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About Us
The law firm of Sweeney & Kelble APC is available to handle all your commercial litigation and a variety of transactional matters throughout California. We represent banks, leasing and finance companies, institutional lenders, private lenders, and investors in all of their commercial litigation needs. We represent both landlords and tenants in the drafting, structuring, and negotiation of commercial leases and other ancillary documentation. We also practice in all federal bankruptcy courts in California to provide effective representation for creditors throughout all aspects of the bankruptcy process. At Sweeney & Kelble APC, our goal is to be a team with our client. Working together using a business-oriented approach coupled with a cost-effective strategy, we help meet the needs of our clients both efficiently and effectively. Our job is to help you succeed.
We invite you to contact us to discuss what we can do for you.
515 S. Flower St., 18th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071Open in Google Maps
(310) 955-4050CLICK TO DIAL - Mobile Only
www.ksgklaw.com
Attorneys
Kelly represents clients in the financial, banking, leasing, and service sectors with varied interests ranging from complex commercial litigation, receiverships, secured transactions, and creditor rights in bankruptcy throughout all of California. Kelly also handles a variety of transactional matters, including the structuring, drafting, and negotiating of retail leases and other ancillary documents in major commercial developments. Kelly is currently admitted to practice before all state courts and federal district courts in California. She is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association as well as the National Equipment Finance Association.
Education
- Southwestern University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2005
- California State University, Northridge, B.S., 2000
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Glenn represents clients in the lending, leasing, and business service sectors with their litigation and transactional needs throughout California. Glenn also represents creditors in bankruptcy cases in California.
Education
- UCLA School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1992
- UCLA, B.A., 1988, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Luis represents clients in the lending, leasing, and business service sectors with their transactional and litigation needs throughout California. Prior to joining Sweeney & Kelble APC, Luis served as assistant general counsel for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) for 15 years in the Litigation Division handling foreclosure and bankruptcy matters and in the Corporate Division handling intellectual property rights and contracts. Luis also served as Staff Counsel for the District of Columbia Law Revision Commission in Washington, D.C., preparing reports for amendments of the D.C. Code. Luis worked for NBCUNIVERSAL in their Corporate Affairs division, drafting legal entity formations, dispositions, dba registrations and resolutions for corporate governance. Luis spent seven years working for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, where he was part of the office’s team for the prosecution of asset forfeiture cases arising from violations of federal criminal law.
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Master of Laws, 1996
- Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1988
- University of Maryland, B.A., 1984
Admissions
- California
- Maryland
Practice Areas
The following are our main practice areas. But we do a lot more too. Give us a call to see if we can assist with your legal matter.
Commercial Litigation & Transactions
Commercial & Business Litigation • Commercial Loans, Lines of Credit • SBA Loans • Contract Disputes • Bankruptcy Litigation • Defense of Claims • Writs of Attachment/Possession • Appeals • Extraordinary Writs, Original Actions, and Enforcement Actions • Judgment Execution • Drafting, structuring, and negotiation of contracts
Commercial Collections & Judgment Execution
Commercial Demand Letters • Forbearance Agreements • Payment Demands • Settlement Agreements and Releases • Writs of Execution • Abstracts of Judgment • Wage Garnishment/Earnings Withholding Orders • Bank Levies • Keepers • Examination of Judgment Debtor and Third Parties • Assignment Orders • Charging Orders Against Debtor Partnership/LLC Interests • Enforcement of Sister State and Foreign Judgments
Creditor Representation in Bankruptcy
Creditor Representation in Chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13 Cases • Proofs of Claim • Reaffirmation Agreements • Relief from Automatic Stay • Cash Collateral • Adequate Protection Payments • Plan Review • Plan Objection • Valuation Motions • Section 1111(b) Election Analyses • Non-Dischargeability • Adversary Proceedings • Defense of Preferential Transfer Adversary Proceedings • Workouts • Representation of Creditors' Committees • Representation of Trustees
Commercial Leasing
Drafting and negotiation of all forms of commercial leases • Retail Lease drafting , structuring, and negotiation and ancillary documents including, SNDAs, LMRAs, CC&Rs, REAs, Estoppel Certificates • Sublease and Assignments • Amendments, Termination Agreements, and Unlawful Detainers • Termination agreements • Construction, construction management and architect agreements related to landlord or tenant improvements • License agreements • Management Agreements • Broker Agreements
Equipment Leasing & Finance
Equipment Leases • Equipment Finance Agreements • Enforcement • Documentation • Master Agreements • Syndication • UCC Sales of Collateral • Guarantor Actions • Replevin
Banking & Lending
Loan Transactions • Non-Judicial Foreclosure • Judicial Foreclosure • Appointment of Receivers • Lender Liability • Injunctions • Fraud • Collections • Negotiable Instruments • Lien Priority Disputes
Resources
These resources are provided for general informational purposes only, but we hope you find them useful.
