How to Fill Out Form LACIV 015

Form LACIV 015 at a glance

What it is: LACIV 015 is the Peremptory Challenge to Judicial Officer (Code Civ. Proc., § 170.6).

Who signs: Sign on the Signature of Declarant line.

A filled-in Form LACIV 015 example: a plaintiff without an attorney challenges a judge

Form LACIV 015 example filled out, example: a plaintiff without an attorney challenges a judge
Maria Sample, a plaintiff without an attorney, files the Peremptory Challenge form. The challenge names a judge in Department 12 and is filed on behalf of the plaintiff. The picture shows the filled form, and none of its entries is real. The plaintiff has no attorney, so STATE BAR NUMBER stays empty. The named officer is a judge, so Commissioner and Referee stay empty.

How to fill out Form LACIV 015, box by box

State bar number, courthouse address and case number

Form LACIV 015 example filled out, state bar number, courthouse address and case number

Enter the STATE BAR NUMBER.

Enter the COURTHOUSE ADDRESS of the SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, then the PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER and the DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

Enter the CASE NUMBER.

The judicial officer

Form LACIV 015 example filled out, the judicial officer

Print the Name of Judicial Officer.

Enter the Dept. Number.

Mark Judge, Commissioner or Referee.

Declaration and who it is filed on behalf of

Form LACIV 015 example filled out, declaration and who it is filed on behalf of

Under Filed on behalf of, mark Plaintiff/Petitioner, Cross Complainant, Defendant/Respondent, Cross Defendant or Other:, and enter the Name of Party.

Enter the Dated date and the Printed Name.

You declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the information entered on this form is true and correct.

More rules for Form LACIV 015

You declare that you are a party (or attorney for a party) to this action or special proceeding.

You declare that the judicial officer named, before whom the trial of, or a hearing in, this case is pending, or to whom it has been assigned, is prejudiced against the party (or his or her attorney) or the interest of the party (or his or her attorney), so that declarant cannot, or believes that he or she cannot, have a fair and impartial trial or hearing before the judicial officer.

Sources

[1] Form LACIV 015, Peremptory Challenge to Judicial Officer, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (the Official source link on this page).

LACIV 015 PDF Details

Declarant cannot, or believes that he or she cannot, have a fair and impartial trial or hearing before the judicial officer.

Judicial officer: Name of Judicial Officer: (PRINT), Dept. Number, Judge, Commissioner, Referee

Filed on behalf of: Plaintiff/Petitioner, Cross Complainant, Defendant/Respondent, Cross Defendant, Other

Declaration: I declare under penalty of perjury, under the laws of the State of California, that the information entered on this form is true and correct.

Signature: Dated, Signature of Declarant, Printed Name

Attorney or party: Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Attorney or Party Without Attorney, State Bar Number

QuestionAnswer
Form NameLACIV 015
Form Length1 page
Fillable?Yes
Fillable fields25
Avg. time to fill out5 min
EditionRev. 12-14
Matches the agency's fileYes, checked November 3, 2026
Other namesLACIV 015, LACIV015, Peremptory Challenge to Judicial Officer, Code Civ. Proc. 170.6 challenge
Official sourceLACIV 015 (Rev. 12-14)