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Scope and policy (20.1); and civil cases (20.2) - electronic filing and service, requests for exemption or significant prejudice, electronic filing service providers (EFSP), the effective date and time of electronic filing, redaction of confidential information, courtesy copies, electronic signatures, documents intended for multiple cases, documents exempt from e-filing, and electronic service of documents in complex litigation.
Civil remote appearances - the proceedings authorized, notice and procedure, conduct, the presentation of evidence, inability or failure to appear remotely, opposition, and sanctions for unauthorized remote appearances (19.1); family remote appearances (19.3); and traffic remote appearances - remote video proceedings for arraignments and trials on Solano Local Instructions STR-500- INFO, Solano Local Form STR-505 and Solano Local Form STR-510, witnesses, exhibits, proof of correction, extending the due date, due dates and time limits, public proceedings and the prohibition on recordings (19.5). Rules 19.2 (criminal) and 19.4 (juvenile) are reserved.
The policy regarding the availability of court reporters, requests for an official court reporter in a proceeding not normally reported and the procurement of a private reporter pro tempore (18.1); court reporter transcripts - minimum transcript format standards and requests for transcripts (18.2); and electronic recordings as the official record, transcripts of electronic recordings and the official electronic recording in lieu of a transcript on appeal (18.3).
Photography, videotaping and electronic recordings in the courthouse and in court proceedings, and violations (17.1); expressive activity - demonstrations, distributions and solicitation, compliance with law enforcement, posting of the rule and penalties (17.2); the lodging of documents and proposed orders (17.3); payment with coin, which the court is not required to accept (Gov. Code, § 68083) (17.5); the appointment of an elisor (17.6); the elimination of bias committee under California Rules of Court, rule 10.20 (17.7); and courthouse security video, not subject to public disclosure (17.8). Rule 17.4 is reserved.
Domestic violence under Family Code § 6200 et seq. - a declaration regarding ex parte notice generally not required, the contents of supporting declarations, delivery to the law enforcement agency and the notification duties on termination, extension or modification (16.1); civil harassment under CCP § 527.6 (16.2); workplace violence under CCP § 527.8 (16.3); and postsecondary school violence under CCP § 527.85 (16.4). Rule 16.5 (elder or dependent adult abuse) is reserved.
Part One, guardianships: applicability, terminology and direct calendaring (15.1); the forms filed at the commencement of a proceeding (15.2); notice (15.3); the appointment of the investigator and court investigator fees (15.4, 15.5); temporary guardianships (15.6); contested guardianships (15.8); orders for visitation (15.9); guardianships of the estate and of the person (15.10, 15.11); counsel for the ward (15.14); termination (15.15); and sanctions (15.16). Part Two, conservatorships: the matters to which Rule 15 applies (15.50), the continuance of a hearing where the conservatee is not served with citation (15.51), additional requirements for proposed conservators before letters issue (15.52), the court investigator and fees (15.53, 15.54), counsel for the conservatee (15.55), temporary conservatorships and ex parte petitions (15.56), the independent exercise of powers (15.57), inventories and appraisals (15.58), accountings (15.59), the allowance of fees (15.60), orders for support and substituted judgment petitions (15.61), payments to a caregiver spouse (15.62), termination (15.63), conservatorships for developmentally disabled individuals (15.64), sanctions (15.65) and conservatorships of the person (15.66). Part Three: complaints concerning court investigators (15.100) and discovery (15.101); Appendix 15-A, the service addresses for guardianships. Rules 15.7, 15.12, 15.13 and 15.17 are repealed.
Remote appearances in unlawful detainer cases only as authorized by California Rules of Court, rules 3.670 and 3.672 (14.1); trial management and settlement conferences in the court's discretion (14.2); attorney fees in default matters - cases filed as limited or unlimited civil matters and the schedule of attorney fees (14.3); and the setting of demurrers, motions to strike and other motions (14.4).
Fee waiver applications for matters being appealed to the Court of Appeal - the procedure generally, at the superior court and at the Court of Appeal (13.1).
The confidentiality of court proceedings and records under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (12.1).
The jury commissioner's authority and discretion to excuse prospective jurors for reasons of undue hardship (11.1).
The court executive officer, appointed by a majority of the judges under section 71620 of the Government Code, who also acts as jury commissioner (10.1); and the reservation of Government Code 71620 powers (10.2).
Attorney fees in default matters: the recovery of reasonable attorney fees in unlimited civil default cases (9.1); the attorney fees for default limited civil matters under CCP §585(a) (9.2); and attorney fees in open book accounts, unlimited and limited (9.3); with Appendix 9-A, an example of the attorney fee calculation per Rule 9.1.
