Yuba County trial binder and trial document requirements

Serve and file five (5) court days before the conference, a written statement of the facts, law and respective contentions of the parties.

Verified in both editions. Chapter 3, which the table of contents captions CIVIL LAW and the body page captions CIVIL. Anchored to the conference, not to trial, which is the trap on this county: every other five court day deadline in Yuba runs off the trial date, and this one does not. The rule calls it a settlement conference, not a mandatory settlement conference; the phrase mandatory settlement conference appears nowhere in the rules. Both serve and file are required here, unlike the rule 2.2 trial documents, which are only filed. The rule does not say who sets the conference, how far ahead of trial it lands, or whether every civil case gets one. It opens "At this conference the parties shall," which presumes a conference already on calendar. The published calendar puts settlement conferences on Fridays in Department 4.

Have in attendance all principals or clients, including physicians in medical malpractice cases and claims representatives with full authority to settle the case unless excused in writing by the Judge assigned to hear the matter.

Verified in both editions. The excuse has to be in writing and it comes from the judge assigned to hear the matter, not from a stipulation of counsel. Under rule 1.3 that judge is Hon. Stephen W. Berrier in Department 4 in every civil case, so there is one place to ask.

If the Court determines that a party has not proceeded with due diligence or has otherwise failed to comply with the rule, the Court may impose sanctions as set forth in CCP§575.2.

Verified in both editions. Offset is varies because the sanction issues on the court's own timing, not on a computed date. The PDF prints CCP§575.2 with no space and it is quoted as printed. The text says "the rule" without saying which; the subdivision sits under rule 3.2, so the natural reading is that it reaches subdivisions A and B both, but that is a reading rather than something the text states. Nothing turns on it, because rule 2.10 independently reaches every provision of the local rules.

The following documents shall not be filed electronically: ... Trial Exhibits

Requirements document pulled and read in full. The ellipsis skips one intervening bullet, "Deposits of cash, check, or credit card. Labor Commissioner deposits." Trial Exhibits is the next bullet, quoted as printed. Rule 9(D) requires that every electronically filed document comply with the court's electronic filing requirements, and rule 9(H) states that the list of documents that shall not be filed electronically is in those requirements, which is what makes the list operative. Two cautions. The requirements document is dated rev. 2018-07-01 and predates both editions of the current rules by eight years. And it says only that trial exhibits are off the e-filing system; it does not say how they are to be delivered instead, how many sets, whether they are pre-marked, whether opposing counsel gets a set, or when they are due. Anchored to trial_date with offset see_rule because the rule fixes no date. Ask Department 4.

A party may be excused from filing any particular document or exhibit electronically if it is not available in electronic format and it is not feasible for the party to convert the document or exhibit to electronic format, or it may not be comprehensively viewed in an electronic format, including but not limited to exhibits that are real objects.

Verified in both editions. The chapter is numbered 9.0 in the effective-date table and printed as 9. in the body; the subdivision letter H is the same in both. The rule continues past the quoted sentence: "Such a document or exhibit may be manually filed with the Clerk of the Court and served upon the parties by conventional non-electronic means. A party manually filing such a document or exhibit shall file electronically and serve a Notice of Manual Filing specifically describing the document or exhibit, and setting forth the reason the document or exhibit cannot be filed electronically." No deadline attaches to either the manual filing or the notice, which is why the offset is see_rule. This is the closest the Yuba rules come to addressing physical trial materials, and it is a filing mechanic, not an assembly or presentation requirement.

The parties will lodge joint jury instructions five (5) court days prior to the trial date or at such other time as the court may order. The joint instructions will include all instructions to be offered by any party. Any instructions on which the parties do not agree will be tabbed.

Verified in both editions. The subdivision is captioned CIVIL JURY TRIALS, so this is the civil rule. Lodged, not filed, which means it does not go through the e-filing queue the way the trial brief does. The rule never says which side drafts and circulates the joint set, how many copies, paper or electronic, or where it is delivered. This tabbing sentence is the only tabbing requirement in the entire Yuba rule set and it runs to the disputed instructions inside one document, not to a binder of trial materials. Contrast criminal rule 6.3, which lets the People and the defense lodge separate proposed instructions any time up to the swearing of the jury; the civil rule is stricter.

