Kings County trial document templates
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10 documents, 18 required sections, taken from Superior Court of California, County of Kings's own published rules and read September 14, 2026. Each one downloads as California pleading paper with this court's required sections already placed, so the document cannot silently omit one.
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- Motion in Limine and Opposition
- Stipulation and Proposed Order on Agreed Motions in Limine
- Binder of Documentary Evidence on Contested Motions in Limine
- Joint Motion in Limine Argument Document
- Documents to Provide at the Pretrial Conference or Motions in Limine Hearing
- Trial Brief
- Certified Transcription of a Sound Recording Offered as an Exhibit
- Redacted Deposition Transcripts to Be Read into the Record
- Trial Exhibit Copies and USB Flash Drive
- Request for the Services of an Official Court Reporter
What each document has to carry
Motion in Limine and Opposition
Prepared by each party. Filed, exchanged with the other parties not less than 15 court days before the motion in limine hearing date, then filed with the court and lodged with the clerk not less than 5 court days before the hearing. Applies to all civil cases in which motions in limine are brought. Kings County Local Rule 311(A)
- The motion or opposition itself
- the motion in limine, or the opposition to it, filed with the court
- a separate copy of the same papers lodged with the clerk of the court in the format required by Rule 311(B)
- Proposed order submitted with each motion
- a proposed order for each motion the court is asked to rule on
- submitted with the motion in limine to which it applies
- placed at the end of the relevant motion or as a separate page
- blank boxes so the court can mark granted, denied, denied without prejudice, or modified
- Declaration where the other side will not meet and confer
- good cause for the failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph B
- a detailed account of every attempt made to comply
Stipulation and Proposed Order on Agreed Motions in Limine
Prepared jointly. Lodged, not less than 5 court days before the motion in limine hearing date. Applies to all civil cases in which motions in limine are brought. Kings County Local Rule 311(B)(3)
- Motions the parties agree should be granted
- all motions in limine the parties agree should be granted by the court
- a proposed order on those motions
Binder of Documentary Evidence on Contested Motions in Limine
The rule does not say who prepares it. Lodged, lodged with the clerk at the filing window not less than 5 court days before the motion in limine hearing date. Applies to every motion in limine to which an opposition has been offered. Kings County Local Rule 311(B)(5)
- Single binder of all documentary evidence for and against each opposed motion
- all documentary evidence relied on in support of or in opposition to a motion in limine to which an opposition has been offered
- compiled into a single binder
- exhibits tabbed to correspond with each of the motions
Joint Motion in Limine Argument Document
Prepared jointly. Lodged, not stated in the rule; submitted to the court in a binder for the motion in limine hearing. Applies to every motion in limine to which opposition will be lodged. Kings County Local Rule 311(B)(4)
- Argument for and against each opposed motion
- one document covering all motions in limine to which opposition will be lodged
- an argument for each motion, not more than three pages
- an argument against each motion, not more than three pages
- submitted to the court in a binder
Documents to Provide at the Pretrial Conference or Motions in Limine Hearing
Prepared jointly. Brought to the conference, at the Pretrial Conference or Motions in Limine Hearing. Applies to all limited and unlimited civil cases except economic litigation under CCP 90 through 98, complex cases under CRC 3.400 et seq., and CEQA cases under CRC 3.2220 et seq. Kings County Local Rule 312(1)
- Joint list of witness names to be read to the jury (subdivision B)
- a joint list of witness names
- in a form to be read to the jury
- Joint statement of the case to be read to the jury (subdivision G)
- a joint statement of the case
- written to be read to the jury
- Joint exhibit list and exhibits (subdivision H)
- a joint list of exhibits expected to be introduced at trial
- any exhibit related disputes clearly identified for the court
- exhibits exchanged before the Pretrial Conference or Motions in Limine Hearing, to the extent allowed by law
- exhibits brought in a binder ready for the clerk to process
- any exhibit not marked at the hearing presented to the clerk at least 2 court days before the time designated for the start of trial, rebuttal exhibits excepted
- Joint list of jury instructions and verdicts (subdivision I)
- a joint list of jury instructions and verdicts
- any disputes clearly identified for the court