California Courts
California Courts of Appeal website
1st District Court of Appeal website
2nd District Court of Appeal website
There are eight divisions of the 2nd District. Divisions 1-5, 7 and 8 in Los Angeles handle appeals from the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles. Division 6 in Ventura handles appeals from the Superior Courts for the Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
3rd District Court of Appeal website
4th District Court of Appeal website
There are three divisions of the 4th District. Division One is located in San Diego and has jurisdiction over matters from Imperial and San Diego Counties. Division Two is located in Riverside and has jurisdiction over matters from Inyo, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Division Three is located in Santa Ana and has jurisdiction over matters from Orange County.
Like the geography of our great and varied state, our state's 58 different county court websites vary in their appearance and quality (we're looking at you Plumas County!). Expand the County's entry for links to each County's Court website and civil court resources (resources with "*" are preferred). Please feel free to contact us with any broken links or updated information.
To our esteemed county courts: To the extent you have them, at a minimum you need to have easily locatable links to: e-filing, docket/documents access, court locations, departments (with contact information), judicial assignments, calendars, tentative rulings, remote appearance information, hearing reservation information, local forms and rules. Let's work on making these links more uniformly locatable across the courts' websites.
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The Spanish word alameda means either "a grove of poplars or a tree lined street."
- Alameda County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General E-Filing Information • *Direct Legal • Alameda County - Journal Technologies
- Docket/Documents: Alameda County Superior Court Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars: Lookup by party name...
- Tentative Rulings (through eCourt Public Portal)
- Remote Appearances: Remote appearance information (Zoom information will be provided by the Court via the tentative rulings)
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- County: Alameda County
- County Seat: Oakland
- County Map (Google Maps)
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As of the 2020 Census, Alpine County's population was 1,204, making it California's least populous county!
- Alpine County Superior Court
- E-Filing (there is no online filing - must use attorney service)
- Docket/Documents (no online docket/document access)
- Court Locations (one courthouse)
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars (contact the Clerk's Office with case number to inquire about a hearing)
- Tentative Rulings (Alpine County Superior Court does not publish tentative rulings)
- Remote Appearances (Court will send Zoom invite Monday before hearing - call if you don't get one)
- Court Reservation System (No online reservation system)
- Local Rules
- County: Alpine County
- County Seat: Markleeville
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Amador County was created by the California Legislature on May 11, 1854 and is named for Jóse María Amador, a soldier, rancher, and miner, born in San Francisco in 1794.
- Amador County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Fax Filing information
- Docket: General information • Portal
- Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars: General Information • Portal
- Tentative Rulings: General information • Portal
- Remote Appearances: Zoom (request via email 24hrs prior) • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System (call court)
- Local Rules
- County: Amador County
- County Seat: Jackson
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Butte County is named for the Sutter Buttes in neighboring Sutter County.
- Butte County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General E-Filing information • *Direct Legal • Odyssey eFileCA
- Docket
- Documents (not available online)
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: General information • Portal
- Remote Appearances: General information
- Court Reservation System (contact court)
- Local Rules
- County Seat: Oroville
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The Spanish word calaveras means "skulls." Mark Twain set his story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in the county.
- Calaveras County Superior Court
- E-Filing: *Direct Legal • Odyssey eFileCA
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: (contact court)
- Local Rules
- County: Calaveras County
- County Seat: San Andreas
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The name "Colusa" is derived from the name of a Patwin village known as Ko'-roo or Korusi located on the west side of the Sacramento River on the site of the present-day city of Colusa.
- Colusa County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Physical Filings only • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents (no online access)
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings (no tentative rulings offered)
- Remote Appearances: CourtCall (5 court days prior)
- Court Reservation System (contact court)
- Local Rules
- County: Colusa County
- County Seat: Colusa
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Contra Costa, Spanish for "Opposite Coast" is in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Contra Costa County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General E-Filing information • *Direct Legal • Odyssey eFileCA
- Docket/Documents: Portal General Information
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information • Zoom (instructions) • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact court
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Contra Costa County
- County Seat: Martinez
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Del Norte, Spanish for "Of The North" is a county at the far northwest corner of the state along the Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Oregon border.
- Del Norte County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Physical Filings only • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars: General information • Calendar search
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: CourtCall
- Court Reservation System (contact court)
- Local Rules
- County: Del Norte County
- County Seat: Crescent City
- County Map (Google Maps)
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El Dorado County is located entirely in the Sierra Nevada, from the historic Gold Country in the western foothills to the High Sierra in the east and encompasses the eastern end of Lake Tahoe.
