California Courts - Official website of the state judicial branch
California Superior court case information, including docket sheets (registers of action) and in some cases the filings themselves, can be found via several online services, both free and subscription. For more information, see the research guide on Docket, Briefs, and Oral Arguments.
Local Rules for California state courts
This is a companion set to the West Group Federal and State Court Rules. There are similar volumes covering local rules for most other California geographic areas.
Looseleaf set, produced by the Los Angeles Daily Journal Corporation. Updates local rules in all California courts (municipal, superior, and federal district court) regularly. Also includes California appellate court and supreme court rules.
Published by West Group, this is a one volume compilation of California Supreme Court and Appellate Courts rules. It also includes general (but not local) rules for municipal and unified superior courts, and many specialized court rules (e.g. juvenile court, ADR Rules, Rules for Fax Filing and Service). It is replaced every six months (January 1 and July 1 Revised issues). Compact and relatively inexpensive paperback.
Westlaw: All Databases > U.S. State Materials > California > Court Rules & Orders
(includes court rules governing state, local state and local federal practice in California)
Also a new Westlaw service - KeyRules -
All Databases > U.S. State Materials > KeyRules
"an outline of the applicable rules of practice, timing requirements, filing and service requirements, hearing information, checklists and other pertinent documents related to pleadings, motions, requests, notices, and applications."
Lexis
Legal > States Legal - U.S. > California > Cases > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules
(includes Federal Court Local Rules)
SmartRules (Subscription Database)
http://www.smartrules.com
"It gives detailed, step-by-step instructions for handling procedures in state and federal courts throughout the country."
Official California Courts web site.
http://www.courts.ca.gov/rules.htm
http://www.courts.ca.gov/3027.htm - links to California trial courts and to court rules if available.