Mountain View

A claim after a wreck by Castro Street, El Camino Real, and US 101 follows Santa Clara County filing rules. Living elsewhere in the Bay Area does not relocate the courthouse.

When the collision occurred in this county, civil papers usually go to the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Recheck the branch, clerk hours, and phone on that court’s official page. If the wreck actually happened in a different county, file there instead.

An ordinary injury claim here is still on California’s two-year injury-and-death deadline in section 335.1. Venue stays with the county of the collision. Save the official crash paperwork and calendar any six-month public-entity notice.