Rule 3.522.Notice of submission of petition for coordination
Division 4. Parties and Actions · Chapter 7. Coordination of Complex Actions · Article 3. Petitions and Proceedings for Coordination of Complex Actions · Last amended 2007 · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceRule 3.522 requires the petitioner to file a Notice of Submission of Petition for Coordination and the petition itself in every included action, sets out what the notice must say, and gives a five-court-day deadline for sending the Chair of the Judicial Council copies of that notice and proof it was filed.
(a)Contents of notice of submission In each included action, the petitioner must file a “Notice of Submission of Petition for Coordination” and the petition for coordination. Each notice must bear the title of the court in which the notice is to be filed and the title and case number of each included action that is pending in that court. Each notice must include:
(1)The date that the petition for coordination was submitted to the Chair of the Judicial Council;
(2)The name and address of the petitioner’s attorney of record;
(3)The title and case number of each included action to which the petitioner is a party and the title of the court in which each action is pending; and
(4)The statement that any written opposition to the petition must be submitted and served at least nine court days before the hearing date. (Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007; adopted as part of unlettered subd effective January 1, 1974; previously amended and lettered effective January 1, 2005; previously amended effective January 1, 2006.)
(b)Copies of notice The petitioner must submit the notice and proof of filing in each included action to the Chair of the Judicial Council within five court days of submitting the petition for coordination. (Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007; adopted as part of unlettered subd effective January 1, 1974; previously.)
Plain-English Summary
Because a coordination petition touches multiple actions pending in different courts, each of those courts, and the parties appearing in each affected action, need direct notice that a petition naming their case has been submitted. Subdivision (a) requires the petitioner to file a Notice of Submission of Petition for Coordination, together with the petition, in every included action, captioned with the title of the court and the title and case number of the action pending there. The notice must state the date the petition was submitted, the name and address of the petitioner's attorney of record, the title and case number of each included action to which the petitioner is a party and the court where it is pending, and a statement that any written opposition must be submitted and served at least nine court days before the hearing date.
Subdivision (b) sets the deadline for keeping the Judicial Council's file current: within five court days of submitting the petition, the petitioner must submit the notice and proof of its filing in each included action to the Chair, the same five-day window that governs the related proof-of-filing and proof-of-service obligation under rule 3.521(b).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where must the Notice of Submission of Petition for Coordination be filed?
In each included action, in the court where that action is pending.
What information must the notice include?
The date the petition was submitted, the petitioner's attorney's name and address, the title and case number of each included action the petitioner is a party to, and a statement that opposition is due at least nine court days before the hearing.
How soon must copies of the notice go to the Chair of the Judicial Council?
Within five court days of submitting the petition for coordination.
Amendment History
Rule 3.522 renumbered effective January 1, 2007; adopted as rule 1522 effective January 1, 1974; previously amended effective January 1, 2005, and January 1, 2006.
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.
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