Direct Calendaring
| Judge | Freedman, Robert B. |
| Department | 20 |
| Address | Administration Building 1221 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94612 |
| Phone Number | (510) 267-6936 |
| Fax Number | (510) 267-1576 |
| Dept.20@alameda.courts.ca.gov |
| NOTICE OF NONAVAILABILITY OF COURT REPORTERS: Effective June 4, 2012, the court will not provide a court reporter for civil law and motion hearings, any other hearing or trial in civil departments, or any afternoon hearing in Department 201 (probate). Parties may arrange and pay for the attendance of a certified shorthand reporter. Amended Local Rule 3.95 states: 'Except as otherwise required by law, in general civil case and probate departments, the services of an official court reporter are not normally available. For civil trials, each party must serve and file a statement before the trial date indicating whether the party requests the presence of an official court reporter.' |
| General Procedures | Email is the preferred method of communicating with court staff in Department 20, particularly for scheduling of law and motion, ex parte application, and case management events. Telephone communications are possible, but use of email will greatly facilitate a prompt response to your inquiries. When a copy of a document must be transmitted to court staff, an email attachment is preferable to fax. Use of an email attachment or fax, however, is not a substitute for filing of pleadings or other documents. All email communications should be copied to all parties for whom an email address is available, so inclusion of available email addresses in the caption of all filed papers, as required by California Rule of Court 2.111(1) is critical. Paper courtesy copies of all documents filed in connection with law & motion matters must be delivered directly to Department 20 as close to the time of filing as practicable. |
| CMC Schedule | Thursdays beginning at 2:00 p.m. and Fridays beginning at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. |
| L&M Schedule | Thursdays beginning at 2:00 p.m. and Fridays beginning at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (Reservations required) |
| Settlement Conference Schedule | Set on Case Specific Basis |
| ExParte Schedule | 10:00 a.m. Monday - Friday when the Court is not in trial, and at 9:00 a.m. Monday - Friday when the Court is in trial. (Reservations required) |
| L&M Reservations, Email | Dept.20@alameda.courts.ca.gov |
| ExParte, Email | Dept.20@alameda.courts.ca.gov |