You are ready for oral argument. You have checked the tentative and you are ready to explain why the judge got it wrong. But unfortunately, the Superior Court for this particular county does not hold oral argument unless, after the court posts the tentative ruling, you give notice to the court and opposing counsel that you still plan to argue. And that window of time can be as little as an hour.
That was the case in Tearse v. Tearse (Jun. 9, 2021) no. A157576 (non-pub.). The appellant's attorney showed up at the hearing without giving notice of intent to appear by 4:00 p.m. the day before.
But counsel had looked at the court's website at 3:00, she argued, and there was no tentative. Counsel counsel checked with the department at 4:20 and still did not learn of any tentative having been posted.
Well, the court explained, it is true the court posted the tentative a little bit late at 3:10 p.m. So I would have given you until 4:10 p.m. You didn't get here till 4:20. Sorry.