Stanley Mosk (County) Courthouse, 111 North Hill, Los Angeles 90012
Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, 210 West Temple, Los Angeles 90012
Edelman Children's Court, 201 Centre Plaza Drive, Monterey Park 91754
Mental Health Courthouse, 1150 North San Fernando Road, Los Angeles 90065
Metropolitan Courthouse, 1945 South Hill, Los Angeles 90007
East Los Angeles Courthouse, 4848 East Civic Center Way, Los Angeles, 90022
Eastlake Juvenile Courthouse, 1601 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles 90033
Central Arraignment Court, 429 Bauchet Street, Los Angeles 90012
Central Civil West Courthouse, 600 South Commonwealth Avenue, Los Angeles 90005
Hollywood Courthouse, 5925 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles 90028
Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse, 110 Regent Street, Inglewood 90301
Los Padrinos Juvenile Courthouse, 7281 East Quill Drive, Downey 90242
Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center, 7625 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles 90001
Sylmar Juvenile Courthouse, 16350 Filbert Street, Sylmar 91342
Alfred J. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center, 1040 W. Ave. J., Lancaster 93534;

Pomona Courthouse South, 400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona 91766
Pomona Courthouse North, 350 West Mission Blvd, Pomona 91766
El Monte Courthouse, 11234 East Valley Boulevard, El Monte 91731
West Covina Courthouse, 1427 West Covina Parkway, West Covina 91790;

Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse, 42011 4th Street West, Lancaster 93534

Burbank Courthouse, 300 East Olive Avenue, Burbank 91502
Glendale Courthouse, 600 East Broadway, Glendale 91206;

Pasadena Courthouse, 300 East Walnut Street, Pasadena 91101
Alhambra Courthouse, 150 West Commonwealth, Alhambra 91801

San Fernando Courthouse, 900 Third Street, San Fernando 91340
Chatsworth Courthouse, 9425 Penfield Avenue, Chatsworth 91311
Santa Clarita Courthouse, 23747 West Valencia Boulevard, Santa Clarita 91355;

Van Nuys Courthouse East, 6230 Sylmar Avenue, Van Nuys 91401
Van Nuys Courthouse West, 14400 Erwin Street Mall, Van Nuys 91401;

Long Beach Courthouse, 415 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach 90802
San Pedro Courthouse, 505 South Centre, San Pedro 90731
San Pedro Courthouse Annex, 638 South Beacon Street, San Pedro 90731
Catalina Courthouse, 215 Summer Avenue, P.O. Box 677, Avalon 90704;

Compton Courthouse, 200 West Compton Boulevard, Compton 90220

Norwalk Courthouse, 12720 Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk 90650
Bellflower Courthouse, 10025 East Flower Street, Bellflower 90706
Downey Courthouse, 7500 East Imperial Highway, Downey 90242
Huntington Park Courthouse, 6548 Miles Avenue, Huntington Park 90255
Whittier Courthouse, 7339 South Painter Avenue, Whittier 90602;

Torrance Courthouse, 825 Maple Avenue, Torrance 90503
Torrance Annex, 3221 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance 90503
Inglewood Courthouse, One Regent Street, Inglewood 90301
Redondo Beach Courthouse, 117 West Torrance Boulevard, Redondo Beach 90277;

Santa Monica Courthouse, 1725 Main Street, Santa Monica 90401
Beverly Hills Courthouse, 9355 Burton Way, Beverly Hills 90210
LA Airport Courthouse, 11701 South La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles 90045
Malibu Courthouse, 23525 Civic Center Way, Malibu 90265
West Los Angeles Courthouse, 1633 Purdue Avenue, Los Angeles 90025.

Mandatory Filing of Unlimited Civil Cases. Every unlimited action for bodily injury, wrongful death or tortious damage to property shall be filed in the district where the injury or damage occurred. Such actions shall be filed at the filing window at the first active civil courthouse location listed for that district in subdivision (a), except that in the North Central District these actions may be filed at either courthouse location in that district; and in the South District at either of the first two locations listed. Bodily injury is defined as actual physical damage to a person. Actions for emotional distress, defamation, discrimination, and malpractice other than medical malpractice are not included in this definition. Damage to real property is defined as actual physical damage to land, buildings or other items affixed to the land including vegetation. Actions for quiet title, breach of real estate or construction contracts are not included in this definition. Every class action and petition for freedom from parental custody and control shall be filed in the Central District. Every unlimited jurisdiction appeal under Labor Code section 98.2 shall be filed in the district wherein the office of the Labor Commissioner rendering the decision appealed from is located. Every proceeding seeking a writ of prohibition or mandate (except as provided in subdivision (c) below) shall be filed in the Central District. (Rule 2.0(b)(1) amended and effective 1/1/08.)

