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Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 7, Family Court Rules, Part 2 (Child Support and the Kings County Department of Child Support Services) (Rules 740 to 744)
Chapter 7, Part 2 (Child Support and the Kings County Department of Child Support Services): paternity, child support and spousal support enforcement cases where the Department of Child Support Services is involved heard by the designated Child Support Commissioner (Heading); the Title IV-D Child Support Commissioner acting as a temporary judge unless DCSS or a party objects before the hearing, failure to object deemed consent, and on an objection a recommended order that a judge ratifies within ten (10) court days unless a party objects or it is in error, in which case a temporary order and a de novo hearing within ten (10) court days (740); all hearings in cases where DCSS is involved under Family Code section 17400 conducted in a designated department by the Child Support Commissioner, DCSS treated as a party and tendered all notices required by law (741); custody and visitation issues not heard in Title IV-D proceedings, except orders approving the parties' stipulations (742); Title IV-D matters heard as they are ready, agreed matters first, the parties to meet and confer with the DCSS attorney or representative before entering the courtroom, and DCSS not representing any of the parties (743(A) to 743(D)); declarations filed and served under Code of Civil Procedure section 1005 assured of consideration, late papers considered in the court's discretion, a current Income and Expense Declaration on form FL-150, or form FL-155 when only child support is in issue, with pay stubs for the last ninety (90) days or, for the self-employed, the previous year's Federal Income Tax return and a profit and loss statement, and DCSS income records considered without further foundation (743(E) to 743(H)); and telephonic appearances under rule 5.324 on form FL-679 filed with the court clerk at least twelve (12) court days before the hearing and served on all parties and DCSS, or allowed on the court's own motion (744)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 7, Family Court Rules, Part 1 continued (Experts, Appointment of Elisor, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders) (Rules 732 to 734)
Chapter 7, Part 1, Rules 732 to 734: mutually agreed experts encouraged and, in their absence, an expert the court may appoint under Evidence Code section 730, the expert's written reports transmitted to each counsel or unrepresented party at least thirty (30) calendar days before trial and deemed in evidence, a party demanding to cross-examine the expert arranging the expert's attendance and listing the expert on its Witness List (732); the Clerk of the Court or a designee appointed as elisor to sign a document one of the parties will not or cannot execute, the application and proposed order designating The Clerk of the Court or clerk's designee and not a specific court employee, the document attached to the proposed order, a declaration of necessity, and a notary public present when notarization is required (733); and a proposed Restraining Order After Hearing on form DV-130 provided with a request for a domestic violence restraining order, or a hard copy presented at the hearing, or the order prepared and submitted by close of business on the day of the hearing (734)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 7, Family Court Rules, Part 1 continued (Custody Orders and Agreements to Duties of the Family Law Facilitator) (Rules 720 to 730)
Chapter 7, Part 1, Rules 720 to 730: custody agreements and orders containing the Family Code section 3024 language - a parent changing a child's residence for more than thirty (30) days to notify the other parent by mail, return receipt requested, at least forty-five (45) days before where feasible, failure not by itself sufficient to change custody (720); a mandatory settlement conference unless exempted for good cause, written settlement offers exchanged at least fourteen (14) days before and a Settlement Conference Statement filed and served at least seven (7) days before listing assets, debts, separate property, support and fee data, obligations, valuations and a Property Declaration on form FL-160 (721); witness and exhibit lists filed and served no later than ten (10) days before trial, petitioners lettering and respondents numbering their exhibits, exhibits exchanged but not filed, and an original plus three (3) copies of each exhibit at trial (722); envelopes for default mailings containing the return address of the Clerk of the Court (723); family law, uniform parentage, civil harassment, domestic violence and guardianship cases assigned to the family law commissioner on the parties' stipulation, objections filed and served at least five (5) court days before the hearing and construed as objections to the particular matter, an objection to all stages requiring one before each hearing or a timely challenge under Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6 (724); a marital settlement agreement in which only one party has counsel acknowledging that the other has been advised to obtain independent legal counsel, initialed, and the preparer's name on a document prepared for a fee for an unrepresented party (725); judgments with child support allocating health care and childcare costs one-half to each party under Family Code section 4061, stipulations waiving guideline support containing the section 4065(a) language, the support order submitted with any Income Withholding Order, and, where the Department of Child Support Services enforces, payments to the California State Disbursement Unit and the parties notifying it of changes within ten (10) days (726); domestic violence orders coordinated, the clerk determining if protective orders were already issued, no family court order in conflict with a criminal court order, safe exchanges of children, and a restraining order conveyed within 24 hours to the Kings County Sheriff's Department for CLETS (727); the Court Policies for Family Law - proof of payment for childcare paid to a friend or family member, additional child support generally divided one-half to each parent, no overtime considered for temporary spousal support, wage withholding and Child Support Registry forms within fifteen (15) days of a served support order, attorney fee orders under section 2030 to ensure access to legal representation, and no debts distributed at a temporary orders hearing (728); special proceeding petitions not brought to conclusion within five (5) years may be dismissed after an Order to Show Cause the court issues on its own motion and the clerk forwards by first class mail, and a new petition and fees to reinitiate a dismissed proceeding (729); and the duties of the Family Law Facilitator - mediating support issues, drafting stipulations, reviewing documents and preparing support schedules, assisting the clerk, preparing orders for self-represented parties, serving as a special master and participating in the Family Court Clinic (730)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 7, Family Court Rules, Part 1 continued (Attorney Fees to Custody Evaluation) (Rules 710 to 719)
