moss, (657) 622-5214	Fri 9:00 A.M., *Note: Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. MSJ are exempt from the mandatory 24 hour filing rule in this dept.Filing is per code. *Videoconferencing is available as of June 1, 2015. Tentative Rulings	M-F 8:30 A.M.	Must be E-Filed 11:30 A.M., day before Ex Parte hearing. No telephonic notice to department.	2:00 P.M., day before Ex Parte hearing
C22	Salter, (657) 622-5222	Thursday,1:30 p.m - Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. *Video Conferencing is available. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures	Monday- Friday 11:45 am	No Telephonc Notice to Department. If the request is unopposed, a stipulation to continue is preferred.	12:00 P.M. the day before the Ex Parte Hearing
C19	Schwarm, (657) 622-5219	Tuesday, 1:30 P.M. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures  Court Reporter Pooling	M-Th, 8:30 A.M.	Noon, day before Ex Parte hearing	2:00 P.M., day before Ex Parte hearing, courtesy copies due the day before by 3 P.M.
C15	Scott, (657) 622-5215	Mondays, 2:00 P.M. Rulings posted on Fridays. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. MSJ are exempt from the mandatory 24 hour filing rule in this dept. Filing is per code. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures Court Reporter Pooling OCBA Civility Guidelines 2020	M.-.Th, 1:30 P.M.	10:00 am, day before Ex Parte hearing.Reservations must be made directly with the courtroom prior to hearing being set.	3:00 P.M., the day before the Ex Parte hearing. Courtesy copies in court are appreciated.
C21	Servino, (657) 622-5221	Friday 10:00 A.M. Tentative Rulings posted by 3 pm on Thursday-Reservations required. Please visit on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Motions for Summary Judgment are exempt from the mandatory 24-hour rule. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures	M-F 1:30 P.M.	12:00 p.m. day before Ex Parte hearing-Reservation must be made with courtroom prior to hearing being set.	Ex Parte Applications shall be filed electronically by 3 pm day before Ex Parte Hearing. Courtesy copies in court are appreciated.
C34	Zeltzer, 657-622-5234	Mondays at 9:00 A.M. Effective Monday, 7/6/20 motions will be heard at 1:30 pm. Tentative Rulings posted on Internet by 5:00 PM one day prior to motion. Reservations required, please visit our on-line Reserve a Motion Date. Tentative Rulings General Policies and Procedures  Stipulation to Allow Trial Judge to Conduct Settlement Conference	Monday through Thursday at 1:30 pm	12:00 PM, day before Ex Parte Hearing	3:00 PM the day before the Ex Parte hearing

*located at 751 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Bldg 36, Santa Ana, CA 92701