New requests for restraining orders 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.

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 compliance with CCP Section 367.75 and completion of RA-010.
Oppositions to requests for remote appearances require completion of RA-015.
Only in cases where remote appearance is opposed, written court approval will be required.

Remote access is available via Zoom: Zoom Link.

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.