Until recently, a litigant filing a motion in San Francisco Superior Court could simply notice the hearing for a date of his or her choosing, so long as it complied with the statutory minimum of 16 court days’ notice.  However, an amendment to local rule 8.2 requires the moving party to obtain a hearing date and reservation number by sending an email in advance to the Court.  After obtaining the hearing date, the moving party must file the motion within 24 hours.  The Court is setting limits on the number of matters to be heard each day to better manage the calendar.  In light of the new rule, the practitioner would be well advised to plan in advance and not leave the filing of motions to the last possible day.