Mandatory Filing of Small Claims and Limited Civil Cases. Every small claims and limited civil case shall be filed in and assigned to the nearest or most accessible courthouse where the court tries that type of case according to the following method:

First:	By determining what city or community contains the location that determines the proper venue for the trial of the case as specified in Sections 392 through 395, 760.050 or 872.110 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or in Sections 1812.10 or 2984.4 of the Civil Code.
Second:	By then determining the proper postal zip code that the United States Postal Service has assigned to the location determining venue as described above.
Third:	By then referring to the chart set forth in Appendix A to determine which courthouse serves the zip code and community area that determines the proper venue for trial. Such a case may be filed only in, and shall be assigned to, the courthouse serving the zip code and community area that would be a proper place for trial determined according to the foregoing method.

By way of example, a limited civil personal injury action in which a defendant resides in that portion of Zip Code 90002 lying within the City of Lynwood, all other defendants reside in that portion of Zip Code 90002 lying outside the City of Lynwood and the injury occurred in Zip Code 90009 may be filed only in the Compton Courthouse, the County Courthouse or the Beverly Hills Courthouse.

Mandatory Filing of Criminal and Traffic Cases. Every indictment by a Grand Jury shall be filed in Department 100 in the Central District. Every criminal complaint shall be filedwithin the Superior Court judicial district, as delineated on the Maps of Superior Court Districts following these Rules, where the offense is alleged to have occurred. Within a judicial district, criminal complaints shall be filed at the courthouse handling criminal matters which serves the city or unincorporated area where the offense is alleged to have occurred. The Supervising Judge of the Criminal Division may, upon written application setting forth good cause, permit a case or a class of cases to be filed in a district or at a courthouse other than in accordance with this rule.

Abandonment, where petitioner resides;
Adoption, where petitioner resides;
Civil Harassment, where one or more of the parties litigant reside;
Consent to adoption outside California, where consentor resides;
Conservator, where petitioner or conservatee resides;
Contract, where performance is required by an express provision or where defendant resides;
Criminal, where one of the offenses was committed;
Dissolution of marriage, where petitioner or respondent resides;
Domestic Violence, where one or more of the parties reside(s) or in any district necessary to ensure the safety of the requesting party;
Eminent domain or inverse condemnation, where the property is located;
Family Law Miscellaneous Complaints or Petitions, where one or more of the parties litigant reside;
Forcible entry, where the property is located;
Foreign Custody (Family Law), where one or more of the parties litigant reside;
Foreign Support (Family Law), where one or more of the parties litigant reside;
Guardianship, where petitioner or ward resides;
Habeas corpus, no action pending where the person is held;
Legal Separation (Family Law), where one or more of the parties litigant reside;
Mandate, where the defendant functions wholly therein;
Name change, where the petitioner resides;
Personal property, where the property is located;
Probate, where decedent resided or petitioner resides;
Prohibition, where the defendant functions wholly therein;
Receivership, where the defendant functions wholly therein;
Review, where the defendant functions wholly therein;
Small claims appeal, where the lower court is located;
Title to real property, where the property is located;
Tort, where the cause of action arose;
Transferred action, where the lower court is located;
Unlawful detainer, where the property is located;
Voiding of marriage, where petitioner or respondent resides.

Whenever, in the opinion of the Presiding Judge, the calendar in any district, including the Central District, has become so congested as to jeopardize the right of a party to a speedy trial or to materially interfere with the proper handling of the judicial business in the district, or for the convenience of witnesses or to otherwise promote the ends of justice, he/she may order the transfer of one or more cases pending in that district to another district for trial, or may order that those cases which are by these Rules to be filed in that district shall be filed in a different district.

The Supervising Judge of the Civil Division may for the convenience of witnesses or to promote the ends of justice, transfer a civil case from one district to another. Motions to transfer a civil action from one district to another, including motions based upon a failure to file the case in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Chapter, shall be made in Department 1 in the Central District.

The Supervising Judge of the Criminal Division may, for the convenience of witnesses or to promote the ends of justice, transfer a criminal case from one district to another. Motions to transfer a criminal action from one district to another, including motions based upon a failure to file the case in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Chapter, shall be made in Department 100 in the Central District.