The contents of a petition for compromise of the claim of a person with a disability or a minor (8.1); filing petitions for compromise of claims where no action is pending (8.2); and the establishment of special needs trusts (8.3).
Part One, probate proceedings generally: scope and direct calendaring (7.1); Judicial Council forms and format (7.2); signatures and verification of pleadings (7.3); bonding of the personal representative (7.4); declination of a nominated executor (7.5); notices (7.6); continuances (7.7); probate notes and pregrants (7.8); appearances at hearings (7.9); ex parte applications (7.10); and discovery (7.11). Part Two, probate proceedings other than trusts: special administrators, petitions for appointment of a personal representative and the preparation of orders, interest on funeral and interment claims, real estate in the inventory and appraisal, sales of real property (cash deposits, second deeds of trust, overbids, conditional sales and broker's commissions), statutory, partial and extraordinary compensation and attorney fees, distributive contingencies, partial and final distribution, distributions to trusts, joint tenancy and other nonprobate assets, court investigator fees, waivers of account, reimbursement of expenses of estate administration, spousal property petitions, documents signed under a power of attorney and the statutory authority of the Public Administrator (7.50 to 7.75). Part Three, trusts: beneficiaries listed in the petition, trustee fees, petitions concerning trusts, special needs trusts and their accountings and reports, compensation of a conservator from a trust and trust accountings filed with the court (7.100 to 7.106).
Part One, the juvenile court in general: the adoption, construction and amendment of rules and standing orders (6.1); the assignment of the judicial officer and the juvenile calendar (6.2); access to the courtroom by non-parties (6.3); confidentiality (6.4); the release of information relating to juveniles (6.5); discovery (6.6); petitions, pleadings and motions (6.7); requests for transcripts by a non-party, by a Petition for Disclosure (Judicial Council form no. 570) (6.8); Welfare and Institutions Code section 241.1 assessments (6.9); and motions to challenge the legal sufficiency of a petition (6.10). Part Two, juvenile dependency: appointed counsel and minimum standards of competence (6.30), the appointment of private counsel (6.31), complaints regarding representation (6.32), informing the court of the interests of a dependent child (6.33), access to minors (6.34), modifications of orders (6.35) and the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA) (6.36). Part Three, juvenile delinquency: the return on bench warrant, with a minimum of two court days notice (6.60).
Part One, family law proceedings generally: the matters assigned to the Family Law Division (5.1); direct calendaring - the assignment of a matter to a judicial officer and notice of assignment and reassignment (5.2); the preparation and filing of forms and pleadings - use of the Solano County court case number, orders for publication of summons, the forms and documents included with moving papers, notices of unavailability (5.3); applications for emergency orders (ex parte orders) (5.4); law and motion hearings - setting an initial hearing, vacating a hearing, reissuance of a request for order, day of hearing procedures, telephonic appearances, informal discovery conferences (5.5); the presence of children in the courtroom, under Family Code section 3042 (5.6); status conferences and status conference reports (5.8); and court reporter fees, governed by Local Rule 18 (5.9). Part Two: settlement conferences - the duty to meet and confer, settlement conference statements, income and expense declarations and tax returns (5.10) - and evidentiary hearings and trials (5.11). Part Three, child custody and visitation: child custody recommending counseling (5.20), child custody and visitation evaluations (5.21), minor's counsel (5.22) and the court communication protocol under rule 5.445 (5.23). Part Four: the Santa Clara guideline for temporary spousal or partner support (5.30). Part Five, judgments: calendaring hearings for default or uncontested judgments (5.40) and the documents needed for judgments of legal separation or dissolution (5.41), of nullity (5.42) and establishing a parental relationship or custody and support (5.43), with the appendices 5-A and 5-B. Rule 5.7 is repealed.
Scope and policy (4.1); case designation (4.2); the time requirements for the complaint, responsive pleadings and cross-complaints (4.3 to 4.5); case management conferences (4.6); diversion to arbitration (4.7); mediation (4.8); mandatory settlement conferences (4.9); trial conferences (4.10); dismissal of an action following settlement (4.11); miscellaneous provisions (4.12); sanctions (4.13); and the electronic filing and service of pleadings and documents (4.14) and electronic service of documents in complex litigation (4.15).
