Alpine County trial document templates

Request for Trial Setting

Prepared by each party. Filed, whenever a party asks for a trial date, unless the trial is instead set at a case management conference; other parties may respond within ten court days. Applies to civil trials set on a party's request rather than at a case management conference. Alpine County Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.8

1. Request for Trial Setting, and any Response to it
   • An estimate of the number of days the matter reasonably requires for trial to submission (required of the Request and of any Response)
   • A statement of whether a jury trial or a court trial is sought (Request only)
   • A statement that the Clerk has confirmed the proposed trial date (Request only)

Motions in Limine

Prepared by each party. Filed, at least 20 days before the Pretrial Management Conference. Applies to civil jury trials. Alpine County Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.10.1

The rule cited above requires this document and does not say what goes in it. That is the rule's silence, not a gap here. Your department's order is where the contents will be.

Settlement Conference Statement

Prepared by each party. Filed, before the mandatory settlement conference, at the time California Rules of Court, rule 3.1380 requires; the local rule adds no separate deadline of its own. Applies to all civil cases in which a mandatory settlement conference is held, which is every civil case except short cause matters. Alpine County Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.9.1

1. The statement itself, including all offers and counteroffers previously exchanged
   • Everything California Rules of Court, rule 3.1380 requires of a settlement conference statement
   • All offers previously exchanged, whether made under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 or otherwise
   • All counteroffers previously exchanged, whether made under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 or otherwise
2. Confidential Addendum (optional)
   • Optional, submitted at the party's own election
   • Not lodged in the file as a public document, kept under seal, and available only to the settlement conference judge unless the court orders otherwise

Responses to Motions in Limine

Prepared by each party. Filed, at least 10 days before the Pretrial Management Conference. Applies to civil jury trials. Alpine County Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.10.1

The rule cited above requires this document and does not say what goes in it. That is the rule's silence, not a gap here. Your department's order is where the contents will be.

Pretrial Management Conference Statement

Prepared by each party. Filed, at least 10 days before the Pretrial Management Conference. Applies to all civil jury trials. Alpine County Super. Ct. Local Rule 5.10.1

1. (A) Proposed statement of the case to be read to the jury
   • A proposed statement of the case to be read to the jury
2. (B) Witness list
   • The witness list
   • The estimated length of each witness's appearance
   • The anticipated order of witnesses
3. (C) Exhibit list
   • An exhibit list
   • The numbering the party proposes to use
4. (D) Factual and legal contentions, with points and authorities
   • A succinct statement of the submitting party's factual contentions
   • A succinct statement of the submitting party's legal contentions
   • Points and authorities on anticipated evidentiary issues
   • Points and authorities on anticipated substantive issues
5. (E) Stipulations
   • The stipulations to which the parties have agreed, in the precise form proposed for reading into the record
6. (F) Proposed jury instructions and verdict forms
   • Proposed jury instructions
   • Proposed verdict forms
   • Identification of the instructions to which there is agreement
   • Identification of the instructions which are disputed
   • Where special verdicts or findings of the jury will be required, the form of the special verdicts or interrogatories, presented by the party or parties that requested them
   • Any proposed alternative form presented by another party
7. (G) Any other matter bearing on the orderly progress of the trial
   • Any other matter thought to be helpful to the orderly progress of the trial
   • Any matter thought to be a potential impediment to the orderly progress of the trial

Evidence list and copies for a remote hearing or non-jury trial

Prepared by each party. Lodged, received by the court at least five court days before the hearing, unless the court shortens that period. Applies to civil evidentiary hearings and non-jury trials conducted remotely. Alpine County Super. Ct. Local Rule 1.7.2(C)

1. List of documents and photos sought to be admitted, plus copies of the items
   • A list of any documents the party seeks to admit into evidence
   • A list of any photos the party seeks to admit into evidence
   • Copies of the items themselves