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The Fresno Court will start accepting CARE petitions on December 2, 2024:

Please see our CARE Act page for more information.

Tentative Rulings

Tentative Rulings will be accessible on this Court web page at 3:00 PM the day before the hearing or by telephoning the court at (559) 457-4943 between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM.

Any inquiries regarding the Case Management Conference calendar should be directed to CMC staff at (559) 457-1689.

Tentative Rulings issued by the Civil Law and Motion Judges will be accessible on this Court webpage at 3:00 p.m. the day before the hearing.

Those parties wishing to present oral argument must notify all other parties and the Law and Motion Department in which the motion is to be heard no later than 4:00 p.m. on the Court day prior to the hearing; otherwise, NO ORAL ARGUMENT WILL BE PERMITTED AND THE TENTATIVE RULING WILL BECOME THE ORDER.

For those parties wishing to call in for the Tentative Ruling, (559) 457-4943, the operator will answer those calls ONLY BETWEEN 3:00 PM AND 4:00 PM.

To request oral argument you must call the Department directly at one of the numbers listed.
If your call is not answered simply leave a message stating your case name and number and that you are requesting oral argument.

If you desire to appear remotely for your law and motion hearing, you must first file the forms required by Local Rule 4.1.2.D.7 and directly notify the trial department.  If approved, you will receive the judge’s order electronically.  If you do not receive permission by order, you are expected to appear in-person.  The unlimited civil departments allow Zoom for remote appearances ONLY.  

The tentative rulings may be obtained either here, online, or by telephoning the court at 457-4943. Please click the date below to view or print the Tentative Ruling for that day.

Law & Motion Tentatives

Dept. 403

Dept. 501

Dept. 502

Dept. 503

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