Chapter 7, Part 1, Rules 710 to 719: Rule 710 repealed (710); attorney fees and costs awarded only on an Income and Expense Declaration with Item 15 fully and accurately completed, a separate declaration signed by the attorney describing services, time, hourly rate and anticipated fees for requests in excess of $2,500.00, and no Family Code section 271 fees without compliance with Local Rule 712 (711); counsel meeting and conferring in good faith before a contested hearing, except under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act or on the Kings County Department of Child Support Services calendar, documentary evidence exchanged at or before the meet and confer session and not used to surprise, an absent client on telephone standby, and failure bearing on attorney fees or a continuance (712); settlements resulting in stipulations with precedence on the calendar over contested matters (713); the matter removed from the calendar if the moving party is not present at the calendar call, with fees to an appearing responding party, and the matter continued, fees awarded or an order entered on the moving party's pleadings and testimony if the responding party fails to appear (714); findings and decisions in a Family Law Minute Order prepared, filed and served by the clerk, each party keeping the court informed of a current mailing address, Orders After Hearing prepared within the timing requirements of rule 5.125, with sanctions for failure, and orders signed only if text of the order appears on the signature page (715); temporary spousal support under the Kings County Superior Court Guidelines calculated by a certified software program (716); an Income and Expense Declaration on form FL-150 filed and served when child support, spousal support, attorney fees or payment of obligations is at issue, a current one or a declaration of no change when it is more than ninety (90) days old, with pay stubs for two (2) months or a year-to-date stub and W2 forms, or a profit and loss statement or Schedule C for two (2) years, and sanctions under Local Rules 103 and 700 for failure (717); parties referred to Family Court Services for immediate or formal Child Custody Recommending Counseling, a telephonic session for a parent residing more than 100 miles from Kings County, separate sessions where domestic violence is alleged, documents filed no less than five (5) days before and served, a missed appointment fee or sanctions for failing to cancel at least 24 hours before, no weapons, the counseling report filed no later than five (5) court days before the hearing and deemed admitted into evidence, confidential proceedings, children present only if ordered or requested, an orientation of thirty (30) minutes on the court's website and an intake form completed prior to participating, and no service of documents at Family Court Services (718); and custody evaluations under rule 5.220 only when the court determines them necessary, by a qualified professional from three nominated by the parties without a stipulation, no ex parte contact with the evaluator, the court stating the report's due date and allocating fees and costs, the confidential report filed with form FL-328 as its first page at least ten (10) days before the hearing, not discussed with the child or put to use outside the custody proceeding, and a Family Code section 3110 investigation only on a judicial officer's written order (719)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 7, Family Court Rules, Part 1 (General Rules) (Rules 700 to 709)
Chapter 7, Family Court Rules, Part 1 (General Rules): attorney fees and costs under Family Code section 271 or the sanctions of Local Rule 103 for failure to comply with the rules (700); matters set under Local Rule 301, dropped, continued or sanctioned for failure to be in the courtroom on time, and no matter calendared on the Family Law and Motion Calendar when both sides are represented by counsel without first calling opposing counsel to clear a hearing date (701); no more than ten (10) typewritten, double-spaced pages of declarations without prior approval under rule 5.111, fifty (50) pages of exhibits per declaration and five (5) pages for a reply or closing declaration (702(A)); medical, psychological, educational, mediation, probation and civil investigation reports and financial and real property records deemed business records without foundation unless a genuine objection is made, and legible, tumbled photocopies of Judicial Council forms (702(B) and 702(C)); no matter taken off calendar after service without notice to the responding party, who must agree where it has requested affirmative relief (703); continuances under Local Rule 304, an Order to Show Cause continued only by a Stipulation and Order or an Application and Order for Reissuance on form FL-306, and contempt orders to show cause and judgment debtor examinations not reissued and, after service, not continued without a court appearance (704); a matter that will take more than twenty (20) minutes may be continued to accommodate the calendar (705); a Case Management Conference set not more than one (1) year after the petition, a Case Management Conference Statement filed and served no less than seven (7) days before, and the parties or counsel present and prepared to address discovery, disclosure, experts, settlement and trial dates (706); ex parte and emergency requests under rules 3.1200 through 3.1207 on a declaration showing irreparable harm or immediate danger, assigned to a Court Commissioner unless a written objection is timely submitted (707); a Declaration Regarding Notice and Service of Request, the fee or a fee waiver and two (2) copies, notice by 10:00 a.m. on the preceding court date, applications and any opposition submitted by 10:00 a.m. on the noticed date, a response on mandatory form FL-320, decisions in most circumstances without a hearing, and the moving party serving the filed order (707(B)); temporary custody orders only on a declaration stating the date of separation, prior orders, the parent the child resides with and specific facts of danger, with an accompanying order restricting all parties from removing the child from California (707(C)); short notice orders for exclusive use of a vehicle only on a declaration, and for payment of obligations only with financial facts and an Income and Expense Declaration, copies conformed to modified orders, and set-aside requests under the same procedures (707(D) to 707(G)); Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders under Family Code section 2040, in dissolution, annulment and legal separation actions, against removing a minor child from the state, changing insurance or disposing of property, each party notifying the other of extraordinary expenditures at least five (5) days before, and in Uniform Parentage or Petition for Custody and Support matters against removing a child from the state (708); and the court clerk authorized to issue family law Orders to Show Cause without temporary orders or an Order Shortening Time and to set the hearing date (709)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Rules (Rules 600 to 623)
Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Rules: the rules apply to Juvenile Court proceedings, not juvenile traffic hearings (600); standing orders of the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court (601); each party and attorney to attend each scheduled hearing unless excused (602); motions under Code of Civil Procedure sections 1010 et seq. and the California Rules of Court, notice reduced to five (5) court days, oppositions filed and served two (2) court days before the hearing, the date reserved with the calendar clerk, and papers that do not comply not considered unless good cause is shown (603); ex parte applications to the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court or a designee, served whenever possible on all counsel, CASA, the social worker and parents without counsel, notice excused where it would frustrate the order and cause irreparable injury or is not possible (604); reciprocal discovery under rule 5.546, witness lists for contested hearings and expert reports at least five (5) court days before the hearing, formal discovery only on noticed motion after informal means are exhausted, and Penal Code sections 1054 through 1054.8 in delinquency proceedings (605); no interview of the minor about the allegations without the minor's attorney's permission or a court order, and no examination without court approval on noticed motion (606); counsel minimizing interviews of a minor in alleged child abuse, first reviewing the interviews taken and reports made (607); an attorney of the Minors Advocate Office of CPS as the minor's guardian ad litem until a CASA program is established (608); a guardian ad litem for an incompetent parent under the Penal Code section 1367 test (609); the guardian ad litem given a party's notice, access to records and right to appear (610); a motion, in writing or orally, challenging the legal sufficiency of a dependency petition as early as possible (611); citations, warrants and subpoenas under rule 5.526, warrant bail normally not less than $5,000 (612); settlement encouraged, the parties meeting at least one-half hour before a Jurisdiction/Disposition hearing (613); dependency counsel meeting Rule 5.660(d), court appointed attorneys with eight (8) hours of training or six (6) months experience, eight (8) hours of continuing education every three (3) years and an annual Certificate of Competency (614); delinquency counsel meeting Rule 5.664, appointed counsel completing form JV-700 annually (615); written complaints about appointed counsel lodged in a sealed envelope and reviewed within ten (10) days, and on