Benjamin Z. Wirtschafter

Civil Division, Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; the court's web page https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil, fetched 2026-10-11.

A $30 fee for court reporting services under Government Code § 68086(a)(1)(A), payable by moving parties in each matter set for the 10:00 a.m. Monday civil law and motion calendar (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) and due when each moving paper is presented for filing - a fee for each moving paper, even by the same party in the same case; long cause court trials and jury trials commencing on Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m., unless Monday is a holiday, with no at-issue memorandums in civil cases (trial dates are assigned at the Case Management Conference); ex parte hearings arranged through the judges’ secretary at (530) 740-1800, Option 8, a fee due before the ex parte hearing; telephonic appearances in civil law and motion matters, trial setting conferences and case management conferences through CourtCall, arranged not less than five days before the hearing; continuances of law and motion matters only by written stipulation filed with the Court or by oral agreement with written notification and proof of service filed before the hearing, the continuance fee payable when the request is made; continuances of court or jury trials only by noticed motion with supporting declarations and the motion fee, others denied except in emergencies.

Court General Order for Court Reporters in Civil Law and Motion (August 17, 2017), Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; posted on the court's General Court Order for Court Reporters in Civil Law and Motion page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/news/general-court-order-court-reporters-civil-law-and-motion) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/2017-08-17-court-reporter-order.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

A standing order of the court, signed by Debra L. Givens, Judge of the Superior Court, and dated and filed August 17, 2017, effective immediately: an official court reporter or official reporter pro tempore takes down all argument on all civil law and motion matters, and a fee of $30 is charged from the moving party - enacted to comply with the intent of Government Code section 68086(a)(1) and Code of Civil Procedure section 269(a)(1).

Criminal Division, Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; the court's web page https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/divisions/criminal, fetched 2026-10-11.

A mandatory court appearance in all misdemeanors and felonies on the date and time directed, no extensions granted; a misdemeanor sentence modification requested by placement on the walk-in calendar through the Criminal Division, a felony request through the attorney or in writing to the Criminal Division; a judge's re-referral to a DUI school or program on the misdemeanor walk-in calendar, scheduled by calling or coming in to the Criminal Division one week in advance (felonies through the attorney); in-custody arraignments generally heard at 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday; after a missed court date, contact with the attorney or, without one, with the Criminal Division between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; warrant information in person only; fines paid to the Criminal Division by mail or in person at Windows 12 through 15 (no cash), installment payments through the Collections Division; record searches requested in writing with a $15.00 fee for each name, copy fees of $.50 per page and certified copies at $40.00 per document plus $.50 per page, with a self-addressed stamped return envelope; cash bail refunds processed upon court order in approximately 6 - 8 weeks; counsel appointed on a request to the judge at the first court appearance; no children in the courtroom; no shorts or tank tops, hats or sunglasses, food, drinks or gum in the courtroom.

Electronic Filing Requirements, Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; posted on the court's E-Filing Court Documents page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/online-services/e-filing-court-documents), the court's Local Rules of Court- Superior Court of California, County of Yuba page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) and 1 other page at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/efilerequirements.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

The court's electronic filing requirements, issued under California Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6, California Rules of Court, Rules 2.250 et. seq., rule 5.552 and Local Rule Chapter 9: as of July 1, 2018, documents in civil cases (complex, unlimited, limited, and small claims), probate, family law and juvenile dependency cases filed and served electronically, self-represented parties and non-parties exempt, and an attorney excused for undue hardship or significant prejudice on a Request for Exemption (form EFS-007) with a Proposed Order (form EFS-008), served in paper form until the Court rules; permissive electronic filing in all other case types; filing through an approved electronic filing service provider from the list on the court's website; documents in electronic text-searchable PDF with an effective resolution of at least 300dpi, not secured or password protected; editable versions of electronically filed proposed orders (California Rule of Court, Rule 3.1312(c)) sent by email to CivilDivision@yuba.courts.ca.gov (civil and probate), FamilyDivision@yuba.courts.ca.gov (family law) and JuvenileDivision@yuba.courts.ca.gov (juvenile dependency); deposits of cash, check or credit card, Labor Commissioner deposits, trial exhibits, bonds, undertakings, wills and codicils, sealed documents, the documents defined under Probate Code §2620 and California State vital records forms not filed electronically, and civil harassment, domestic violence, elder or dependent adult abuse, school violence and workplace violence restraining order forms excused from the requirement but permitted; signatures under California Rule of Court, Rule 2.257; the court's normal phone hours as of July 1, 2018, Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, at (530) 740-1800.

Family Court Services, Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; the court's web page https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family-court-services, fetched 2026-10-11.

A Child Custody Recommending Counseling (CCRC) program for families with custody and visitation disputes and a supervised visitation program; all child custody or visitation disputes heard in CCRC before the court may render a decision, an orientation session and a CCRC session scheduled at Family Court Services when a case involving those issues is filed; CCRC for parents only - no attorneys, new spouse or fiancé present, and where domestic violence is alleged a support person for the alleged victim present without comment or participation; a recommendation to the Court by the CCRC Counselor when no agreement is reached, the parties entitled to a hearing before a judge; each party ordered to attend mediation completing the Mediation Questionnaire/ CCRC Information Sheet before mediation and providing a copy to Family Court Services before the mediation date; the online orientation required (the mediation video does not satisfy it); child-custody investigations by the Family Court Services Division when the judge orders one.

Pay Your Traffic Ticket, Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; the court's web page https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/online-services/pay-your-ticket, fetched 2026-10-11.