Motions in limine and trial briefs must be filed five (5) court days prior to the trial date or at such other time as the Court may order.

Verified in both editions. One sentence carries both the in limine deadline and the trial brief deadline. No civil rule says what a trial brief must contain. The detailed trial brief content rule, rule 5.8(B), is family law and runs to separate property, community property, tracing and support, so it does not transfer. Note the contrast that matters: the family law subdivision, rule 2.2(A)(3), adds "with a courtesy copy provided for the trial judge," and subdivision (A)(1) does not, so no courtesy copy is required for a civil trial brief by rule.

Motions in limine and trial briefs must be filed five (5) court days prior to the trial date or at such other time as the Court may order.

Quotation verified string for string in both the adopted January 1, 2026 edition and the July 1, 2026 posting the court labels a draft. Rule 2.2 sits in Chapter 2, General, but the adoption page says rules are applicable to all cases unless otherwise noted and this subdivision is captioned CIVIL AND CRIMINAL, so it reaches a civil trial. Filed, not lodged or served. The rule sets a date and nothing else: no content requirement, no opposition or reply schedule, no hearing date, no courtesy copy by its own terms. The only page cap anywhere in the rule set is rule 6.4 in the criminal chapter, "Briefs shall not exceed 18 pages without leave of Court," which by chapter placement does not reach civil, though the rules' general-applicability paragraph leaves that arguable. A package over 10 pages also picks up the rule 2.1(E) courtesy copy duty if a motion in limine counts as a law and motion matter, which no rule says.

Failure to comply with any provisions of the Local Rules may result in the imposition of sanctions pursuant to CCP § 575.2.

Verified in both editions. This is the only consequence the rules attach to a missed civil trial document deadline. Rule 2.2 carries no exclusion, preclusion or waiver remedy of its own: nothing says a late in limine motion is forfeited, nothing says an untimely trial brief is stricken, nothing says a party that does not contribute to the joint instruction set loses its instructions. The drafters knew how to write a harder consequence and wrote one on the family law side only, at rule 5.8(A)(1)(d) and (e), where only disclosed witnesses may testify and only disclosed exhibits may be offered, and at rule 5.8(A)(2) through (4), which allow the matter to be dropped from the trial calendar and allow an issue sanction. None of that appears in Chapter 3.

If a case settles within five (5) calendar days of the trial date, counsel shall have on file a dismissal, stipulated judgment, or a conditional settlement or make an appearance at the time and place designated for trial to place the settlement on the record.

Verified in both editions. Calendar days here, not court days, which is the opposite of every other five day deadline in these rules and is easy to miscount. Two separate tracks in one subdivision, and they should not be run together. Inside five calendar days of trial: closing papers on file or an appearance to put the settlement on the record. Earlier than that, the rule reads "If a case settles before that time, counsel shall" immediately give written notice and file the request for dismissal, stipulated judgment or conditional settlement within 45 calendar days of the written notice, with an OSC re sanctions if it is not filed and responsive papers to that OSC due five court days before the hearing. The 45 day track does not govern a settlement reached inside the five day window. In every case, settlement triggers immediate written notice to the court, and oral notice to the assigned department first if a hearing, conference or trial is imminent.

During trial, a party may submit to the courtroom clerk and serve by hand any documents, as long as the documents are also filed electronically before the close of business no later than the following court day.

Verified in both editions. The token +1_court_day means the outside date for the e-filing that has to follow the hand delivery, counted forward from the day the document went up to the clerk. This is the provision that lets a mid-trial brief, a supplemental instruction or a late-breaking in limine go straight to the courtroom, and it is the practical answer to the rule 2.2(B) problem for anything that comes up once trial has started.

Documents filed in all civil cases, probate cases, family law and juvenile dependency cases must be filed and served electronically.

