Palm Springs

If you live in Palm Springs or were hurt there, do not assume a convenient Inland Empire shortcut is the right filing place. Palm Springs is in Riverside County. A later civil case is generally filed in the Riverside Superior Court, often at the Historic Courthouse at 4050 Main Street in Riverside, subject to the court’s current civil assignment order.

Palm Springs sits in the Coachella Valley, and the official Palm Springs courthouse is at 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, though civil assignment still has to be confirmed. The official Riverside locations page is the page to check for the current address and hours. Property issues after a Palm Springs collision can implicate section 338, while injury and death claims usually follow the two-year period in 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.