- El Dorado County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Fax Filing (really El Dorado County?!) • *Direct Legal
- Docket
- Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General Information • Civil CMC's only
- Court Reservation System: Contact the court
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: El Dorado County
- County Seat: Placerville
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Fresno is Spanish for "ash tree".
- Fresno County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Fax Filing (really?) • *Direct Legal
- Docket
- Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact court...
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Fresno County
- County Seat: Fresno
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Glenn County named for Dr. Hugh J. Glenn, who purchased 8,000 acres in the northest end of Rancho Jacinto in 1867.
- Glenn County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Direct Legal
- Docket
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: Contact the department
- Remote Appearances: General information • CourtCall • Zoom (notice 10 court days prior)
- Court Reservation System: Call the court
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Glenn County
- County Seat: Willows
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Humbolt County has 110 miles of coastline (more than any other county in the state).
- Humboldt County Superior Court
- E-Filing: eFiling not available • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents: Not available
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: Contact the department
- Remote Appearances: General information • *Department Zoom links • Telephonic appearances
- Court Reservation System: Contact the department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Humboldt County
- County Seat: Eureka
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Imperial is the most recent California county to be established, as it was created in 1907 out of portions of San Diego County.
- Imperial County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General information • *Direct Legal • Imperial County-Journal Technologies
- Docket
- Documents
- Case Alerts
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: Contact the department
- Remote Appearances: General information (Teams) • Teams Registration • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact the department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Imperial County
- County Seat: El Centro
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Inyo County has the highest point in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney, 14,505 feet) and the lowest point in North America (Badwater Basin, in Death Valley, 282 ft below sea level).
- Inyo County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Physical Filing • *Direct Legal
- Docket: No online access
- Documents: No online access
- Court Locations
- Departments: No information on website
- Judges: No information on website
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: Contact the department
- Remote Appearances: Zoom connection information
- Court Reservation System: Contact the department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Inyo County
- County Seat: Independence
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Kern County derives its name from the Kern River, which was named for Edward Kern, cartographer for General John C. Fremont's 1845 expedition.
- Kern County Superior Court
- E-Filing: *Direct Legal General information
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: Contact the department
- Remote Appearances: CourtCall • General Information • *Zoom (No pre-approval needed - direct link to departments on website)
- Court Reservation System: Contact the department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Kern County
- County Seat: Bakersfield
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Prior to reclaimationin the late 1800's, Tulare Lake in Kings County was the largest body of freshwater west of the Great Lakes.
- Kings County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General information • *Direct Legal • Odyssey eFileCA
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars: Services (Courtroom Calendar)
- Tentative Rulings: Services (Tentative Rulings)
- Remote Appearances: General information • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact the department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Kings County
- County Seat: Hanford
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county takes its name from Clear Lake, the largest non-extinct natural lake wholly within California and believed to be the oldest lake in North America.
- Lake County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Physical Filing • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information • Zoom connection information
- Court Reservation System: Contact the department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Lake County
- County Seat: Lakeport
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county was named by California after Peter Lassen, one of General John C. Fremont's guides, and a famous trapper and frontiersman, along with Lassen Peak which is in adjoining Shasta County.
- Lassen County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Fax filing information (Really Lassen County?!) • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: Zoom General information • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact department 1
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Lassen County
- County Seat: Susanville
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The Los Angeles County Superior Court is the largest in California, and the largest single unified trial court in the United States.
- Los Angeles County Superior Court
- E-Filing: *Direct Legal • LASC Journal Technologies
- Docket: Attorney Portal (all purpose case access); Public Docket
- Documents: Attorney Portal (free document download for parties/attorneys); Public Access Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments: Telephone Numbers • Department Information
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: LACourtConnect (no advance reservation needed); Attorney Portal
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Los Angeles County
- County Seat: Los Angeles
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Madera is the Spanish term for wood and derives its name from the town of Madera, named when the California Lumber Company built a log flume to carry lumber to the Central Pacific Railroad there in 1876.
- Madera County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: Contact the department
- Remote Appearances: General information • CourtCall • Zoom (prior request required)
- Court Reservation System: Contact the department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Madera County
- County Seat: Madera
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Francis Drake and the crew of the Golden Hind was thought to have landed on the Marin County coast in 1579 claiming the land as Nova Albion.
