Direct Calendaring
| Judge | MacLaren, Ronni |
| Department | 25 |
| Address | Administration Building 1221 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94612 |
| Phone Number | (510) 267-6941 |
| Fax Number | (510) 267-5726 |
| Dept.25@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.' |
| The following scheduling information is subject to change at any time, without notice. Please contact the department at the phone number or email address noted below if you have questions. |
| General Procedures | Self-represented litigants must also comply with the rules cited above. All references to "counsel" in this Order apply equally to self-represented litigants. The Court maintains a Self-Help Center at the Rene C. Davidson Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 1225 Fallon St., Oakland, CA 94612. With the exception of Case Management Statements, please submit a courtesy copy of all filed documents directly to Dept. 25. |
| Trial Schedule | Monday through Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A pretrial conference will be set two to three weeks before the trial. |
| CMC Schedule | Monday through Friday at 9:00 a.m. Timely filed and complete Case Management Statements may eliminate the need for an in-person conference by allowing the Court to publish a Tentative Case Management Order. |
| L&M Schedule | Thursday and Friday at 9:00 a.m. |
| Settlement Conference Schedule | Settlement Conferences may be scheduled through the clerk in Deparment 25. |
| ExParte Schedule | Thursday and Friday at 9:00 a.m. |
| Special Motion and/or Other Department Information | Counsel should consider and recommend creative, efficient approaches to valuing and resolving their case (CRC 3.724). Potential discovery and other problems should be anticipated and discussed. No discovery motion shall be filed without prior serious efforts to resolve it. Limited hearings are available for summary judgments, preliminary injunctions and other time-sensitive motions. |
| L&M Reservations, Email | Dept.25@alameda.courts.ca.gov |
| L&M Reservations, Phone | (510) 267-6941 |
| L&M Reservations, Other Information | The Court requests that reservations be made by e-mail to avoid disrupting courtroom proceedings. |
| ExParte, Email | Dept.25@alameda.courts.ca.gov |
| Ex Parte, Phone | (510) 267-6941 |