GENERAL CIVIL
A lawsuit
with a monetary amount of $25,000.00 or more to get property back, to
force someone to complete a contract, or to protect someone’s civil
rights.
LIMITED CIVIL
A lawsuit
with a monetary amount of $25,000.00 or less to get property back, to
force someone to complete a contract, or to protect someone’s civil
rights.
CIVIL COURT LOCATIONS
Riverside Civil
4050 Main Street
Riverside, Ca. 92501
951.955.4600
Business Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Map and Driving Directions
Moreno Valley Court
13800 Heacock St. Bldg D #201
Moreno Valley, Ca. 92553
951.955.4600
Business Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Temecula Court
41002 County Center Dr. #100
Temecula, Ca. 92591
951.600.6400
Business Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Banning Court
135 N. Alessandro
Banning, Ca. 92220
951.922.7155
Business Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Hemet Court
880 N.
State Street
Hemet, Ca. 92543
951.766.2321
Business Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Indio Court
46-200 Oasis Street
Indio, Ca. 92201
760.863.8208
Business Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Blythe Court
265 N. Broadway
Blythe, Ca. 92225
760.921.5903
Business Hours: 7:30 - 4:00 p.m.
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Friday Civil Settlement Conferences
Pilot Program (January 25 – April 19, 2010)
The
Court is pleased to offer settlement conferences, at no cost, for civil cases
with trial dates between January 25 – April 19, 2010, at Riverside
Historic Courthouse Department 1.
The
settlement conferences will be provided by the same stellar panel of
volunteer attorneys and retired judges who provide settlement
conferences at Monday morning Master Calendar Trial Call.
Settlement conferences begin at 9:30 a.m. outside Department 1. Agreements
can be put on the record throughout the day.
Counsel are welcome to schedule a settlement conference on the Friday
immediately before their Monday trial date.
Requirements:
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Schedule your settlement conference
with the Court’s ADR Director: Barrie J. Roberts,
951-955-5391;
CourtADRDirector@riverside.courts.ca.gov
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At least 48 hours notice of
cancellation is required.
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All counsel, parties and principals
must be present at the settlement conference. Anyone else who
is necessary to put a settlement agreement on the record pursuant to
CCP section 664.6 must be present or available by telephone court
call.
EMANCIPATIONS
Emancipation
is a legal way for children to become adults before they're 18. Once a
child is emancipated, his or her parents do not have custody or control of
him or her anymore.
Information and forms for Emancipation
For information on where
to live if you cannot live with your parents
click here.
MINORS COMPROMISE
When a minor has a
disputed claim for damages, money or other property and does not have a
guardian of the estate, the following persons have the right to
compromise, or execute a covenant not to sue on or a covenant not to
enforce judgment on, the claim, unless the claim is against such person or
persons:
-
Either parent if the parents of the minor are not living separate and
apart.
- The
parent having the care, custody, or control of the minor the minor if
the parents of the minor are living separate and apart.
The compromise or covenant
is valid only after it has been approved, upon the filing of a petition,
by the superior court of either of the following counties:
- The
county where the minor resides when the petition is filed.
- Any
county where suit on the claim or matter properly could be brought.
- Any
money or other property to be paid or delivered for the benefit of the
minor pursuant to the compromise or covenant shall be paid and delivered
in the manner and upon the terms and conditions specified in Chapter 4
of Probate Code Section 3600.
- A
parent having the right to compromise the disputed claim of the minor
under this section may execute a full release and satisfaction, or
execute a covenant not to sue on or a covenant not to enforce judgment
on the disputed claim, after the money or other property to be paid or
delivered has been paid or delivered.
Petition
for Minors Compromise Fillable Form
HOW TO REQUEST COPIES
The
court encourages parties to conduct their own records search through the court’s
Public Access system. For detailed instructions on performing a records
search and to log on to Public Access
click here.
Instruction can also be obtained from the clerk’s office.
If court staff is
asked to complete a records search and the search takes more than 10
minutes, a fee of $15.00 will be accessed pursuant to Government Code
section 70627(c) for each search conducted.
The
fee for copies is $.50 per page and if certification is requested, an
additional $25.00 per document will be accessed.
Requests for records searches, copies, or certification may be made in
person or by mail. If the request is made by mail, complete the
Request for Records
Search and/or Copies form and submit a check payable
to the ‘Riverside Superior Court.’ DO NOT SEND CASH. If the total amount
owing is unknown, indicate under the amount line ‘not to exceed $45.00.’
The correct amount will be filled in and a receipt will be forwarded
along with the requested copies. All checks must be preprinted with the
maker’s name and address. Copy orders are filled within 7-10 working
days.
Please
include a self-addressed, stamped envelope large enough to accommodate the
requested documents.
FORMS/FEES
MORE INFORMATION
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Self Help Center
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Californians
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- How do I check to see
if the defendant has filed an answer on my case?
You can
search the court records online
by either case number or a name on the case. You can also contact
the court via phone at 951.955.4600.
- Do I have to appear at
the court hearing?
Unless
your hearing is taken off calendar, continued to another date, or the case
is dismissed, you must appear at the hearing. Failure to appear at a
scheduled hearing may result in the issuance of an Order to Show Cause
Hearing for you to appear at a later date. At the Order to Show Cause
Hearing you will be required to state why you didn’t appear at the
previous hearing.
You can request in writing
that the hearing be taken off calendar.
You can
search the court records online
by either case number or a name on the case. You can also contact
the court via phone at 951.955.4600.
- How do I complain
about an attorney?
Contact the
State
Bar of California at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, Ca.
94105-1639, 415.538.2000
- How do I file a
complaint against a judge?
Contact the
Commission on Judicial Performance, an independent state agency that
handles complaints about California's judicial officers for judicial
misconduct or wrongdoing. The complaint process is not intended to address
complaints related to the merits of a case or a court's decision.
The Commission on
Judicial Performance is located at 455 Golden Gate Ave., Suite 14400, San
Francisco, CA 94102-3660, 415-557-1200.
More information about the
Commission of Judicial Appointments
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