General Procedures |
Email is the preferred method of communicating with court staff in Department 21, particularly for scheduling of law and motion, ex parte application, and case management events. Telephone communications are possible, but use of email will greatly facilitate a prompt response to your inquiries. When a copy of a document must be transmitted to court staff, an email attachment is preferable to fax. Use of an email attachment or fax, however, is not a substitute for filing of pleadings or other documents. All email communications should be copied to all parties for whom an email address is available, so inclusion of available email addresses in the caption of all filed papers, as required by California Rule of Court 2.111(1) is critical. |
Trial Schedule |
Trial call is Monday at 9:00 am. Trials run Mondays through Thursdays at 8:30 am to 1:30 pm; subject to COVID-19 protocols. Expect to be in the courtroom from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. Cases may "trail" a trial in progress. |
CMC Schedule |
Initial and continued CMCs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3:00 pm. Timely filed and complete CMC statements allow the court to post tentative CMC orders. |
L&M Schedule |
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30 pm. Asbestos matters are set at 2:00 pm. |
Settlement Conference
Schedule |
As specially set. |
ExParte Schedule |
The court prefers to resolve ex parte applications on the papers only. Before submitting an ex parte application on the papers, (a) email Dept. 21 to advise when papers will be filed, and (b) provide CRC 3.1203(a) notice to all parties. |
Special Motion and/or
Other Department Information |
(ExParte Cont'd) Any written opposition must be filed within 24 hours of receipt of notice. If a matter is time sensitive, opposition is expected, and/or personal appearances are otherwise warranted, the parties may request a time for appearance via email to Dept. 21, copied to all parties. Such appearances, when permitted, will normally be specially set, and compliance with CRC 3.1203(a) will be strictly enforced. All other matters are specially set. Always check the website the day before the hearing for developments on your case. See link to above "List of documents" for more information on the department.
Pretrial Conferences are held: Fridays at 9:00 a.m. The hearings are scheduled on a Continued Case Management Conference. |
L&M Reservations, Email |
Dept.21@alameda.courts.ca.gov |
L&M Reservations,
Other Information |
When requesting to reserve a hearing, include the case name & number, title of the motion and identity of the moving party. The court may set a CMC on shortened time before allowing a discovery motion to be filed. |
ExParte, Email |
Dept.21@alameda.courts.ca.gov |