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San Francisco County, CA
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Department 206 (Presiding Judge Rochelle C. East): limited and unlimited jurisdiction trials called on Mondays at 9:30 a.m.; motion calendars at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday with mandatory in-court appearances as of April 15, 2024; the fee waiver calendar at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (Zoom permitted); the ex parte calendar at 11 a.m. Tuesday through Friday (guardian ad litem and non-housing publication applications by drop off); courtesy copies under LRSF 2.7; no tentative decisions; the trial order - call (415) 551-3685 or email Department206@sftc.org seven to 14 days before trial with the listed information, and appear unless a dismissal, settlement or stay is filed with courtesy copies by 4 p.m. on the Thursday before trial (C.C.P. 177.5).
The Department 204 calendar: appearance hearings at 9 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; petitions for appointment of a guardian at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday and of a conservator at 9 a.m. on Thursday (appearances required); mental health conservatorship matters at 9 a.m. on Thursday in Department 622; elder abuse restraining orders in active conservatorships at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday; ex parte matters for an appearance at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in Dept. 202; drop-off ex parte petitions with a courtesy copy to the probate clerk in Room 103 (the blue cover sheet for expedited review); the law and motion calendar (to schedule a motion, call (415) 551-3702); form GC-325 with every GC-310 petition; and tentative rulings by phone at (415) 551-4000.
How parties, counsel and witnesses appear remotely in Department 204 and in Department 202 (ex parte proceedings): by video or audio through Zoom (the meeting IDs and passwords; first and last name in the "Your Name" box), by audio through CourtCall (1-888-882-6878; a fee may apply even with a fee waiver), and the public's listen-only lines (1-415-796-6280 and the access codes).
The order attached to the court's finding at detention: discovery due no later than 1-week before the settlement conference; presumed father motions no later than 3-weeks after detention; the settlement conference at 4-weeks; the first and second mandatory meet and confers by the end of the 6th and 8th weeks; the addendum report and updated discovery at 9-weeks; witness lists, 355 objections and documents and the final settlement conference at 10-weeks; and trial at 12-weeks; dependency trials set in Department 405 heard by the Honorable Monica F. Wiley.
Effective December 2, 2024, asbestos cases reassigned from Department 301 to Department 304; effective December 9, 2024, law and motion matters split between Department 301 (odd-numbered cases) and Department 302 (even-numbered cases), and discovery-calendared matters moved from Department 525 to Department 301 (odd-numbered cases) and Department 302 (even-numbered cases).
Department 501 (Judge Charles F. Haines): motions at 9:30 a.m. Monday through Friday (courtesy copies by the moving party on the date of filing and by the opposing party not later than one day before the hearing; "Discovery" on the title page of discovery papers; a limit of five discovery motions per day); ex parte applications Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 9 a.m. and Tuesday at 10 a.m. for unlawful detainer stays of execution only; unlawful detainer mandatory settlement conferences in person; trial call and trial assignment requirements; and a fee waiver recipient's written notice for a verbatim record (Unlawful Detainer Matters – 5 days before; Civil and Probate – 2 weeks before).
Mental health diversion under Penal Code 1001.36: the 1001.36 eligibility report (Jail Health Services for clients in custody; existing or new providers out of custody) and referral to Department 15 or another collaborative court; treatment plans in Departments 15, 8 and 26, in and out of custody; the petition and its supporting documents filed at least 15 calendar days before the hearing and the opposition at least 10 calendar days before; transport notice to the bailiff by 3:30pm the day before; firearm prohibitions under 1001.36(m); progress reports (24 hours before in Department 15, by 1pm the day before in Departments 8 and 26); successful completion, restitution and the motion to dismiss filed at least 15 court days before; and termination, modification or referral for conservatorship.
The protocol Local Rule 13.3 applies when a doubt is expressed about a minor's competency (Welf. & Inst. Code § 709): informal resolution; the legal standard; initiation and suspension of proceedings; the court-appointed psychologist from the Court Alienist Panel, separately retained experts and the method of evaluation (Grisso's Model and the JACI, testing, records, the specific questions); a Remediation Plan; the Hearing for Receipt of the Competency Evaluation Report (at least 17 court days from appointment) and the Competency Trial (15 court days in custody, 45 calendar days out of custody); developmentally disabled minors; orders during suspended proceedings; secure confinement limits; the remediation period (no more than one year) and the Competency Attainment Program; remediation review hearings every 30 calendar days in custody or 45 out of custody, the Six Month Remediation Hearing, then the Twelve Month Remediation Hearing; minors' statements; and the Checklist for Psychological Evaluations (Appendix 4).
Small claims hearings by videoconference: the request to appear by Zoom, its declaration and its order submitted at least 10 calendar days before the hearing; evidence sent to the opposing party and Department 506 at least 5 days before the hearing; the small claims mediation program temporarily suspended; filings by mail or at the clerk's office (the e-mail address takes inquiries only); and interpreter requests.
How the court handles U-Visa certification requests (USCIS Form I-918, Supplemental B): the Presiding Judge assigns all requests received by the Civil Division to a designated judge; the three elements the applicant must establish; qualifying criminal activity; no prosecution or conviction required; the bases on which judges certify and amend the form; signatures in blue ink and the signed original returned to the applicant; unsigned forms returned with a memo; and decisions within 30 calendar days of the request, or 14 days if the requestor is in removal proceedings (California Penal Code 679.10).
To appear by Zoom at a civil harassment hearing: the Notice RE: Appearance by Zoom, the Declaration Re: Appearance by Zoom, and the Order Re: Request to Appear by Zoom submitted at least 10 calendar days before the hearing; supporting documents or pictures sent to the opposing party at least 5 days in advance; the Zoom meeting information; and roll call at 8:45 AM (a party not present at roll call may have the case continued or, in some cases, dismissed).