What changed
- Starting Oct. 19, 2026, litigants and attorneys can reserve hearing dates for motions in limited-jurisdiction unlawful detainer (eviction) cases by calling the Civil Call Center at 213-633-6333, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.
- A phone reservation is subject to cancellation if the motion documents are not filed with the court within three business days of the call.
- Ex parte applications do not need a reservation and cannot be scheduled through the call center, and a reservation never extends any deadline or replaces the duty to respond to the complaint.
What the call center takes on from Oct. 19
In a notice published on October 13, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County announced that its Civil Call Center operators will, starting Oct. 19, 2026, assist litigants and attorneys in reserving hearing dates for motions in limited-jurisdiction unlawful detainer (eviction) cases.
The number is 213-633-6333, answered from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except court holidays. The court frames this as part of its 2025-2028 Strategic Plan to improve the court user experience and streamline case resolution.
How a phone reservation works
The reservation is only a placeholder for a hearing date. It holds only if the motion documents are filed with the court within three business days from the time the call was made; if they are not, the reservation is subject to cancellation. This mirrors the three-business-day filing rule the court already applies to its online Court Reservation System.
Filing the motion on time is a separate task from reserving: the notice requirements for all other filings and hearings still apply as usual.
What a reservation does not do
It does not buy extra time. The court states directly that a reservation does not extend any deadline and does not lift the obligation to file a legal response to the complaint: no party — landlord or tenant — gains extra time by reserving, and the dates on which responses are due stay where they were.
Ex parte applications sit outside this system entirely: no reservation is required for them, and they cannot be scheduled through the call center.
Why it matters
Eviction cases move on short clocks, and a missed or misdated hearing reservation is easy to get wrong. Taking the scheduling step by phone, with call center staff doing the booking, is intended to make it simpler for parties handling their cases themselves.
If you are a party in an eviction case, the reservation is a court administrative step — not an order and not advice about your case.
Who this affects
- Landlords and tenants with eviction (unlawful detainer) cases in LA County limited-jurisdiction courts who need a hearing date on a motion
- Attorneys and self-represented parties who previously had to arrange motion hearings without phone assistance
- Anyone who must respond to an eviction complaint, regardless of any hearing reservation
Source & how to verify
Notice to Attorneys, Superior Court of Los Angeles County, "Civil Call Center to Assist Litigants and Attorneys with Reservations for Hearing Dates for Motions in Limited Jurisdiction Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) Cases," published October 13, 2026 on the court's own website.
- Court notice: Civil Call Center UD motion hearing reservations (English)
- Court call-center directory with hours (English)
The three-business-day filing window and the cancellation consequence come straight from the notice. Read it before relying on a phone reservation, and check whether the court has issued any updated general order about eviction-case procedure since this notice.
Reading note: Published October 16, 2026. This article summarizes public documents as they stood on that date. Court procedures, fees and rules change, so check the official sources above for the current version. LA Law Hub is not a law firm, and this is general information, not legal advice. For questions about your own situation, talk to a lawyer licensed in California.