a prima facie case an informal response or a hearing not open to the public on at least five (5) days notice, all confidential (616); notice to the court, orally or by declaration, of a minor's right or interest to be protected in another forum (617); confidential juvenile records disclosed under rule 5.552, Welfare and Institutions Code sections 825 through 830.1 and the court's December 12, 2013 written policy (618); transcripts at court expense on demonstrating legal necessity and financial assistance or income within the criteria of form FW-001-INFO (619); CASA volunteers, sworn officers of the court appointed in dependency proceedings or after wardship, with access to case files, notice of all proceedings, service of all documents filed, and their reports submitted at least ten (10) court days prior to the hearing (620); all-purpose judicial assignments by standing order in juvenile cases (621); the Juvenile Competency Protocol effective July 1, 2021 (622); and remote appearances at non-contested dependency hearings after disposition orders, contested hearings in person, a location free of distractions, and no photographs, recording or broadcasting (623)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 5, Criminal Rules, Parts 2 to 6 (Felony Cases and Misdemeanor Cases Joined or Consolidated with a Felony for Trial, Misdemeanor Cases, Infractions, Petitions for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Capital Cases) (Rules 520 to 590)
Chapter 5, Parts 2 to 6: an early disposition hearing on a waiver of time at the initial felony arraignment, cases held to answer certified to a designated department for arraignment, and on a guilty or nolo contendere plea the case referred to the Probation Office for a pre-sentence report (520); defense counsel appearing fifteen (15) minutes before calendar call to confer with the clerk on tentative dates, and mandatory settlement conference, trial readiness, trial confirmation and trial dates (521); the presence of the defendant and trial counsel with full authority at each mandatory appearance, telephone appearances by prior approval in exceptional circumstances (522); a felony settlement conference at which counsel are prepared to negotiate a disposition except where prohibited by Penal Code section 1192.7 or other statute (523); a trial readiness hearing between one (1) and fourteen (14) days before trial, by which non in limine pre-trial motions are heard, witnesses subpoenaed and counsel prepared (524); at the trial confirmation hearing, any transcript of a sound recording served on opposing counsel, and counsel prepared to inform the court of motions in limine, trial length, witness and interpreter needs and causes of delay (525); pre-trial motions noticed at the post preliminary examination arraignment and heard no later than the trial readiness hearing, sanctions for unreasonably delaying a motion, written motions with points and authorities and proof of service, the hearing date and time estimate and the attorney's state bar number, points and authorities or affidavits of no more than ten (10) pages without prior leave, and section 995 and 1538.5 motions stating the claimed deficiencies with particularity or listing the evidence, theories and authorities (526); letters of reference submitted to the probation officer, not the court, no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after conviction, no more than five (5) attached to the probation report, and the report's Summary of Offense the operative facts absent a notice of intention to dispute them (527); misdemeanor pre-trial, motion, trial readiness and trial confirmation hearings set at arraignment, the trial confirmation hearing normally one (1) or two (2) court days before trial (530 to 533); misdemeanor section 1538.5 motions listing the evidence, theories and authorities (534); all-purpose assignment of criminal cases under the court's Standing Order (535); appointed counsel on a misdemeanor appeal for a defendant appointed counsel in the trial court, unless privately retained counsel files the Notice of Appeal, and no right to self-representation (536); for infractions only, a guilty or no contest plea and fine by mail, automated telephone system or at the front window, or a court trial in person, on the notice to appear under Vehicle Code section 40901 or by written declaration under Vehicle Code section 40902, and in traffic cases motions filed and served not less than ten (10) court days before the hearing with proposed orders, on hearing dates cleared with the court clerk (540); a request for court trial received on or before the date on the citation, at the Traffic Window or by first class mail, and a Counter Arraignment for Contested Infraction with bail received not less than fifteen (15) days before trial (541); trial by written declaration under Rule 4.210 on Forms TR-205 and TR-200, which a defendant who fails to appear, post bail, request an extension or pay by the date on the notice to appear may be deemed to have elected under Vehicle Code section 40903 (542); clerk ability to pay determinations under Government Code §68645.3(e) for litigants receiving public benefits or with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, judicial review of a denied reduction, and requests for a payment plan, more time or community service (543); habeas corpus petitions on a fully completed form HC-001, petitions failing rule 4.551 returned without filing, expedited review only by written motion demonstrating good cause, and motions for additional time filed and served at least twenty (20) days before the deadline, any opposition at least ten (10) days before it (580); and Penal Code §987.9 funding requests in capital cases directed to the assigned 987.9 funding judge, reimbursement requests presented as Local Rule 502 describes (590)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 5, Criminal Rules, Part 1 (Rules Applicable to All Criminal Proceedings) (Rules 500 to 514)
Chapter 5, Part 1: appointment of contract counsel for indigent defendants or, if no such counsel is available, of counsel from the court's appointment list (500); a standing order for reciprocal discovery under Penal Code sections 1054 through 1054.7, an informal request of opposing counsel under section 1054.5(b), in writing, before a discovery motion, which may be denied without one, and remedies and sanctions under section 1054.5 (501); expert and investigative fees for indigent defendants not normally paid without a prior court order, which may issue ex parte and be kept confidential, a copy of the order attached to each claim form disclosing the fees previously requested (502); counsel responsible for having witnesses available and arranging interpreters for them before trial, no trial delayed for incorrect scheduling of witnesses unless counsel can show due diligence, and a certified typed transcription of any sound recording to be offered, prepared at the proponent's expense with copies for each juror and alternate juror, the judicial officer, each opposing party and counsel, the court reporter and the clerk (503); motions for modification of sentence or probation in writing to the sentencing judge, with notice to the District Attorney and a copy to the Probation Office at least fifteen (15) days before the hearing (504); motions decided before trial renewed only on new facts or law that could not with due diligence have been known, with a supporting declaration (505); a verbatim record of misdemeanor or infraction proceedings, not generally required, on a written request and deposits to the clerk at least five (5) days before the hearing, at the requesting party's entire cost (506); no negotiated plea agreement accepted after the final trial readiness hearing absent exceptional circumstances (507); jury instructions prepared under rules 2.1055 and 2.1058, CALCRIM blanks typed in, and proposed instructions submitted to the trial judge on the first day of trial or an earlier date set (508(A) to 508(D)); at the trial readiness hearing, witness lists, proposed instructions, verdict forms from the prosecuting attorneys, motions in limine with proof of service and any joint statement for written jury questionnaires, and opposition to a motion in limine filed and served not less than five (5) court days before trial confirmation (508(E) to 508(G)); petitions for relief under Penal Code section 1170.18 and Health & Safety Code section 11361.8 on the court's optional forms, whose use is preferred, served on the Kings