Verified in both editions. Anchored to motion_filing with offset at_event because the duty attaches at the moment of filing rather than on a computed date. This is how the rule 2.2 trial documents reach the court. Trial exhibits are the carve-out. An attorney seeking relief files EFS-007 with a proposed EFS-008 and is served in paper until the court rules; undue hardship does not include inability to pay e-filing fees. Electronic documents must be text-searchable PDF at 300 dpi or better and not secured or password protected, per the court's electronic filing requirements. Editable proposed orders in a civil case go by email to CivilDivision@yuba.courts.ca.gov under CRC 3.1312(c).

A Courtesy copy of all e-filed documents filed in connection with a law and motion matter in excess of 10 pages shall be submitted to the court within one court day after filing.

Verified in both editions. The token +1_court_day means one court day after filing, counted forward. Whether a motion in limine filed under rule 2.2(A)(1) is a law and motion matter for this rule is not stated anywhere in the rules, so a long in limine package is worth treating as if it is. The rules require a courtesy copy for the trial judge only in family law, under rule 2.2(A)(3). The rule does not say how the copy is submitted or to which department.

A request for a court-provided court reporter is timely if it is made ten (10) or more court days before the hearing or trial is to be held. The request must be made by filing Local Court Form YCSC G19075.

Verified in both editions. The same subdivision states the court does not routinely provide reporters except in LPS conservatorship, felony criminal, and juvenile dependency and wardship proceedings and others where law requires it, so a civil party who wants a verbatim record hires one. Form G19075 is on the local forms page, listed as "Request For Court Reporter (By a Party With a Fee Waiver)," rev. 10/1/19. Two drafting artifacts worth knowing. The subdivision cross-references "YCROC 2.10A, B and C," which is stale twice over after the 1/1/24 renumbering: the court reporter rule is now 2.8, rule 2.10 is Sanctions, and rule 2.8 has only one subdivision, A. Separately, Civil Division FAQ 1 says a $30 court reporting services fee is collected from the moving party on each moving paper set for the Monday 10:00 a.m. civil law and motion calendar.

This Court practices a firm continuance policy. Requests for continuances of settlement conferences, case management conferences, or trials, whether contested or uncontested, are to be requested with supporting declarations and proper filing fee. Motions for continuance shall be heard by the Department or Judge assigned to the case.

Verified in both editions. The Civil Division FAQ puts it harder than the rule does: FAQ 7 says requests to continue a court or jury trial must be made by noticed motion with supporting declarations and the motion fee, and continuances applied for in any other manner will be denied except in emergencies. Rule 2.3(A)(3) adds a $20 continuance fee for any calendared event continued at a party's request, payable when the request is made, and the event drops off calendar if the fee is not paid before the continued date, to be reset only on a re-filing of all moving papers. Under rule 1.3 the department that hears the motion is Department 4 in every civil case. Note the separate and stricter law and motion track at rule 2.3(A)(2): no law and motion matter is continued more than twice without leave, and no continuance is granted if requested less than five court days before the hearing absent good cause.

In actions under California Environmental Quality Act and all other writ proceedings, courtesy copies of all briefs shall be lodged with the clerk at the same time as filing thereof.

Verified in both editions. Civil chapter. Simultaneous with filing, so there is no separate date to calendar, which is why the offset is at_event against a motion_filing anchor. This is the only courtesy copy obligation in the civil chapter, and it reaches writ briefs, not trial documents generally. The number of copies is not stated.

Any document presented for filing on the day of the hearing shall be filed in the courtroom in addition to the Processing Counter.

Verified in both editions. It sits in the same rule as the trial document deadlines, which is why it belongs here. If an in limine motion or a trial brief slips past the five court day cutoff, this subdivision is the mechanic for getting the paper in front of the bench officer, subject to the rule 2.10 sanction exposure. Note the subdivision is captioned FILING OF LATE MOTION PAPERS and speaks to the day of the hearing, so it does not on its face cure a late trial document filed the week before trial. Once trial is underway, rule 9(H) is the better route.

A Notice of Case Management Conference [YCSC CV03014] must accompany all civil complaints.