- Marin County Superior Court
- E-Filing: *Direct Legal • Journal Technologies - eDelivery Portal
- Docket: Public Index
- Docket/Documents: Registrar of Actions
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges: Courtroom Assignments • Judicial Biographies
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information (Zoom)
- Court Reservation System: Contact the department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Marin County
- County Seat: San Rafael
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county took its name from Mariposa Creek, which was so named by Spanish explorers in 1806, when they discovered a great cluster of butterflies ("mariposas" in Spanish and Portuguese) in the foothills of the Sierra.
- Mariposa County Superior Court
- E-Filing: *Direct Legal • Physical Filing. Contact your attorney service.
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact the department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Mariposa County
- County Seat: Mariposa
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county derives its name from Cape Mendocino (most of which is actually located in adjacent Humboldt County), which was probably named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain in the 1500's.
- Mendocino County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General information • Direct Legal
- Docket
- Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Mendocino County
- County Seat: Ukiah
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county derives its name from the Merced River, or El Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (River of Our Lady of Mercy), named in 1806
- Merced County Superior Court
- E-Filing: *Direct Legal • Odyssey eFileCA
- Docket/Documents: General information • Public Portal • Attorney Portal
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information • CourtCall general information • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Merced County
- County Seat: Merced
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Modoc County is named after the Modoc, an indigenous american people who historically lived in the area.
- Modoc County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Physical Filing • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents: General information • Portal
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings Contact the department
- Remote Appearances: General information (Zoom links) (requires prior approval/filing request) • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Modoc County
- County Seat: Alturas
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county is named after Mono Lake which, in 1852, was named for a Native American Paiute tribe, the Mono people.
- Mono County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Direct Legal • Fax Filing information (Fax?! Really Mono County?!)
- Docket/Documents (no online access)
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: Contact department
- Remote Appearances: Telephonic appearance general information • Zoom links in posted calendar • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Mono County
- County Seat: Bridgeport
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county derives its name from Monterey Bay which was named by Sebastián Vizcaíno in 1602 in honor of the Conde de Monterrey (or Count of Monterrey), then the Viceroy of New Spain.
- Monterey County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General information • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: Contact department
- Remote Appearances: General information (Zoom) (requires prior approval/file request) • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Monterey County
- County Seat: Salinas
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The word napa is believed to be derived from the Patwin tribe's word "napo" meaning house.
- Napa County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General information • *Direct Legal • Odyssey eFileCA
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges: Judicial assignments • Courtrooms
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information and Zoom links
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Napa County
- County Seat: Napa
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Nevada County was named after the mining town of Nevada City, a name derived from the Sierra Nevada Mountains (nevada is Spanish for "snowy" or "snow-covered").
- Nevada County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General information • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents: General information • Portal
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars: Calendars • Department calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information (requires prior approval via email)
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Nevada County
- County Seat: Nevada City
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Orange County was officially incorporated on August 1, 1889 after splitting from Los Angeles County.
- Orange County Superior Court
- E-Filing: *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information • Court Hosted Link (Zoom link for each department provided - no prior approval needed)
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Orange County
- County Seat: Santa Ana
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Placer County was formed in 1851 and took its name from the Spanish word for sand or gravel deposits containing gold after the discovery of gold in 1848 brought tens of thousands of miners from around the world during the California Gold Rush.
- Placer County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General information • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Case Alerts
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Placer County
- County Seat: Auburn
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county was named for the Spanish Río de las Plumas (the Feather River), which flows through it. (Also - is anyone updating this court's website?!)
- Plumas County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Fax Filing information (Fax?! Really Plumas County?!) • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents: No online access
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Plumas County
- County Seat: Qunicy
- County Map (Google Maps)
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Riverside County was formed in 1893 and was named for the city of Riverside which was founded in 1870 and received its name for its location beside the Santa Ana River.
- Riverside County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General Information • *Direct Legal • Journal Technologies
- Docket
- Documents
- Case Alerts
- Court Locations
- Departments: Department telephone numbers
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information • Department Zoom links
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Riverside County
- County Seat: Riverside
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county was named after the Sacramento River, which forms its western border. The river was named by Spanish cavalry officer Gabriel Moraga for the Santisimo Sacramento (Most Holy Sacrament), referring to the Catholic Eucharist.
- Sacramento County Superior Court
- E-Filing: Physical Filing. Contact your attorney service. • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars: Contact department
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information
- Court Reservation System: Contact department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: Sacramento County
- County Seat: Sacramento
- County Map (Google Maps)
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The county was named after the San Benito Valley containing the San Benito river (named in 1772 by Father Juan Crespí who named a small river which he found in honor of San Benito de Nursia (Saint Benedict), the patron saint of monasticism.