County District Attorney's Office, which has thirty (30) days to respond, letters or notes may not be considered, and hearings set by the court clerk (509); a courtesy copy of each law and motion filing delivered to the courtroom clerk of the assigned Department during an open session (510); requests for dismissal under Vehicle Code section 41500 including a verified statement or official document confirming the date of the defendant's commitment (511); the respondent to a Pitchess motion to submit copies of all records produced for in camera inspection on a digital storage device by the time set for the in camera proceedings, the notice of motion referencing this requirement (512); circumstances in aggravation that may be bifurcated from trial consistent with Penal Code §1170(b)(2), the Defendant to inform the People and the court on or before trial readiness whether bifurcation is requested, disputes submitted as motions in limine, and a separate verdict form prepared by the People (513); and the District Attorney or Attorney General, when it files a criminal complaint, information or indictment in a case in which a search warrant was previously executed, to notify the Court of the warrant number and date signed so it is placed in the criminal file (514)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 4, Miscellaneous Civil Rules (Rules 400 to 409)
Chapter 4: civil and small claims parties arranging and paying for their own interpreters, except as provided by law or ordered (400); attorney's fees in default cases fixed in accordance with the court's Attorney Fee Schedule, Appendix A (401); parcel numbers or symbols identifying each parcel in eminent domain cases involving more than one parcel (402); small claims cases disposed of 90% within seventy-five (75) days and 100% within ninety-five (95) days after filing, a continuance of up to thirty (30) days for service on good cause, after which the case may be dismissed or judgment rendered for the defense if proof of service is not filed, continuance requests in writing and served, and untimely notices of appeal not accepted unless a writ of mandate has been issued (403(A) to 403(D)); an incarcerated party appearing by declaration filed at least five (5) court days before the hearing or by a representative serving without compensation (403(E)); unlawful detainer cases disposed of 90% within thirty (30) days and 100% within forty-five (45) days after filing, and service on all named defendants with proof of service, or an application for service by posting, filed within fifteen (15) days after the complaint is filed (404(A) and 404(B)); a status conference within forty-five (45) days, noticed by the plaintiff to all named defendants, with telephone appearances scheduled with the court's designated vendor or, where the responsive pleading deadline will not lapse by the conference, a plaintiff's declaration of good faith efforts filed at least five (5) court days before it (404(C)); a Request to Set Case for Trial (UD-150) filed within fifteen (15) days after the answer, a counter request within five (5) days, and an ex parte application under rule 3.1200 to continue a trial date which will cause it to exceed the 20-day deadline of section 1170.5(a) (404(D)); a dismissal hearing for failure to comply (404(E)); a physical description of the individual served in a proof of service on a fictitiously named defendant, a hearing to prove damages within six (6) months after a clerk's judgment for restitution, an undertaking for immediate possession of ten (10) times the monthly rental but not less than $2500.00, the street address and zip code in a judgment for possession, and the mailing address for notice in stipulations and settlement agreements (404(F) to 404(J)); applications for stay of execution directed first to the trial judge, a stay of up to 40 days in a limited civil case or 70 days in an unlimited case without the landlord's consent, Local Form UD-10 or a declaration with the same information served before filing, and any opposition filed and served not less than two (2) court days before a hearing (404(K)); the person compromising a minor's or incompetent adult's claim attending the hearing, fees determined under rule 7.955, contingency fees normally 25% before trial, one-third after trial has commenced and 40% after the appellant's opening brief, trusts complying with rule 7.903, and a new probate proceeding for a trust subject to Probate Code section 17200 (405); a background check and electronic fingerprint scan on petitions for a name change, Guardianship, Conservatorship or Stepparent Adoption, a Live Scan for minors fourteen (14) years of age or more whose names are to be changed, and the petitioner to pay the Live Scan provider's fee (406); the court's informational policies on inmate personal property claims - a preference for the Small Claims Division under $10,000.00, the full filing fee for writ petitions and civil complaints, and no appointment of counsel (407); default judgments on declarations under Code of Civil Procedure section 585(d) as the preferred procedure, submitted as a single packet under rule 3.1800, a hearing date reserved before filing where testimony will be offered, the packet filed at least ten (10) court days before it, and a mandatory evidentiary hearing in quiet title actions (408); and a judgment creditor adding post-judgment interest to a Writ of Execution or Application for Renewal of Judgment to file and serve a Memorandum of Costs After Judgment (form MC-012) with a declaration of the interest calculations (409)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 3, Civil Law and Motion, continued (Joining Motions of Other Parties, Motions in Limine, Rules for Civil Trial and Tentative Rulings) (Rules 310 to 313)
Chapter 3, continued: a party “joining” another party’s motion granted no relief unless it complies with all procedural requirements for motions, including the payment of filing fees (310); motions in limine and oppositions filed not less than five (5) court days before the date on which they will be considered, and lodged with the clerk, or they may be disregarded (311(A)); a meet and confer with motions exchanged not less than fifteen (15) court days before the hearing date, a stipulation and proposed order on agreed motions lodged not less than five (5) court days before, a binder with not more than three (3) pages of argument for and three (3) against each opposed motion, the documentary evidence in a single tabbed binder lodged at the filing window not less than five (5) court days before, and a proposed order for each motion with blank boxes (311(B)); a declaration of good cause where one party is unrepresented or opposing counsel refuses to comply (311(C)); in limited and unlimited civil trials, a meet and confer and, outside Economic Litigation, complex and CEQA cases, a Pretrial Conference or Motions in Limine Hearing addressing the length of trial, joint lists of witnesses, exhibits, jury instructions and voir dire questions, a joint statement of the case and a trial brief, with exhibits not marked there presented to the clerk at least two (2) court days before trial (312); a failure to comply with the rule may result in the trial date being vacated and rescheduled (312); jury selection by the “16-pack” method unless otherwise agreed (312); counsel’s responsibility to have witnesses available, at least four (4) Bates-stamped copies of all exhibits and a USB flash drive, one (1) document per exhibit, no exhibit published to the jury without a request, transcripts of recordings under rule 2.1040, non-read deposition portions redacted, and the offering party supplying any equipment necessary to present an exhibit (312); trial motions raised before jury selection after a meeting on an informal resolution, unless they could not reasonably have been anticipated, then heard if possible before the jury returns the next day at 8:30 a.m. (312); tentative rulings under rule 3.1308(a)(2) generally available by 4:00 p.m. the court day before the hearing on the court’s website or by calling (559) 582-1010, Ext 6002 (313(A)); no notice of intent to appear required, a non-appearance by all parties construed as a submission and the tentative ruling adopted as the order of the court, parties intending oral argument contacting opposing counsel the day before, and the hearing generally continued if only one party appears for oral argument (313(B)); and no tentative rulings posted for unlawful detainer cases, where appearances are required, under Code of Civil Procedure § 1161.2 (313(C))
