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DecisionDepot currently indexes tentative rulings from 37 California Superior Courts, with 19,663 total rulings in the database. Coverage spans Civil, Probate, and Family Law divisions — the divisions that post tentative rulings. New rulings are collected each court business day as courts post their tentative ruling PDFs.

A California tentative ruling is a judge's preliminary decision issued the afternoon before a scheduled civil hearing, under California Rules of Court rule 3.1308. Parties wishing to contest must notify the court and opposing counsel by the court's deadline; if no party contests, the tentative becomes the final order. DecisionDepot indexes these tentative rulings from 34+ California Superior Courts so attorneys, parties, and the public can search and track them for free — no login required.