- copies of the requested jury instructions and verdicts lodged consistent with California Rules of Court, rule 2.1050 et seq. and rule 3.1580
- a USB flash drive of all proposed instructions, along with hard copies
- Joint voir dire questions, juror questionnaire and case outline (subdivision K)
- a joint list of voir dire questions
- an agreed upon juror questionnaire, if appropriate
- a brief outline of the case per California Rules of Court, Standard 3.25(b)
- The Rule 311 motion in limine documents (subdivision L)
- every document required by Kings County Superior Court Local Rule 311
- in the form required by that rule
- Remaining items on the subdivision A through S checklist
- the estimated length of trial, including jury selection
- any witness or attorney scheduling conflicts
- the size of the jury panel
- whether jurors may take notes
- whether the jury will receive all exhibits
Trial Brief
The rule does not say who prepares it. Brought to the conference, at the Pretrial Conference or Motions in Limine Hearing. Applies to all limited and unlimited civil cases except economic litigation under CCP 90 through 98, complex cases under CRC 3.400 et seq., and CEQA cases under CRC 3.2220 et seq. Kings County Local Rule 312(1)(J)
- Trial brief
- a trial brief
Certified Transcription of a Sound Recording Offered as an Exhibit
Prepared by each party. Prepared before the commencement of any trial or hearing. Applies to any civil trial or hearing at which counsel expects to offer a sound recording into evidence. Kings County Local Rule 109; waiver provision at Local Rule 312(4)(E)
- Typed transcription and copies
- a typed transcription of any sound recording expected to be offered into evidence as an exhibit
- prepared at the direction and expense of the proponent of the evidence
- certified
- enough copies for every juror and alternate
- a copy for the judge
- a copy for each opposing party and counsel
- a copy for the clerk
- a copy for the reporter
Redacted Deposition Transcripts to Be Read into the Record
Prepared by each party. Before the deposition testimony is read into the record at trial. Applies to any civil trial at which deposition testimony will be read into the record. Kings County Local Rule 312(4)(E)
- Redacted transcript of the testimony to be read
- all non-read portions of the deposition transcript redacted
- the redacted transcript in a form that can be incorporated into the official reporter's record
Trial Exhibit Copies and USB Flash Drive
Prepared by each party. Available for use at trial. Applies to all civil trials. Kings County Local Rule 312(4)(A)
- Exhibit copies, Bates numbering and flash drive
- at least four true and correct copies of all exhibits to be referenced during trial
- the pages of all exhibits Bates stamped
- a USB flash drive containing all documents
- one set at counsel table, one at the witness stand, one for the court
Request for the Services of an Official Court Reporter
Prepared by each party. Filed, filed with the court 10 calendar days before the proceeding for which a court reporter is wanted, or as soon as practicable. Applies to any civil proceeding, trial included, at which a party wants an official court reporter, in a court that does not normally provide one in unlimited civil cases. Kings County Local Rule 130(2); see also Local Rule 130(1)(B), (1)(E)
- Request for an official court reporter
- a request for the services of an official court reporter
- identification of the proceeding for which the reporter is desired
- filed with the court ten calendar days before that proceeding, or as soon as practicable
Start with the joint documents
3 of these are prepared jointly: Stipulation and Proposed Order on Agreed Motions in Limine; Joint Motion in Limine Argument Document; Documents to Provide at the Pretrial Conference or Motions in Limine Hearing. A joint document needs a meet and confer before it can be filed, so it sets the real deadline even though the filing date is the same as everything else.
When each one is due
Most of these do not run off the trial date. They run off the pretrial conference or motions in limine hearing, which the court sets. Work out that date first, because counting back from the wrong date is the commonest way one gets missed. The full rule list for Kings County carries every rule with its quoted text, and the trial countdown calculator computes the statewide CCP chain.
How these were built
Every rule was researched from the court's own published text, then checked a second time by a reader told to assume a rule had been invented. Grouping those rules into the documents a court actually wants was a further pass, and an adversarial check corrected it: the commonest error was a document whose contents the first pass left empty while the rule enumerated them. Templates are generated in your browser, so nothing you type is sent anywhere. See methodology.
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