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Civil & Probate Tentative Rulings

Prior to the scheduled hearing of a Law and Motion, Complex Civil Litigation, or a Discovery matter, the Court may issue a tentative ruling.

The tentative ruling becomes the order of the court and no hearing is held unless one of the parties contests the tentative by complying with the Rules of Court and Civil Local Rule 8E or Probate Local Rule 2A.

Tentative rulings for certain departments are available this website, on the pages linked below. Click on the Judge's name below for more details. Note: the following departments are the only ones posting tentative rulings at this time.

Tentative rulings will be accessible on the Department pages linked below, after 2:00 p.m. on the court day preceding the scheduled hearing.

NOTICE: Effective June 10, 2024, all matters previously assigned to Judge Manoukian (Department 20) for case management have been reassigned to Judge Shella Deen and will be heard in Department 18b.

Department Judge Rulings Scheduled Hearings
Dept. 1 Le Jacqueline Duong Probate Law and Motion Wednesdays & Fridays
Dept. 2 Drew Takaichi Probate Law and Motion Mondays & Thursdays
Dept. 3 William Monahan Civil Law and Motion Tuesdays & Thursdays
Dept. 6 Evette D. Pennypacker Civil Law and Motion Tuesdays & Thursdays
Dept. 7 Charles F. Adams Complex Civil Litigation Thursdays
Dept. 10 Frederick S. Chung Civil Law and Motion Tuesdays & Thursdays
Dept. 16 Amber Rosen Civil Law and Motion Tuesdays & Thursdays
Dept. 18b Shella Deen Civil Law and Motion Tuesdays & Thursdays
Dept. 19 Theodore C. Zayner Complex Civil Litigation Wednesdays

Advance Case Status Reports for Probate Cases on the General Probate and Administration of Estate Calendars can be found by clicking here.