- San Benito County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General information • *Direct Legal • Journal Technologies
- Docket/Documents: No online access
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings: Links to tentatives on home page
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: San Benito County
- County Seat: Hollister
- County Map (Google Maps)
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San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area.
- San Bernardino County Superior Court
- E-Filing: TurboCourt • Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information (Zoom, Teams, CourtCall) (requires filing of notice with court for Zoom) • CourtCall
- Court Reservation System: Contact department
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- County: San Bernardino County
- County Seat: San Bernardino
- County Map (Google Maps)
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San Diego County became part of the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, ending the Mexican-American War. This treaty designated the new border as terminating at a point on the Pacific Ocean coast which would result in
the border passing one Spanish league south of the southernmost portion of San Diego Bay, thus ensuring that the United States received all of this natural harbor.
- San Diego County Superior Court
- E-Filing: General information • *Direct Legal
- Docket/Documents
- Court Locations
- Departments
- Judges
- Calendars
- Tentative Rulings
- Remote Appearances: General information (Teams links)
- Court Reservation System
- Local Rules
- Local Forms
- Department Procedures
- County: San Diego County
- County Seat: San Diego
- County Map (Google Maps)
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San Francisco has a united city and county government (the only such county in California) and is the fourth most populous in California, with 815,201 residents as of 2021, yet is the smallest in area at 46.9 square miles (121 square kilometers).
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The county was named for the San Joaquin River which runs through it. In the early 19th century Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga, commanding an expedition in the lower great California Central Valley, gave the name of San Joaquin (meaning Joachim, the
husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus).
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- County: San Joaquin County
- County Seat: Stockton
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The county is named after the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa founded by Junípero Serra in 1772.
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- County: San Luis Obispo
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San Mateo County bears the Spanish name for Saint Matthew.
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The Santa Barbara Channel received its name from Spanish explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno when he sailed along the California coast in 1602 - his ships entered the channel on December 4, the day of the feast of Santa Barbara.
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Santa Clara County is named for Mission Santa Clara, which was established in 1777, and was in turn named for Saint Clare of Assisi.
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- County: Santa Clara County
- County Seat: San Jose
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Santa Cruz County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood and is Spanish for "Holy Cross".
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The county was named after Mount Shasta; the name is derived from the English equivalent for the Shasta people.
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- County: Shasta County
- County Seat: Redding
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The county derives its name from the Sierra Nevada.
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Siskiyou County was created on March 22, 1852, from parts of Shasta and Klamath Counties, and named after the Siskiyou mountain range.
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At the request of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the county was named for Chief Solano of the Suisun people, a Native American tribe of the region and Vallejo's close ally.
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- County Seat: Fairfield
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According to the Coast Miwok and the Pomo tribes that lived in the region, Sonoma translates as "valley of the moon" or "many moons".
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The county was named after the Estanislao river, which in turn was named in honor of Estanislao, a mission-educated renegade Native American chief.
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- County: Stanislaus County
- County Seat: Modesto
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Sutter County is named after John Augustus Sutter, a German native born to Swiss parents who owned Hock Farm, established in 1841 on the Feather River just south of present-day Yuba City.
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- County Seat: Yuba City
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The county is named for the City of Tehama. Tehama is most commonly believed to be derived from the Wintun word for "high water".
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- County Seat: Red Bluff
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The county takes its name from the Trinity River, which was in turn named in 1845 by Major Pierson B. Reading, who was under the mistaken impression that the river emptied into Trinidad Bay. Trinity is the English translation of Trinidad.
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- County Seat: Weaverville
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Comandante Pedro Fages named the great lake surrounded by marshes and filled with rushes Los Tules (the tules). It is from this lake that the county derives its name. The root of the name Tulare is found in the Nahuatl word tullin, designating cattail or similar
reeds.
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- County: Tulare County
- County Seat: Visalia
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The name Tuolumne is of Native American origin and has been given different meanings, such as Many Stone Houses, The Land of Mountain Lions, and Straight Up Steep.
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The County was named for the Mission San Buenaventura, founded by Father Serra on March 31, 1782 (which was named after Saint Bonaventure, one of the early intellectual founders of the Franciscan order).
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- County: Ventura County
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Yolo is a Patwin Native American name variously believed to be a corruption of a tribal name Yo-loy meaning "a place abounding in rushes", the village of Yodoi, or the name of the chief of said village, Yodo.
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- County: Yolo County
- County Seat: Woodland
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The county was named after the Yuba River by Captain John Sutter (Yuba dreived from the local native american tribe, the Nisenan, word for "waterway," 'uba seo).
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- County: Yuba County
- County Seat: Marysville
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