The application of Rule 3 to all civil cases, limited and unlimited (3.1); direct calendaring - the assignment of a case to one of the judges in the Civil Division, assignments and reassignments (3.2), and notice to the plaintiff of the assignment to one judge for all purposes (3.3); hearings scheduled through the Civil Division calendar clerk, except ex parte matters (3.5); advance jury fees of $150.00 (3.6) and their forfeiture per Code of Civil Procedure section 631.3, with at least five court days notice of a waiver of jury (3.7); notification of drops, continuances and stipulations (3.8); tentative rulings under California Rules of Court, rule 3.1308, and argument (3.9); telephonic appearances under rule 3.670 (3.10); appearances by persons in custody (3.11); failure to notify the court when an attorney cannot be present (3.12); matters off calendar (3.13); ex parte matters, each civil department managing its own ex parte hearings (3.14); motions to consolidate, heard in the department of the case with the lowest file number (3.16); motion papers received within three court days of reserving a law and motion date (3.17); mandate actions under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (3.18); notices of unavailability not accepted for filing (3.19); and settlement agreements and stipulated judgments (3.20). Rules 3.4 and 3.15 are repealed.
Part One, misdemeanors and felonies: the application of the rules (2.1); direct calendaring, a case assigned after arraignment to one judicial officer for all purposes (2.2); procedure - petitions per Penal Code section 1203.4 and 1203.4a and orders shortening time (2.3); and diversion - mental health diversions in felony and misdemeanor matters follow the Mental Health Diversion Procedures and Policies in the Appendix to Rule 2 (2.4). Part Three, misdemeanors: community service and the conversion of infraction fines, at $30.00 per hour under Penal Code Section 1209.5 (2.100). Part Four, traffic infractions: trial by declaration in absentia under Veh. Code Section 40903 - failure to respond to the courtesy notice before the due date, the court's decision after trial in absentia, a defendant who contacts the court within twenty five (25) days, and cases sent to a collection agency (2.150). The Appendix sets out the Mental Health Diversion Procedures and Policies under Penal Code section 1001.36 (eligibility and the court's procedure). Part Two and the other numbers are reserved.
The adoption of the local rules under Government Code section 68070 (1.1); the five judicial divisions - the Criminal Division, the Civil Division, the Family Division, the Juvenile Division, and the Appellate Division - and the assignment of supervising judges (1.2); direct calendaring, every matter heard by one judge for all purposes (1.3); reassignment upon the disqualification of a judicial officer or for other cause (1.4); and digital signatures on documents filed with the Court, with the same force and effect as a manual signature (1.5).
The juvenile court's standing order (Dora M. Rios, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, Juvenile Division; filed May 16, 2024; printed in the appendix to Local Rule 6), which vacated and replaced Standing Order No. 2013-001 effective July 1, 2016: general provisions - the order applies to the inspection and copying of juvenile case files in proceedings under sections 601 and 602, incorporates section 827 and California Rules of Court, rule 5.552, and lists the documents not included in a juvenile case file; requests not authorized by section 827 or a standing order considered on a petition filed under section 827; viewing juvenile case files (the persons identified in section 827(a)(1), with a signed form and declaration); obtaining copies (the persons listed in section 827(a)(5), with a signed form and a copy of the Protective Order re Release of Juvenile Case File Information); the Probation Department's verbal release of information to the agencies listed, to schools and to victims; release of information to the media; and the Protective Order to which every recipient is subject.
Department Five's revised standing order, effective immediately: defendants must be personally present at Trial Calling hearings in Department Five unless counsel is empowered to represent their interest (including accepting or rejecting an offer and entering a plea at the Trial Calling); unless good cause is shown, cases will not be continued for counsel to consult with a defendant.
Department Five's standing order: effective Monday, September 26, 2022, only two pre-trials are allowed per case; five days before the first pre-trial the District Attorney's Office presents an offer to opposing counsel, who reviews it with the client, and both counsel meet and confer.
Department Five's standing order: Zoom appearances continue in Department Five with guidelines until further notice - a Zoom request received at least 2 days prior to the hearing; video on when the case is called, no still photos; no requests to be heard immediately on entering the Zoom; for an arraignment, a copy of the complaint requested PRIOR to the hearing; a client taking a plea or on calendar for Judgment and Sentencing appearing in person to sign the documents; a client on calendar for an outstanding Bench Warrant present in court, unless there is a special circumstance; the order applies to all counsel, litigants, and law enforcement personnel.
A standing order of the Presiding Judge (John B. Ellis), amending and superseding Standing Order m-1-2016, filed May 16, 2016, effective upon the date of filing: all persons entering a building or location designated as a courthouse or a location for judicial proceedings are prohibited from carrying or possessing firearms, knives, knuckles, nunchaku, leaded canes, saps and similar weapons, and shuriken (with the code sections listed for each); active on-duty law enforcement officers not appearing as a party or an off-duty witness are exempt; a concealed carry weapons permit or license does not exempt any person; and a party or attorney who wants a weapon brought into the courthouse as an exhibit must obtain permission from the Judicial Officer hearing the case and arrange with Court Security to have the weapon brought to court by the Sheriff's office.