Costa Mesa

A collision in Costa Mesa is handled as an Orange County civil matter in the Orange County Superior Court, often at the Central Justice Center at 700 Civic Center Drive West in Santa Ana.

Use the official Orange County locations page to confirm the courthouse, and confirm the branch if a notice names a different courthouse. An ordinary injury or death lawsuit after a wreck in Costa Mesa generally must be started within two years under Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1.

Shared fault can reduce a recovery, but it does not move the courthouse and it does not freeze the filing window. Obtain the official crash report from the department that handled the scene, which may be a local department or the Highway Patrol depending on the road. Keep the wreck date, the report request, and any claim dates on one checklist.