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 3, Civil Law and Motion (Rules 300 to 308)
Chapter 3: the chapter applicable to all non-criminal and non-family law cases (300); a hearing date and time reserved with the clerk before the filing of any law and motion matter, and motions received without prior reservation set at the court’s convenience (301); a failure to timely file proof of service under rule 3.1300 may result in the matter being dropped from calendar or continued and sanctions, the rule not applying to ex parte matters (302); a law and motion matter taken off calendar on written notice to all parties, the clerk and the assigned judge at least five (5) court days before the hearing or by stipulation on written notice, and within five (5) court days of the hearing only with the assigned judge’s permission (303); a continuance by stipulation or motion setting forth good cause at least five (5) court days before the hearing, with proof of notification to all parties (304); telephonic appearances for a fee with the assigned court’s prior approval, by Court Call, a private vendor whose use is dependent upon the assigned judicial officer’s policies and preferences (305(A)); civil litigants in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation appearing at all pre-trial hearings by telephone on the clerk’s order for telephonic appearance, whose hearing date takes precedence (305(B)); the prevailing party to prepare, serve and file the proposed order under rule 3.1312, copies submitted to efile@kings.courts.ca.gov, and signed orders returned only to the submitting party, who serves the executed order on all other parties by Notice of Entry of Judgment or Order (CIV-130) (306); proof of publication filed at least five (5) court days before the hearing where publication is a prerequisite, a failure to comply may result in removal from calendar, a continuance and sanctions (307); a verified writ petition served on the respondent and real party in interest, in the same manner as summons and complaint, before it is filed, no action other than summary denial taken without that service, and service on a board or commission made upon its presiding officer, secretary or a majority of its members (308(A) to 308(C)); the hearing on the petition (the trial) set by noticed motion, the preferred procedure, and an alternative writ issued only on an application served at least five (5) days before the ex parte hearing, absent good cause or waiver, served as a summons, with a briefing schedule set when it is issued (308(D) and 308(E)); and no writ of mandate granted by default, evidence in administrative mandate proceedings confined to the administrative record, the parties’ position on the scope of review stated in their memoranda, and defective petitions subject to summary denial (308(F) to 308(I))
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 2, Administration of Civil Cases (Rules 200 to 210)
Chapter 2: the chapter applying to all general civil cases as defined in Rule 102 (200); the case disposition time standards of sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration and the Economic Litigation Act (201); all named defendants served, and the summons and proof of service filed, within sixty (60) days from the date the complaint is filed, the Notice of Judicial Assignment served with the Complaint and Summons (202(A)); extensions of time for service or a proof of service on good cause by noticed motion or ex parte application filed before the initial period expires, a motion under Code of Civil Procedure section 583.240 with the earliest date service may reasonably be achieved, and good cause in personal injury cases where settlement negotiations with the defendant’s insurance carrier are in progress (202(B) to 202(D)); an uninsured motorist case designated on the plaintiff’s application or declaration and placed on a review calendar, the plaintiff need not comply with Rule 202, a certificate of progress filed every ninety (90) days and a hearing the court may require if the claim is not resolved within one (1) year (203); every pending case calendared for a future event (204); a Notice of Case Management Conference for a date no less than 120 days after the complaint is filed, served with the summons and complaint, notice served on new cross-defendants and defendants, and proof of service filed within sixty (60) days (205(A) to 205(D)); all parties appearing at the conference, cases at issue set for trial, mandatory settlement conference and trial readiness hearing, parties asked to dismiss DOE defendants at trial setting, orders including discovery deadlines and sanctions, the conference off calendar only if the case is disposed of or has a trial date, and sanctions for failure to timely file and serve a Case Management Statement (205(E) to 205(H)); complex general civil cases exempt from the policy to dispose of general civil cases within twenty-four (24) months, under a regular monitoring program (206); a mandatory settlement conference set at least fifteen (15) calendar days before trial, all parties, representatives and insurance carriers with full authority to settle personally present, inmates of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation appearing by telephone, and remote video appearances only by order (207(A) to 207(E)); the conference conducted by the assigned judicial officer, any objection filed and served within fifteen (15) days after service of the Notice of Trial, or waived, a further conference with costs and attorney fees for non-adherence, and notification of any settlement under rule 3.1385 (207(F) to 207(I)); deadlines modified only by written court order, continuances on good cause by noticed motion or ex parte application, and trial dates vacated or continued only on a duly noticed motion under rules 3.1332 and 3.1335 (208); mediation before the mandatory settlement conference for represented parties who estimate a trial of five (5) days or longer, a continuance for failure to comply not reopening discovery (209); and the Kings County Superior Court Civil Mediation Program at no additional cost for demands not exceeding $500,000, in person and completed before the Mandatory Settlement Conference, with the forms in its Information Packet, a pre-mediation conference, and possible sanctions for failure to appear without forty-eight (48) hours’ notice or for appearing with different counsel without five (5) days’ notice (210)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 1, General and Administrative Rules, continued (Submission of Documents for Filing, Proposed Orders, Copies, Court Reporters, Appellate Division Records, Fee-Exempt Government Entities and Judicial Vacation) (Rules 126 to 133)
Chapter 1, continued: documents for filing submitted via the Clerk’s Office or the court’s electronic filing system, not to courtroom clerks or judicial officers, except as a judicial officer orders (126(A) and 126(B)); conventionally filed documents complying with rule 2.100 et seq. and in a condition to be scanned (no light-colored pencil writings, physical objects or excessively folded or creased pages), each exhibit separated by a designation page in type not smaller than 12 points, pages numbered sequentially, no exhibit stamps or tabs, an index when more than one exhibit is attached, and documents failing to comply may be delayed in entry or not considered (126(C) and 126(D)); no document amended by interlineation, changes made by an amended pleading or document unless specifically allowed by a judicial officer (127); proposed orders submitted as stand-alone documents (not Judicial Council Forms), orders signed only with some of their text on the signature page, and proposed orders after an opposed civil motion complying with rule 3.1312 and Local Rule 306 (128); non-confidential public records viewed and copied on request, mailed requests with the document’s title and the case’s number and name, a self-addressed envelope with postage and payment, no facsimile requests from private individuals, and files stamped "Confidential" not viewed without a court order (129(A) to 129(D)); copies at 50¢ per page one-sided and $1.00 per page two-sided, $40.00 per certified document, $15.00 for a certified final judgment for dissolution of marriage, and fifteen dollars ($15) for a search requiring more than ten minutes (129(E) and 129(F)); official court reporters normally provided in felony criminal, juvenile and