Form L-0031 at a glance
What it is: At-Issue Memorandum for Trial Setting: Form Adopted for Mandatory Use L-0031 (Rev. August 10, 2022), Superior Court of Orange County Local Rule 339.
Who signs: The declarant enters (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) and signs as (SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT) under I declare under penalty of perjury. In the DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL, the person mailing, at least 18 years of age and not a party to this legal action, enters (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) and signs as (SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT).
A filled-in Form L-0031 example: a plaintiff files the At-Issue Memorandum
How to fill out Form L-0031, box by box
Attorney or party without attorney
Enter the ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name & Address), Telephone No., Fax No. (Optional), E-Mail Address (Optional), ATTORNEY FOR (Name) and Bar No.
Justice center
Mark the JUSTICE CENTER: Central - 700 Civic Center Dr. West, Santa Ana, CA 92701-4045, Harbor-Newport Beach Facility - 4601 Jamboree Rd., Newport Beach, CA 92660-2595, Lamoreaux - 341 The City Drive, Orange, CA 92868-3205, North - 1275 N. Berkeley Ave., P. O. Box 5000, Fullerton, CA 92838-0500 or West - 8141 13 th Street, Westminster, CA 92683-4593.
Plaintiff, defendant and case number
Enter the PLAINTIFF, the DEFENDANT and the CASE NUMBER.
Case assigned to
Enter Case assigned to, Judge, Department and Date complaint filed.
Counter memorandum
Only for a COUNTER MEMORANDUM: mark COUNTER MEMORANDUM and This is a counter memorandum and this case is not ready for trial because: Discovery is: not completed or other.
Family Law cases only
Family Law cases only: mark Yes or No for Proof of service of Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure has been filed.
I represent to the court that
Mark I represent to the court that: 1) this case is at issue; an answer or other legal response was filed on: 2) all discovery has been completed.
Jury trial, time estimated and preference
Mark 1. Jury trial requested: Yes or No. Enter 2. Time estimated for trial in days and hours. Mark 3. Case entitled to preference: Yes or No. If yes, state code section.
Dates not acceptable
Enter the following dates that are NOT acceptable to me (Limited Civil trials are set approximately 45-90 days away).
Declaration under penalty of perjury
Enter the Date for the declaration: "I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct."
The declarant enters (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) and signs as (SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT).
Persons to whom notice was mailed
Under DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL, enter the NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON TO WHOM NOTICE WAS MAILED.
Declaration of service by mail
In the DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL, the person mailing is at least 18 years of age and not a party to this legal action, and is a resident of or employed in the county where the mailing occurred; enter the residence or business address, the Date of mailing and the Place of mailing (city and state).
In the DECLARATION OF SERVICE BY MAIL, the person mailing enters the Date and (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) and signs as (SIGNATURE OF DECLARANT), declaring under penalty of perjury.
More rules for Form L-0031
For unlawful detainer cases, use Judicial Council Form #UD-150, REQUEST/COUNTER - REQUEST TO SET CASE FOR TRIAL.
Sources
[1] Form L-0031 (Rev. August 10, 2022), At-Issue Memorandum for Trial Setting, Superior Court of Orange County (the Official source link on this page).