The Supervising Judge of the Family Law Division may, for the convenience of witnesses or to promote the ends of justice, transfer a family law case from one district to another. Motions to transfer a family law action from one district to another, including motions based upon a failure to file the case in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Chapter, shall be made in Department 2 in the Central District.

The Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court Division may, for the convenience of witnesses or to promote the ends of justice, transfer a juvenile case from one district to another. Motions to transfer a juvenile case from one district to another, including motions based upon a failure to file the case in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Chapter, shall be made in Department 400 in the Central District.

The Supervising Judge of each District may permit probate, guardianship and conservatorship matters to be filed in his or her district that would otherwise have to be filed under this Chapter in a different district.

Identification. The name and address of each prospective witness to be called by all parties to the action so far as known to the moving party;

Significance of Witness. The anticipated testimony of each prospective witness or the nature of the witness' relationship to the action, so that the significance of the witness' presence at trial might be fairly considered by the court;

Completed Discovery. Whether or not such prospective witness has been deposed, answered interrogatories, or provided any person with a statement concerning the incident in question. If any such record exists, the moving party should make specific reference to it.

Further Discovery. Whether or not the moving party has completed discovery proceedings and, if not, what further discovery will be required and where and by what means it will be accomplished.

Appellate Division,
Attachments and Writs of Possession Department
Class Action Department,
Criminal Master Calendar Department,
Eminent Domain Department,
Family Law Department,
Juvenile Department,
Mental Health Department,
Probate Department,
Supplemental Proceedings Department,
Traffic Department,
Writs and Receivers Department.

Appellate Division
All appeals from judgments entered in any misdemeanor, infraction or limited civil case in Los Angeles County (except appeals from small claims judgments), as well as petitions for writs of mandate, prohibition and review (certiorari) in any misdemeanor, infraction or limited civil case, must be heard in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court in the Central District, Room 607. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 1068(b), 1085(b) and 1103(b).) (Rule 2.5(a)(1) [1/1/95] amended and effective 7/1/2001.)

Department 70
a) b) (Rule 2.5(a)(2) [1/1/95] amended and effective 7/1/2001.)

Coram nobis, petition;

Exhume a body for criminal investigation:

Habeas corpus, person held for extradition;

Mandate or prohibition to a magistrate in matters arising in felony prosecutions, prior to preliminary examination;

Propria personam privileges at variance with the adopted schedule;

Sexually violent predator trials.

Insanity and Mental Competency Trials and Hearings in Felony Cases. All insanity trials or hearings arising from a felony criminal case pursuant to Penal Code sections 1026, 1026.2, 1368 and 1372 shall be heard in the criminal department wherein the criminal case is set for trial, unless otherwise ordered by the Supervising Judge, Criminal Division. (Effective 7/1/94.)

Mentally Disordered Sex Offender Proceedings in Felony Cases. Proceedings related to care, supervision, treatment or restraint of mentally disordered sex offenders under now repealed Section 6300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be heard and determined in the Criminal Department, and may be calendared in any manner that the Supervising Judge of the Criminal Division may designate. (Effective 7/1/94.)

Department 1A. In other than Eminent Domain or Family Law proceedings the following actions, proceedings and procedures in the Central District for unlimited actions only unless otherwise stated below are assigned to Department 1A:
(1) (2)

Department 97 for both limited and unlimited cases:
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)

The following proceedings, when filed in or transferred to the Central District, are assigned to Department 85 or to Department 86 for all purposes:

In all civil actions that are assigned for all purposes to an unlimited jurisdiction trial department in the Central District, the following procedures are to be noticed and heard in Department 85 or Department 86:
a) b) c) d)

An application for the appointment of a receiver in an action for specific performance of an assignment of rents provision in a deed of trust, mortgage, or separate assignment document (Code Civ. Proc., § 564(b)(11)) for which there are existing rents to collect, and all matters pertaining to that action, are assigned to Department 59 or Department 66. If a receiver is appointed by either of those departments, the causes of action in the underlying complaint for judicial foreclosure or specific performance of a provision in a deed of trust for assignment of rents and profits, are assigned for all purposes to Department 59 or Department 66, notwithstanding other provisions of these rules.

A noticed motion for a preliminary injunction in which an order shortening time is not sought, or is sought and denied, is to be heard in the civil department to which the case is assigned for all purposes.

