Our Mission
To preserve and enhance the rule of law in El Dorado County by providing all persons a fair, efficient, and accessible forum for resolving disputes, protecting public safety, and righting wrongs.
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Civil & Probate Tentative Rulings
Civil and probate tentative rulings will be posted to this Web site after 1:30 p.m. on the day before the hearing date.
Law and Motion Tentative Ruling Appearances
No appearances are necessary unless the tentative ruling states that appearances are required. If the ruling requires appearances, telephonic appearances are permitted unless the ruling indicates that personal appearances are required.
If a telephonic appearance has been permitted by the ruling or otherwise authorized by the Court, the telephonic appearance may be arranged by contacting Court Call at (310) 342-0888 or (888) 882-6878. Court Call must be contacted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing.
Oral Argument
No oral argument will be permitted unless counsel has read the full text of the tentative ruling. Any party objecting to the tentative ruling and requesting oral argument must notify the Court by 4:00 PM on the day prior to the hearing by calling the Court Department where the matter is scheduled to be heard. Click here for contact information. Parties objecting to the tentative ruling shall also notify all parties of the objection and the intent to appear and argue by 4:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing.
Oral argument will generally be permitted only where the ruling sustains a demurrer without leave to amend, rulings on motions for summary judgment or summary adjudication, rulings dismissing an action, writ petitions, default prove-ups, or rulings in which sanctions have been imposed.
Argument on discovery motions is ordinarily not permitted unless sanctions have been imposed.
Argument in all other cases is discretionary with the Court; if the Court requests to hear oral argument, the tentative ruling will state that appearances are required. Matters on the Law and Motion Calendar are set for no more than a total of fifteen (15) minutes for argument. If any party believes that the total argument will exceed fifteen minutes, that party should notify all other parties and request a long cause hearing date from the calendar clerk.
Civil Law & Motion and Probate Minute Orders
Civil Law & Motion and Probate minute orders will be mailed for the following: OSC re: sanctions, OSC re: contempt or matters taken under submission after oral argument or briefing. Counsel or parties may request copies of all other minute orders either at the clerk's office or in writing. If a request is in writing, a self-addressed stamped envelope and the appropriate fee for copies must be submitted.
Delegation of Temporary Judge and Challenges
All probate matters on the West Slope will be assigned to temporary judge Brian D. Wolf. If the parties do not agree to the delegation, the parties shall object within 30 days after notice of the delegation. If the parties do not object within 30 days, they will be deemed to have agreed to the delegation.
NOTE: Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the documents placed on the web site, but the court is not responsible for delays, errors or omissions in these web pages. The official court documents are those filed with the case record, and any questions should be directed to the department where the hearing is set.
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