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Sacramento County, CA
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The family and probate remote appearance page: notice of remote appearance and opposition to remote proceedings at evidentiary hearings or trial; each family law and probate department's Zoom link, toll-free number and meeting ID; and step-by-step remote appearance instructions and etiquette.
The family court's table assigning family law cases to Departments 120 to 131 by the last two digits of the case number, with the domestic violence departments (125 and 127) assigned by the last digit.
Family Court Services' page on setting a custody or visitation hearing with Child Custody Recommending Counseling under Family Code section 3170: filing a Request for Order; what must be done at least five days before the appointment (the Family Law Case Participant Enrollment Form, the Parenting Plan Questionnaire (form ME-802), the Family Court Services Orientation Program within the last 12 months, and a Notice of Remote Appearance for Zoom); additional documents for the mediator from parties and attorneys and their service; child interviews; history of violence; the report after mediation; and missed appointments.
The juvenile court's remote appearance page: appearances by Zoom under the Remote Appearance Guidance, and the Zoom link, telephone number and meeting ID for each juvenile department (Departments 90 to 96).
The juvenile court's page on intercounty transfers: transfer-in hearings at the Juvenile Courthouse (juvenile justice and dependency matters Monday through Friday; nonminor dependent matters Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 92) with check-in at Juvenile Court Reception; and an overview of the SacJoaquin Valley/Foothills Intercounty Transfer Protocol (effective October 3, 2005; amended January 12, 2015), its participating counties and its documents.
The court's Media Access Policy: its purpose and goals; media contact information; access to records; requests to photograph, record or broadcast in the courtroom under California Rule of Court, Rule 1.150 (forms MC-500 and MC-510, filed at least five court days ahead unless good cause is shown); filming outside the courtroom; limits on crowding in corridors; responsibility for compliance and sanctions; and media inquiries.
The court's policy for official reporters pro tempore (Gov. Code § 68086; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 2.956): official reporters are available in felony criminal cases and juvenile matters, not in civil, family law and probate matters unless the requesting party has a fee waiver; the Court-Approved List; the Stipulation and Appointment of Official Reporter Pro Tempore (form CV/E-206) and the reporter's undertakings; one official record, payment, indigent litigants, transcripts and fees; and inclusion on, active status on and removal from the list.
The civil Presiding Judge's department page: the motions the Presiding Judge hears and when (motions Friday at 9:30 a.m.; long cause trial assignments Monday and Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.; short cause trials Thursday at 8:30 a.m.); filing instructions; remote appearances; oppositions and replies; ex parte motions; tentative rulings; long cause trial assignment, stipulations for pre-assignment and trial readiness notification; the assigned trial department and pretrial conference; and short cause trial assignment, appearances and witnesses.
The probate e-filing page: the steps of an e-filing through an electronic filing service provider; matching the case type and category; accurate data fields; filing each document as an individual PDF; one lead document per filing; electronic signatures conforming to CRC Rule 2.257 and CCP 1010.6; and the style guidelines of California Rules of Court, rules 2.100-2.118.
The probate division's assignment of probate referees by the last digit of the case number, with each referee's contact information.
The court's remote appearance guidance: downloading the Zoom application; signing in for a Zoom court appearance and waiting to be admitted; the telephone appearance alternative (not available for criminal, small claims, traffic and unlawful detainer cases); and the virtual court appearance etiquette guidelines.
The small claims remote appearance page: requesting and opposing remote appearance at evidentiary proceedings (trials) and the court's ruling; the small claims department's Zoom link and meeting ID; preparing for and appearing at a remote hearing; interpreter requests; submitting evidence and documents to the clerk's office; and mandatory mediation.
Family Court Services' procedure for having a mediator testify at trial or deposition: confirming availability, subpoenaing the mediator at least 10 calendar days in advance with a $275 deposit, the forms of payment, check-in at the courthouse, the records a mediator brings, depositions, and written requests for a refund of an unused deposit.
The unlawful detainer jury trial process under Local Rule 2.94.01: the mandatory settlement conference; trial assignment in Dept. 17A; notice of readiness no sooner than five court days before and no later than 4 p.m. on the Monday before the trial assignment date, with the information to be provided; the initial trial assignment appearance on Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m.; challenges under CCP 170.6; motions and courtesy copies of in limine motions; and witnesses on call.
The unlawful detainer remote appearance page: requesting and opposing remote appearance at evidentiary proceedings (trials); the unlawful detainer department's Zoom link and meeting ID; preparing for and appearing at a remote hearing; interpreter requests; submitting evidence and documents to the clerk's office; and mandatory mediation.
Department 13A's writ protocols (Hon. James P. Arguelles): writs and motions heard Fridays at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; calendaring; ex parte matters; two hard copies of all motion briefing delivered the same day it is e-filed; tentative rulings; remote appearances; alternative writs; temporary stays; lodging the administrative record 25 to 45 days before the hearing with a separate notice of lodging; continuances; and evidentiary objections.
Department 16B's writ protocols (Hon. Shelleyanne W.L. Chang): writs and motions heard Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.; calendaring; ex parte matters; two hard copies of all filings delivered the same day they are e-filed; tentative rulings; remote appearances; the meet-and-confer requirement; alternative writs; temporary stays; administrative records lodged directly with the department, not filed electronically; continuances; and evidentiary objections.
Department 3A's writ protocols (Hon. Jennifer K. Rockwell): writ petitions and motions heard Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on dates reserved with the clerk after meeting and conferring; ex parte matters; two hard copies of every e-filed motion or pleading delivered the same day and an e-mailed courtesy copy; CEQA first-pleading requirements; tentative rulings; remote appearances; the meet-and-confer requirement; alternative writs; lodging the administrative record 25 to 45 days before the hearing; continuances; temporary stays; and evidentiary objections.
Department 3B's writ protocols (Hon. Stephen Acquisto): writ petitions and motions heard Fridays at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on dates reserved by e-mail with the department after meeting and conferring; ex parte matters; two hard copies of all motion briefing delivered the same day it is filed; tentative rulings; remote appearances; the meet-and-confer requirement; alternative writs; lodging the administrative record 25 to 45 days before the hearing; continuances; temporary stays; and evidentiary objections.
The court's Writ of Mandate Guide, which Local Rule 2.26 requires writ litigants to obtain and follow: initiating a proceeding and service; courtesy copies; CEQA cases; motions; scheduling hearings, with page limits and filing deadlines for merits hearings and motions; ex parte applications for a temporary stay; continuances; lodging the administrative record in proceedings under CCP section 1094.5; the hearing, tentative rulings and appearances; preparing the judgment and writ; dismissals; alternative writs; procedures for incarcerated, self-represented litigants; and election and housing development decision writs.