mental health cases but not in civil, appellate, family law, probate, misdemeanor or infraction cases, and limited civil, misdemeanor and infraction proceedings may be electronically recorded under Government Code section 69957 (130(A) to 130(E)); for other proceedings, an official court reporter requested by contacting the Clerk’s Office and filing the request ten (10) calendar days before the proceeding or as soon as practicable, or a privately retained certified shorthand reporter by stipulation, its fee the responsibility of the arranging party (130); a party with a fee waiver requesting an official court reporter on form FW-020 under rule 2.956(c)(2), with a Request to Waive Court Fees (form FW-001 or FW-001-GC) if no fee waiver has been granted, and copies of electronic recordings requested from the Clerk’s Office (130); the Appellate Division’s record on appeal provided by email, paper copies on written request and for incarcerated persons (131); a party exempt from filing fees under Government Code section 6103 indicating it, and which parties are exempt, in the upper right-hand corner of the first page above the case caption (132); and a day of judicial vacation as one business day of approved absence (133)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Chapter 1, General and Administrative Rules (Rules 100 to 124)
Chapter 1: the rules cited as the Kings County Local Rules of Court (100); rules governing all proceedings, compatible with California statutes and the California Rules of Court (101); definitions, among them a day as a calendar day and a meet and confer not satisfied only by an exchange of letters (102); sanctions, including expenses, counsel fees and dismissal, for a failure to comply without good cause (103); no one appearing in court, in person or by video, barefoot, shirtless, in a tank top or sunglasses, no gang-affiliated clothing or property in the courthouse (contempt under Penal Code section 166), and business attire for attorneys (104(A)); hands in plain sight, a search of all persons entering the court and no weapons except those of judicial officers and peace officers (104(B) and 104(C)); for remote video appearances, microphones on mute until the case is called, no disruptive behavior and a location affording privacy, failure to comply may result in revocation of authorization (104(D)); counsel courteous and respectful, an attorney appearing for another prepared and with authority, and no representation accepted without sufficient time to prepare (105); checks or money orders for fees, fines and bail drawn on a United States institution, in the exact amount and made out to the Clerk of the Kings County Superior Court, no two-party or post-dated checks (106); no papers, exhibits or evidence taken from the clerk’s office without a court order or subpoena duces tecum, and originals filed after November 4, 2014 destroyed after entry into the electronic case management system (107); no dangerous exhibit (explosives, flammable liquids, drugs, blood or tissue samples), a photographic record substituted, and civil exhibits retrieved after trial and preserved by the offering party until final disposition (108); a certified typed transcription of any sound recording offered as an exhibit, prepared before the trial or hearing, with copies for the jurors, judge, opposing parties and counsel, clerk and court reporter (109); a party requesting judicial notice of documents in other case files notifying the clerk, when filing the motion, of each file’s name and case number, and Department 4 family law matters governed by Local Rule 730 (110); documents filed the day received if before 4:00 p.m., documents for a next day appearance by 3:00 p.m. the day before, and in-custody criminal filings approaching a 48-hour deadline by 1:00 p.m. (11:00 a.m. for Friday hearings) (111); no fax filing (112); each exhibit separated by a designation page in type not smaller than 12 points, pages numbered sequentially, no exhibit stamps or tabs, and an index when more than one exhibit is attached (113); a commissioner acting as a temporary judge only by stipulation, deemed given by a failure to object before the proceeding begins, parties advised to file and serve objections at least five (5) court days before (114); ex parte documents filed at least two (2) court days before the hearing and the declaration of notice by 10:00 am the court day before, family law ex parte requests under Local Rule 707 (115); the Media Plan for High Profile Cases for media personnel (116); electronic devices off and stored in the courtroom, no photographing, recording or broadcasting in court except under rule 1.150 or by judicial order, and devices confiscated for violations (117); handwriting in black or blue-black ink, and the court’s preference for signatures in blue ink (118); notices of unavailability of counsel not binding on the court, parties appearing on all noticed dates (119); the original trial court file as the record in limited civil, misdemeanor and infraction appeals to the appellate division (120); complaints about subordinate judicial officers and temporary judges submitted in writing to the SJO/Pro Tem Program, 1640 Kings County Drive, Hanford, California 93230 (121); a failure to file a mandatory local form may result in delay, sanctions or dismissal (122); medical examiners and mental health experts appointed in rotation from the court’s approved list, which the Presiding Judge determines on each applicant’s Medical Provider/Expert Certification (123); and the name (with any DBA), Legal Document Assistant number, address and telephone number of a third-party preparer stated in the caption area of each pleading it prepares (124)
Kings County Superior Court Local Rules of Court (July 1, 2026) — Appendix A, Attorney Fee Schedule
Appendix A, Attorney Fee Schedule: a schedule the court may consider, but is not bound by, in default cases in which attorney's fees are awardable - 25% of a demand of $0 - $1,000, 15% of the amount in excess of $1,000 plus $250 for $1,001 - $7,500, 10% of the amount in excess of $7,500 plus $1,225 for $7,501 - $15,000, 4% of the amount in excess of $15,000 plus $1,975 for $15,001 - $25,000, and 2% of the amount in excess of $25,000 plus $2,275 over $25,000 (Heading)
Kings County Superior Court — Standing Order Misc. No. 2026-18: Reassignment of Cases Involving Disqualifications and Recusals and Non-Stipulation to Commissioners
The order (Misc. No. 2026 - 18; dated May 1, 2026 and, as to cases in which Judge Kathy Ciuffini is disqualified, May 4, 2026; filed May 4, 2026): cases wherein judges are recused or disqualified re-assigned pursuant to the order unless otherwise ordered by the court - a table by judge disqualified or recused, type of case, and where the case goes. Judge Jennifer L. Giuliani [Department 1], civil limited, civil unlimited and civil minors compromise cases, to Judge Robert S. Burns [Department 2], then by rotation [D6], [D10], [D5], and Judge Burns's to Judge Giuliani, then by rotation [D6], [D10], [D5]; Commissioner Mark Skinner [Department 3], family support, restraining orders and traffic, to Judge Kendra D. Weber [Department 4], then by rotation [D5], [D10], and Judge Weber's family law cases to Commissioner Skinner, then by rotation [D5], [D10]; Judge Ismael E. Rodriguez [Department 5], criminal misdemeanors, felony and writ petitions, to Judge Marianne C. Gilbert [Department 6], then by rotation [D9], [D7], [D10]; Judge Gilbert, probate, guardianships, conservatorships, probate minor’s compromise, civil UD, commercial residential and residential foreclosure, and prison cases - civil to Judge Rodriguez, then by rotation [D1], [D2], and prison to Judge Rodriguez, then by rotation [D7], [D8], [D10]; Judge Melissa R. D’Morias [Department 7], criminal felony, Care Court and writ petitions, to Judge Kathy Ciuffini [Department 8], then by rotation [D5], [D10], and Judge Ciuffini's criminal felony and writ petitions to Judge D’Morias, then by rotation [D5], [D10]; Judge Risé A. Donlon [Department 9], juvenile delinquency, juvenile dependency and adoptions - delinquency to Judge Jim A. Trevino [D10], then Judge D’Morias [D7], and dependency to Judge Trevino [D10], then Giuliani [D1]; Judge Trevino [Department 10], criminal felony, conflict 602s and 300s, Collaborative Treatment Justice Court and writ petitions, to Judge Donlon [Department 9], then by rotation [D5], [D7]; and a situation not specifically covered by the order determined at the discretion of the Presiding Judge.
