Civil Tentative Rulings
Thank you for visiting the Santa Clara Superior Court Tentative
Ruling web page for Department 1, Judge James P. Kleinberg
presiding. The Department is located on the 2nd floor of DTS (Downtown
Superior Courthouse) at 191 First Street in San Jose.
Law & Motion matters are heard every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00
a.m.
Department 1 is the only department posting
tentative rulings at this time. Tentative rulings issued by Department 1 will
be accessible on this page after 2:00 p.m. on the day before the
hearing.
To access the online tentative rulings, click on the
appropriate link, below. (Note:
rulings will remain accessible until replaced by
the next week's rulings)
If you do not have access to the Internet during the time
period when the rulings are posted and you wish to obtain your
tentative ruling, please call (408) 882-2515 for assistance.
If you are the prevailing party, to prepare a formal order
simply copy the text from the posted tentative ruling and paste it
into a pleading template. Pursuant to the Rules of Court, forward
the proposed order to counsel for review before sending it to the
Court for execution and filing.
Tentative rulings will become Orders of the Court unless
contested. See Rules 3.1308(a)(1) and 3.1312,
California Rules of Court.
Contesting a ruling
To arrange an appearance to contest a
tentative ruling, notify the Court at (408) 808-6856 before 4:00 p.m. on the court day
before the hearing. You may make your notification to the Court by
leaving a message when prompted to do so at the end of the recorded
greeting. Messages shall be brief, no longer than 30 seconds. When
you leave your message, state only:
- the case number
- the case name, and
- the name of the attorney, including phone number and area code
You must also notify opposing counsel. Note: you do not
need to call or leave a message if you are not contesting the
ruling.
Parties may arrange a telephonic appearance by calling Court Call
Services, an independent vendor, at (310) 342-0888 or 1-888-88COURT.
Click to view the Court Call Service rules.
Parties must also notify the court and opposing counsel of the
intended telephonic appearance.
Parties who do not call to contest the ruling before 4:00 pm on the court day before
the hearing or appear without notice to the Court and opposing
counsel will not be heard. If no party has requested oral
argument, appearances are not required and the tentative ruling will
be adopted as the ruling of the Court.
Calendar Information
For calendar information or to search the
Court's case and calendar records, go to the
Case Information website home page.
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