COURT PLEADINGS, FORMS
AND DOCUMENT FORMAT
RULE 4.00 ORGANIZATION (Deleted effective 1/1/98)
RULE 4.01 CONFORMED COPIES
When counsel requests copies of documents filed to be conformed and returned by mail, such request shall be accompanied by a self-addressed and postage prepaid envelope. (Effective 1/1/97)
RULE 4.02 PLEADINGS AND RECORDS IN AN EMINENT DOMAIN ACTION INVOLVING MORE THAN ONE PARCEL OF PROPERTY
A. PLEADINGS. In an eminent domain action involving more than one parcel of property, the plaintiff's complaint shall set forth, in addition to the matters required by section 1250.310 of the Code of Civil Procedure, numbers or symbols to identify each of the parcels of property. A defendant's answer, demurrer, or written appearance shall set forth in the space below the number of the case and in parentheses, the parcel numbers or symbols that identify the property claimed by him.
B. COPY OF PLEADINGS. Within ten days after service of each defendant's pleading the plaintiff shall file a duplicate copy of his complaint, summons, lis pendens, and other pertinent documents. A defendant who claims more than one parcel of property shall file a copy of his pleading for each parcel claimed by him. A copy of such pleading shall be filed by the Executive Officer and Clerk in the appropriate parcel files.
C. REGISTER. The Executive Officer and Clerk shall include in the register, opposite the name of each defendant, the numbers or symbols that identify the property in which he is alleged to have an interest.
D. PARCEL FILES. The Executive Officer and Clerk shall file the pleading of each of the defendants in separate file folders following the file folder that contains the original complaint. All the file folders shall have the same tab position and bear the number of the action. Following the number of the action, the file folder of each defendant shall set forth the parcel numbers or symbols identifying the property claimed by him. Thereafter, all papers pertaining to that property shall be filed in that file folder.
E. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS. The court may, for good cause shown, order any paper to be filed without a parcel number or symbol.
F. ASSIGNMENT OF CASES CONCERNING A SINGLE PROJECT. Multiple eminent domain cases filed simultaneously on behalf of public agencies for a single project are exempt from the procedure to assign individual cases on a random basis. The caption of each eminent domain complaint concerning a single project shall indicate that the case is one of several to acquire the property for a designated public project. Each of the multiple cases so designated will be assigned to one judge. The existing random assignment procedures will be overridden to accommodate such assignment. (Effective 7/1/02)
RULE 4.03 PRESCRIBED FORMS IN DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASES
In domestic relations cases, mandatory and optional Judicial Council forms shall be used. The original thereof shall be filed together with proof of service prior to the date and time set for hearing. (Effective 1/1/97)
RULE 4.04 FACSIMILE FILING
A. The Superior Court of Ventura County hereby adopts Title 2, Division 3, Chapter 3, Rule 2.300 et seq., of the California Rules of Court, allowing for the facsimile filing of civil documents.
B. The court elects to allow the filing of documents by facsimile transmission directly with the courts through an automated facsimile filing system.
C. The court’s facsimile machine shall be available 24 hours a day, although filings received after 5 p.m. or on court holidays shall be deemed filed on the next court day.
D. Automated Fax Filing service must be activated by calling 1-800-322-4945. Filing attorney’s credit card number, expiration date and fax number of sending fax will be required. Confidentiality of the credit card number will be maintained.
E. For Ventura filings, the automated facsimile filing telephone is 1-800-530-3202. For East County filings, the automated facsimile filing telephone is 1-800-530-3195. (Revised effective 1/1/07)
RULE 4.05 ELECTRONIC FILING
This rule applies to civil, small claims, family law and probate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or these rules, no will, codicil, testamentary trust, bond or undertaking shall be electronically filed.
A. Electronic filings are permitted and shall conform to the provisions of CCP 1010.6. and CRC2.250.
B. The court elects to allow filing of documents electronically through a third party's web-based e-filing site, www.e-filing.com (Revised effective 1/1/07)
RULE 4.06 ELECTRONIC MAIL ADDRESSES ON PLEADINGS
To facilitate communication between the Court and the parties in a proceeding, any party filing a pleading with the Court shall include their e-mail address (if available) on the pleading, immediately following the moving party's postal address. (Effective 7/1/04)
