Tentative Rulings

What Is A Tentative Ruling?

A tentative ruling is a ruling on a legal motion that shall become adopted as the ruling of the court unless the opposing side appears in court and presents an oral argument of their side.

Tentative rulings are posted in civil cases. Pre-grants are posted in probate matters. No tentative rulings are posted in unlawful detainer actions.

Obtaining A Tentative Ruling

Civil tentative rulings will be posted to this Web site after 2:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing date. All rulings and notes will be deleted the following morning.

Department Three (Judge Gizzi)

Department Seven (Judge Kam)

Department Ten (Judge Donovan)

Department Twelve (Judge Carringer)

Department Twenty-One (Commissioner Rados)

All Other Departments

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Presenting An Oral Argument At Your Hearing

The tentative ruling shall become the ruling of the court unless a party desiring to be heard contacts the judicial assistant of the department hearing the matter by 4:30 p.m. on the court day preceding the hearing, and further advises that such party has notified the other side of its intention to request a hearing. A party requesting a hearing must notify all parties of the request to be heard by 4:30.

You may notify the judicial assistant either by completing and submitting the Request for Oral Argument Form for the department hearing your case below or by contacting the judicial department assigned to your case by telephone. The phone number to the appropriate judicial assistant can be found in the tentative ruling document or on the civil setting guide page.