Verified in both editions. Anchor is motion_filing and offset at_event because the trigger is the filing of the complaint, not a motion or a court-set date. The court's live local forms page confirms CV03014 as NOTICE OF MANDATORY CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, rev. 1/3/17. Published practice, not rule text: Civil Division FAQ 3 states "At-issue memorandums are not required in civil cases, as the trial dates are assigned at the Case Management Conference," which is why the CMC is in practice what sets the anchor for the rule 2.2 deadlines. Treat that as the court's own published description of its practice rather than as a rule. Separately, do not calendar anything off the Chapter 8 forms table: its columns print misaligned, and read against the live forms page the only civil entries that resolve are CV03012 Judicial Approval of Notice of Pendency of Action and CV03014; the third number in that table, CV03010, lines up with a form named AT-ISSUE FOR TRIAL SETTING (EMINENT DOMAIN) that does not appear on the forms page at all.

Unless and until changed by such an order, all cases filed in the Civil Division of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba are assigned to the Hon. Stephen W. Berrier for all purposes.

Verified string for string in both editions. This row is the one the underlying research denied existed. The same paragraph opens "The presiding judge may from time to time issue general orders that certain classes of cases, or some or all cases filed in a particular division shall be automatically assigned to a particular judge for all purposes," continues with the sentence quoted here, adds "Cases in the Civil Division already pending as of the effective date of these rules, and not otherwise already assigned are likewise assigned to the Hon. Stephen W. Berrier for all purposes," and closes by assigning family law to Hon. Melanie K. Bendorf and all felony trials to Hon. Julia Scrogin. Why it matters for trial preparation: rule 2.2(A)(1) and (A)(2) both end in "or at such other time as the Court may order," and rule 3.2(B)(2) lets "the Judge assigned to hear the matter" excuse a principal from the settlement conference. All-purpose assignment means those escape valves belong to one identified judge from the day of filing, and it is the CMC order out of Department 4 that will carry any trial-preparation requirement past rule 2.2. That order is not published. Get it from the file. The judicial assignments page confirms Department 4, Hon. Stephen W. Berrier, Probate and Civil Law plus the case management conference calendar. The published General Order of the Court dated June 28, 2022 restates only the felony piece.

Any counsel or party appearing in propria persona who fails to timely file the Case Management Conference Questionnaire to attend the conference or who fails to participate effectively in the conference shall be subject to the imposition of sanctions as provided in GC § 68608 (b), and CCP § 575.2.

Verified in both editions and quoted exactly as printed, including the missing punctuation between "Questionnaire" and "to attend the conference," which makes the sentence read as three separate failures. This is the only civil document requirement in the rules carrying a Gov. Code 68608(b) delay-reduction sanction on top of CCP 575.2, and it belongs on a practitioner's radar because it is the gateway to the conference that sets the trial date. The rule says "timely" and never states a deadline, so the date comes from the court's CMC notice, which is why the anchor is court_order and the offset court_set. Open loop worth knowing: the Case Management Conference Questionnaire this rule requires does not appear anywhere on the court's local forms page, which lists CV03014 Notice of Mandatory Case Management Conference but no questionnaire. Call the civil division for the current form.

A courtesy copy of the ex parte request and all supporting documentation shall be provided to the Court by 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled hearing.

Verified in both editions. The token -1_day_by_2pm means 2:00 p.m. on the calendar day before the hearing, not a court day count. Relevant to trial preparation because an ex parte is how a trial continuance, an order shortening time on a late in limine, or an emergency trial-related application actually gets heard in this county. Same subdivision: all ex parte matters run under CRC 3.1200 et seq.; unless CRC 3.1207 excuses appearance, counsel must call the judicial secretary at (530) 740-1800, option 8, to arrange the presentation time, no later than the time set for notice to the opposing party; an application for an order shortening time is considered only with the proposed moving papers attached, and the OST is filed only if the motion has been or is simultaneously filed. The processing fee is $40 if no hearing is required and $60 if a hearing is required, on top of any other filing fee. The 10:00 a.m. day-of variant at rule 5.0 is family law and does not apply here.