Kings County Superior Court — Juvenile Competency Protocol (Effective July 1, 2021)
The protocol implementing Welfare & Institutions Code § 709 for the Juvenile Division when a doubt arises as to a minor's competency in a delinquency case, supplementing California Rule of Court 5.645 and Local Rule 622 (if a conflict arises, the law controls): where substantial evidence exists that a minor may be incompetent the court may consider informal resolution (dismissal under Welf. & Inst. Code § 782, evaluation under § 705 and Penal Code § 4011.6, services, and progress review hearings with the consent of the parties); counsel for the minor or the court may express a doubt, proceedings shall be suspended on substantial evidence raising a doubt, and unless the parties stipulate or submit on the minor's lack of competency the court shall appoint an expert; an expert the prosecuting attorney or the minor retains is at that party's cost and disclosed at least five (5) court days prior to the hearing, and a District Attorney expert needs a juvenile court order to evaluate the minor; the appointed expert follows the Checklist for Juvenile Competency Evaluations in the minor's preferred language or with a certified interpreter, has at least fifteen (15) court days to complete the evaluation, and reports in writing to the court at least two (2) court days before the hearing and to minor's counsel, the probation department, and the prosecution; on receipt the parties may stipulate, submit or contest, and a minor the expert opines is developmentally disabled is referred by probation to the Central Valley Regional Center; the competency hearing is set within fifteen (15) court days of receipt for a minor in custody (good cause may extend it briefly) and within forty-five (45) days out of custody; the minor is presumed competent and the party asserting incompetency bears the burden, a minor under the age of 14 first receiving a capacity determination under Penal Code § 26; the minor's statements to an evaluator may not be used in the petitioner's case-in-chief, and the court states an express finding on the record; a competent minor's proceedings are reinstated, a petition with only misdemeanor offenses is dismissed, and on a felony petition all offenses remain suspended while the minor is referred to services in the least restrictive environment consistent with public safety, a probation officer initiating them through Central Valley Regional Center or Kings County Behavioral Health Services (a regional center evaluation within 120 days for a minor not yet its patient); remediation services are reviewed at least every thirty (30) days in custody and every forty-five (45) days out of custody, the § 709(h)(5) factors weighed whenever confinement over six months is considered, and within six months of the initial finding of incompetency an evidentiary hearing leads to reinstatement, return to the program (the total remediation period not to exceed one year) or dismissal of the petition, with persons and agencies invited to the dismissal hearing.
Kings County Superior Court — Traffic
Payments online (citations issued to a person under 18 not payable online); MyCitations for a reduction based on the ability to pay, a payment plan, more time to pay or community service on eligible infractions (not misdemeanor or felony fines; not to contest a citation, attend traffic school or get a dismissal or reduction with proof of correction); mandatory appearances at a Traffic Arraignment - all citations issued to a person under 18, 22348(b)VC (100mph or greater), 23140(a)VC, or a formal complaint filed by the District Attorney - and a scheduled Traffic Arraignment attended even after paying online; one (1) 60-day extension of the due date approved by the clerk at no cost, requested in person or by telephone; proof of correction signed by an authorized representative and submitted with a $25.00 Proof of Correction Fee per correctable violation by the due date (VC40610), proof of registration printed from the DMV, the VC16028(a) insurance proof; traffic school - the eligibility conditions (no traffic school for a citation within the last 18 months, a moving violation, no more than one point under VC 12810 or one and one-half points under VC 12810.5(b)(2), no alcohol or drug offense, not VC 22406.5 or 21655.5, not a speeding violation over 100 miles per hour or 26 miles or more over the limit, a failure to appear or civil assessment resolved first), a non-refundable $69.00 Traffic School Administration Fee added to the bail, proof of completion received within 90 days of the request, no extension of time once requested; contesting a citation - a Traffic Arraignment requested before the due date (a Promise to Appear), a Traffic Trial set by the clerk on the Counter Arraignment form with the full bail posted, or a Trial by Written Declaration (Form TR-205, mandatory, requested before the due date with the bail forfeiture amount paid at filing; a Trial De Novo on Form TR-220 by the deadline in the written decision); no credit or debit payments through the website for a Traffic Trial or a Trial by Written Declaration; no walk-in calendar, all cases set for hearing by the clerk; requests for continuance of a Traffic Trial filed at least 10 Court days prior to the hearing; an appeal filed within 30 days of the decision; payment plans with 25% of the Total Amount Due deposited; a Failure to Appear notice answered within 20 days, or conviction, referral to collections and a report to the DMV; the Child Passenger Safety Program requested in person before the Appear by Date; the Traffic Clerk at (559) 582-1010, ext. 6100, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Kings County Superior Court — Small Claims
Attorneys not permitted to represent plaintiffs or defendants (allowed in small claims appeals); the page's limits - damages of $10,000 or less, a plaintiff limited to two small claims filings over $2,500 per year; jurisdiction where the action occurred in Kings County or the defendant's principal place of business or residence is in Kings County; the filing fees - $30 for a claim of $1,500 or less, $50 for more than $1,500 up to $5,000, $75 for more than $5,000 up to $10,000 (natural persons only), $100 for a person who has filed more than 12 small claims in California within the previous 12 months; the original and at least 2 copies of a filing, a self-addressed stamped envelope for filings by mail, all documents assembled and stapled in the upper left hand corner; service by the clerk by certified mail at $15.00 per defendant, or personal or substituted service by a non-party at least 18 years old, never by the plaintiff; the proof of service (Judicial Council Form SC-104) filed five (5) days prior to the hearing date - without it the matter may be continued or automatically dropped from the calendar, and the plaintiff must request that it be reset; service at least 15 days before the trial date on a defendant in the county and 20 days outside it, 10 additional days for substituted service or certified mail; subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum issued by the clerk; the small claims advisor at (559) 852-4430.
