Unless otherwise provided in the rules in this chapter or directed by the assigned judge, all memorandums and declarations in support of or opposition to any petition, motion, or application must be served and submitted at least nine court days before any hearing on the matter at issue.
Rule 3.513.Service of memorandums and declarations
Division 4. Parties and Actions · Chapter 7. Coordination of Complex Actions · Article 2. Procedural Rules Applicable to All Complex Coordination Proceedings · Last amended 2007 · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceRule 3.513 sets a default deadline of at least nine court days before any hearing on a coordination-related petition, motion, or application by which supporting and opposing memorandums and declarations must be served and submitted, unless another rule in this chapter or the assigned judge sets a different schedule.
Full Text of Rule 3.513
Plain-English Summary
Rule 3.513 supplies the chapter's default briefing schedule. Whenever a hearing is set on a petition, motion, or application under this chapter, the memorandums and declarations supporting or opposing it must be served and submitted at least nine court days beforehand. That baseline applies unless a more specific rule in this chapter sets a different deadline, such as the ten-day opposition window for a stay motion under rule 3.515(d), or unless the assigned judge directs otherwise.
By building in that override, the rule gives the judge managing a coordination proceeding room to compress or extend briefing on a case-by-case basis, depending on how urgent or involved a particular petition or motion turns out to be, while still leaving parties a predictable default they can count on when nothing else displaces it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many court days before a hearing must memorandums and declarations be served and submitted?
At least nine court days, unless another rule in this chapter or the assigned judge sets a different deadline.
Does this nine-court-day deadline apply to every motion in a coordination proceeding?
It applies as the default, but yields where a more specific rule sets its own timetable, such as rule 3.515(d)'s ten-day period for opposing a stay motion.
Can the assigned judge change this deadline?
Yes. The assigned judge may direct a different schedule than the nine-court-day default.
Amendment History
Rule 3.513 amended effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1512 effective January 1, 1974; previously amended effective January 1, 2005; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007.
Source & verification. Rule text is reproduced verbatim from
the Judicial Council of California. Adopted by the Judicial Council of California.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
· Official source
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