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May 30, 2025
LA Superior Court defends rule aimed at reducing trial delays
Recent debate over hearing reservation rules and trial delays has prompted the Los Angeles Superior Court to clarify that its three-day filing rule for summary judgment motions helps prevent unused reservations and reduce unnecessary continuances, even if some trial dates may be postponed.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Lawrence P. Riff
Supervising Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
On May 12, 2025, this newspaper published, "How summary judgment hearing dates are causing preventable trial continuances." The authors cite to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County's (LASC) rule that a motion reservation will be canceled unless the motion papers are filed within three days of making the reservation. They suggest, "[t]his short turnaround requires that defendants have their motions more or less com...
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