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CRS User Instructions

INTRODUCTION

The Court Reservation System (CRS) is designed to allow parties to make and manage a motion hearing reservation, within the parameters set by each courtroom; instead of calling or emailing the courtroom directly. CRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and reservations can be made from a computer or a smart phone.

CRS is mandatory in a number of courtrooms. Accordingly, parties with a case assigned to a courtroom using CRS are directed to reserve hearing dates for motions in these courtrooms using CRS.

Parties will not be charged a filing fee at the time the reservation is made. The applicable motion fee and any first paper fee(s) if appropriate, will be assessed when the motion is filed.

All motions must be electronically submitted or presented for filing at the court location within three (3) business days of reserving the hearing date. The reservation will be canceled for non-compliance with the timely filing/submitting of the motion(s). Motion documents submitted after the reservation has been canceled will be rejected.

Parties will be charged the applicable continuance fee if they reschedule a reservation. Once the motion hearing date is reserved or rescheduled, the fees are non-refundable, non-exchangeable and non-transferable.

Parties with cases assigned to other courtrooms or with non-CRS reservation mandate should continue to follow existing procedures of the respective courtrooms. If you are unable to utilize CRS or if you have questions related to scheduling, motions, etc., please telephone the courtroom where your case is assigned directly.

GENERAL INFORMATION

It is important to provide complete and correct information as the information will be used to calculate the motion filing fee [subject to verification at the time of filing the related motion document(s)]. Incomplete or inaccurate information may result in delay or cancellation of your reservation and/or related hearing.

Parties will not be charged a filing fee at the time the reservation is made. The applicable motion fee and any first paper fee(s) if appropriate, will be assessed when the motion is filed.

Only one reservation can be made at a time. If you will be filing multiple motions, you will need to make a separate reservation and pay applicable fees for each motion, even if the motions will be heard simultaneously. If motions are to be heard on the same date, be sure to select a date with sufficient available reservations for the number of motions to be filed. This also applies to the rescheduling of reservations.

Proceed promptly through the reservation process. The session will expire after a certain period of inactivity. Any information entered before the first reservation is finalized will be lost.

The selected date/time is not scheduled until your motion document(s) are submitted for filing and the payment is accepted. All motions must be electronically submitted or presented for filing at the court location within three (3) business days of reserving the hearing date. The reservation will be canceled for non-compliance with the timely filing/submitting of the motion(s). Motion documents submitted after the reservation has been canceled will be rejected.

After completing your reservation, a notification email will be sent to the email address(es) you provided. The email contains a Reservation ID and Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will be required to update your contact information, reschedule or cancel your reservation, or reprint your receipt. Receiving the reservation email does not mean it has been added to the court’s calendar as a future hearing date.

After completing your reservation, a notification email will be sent to the email address(es) you provided. The email contains a Reservation ID and Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will be required to update your contact information, reschedule, or cancel your reservation, or reprint your receipt. Receiving the reservation email does not mean it has been added to the court’s calendar as a future hearing date.

You can only consider your reservation has been added to the court’s calendar and become a future hearing date when you have (a) served and filed the motion/document, (b) paid all applicable fees and (c) received a confirmation email from the Court.

USE OF CRS DOES NOT ALTER OR EXTEND ANY STATUTORY DEADLINES, INCLUDING GIVING NOTICE. IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO SELECT A DATE AND SERVE AND FILE THE CORRESPONDING DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.

Information Particular to Certain Motions and Reservation Types

Ex Parte Motions
Ex Parte hearings are NOT reserved via CRS. Instead, you must *efile* your ex parte documents with the Court. During that process, the clerk will schedule your hearing. You must come into court with copies of their filed stamp accepted document on the proper day it was noticed. If bringing in copies is not possible, bring the transaction number for the efiled ex parte documents.

Demurrer – without Motion to Strike - A demurrer is often filed with a Motion to Strike to be heard simultaneously. Confirm the demurrer does not contain a Motion to Strike before selecting the reservation type.

Demurrer – with Motion to Strike - A demurrer is often filed with a Motion to Strike to be heard simultaneously. In such a case, you must select Reservation Type "Demurrer - with Motion to Strike" and will require the payment of the two corresponding fees. Parties will not be charged a filing fee at the time the reservation is made. The applicable motion fee and any first paper fee(s) if appropriate, will be assessed when the motion is filed.
  1. When filing the motion documents related to the Demurrer – with Motion to Strike, you must:
    1. Print two copies of the receipt;
    2. Attach one copy of the receipt to each motion/document as the last page; and
    3. Indicate the Reservation ID on the motion/document face page (see example below)

      4. RESERVATION ID: 211111111111
      Date: June 6, 2024
      Time: 8:30 a.m.
      Dept: 26

Please note that in the rare instances when a reservation is made on behalf of a party by court staff, the Fee Information and Payment Information sections of the receipt and other web pages include only references to the filing window.

Motion to Compel Discovery Responses (not “Further Discovery”)

  • All courtrooms may allow multiple motions to compel discovery responses (not “Further Discovery”) to be reserved for hearing on the same date, but some courtrooms permit multiple motions to compel discovery responses (not “Further Discovery”) to be included in a single reservation. The number of motions permitted in a single reservation will be displayed in a Number of Motions drop-down list according to the preferences of the assigned courtroom. If more space is needed than the maximum permitted in a single reservation, you must make two or more reservations.
  • If the courtroom does not allow multiple motions to compel discovery responses (not “Further Discovery”), the Number of Motions drop down list will not appear and you will need to make separate reservations and pay applicable fees for each motion, even if the motions will be heard simultaneously.

Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses

Some courtrooms require that certain conditions be met prior to scheduling a Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses. It is your sole responsibility to:
  1. Determine if your assigned courtroom has pre-requisites related to a Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses;
  2. Ensure all such pre-requisites are satisfied; and
  3. Ensure the date you select for your reservation meets the court's requirements related to a Motion to Compel Further Discovery Responses

Motion for Reconsideration

A Motion for Reconsideration must be heard by the same judicial officer who made the prior order. Please ensure the reservation you make will be with the appropriate judicial officer. If your assigned department is a multi-judge courtroom, check the judicial assignment table in CRS to determine which day(s)/time(s) the judge hears motions.

Motion to Transfer

This Motion to Transfer is not to be confused with a motion to transfer a complicated PI case to an independent calendar court, which does not require a hearing. When a case is ordered transferred with pending motion reservations, the party must contact the courtroom to which the case has been reassigned for new hearing date(s) in that location. If the courtroom to which the case is reassigned is currently using CRS, court staff will enter the new reservation(s) on behalf of the party. The initial reservation receipt must be attached as the last page of the document, if not previously filed, or the notice of the new hearing location.

Other Motion (Not Otherwise Listed)

The "Other Motion (name extension)" reservation type should not be used for any motion that is listed on the reservation type drop-down, including but not limited to a demurrer (with or without a motion to strike), motion for summary judgment or adjudication, or motion to be admitted pro hac vice. To make a reservation for one of these motions, select the correct reservation type..