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- Do not provide any information having to do with your bank or credit card to anyone claiming to be an officer of the court or of the law.
- Please note that these calls are fraudulent and have no connection to the Superior Court. Court personnel will never ask for personal information over the phone such as social security numbers, credit card accounts, or bank routing numbers. If you receive a phone call from someone asking for personal or financial information, hang up and immediately report the situation to local law enforcement.
- Be Aware of Scammers. Do not give your personal information out or send any payments to anyone claiming that you will receive money. The Court will never ask you to pay us in order to receive a payment in return. If you are contacted and asked to send a payment through any payment platforms such as Apple Pay, Venmo, PayPal, CashApp, etc., report it immediately to your local law enforcement and do not send money.
- The Court will never demand payment by Apple Pay, Venmo, PayPal, CashApp, etc., for Zoom appearances. If you receive a call, email, chat message, or other communication making such a demand, do not respond and do not send money. Report it immediately to your local law enforcement.
Effective immediately, Zoom is now the Court's sole remote appearance platform. CourtCall is no longer supported.
Civil departments are open for in-person hearings, with litigants and parties having the option of appearing remotely. Members of the public may also access hearings remotely. For remote access, please go to the Courtroom Calendars page and click on the link for the appropriate Civil department under “Calendars by Department.”
Effective June 1, 2021, Civil departments are open for in-person hearings, with litigants and parties having the option of appearing remotely.
For Department 21, the court does not have the capability to hold hearings in person, via CourtCall and via Zoom all at the same time.
Department 21 will hear the 8:30AM Case Management/OSC calendars in person and via CourtCall only. No Zoom appearances will be authorized for these hearings.
For Department 36, parties may appear in person or via Zoom, except for trials and small claims trials de novo which will occur in-person. Calendars and zoom links for Department 36 may be found on the
Courtroom Calendars page.
Members of the public and media may access hearings on a MUTED line by calling (855) 855-8556 and entering the appropriate access code below:
Please use our Open Access system to review court calendars.
* PARTIES/COUNSEL SHOULD NOT USE THE ABOVE LINES, AS THEY ARE MUTED. INSTEAD, SCHEDULE A REGULAR COURTCALL APPEARANCE.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COURTCALL ARE AVAILABLE HERE.
* RECORDING OF HEARINGS IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT PRIOR COURT APPROVAL.
Applications for Restraining Orders
Restraining Order requests, other than for domestic violence, shall be brought for processing to Department 57, Room 102 at the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, 725 Court St., Martinez,
between 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Hearings
Hearings will be conducted in person.
Remote appearances require written court approval and notice to the other parties, pursuant to the Civil Emergency Rules.
If your matter is approved for remote appearance, you will be notified by the court with instructions for remote connectivity.
For all remote hearings, parties must serve and submit documents to the clerk’s office in person, via drop box or overnight delivery 3 court days prior to the hearing. Electronic delivery is not permitted.
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Restraining Order requests, other than for domestic violence, shall be brought for processing to Department 57, Room 102 at the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, 725 Court St., Martinez,
between 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Requests submitted after 10:30 a.m. will be processed the next court day.
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New requests for restraining orders, other than DVROs, can be filed by drop box between 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The drop box is located at the Main Street entrance to the Wakefield Taylor Building, at 725 Court St., Martinez. Requests filed after 10:30 a.m. will be processed the next day.
Restraining orders are available for pick up at the clerk’s window between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Wakefield Taylor Building, at 725 Court St., Martinez.
Court staff will contact attorneys or litigants when their orders are ready for pick up.
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Orders after hearing will be available for pick up at the doors to the Main Street entrance to the Wakefield Taylor Building, 725 Court St., Martinez, between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
For Richmond hearings, orders after hearing will be mailed.
For Pittsburg hearings, orders after hearing will be available from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. the next court day.
Civil lawsuits (other than family, juvenile, probate, unlawful detainer, and civil harassment cases) can generally be divided into three categories depending on how much money is involved:
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