Santa Barbara - Satellite office
130 E Ortega St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-7538
(805) 568-1390
Scott Seiden, presiding judge
General information
Santa Barbara is a satellite of the Oxnard District Office. OCR documents are scanned in the Oxnard office and may be filed in Oxnard or the Santa Barbara office.
Units within the Santa Barbara satellite office:
| Recorded information: | 1-800-736-7401 |
| Disability accommodations: | 1-866-681-1459 |
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Court hours
| Court is in session: | 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. morning session 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. afternoon session |
| Injured worker workshop: | In response to the current COVID-19 crisis, all injured worker workshops are cancelled. Please check back for updates. |
| Alternative filing during COVID-19: | E-mail us |
| To request a continuance or to contact the office: |
E-mail us |
The court lobby will be open 30 minutes before the beginning of the court session, five days per week (except for holidays). Items may be date stamped and filed at the information desk in the lobby.
You may walk through a request directly with Judge Seiden, who is available Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or in Oxnard if Judge Seiden is unavailable.
Children should not be brought to court.
Getting to the court
By bus:
- MTD services (805) 963-3366 fare $1.75, Coastal Express Limited (805) 883-4276 $4.00, Clean Air Express (805) 692-1902 $7.00
By car:
- Driving directions to Ortega St location.
Parking:
Free parking is available behind the building off Santa Barbara Street (a one-way street).
Nearby eateries:
Food, drinks, and shopping are available on State Street, two blocks away.
January 2022