An application for a preliminary injunction, with or without a temporary restraining order, and with or without an application for an order shortening time, made after an initial status conference or case management conference has been held, is to be heard in the civil trial department to which the case is assigned for all purposes.

An application for a preliminary injunction, with or without a temporary restraining order, in a limited jurisdiction case, is assigned to the department to which the limited jurisdiction case is assigned.

A motion to dissolve or modify a preliminary injunction, made after an initial status conference or case management conference has been held, is assigned to the civil trial department to which the case is assigned for all purposes.

An application for an injunction in connection with a civil harassment petition (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 527.6 & 527.8), with or without a temporary restraining order, is assigned to Department 76 (see subsection (g) of this rule).

Assignment of case for trial. Long cause cases are the primary responsibility of the judicial officer assigned the case in the district of origin. If the case cannot be tried in the district of origin, the case may be transferred to the Supervising Judge in Central Civil West for assignment to a trial judge.

Screening of case. Each case will be screened by the judicial officer assigned to the case and by the Supervising Judge or his/her designee, to determine if the case meets the duration requirement.

No case will be transferred until all of the following have occurred:
a) b) c)

The Supervising Judge in Central Civil West shall also screen the case to ensure that the case meets the duration requirement. If the case does not, then the case shall be sent back to the Supervising Judge or his/her designee. (Rule 2.5(p) as (o) new and effective 1/1/99.)

Each Assigned Judge shall have prepared a daily activity minute order reflecting the judge's activity for that day. A copy of the daily activity minute order shall be sent each day via E-mail to the Assistant Presiding Judge and a copy shall be sent to the Supervising Judge in Central Civil West. (Rule 2.5(p)(5) as (o)(5) new and effective 7/1/99.)

Court Inquiry. Before issuing a criminal or non-criminal protective order, or a custody or visitation order, the court should inquire of the parties and the attorneys whether there are any cases in Los Angeles Superior Court in which there are criminal or civil protective orders, or custody and visitation orders that involve the child of the parties in the current case.

Attorneys and Self-Represented Parties in Dependency, Family and Probate Cases. All attorneys and self-represented parties involved in dependency, family law, and probate cases shall inform the court about any cases in another court in which there are criminal or non-criminal protective orders or custody and visitation orders that involve the child of the parties in the current case. The information shall be provided to the clerk on the appropriate Judicial Council form or on Los Angeles Superior Court Form UCF 001, Notice of Other Cases Involving Minor Children (LASC Local Rule 2.6).

Prosecuting Attorneys. Pursuant to Penal Code section 273.75, the district attorney or city attorney shall investigate whether there are any criminal or civil protective orders or custody and visitation orders that involve a child of a participant in a domestic violence charge. Prosecuting attorneys shall inform the court whether or not there are any existing orders by submitting the appropriate Judicial Council form or on Los Angeles Superior Court Form UCF 001, Notice of Other cases Involving Minor Children (LASC Local Rule 2.6) to the clerk in the case.

Communication Regarding Existing Cases in Other Departments. When any court becomes aware of the existence of another case involving the same child, the court staff in that court shall notify the appropriate court staff in the other court. Court administrators shall ensure that the appropriate trial courts receive written notice of overlapping cases. Prior to conducting a hearing in the matter, the trial judge will review the overlapping orders, if appropriate. Notice will be provided to the parties of the overlapping orders reviewed by the judicial officer.

Communication Regarding Protective Orders.
i) ii)

Notice to Criminal Court. When a criminal court protective order exists and a judicial officer in another court has a case in which he or she determines that it is appropriate to permit visitation different than that provided for in the criminal protective order, the court clerk for that judicial officer shall contact the court clerk for the judicial officer currently assigned to the criminal case to inform the criminal court that a modification is requested. The criminal court clerk shall notify the clerk of the judicial officer who is requesting the modification that his or her request and proposed modification have been received.

Notice to Parties. The criminal court shall notify in writing all parties to the criminal case about the modification request and the proposed modification. If, within 15 days of mailing or other delivery of notice, there is no objection to the proposed modification, the criminal protective order shall be modified as requested. If the criminal court or either party in the criminal case objects to the proposed modification, the criminal court shall set a hearing to be heard within 30 days. The criminal court shall provide notice of the hearing to the parties in its case, as well as to the judicial officer requesting the modification who, in turn, shall provide notice to all parties to the juvenile, family or probate case. All noticed parties may be heard at the modification hearing. The criminal court shall notify the requesting court of its ruling on the proposed modification.