SAN FRANCISCO DISCOVERY

CALIFORNIA CIVIL DISCOVERY LAW

SAN FRANCISCO DISCOVERY

Commissioner Best retired on March 15, 2003 and is available to serve as a private judge or discovery referee. Please Contact ADR Services at 415 772 0900 or Com. Best directly at best@justice.com. See BIO

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Commissioner ret. Richard E. Best
San Francisco Superior Court
BIO
Civil Discovery Consultant and Private Judge
email WITH COPIES TO ALL PARTIES Barbara Blake, Discovery Department COO
San Francisco Superior Court
400 McAllister Street - Room 633
San Francisco, Calif. 94102 - 4514
Telephone: (415) 551-3688 ,.....email: bblake@sftc.org
Fax: (415) 551-3687..........

ADVISORY RULINGS
For telephonic tentative rulings per CRC call (415) 551 4000. See below
PRIOR ADVISORY RULINGS

For tentative rulings in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Mateo courts please see the home page for links.

ARGUMENT BY EMAIL

SUGGESTED COMPLIMENTARY
COPY PROCEDURE

For information about San Francisco county
please see that court's web page

INFORMAL ADVISORY RULINGS
BY EMAILor TELEPHONE

S.F. SUPERIOR COURT WEB PAGE

REFERENCES TO PRIVATE JUDGES

PRIOR ADVISORY RULINGS Prior advisory rulings by Commissioner Best can be accessed by date of hearing. Such archives are maintained for a limited period of time for the reference of counsel.

SUGGESTED COMPLIMENTARY COPY PROCEDURE Counsel should cooperate to supply one organized set of papers to the court. At least 24 hours prior to the hearing, the moving party should submit a three ring binder with index and/or tabs containing the moving, opposing and reply papers. Normally, counsel prepare such a binder for themselves and preparing an extra copy for the court assures that all papers will be presented to the court for proper consideration and reduces the danger that the matter will be continued or that some papers will not be considered due to clerical error, absence of files, misplaced or misfiled documents. If counsel cannot cooperate and coordinate, each party should submit its own complimentary copies in an organized and tabbed file or binder. Help yourself. Binders are recycled after use and may be obtained from a table in Courtroom 610. If a ruling is made at the hearing and you want your binder, take it home with you.

REFERENCES TO PRIVATE JUDGES See Referee Case Outline. Solely for the convenience of counsel, Department 610 maintains a 3 ring binder of resumes of attorneys and retired judges who are interested in serving as discovery referees. No "approved" list is provided and counsel selecting a referee must make their own determination as to qualifications, fees, availability, etc. Appointment of a referee selected by all parties and acceptable to the court is preferred. See Referee List

Persons interested in serving as referees in discovery matters are encouraged to submit by email their name etc., areas of expertise, qualifications, experience other relevant data and a link to their web site for interested persons to obtain detailed information. Such information will be made available on this web site.

Commissioner ret. Richard E. Best San Francisco Superior Court BIO Civil Discovery Consultant and Private Judge email WITH COPIES TO ALL PARTIES	Barbara Blake, Discovery Department COO San Francisco Superior Court 400 McAllister Street - Room 633 San Francisco, Calif. 94102 - 4514 Telephone: (415) 551-3688 ,.....email: bblake@sftc.org Fax: (415) 551-3687..........
ADVISORY RULINGS For telephonic tentative rulings per CRC call (415) 551 4000. See below PRIOR ADVISORY RULINGS	For tentative rulings in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Mateo courts please see the home page for links.

ARGUMENT BY EMAIL
SUGGESTED COMPLIMENTARY COPY PROCEDURE	For information about San Francisco county please see that court's web page
INFORMAL ADVISORY RULINGS BY EMAILor TELEPHONE	S.F. SUPERIOR COURT WEB PAGE
REFERENCES TO PRIVATE JUDGES