Kings County Superior Court — Online Case Filing
Electronic filing mandatory as of July 1, 2021 for all civil case types (Unlimited, Limited, Small Claims, Probate and Guardianship, Family Law, Family Support, Adoption and Mental Health), self-represented parties exempt under California Rules of Court, rule 2.253(b)(2) but encouraged to file electronically; under CCP 1010.6, a document served electronically between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59:59 p.m. on a court day deemed served that day, on a non-court day the next court day; submissions complying with California Rules of Court 2.250-2.261; documents required by law to be kept confidential designated "confidential" in the security field of the filing details prompt, and identifiers excluded or redacted under rule 1.201, the filer's sole responsibility; filings not accepted at this time - in Family Law, Defaults, Judgment, Notice of Judgment, Surrogacy Actions, Termination of Parental Rights; in Probate, Wills, Codicils, Bonds; effective September 1, 2024, no Court Reporter Fee assessed, the services of a Court Reporter no longer guaranteed for Unlimited Civil, Limited Civil, Family Law, Probate, and Electronic Recording for Limited Civil, Misdemeanor and Infraction case types under GC69957 (Local Rule 130); a Court Reporter, Complex Case, Ex-Parte or First Appearance fee paid through eFile with its notice form; an e-filing service provider chosen from the court's list of approved EFSP; questions to the Civil, Family Law or Probate Department.
Kings County Superior Court — Juvenile
The delinquency cases the Juvenile Divisions handle (Welfare and Institutions Code section 602) and dependency cases (section 300); Transfer In Hearings, as required by California Rules of Court, rule 5.610(f)(2) - the Juvenile Court Clerk's office at (559) 582-1010 x6102 or x6155, 1640 Kings County Drive, Hanford, CA 93230; Juvenile Delinquency Cases, Department 9, Monday through Wednesday and Friday, at 8:15am (excluding holidays); Juvenile Dependency Cases, Department 9, Monday through Friday, at 8:15am (excluding holidays); juvenile hearings and records confidential (Welfare and Institutions Code sections 676 and 827, rule 5.552) - an appointment with the clerk's office to view a file or request copies, valid photo identification required, no information given over the phone or by mail, no charge for copies to authorized persons, others by a JV-570 Petition for Disclosure of Juvenile Case File; sealing under sections 786 and 781; restitution, and the Juvenile Dependency Counsel Collections Program (section 903.47); the dress code - shorts, tank tops, halter tops or bare midriffs, mini-skirts, hats, bare feet, clothing with emblems that condone illegal or inappropriate activity and gang-related clothing not permitted, no chewing gum in the courtroom; all persons entering a court facility subject to search, no camera or other recording devices; a parent or legal guardian must appear with a child at delinquency court hearings.
Kings County Superior Court — Email Delivery of Civil Documents
Starting July 1, 2025, parties may receive notices by email instead of regular mail in most Civil cases (Appeals, Family Law and Child Support, General Civil, Probate and Landlord-Tenant cases); for a party with an attorney, the court is mandated to send case documents to the email address the attorney identifies, with paper service until an email address is on file; a party without an attorney consents on Judicial Council form EFS-005 (Consent to Electronic Service and Notice of Electronic Service Address), gives notice of a changed address on form EFS-010 and withdraws consent on form EFS-006; the change affects how documents are received from the court, not how documents are filed.
Kings County Superior Court — Court Reporter Transcripts
A transcript of a proceeding or hearing ordered by an email to transcriptrequest@kings.courts.ca.gov with the name of the case, the case number, the date or dates of the proceeding or hearing and the name of the court reporter.
Kings County Superior Court — Court Executive Officer and Clerk of Courts Media Plan
Subject to modification by the Court at any time: Media representatives authorized by a Judicial Officer to enter a courtroom for coverage observe the directives in the written Orders on Media Request to Permit Coverage and bring questions to the Court Executive Officer (the plan lists the Judicial Council forms, the Media Request to Photograph, Record, or Broadcast, and the Order on Media Request to Permit Coverage); media vehicles park in areas designated by the Court Executive Officer, Kings County Sheriff's Office, or the local Police Department (illegally parked vehicles may be cited and towed); equipment shall not obstruct Courthouse entrances or exits, and lobby spaces are kept clear; media personnel keep identification badges ready for Sheriff Deputies and vacate the courtroom and Courthouse during lunch breaks as ordered or directed; courtrooms are cleared after each morning and afternoon session, not during breaks; personal recording devices, equipment and personnel, media pooling and sanctions follow California Rules of Court, Rule 1.150; approved equipment is used only in designated areas of a Courtroom, equipment is allowed outside the Courthouse in an area designated by the Executive Officer or the Sheriff's Department, with no live feed from the courtroom; interviews are conducted outside the Courthouse, except when it pertains to a Judicial Order barring communication, and never in courtrooms or Courthouse lobbies; and hard copies of Court documents cost a set fee per page, a duplicated case file perhaps reviewable in the Court's Executive Office.
Kings County Superior Court — Court Calls
With the prior approval of the court, counsel may appear telephonically only on Case Management Conferences, Civil Law and Motion and Probate hearings and certain Family Law matters with Judicial approval only, arranged through COURT CALL at (888) 882-6878, an independent provider which charges a fee, with the date and time of the appearance, the department number, the calendar type and the case; counsel requesting to appear by telephone pay the costs of any conference calls and any additional required court fee at the time the motion to appear by telephone is filed, the costs charged to the first counsel requesting; the court may limit the number of matters designated for telephonic oral argument on any day; counsel call the number designated by the court at least five minutes before the time scheduled for telephonic oral argument, the moving party placing the conference call when several requests in the same matter are granted; Readiness & Settlement Conferences and Trial Calls require personal appearances.