Traffic tickets, criminal fines and civil fines paid online through the court's portal without a convenience fee (accounts referred to the Franchise Tax Board are not eligible online), by mail by personal check or money order (no cash), or in person; a contest of the citation stated in the comments field when paying - a traffic citation paid without a request for a trial or trial by declaration is accepted as a bail forfeiture and reported to DMV; installment payments without an appearance before a judicial officer arranged through the Collections Division; an infraction fine reduction based on ability to pay requested through MyCitations.

Probate Division, Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; the court's web page https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/divisions/probate-division, fetched 2026-10-11.

Probate, trusts, guardianship, conservatorship and LPS conservatorship cases handled by the Civil Division; Probate Notes posted by the Court, showing the evaluation by Court Staff of certain matters pending in Probate Court - staff's recommendations to the Court, not tentative rulings: if the Probate Notes indicate that a petition should be granted, no appearance is required at the hearing and the matter is deemed submitted on the papers; if the Court does not follow staff recommendations, appropriate instructions are issued; a matter not addressed in the Probate Notes requires an appearance at the hearing; the notes kept on the website for 3 months following the hearing (the dated notes themselves are held by name); a court investigator assigned to interview all persons who are the subject of a petition for conservatorship before the first hearing.

Standing Order RE: Child Custody Recommending Counseling (July 28, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; posted on the court's Standing Order RE: Child Custody Recommending Counseling page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/news/standing-order-re-child-custody-recommending-counseling) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/standing-order.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

A standing order signed by Melanie K. Bendorf, Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, and dated and filed July 28, 2026: due to the shortage of mediation staff, when a party files a request for order requiring Child Custody Recommending Counseling the parties are assigned an Orientation due date, and when proof of service is on file and both parties have completed orientation Family Court Services assigns a mediation date.

Standing Order: Use of Recording and Photography Devices in Courthouse Facilities (August 15, 2018), Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; posted on the court's Standing Order Regarding Use Of Recording And Photography Devices In Courthouse Facilities. page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/news/standing-order-regarding-use-recording-and-photography-devices-courthouse-facilities) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/standing-order-use-recording-photography-devices.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

A standing order signed by Debra L. Givens, Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, and dated and filed August 15, 2018: there is no constitutional right to photograph or otherwise electronically record open judicial proceedings, and a courthouse facility qualifies as a nonpublic forum (the order cites published authority); consistent with case law, California Rules of Court, rule 1.150, and Yuba County Superior Court policy, no photographs, video recordings or audio recordings may be taken anywhere on the second and third floors of the Courthouse building - courtrooms, hallways, lobby areas and the court employees offices and work areas included - with any device capable of photographing, recording or broadcasting, unless permitted by an order of the Court; a cellular phone camera may be used only to photograph public documents within a court file at the Clerk's Office; a violation of the order or of California Rule of Court 1.150 is an unlawful interference with the proceedings of the court, which may be the basis for removal from the courthouse, an order terminating media coverage, a misdemeanor citation for contempt of court (Penal Code § 166(a)(4)) or an order imposing monetary or other sanctions as provided by law.

Traffic and Infractions (Adult), Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; the court's web page https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/divisions/traffic/adult, fetched 2026-10-11.

Infraction citations handled by the Traffic Division - a courtesy notice mailed approximately ten days after the citation, the citation to be cleared even if no notice arrives; questions to the Court only after at least ten days; a one-time 60-day extension granted by the traffic clerks after the courtesy notice, requested in writing, in person or online; correctable violations signed off by a law enforcement agency (or by DMV for registration and transfer of ownership violations) with a separate court fee; a citation in failure to appear status with a correction set on the walk-in calendar; a not guilty plea in person, by letter with the bail amount, or on the Infraction Option Form (CN06033), arraignment and trial set on the same day when bail is deposited (Vehicle Code section 40519); a trial by written declaration requested on or before the appearance date on the Request for Trial by Written Declaration (TR-205) with the full amount owed, witnesses' declarations by mail not less than two days before trial, and a decision within 90 days; a subpoena (CR-125) issued by the traffic clerks from the original and two copies, served by the party; a Request for New Trial (Trial de Novo) (TR-220) filed within 20 days after the decision was mailed; an appeal after a court trial filed within 30 days on form CR-142, the original and two copies, with no fee for an appeal or a trial de novo; proof of financial responsibility showing the insurance carrier, policy number, effective dates and the person or vehicle cited; the court contacted about Traffic School before an infraction fine reduction is requested through MyCitations; parking citations of the Marysville Police Department handled by the City of Marysville, other parking citations in Yuba County by the Court Collections Division.

Traffic and Infractions (Juvenile), Superior Court of California, County of Yuba; the court's web page https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/divisions/traffic/traffic-juvenile, fetched 2026-10-11.

Traffic, curfew, alcohol and drug, bicycle and smoking citations received by juveniles heard by the Juvenile Hearing Officer at the Yuba County Courthouse; no courtesy notice - the appearance date is noted on the citation; juveniles appear with a parent(s) or guardian(s) on all citations, and a court appearance is required even for a correctable violation, with the completed proof of correction brought to court; fines ordered by the Juvenile Hearing Officer paid at the Collections Division; traffic school not authorized unless specifically ordered by the Juvenile Hearing Officer, its completion notice received by the Court within 60 days from the appearance - otherwise the citation is reported to DMV as a traffic conviction; failure to appear or to pay the ordered fine may be reported to DMV.

Chapter 1: Organization of the Court, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 1 (Rules 1.0 to 1.3): the Presiding Judge to serve a two-year term, selected in even numbered years at the January judges' meeting (1.0); judges' meetings on such day as the judges designate (1.1); the Court Executive Officer, under the direction of the Presiding Judge, to administer, direct and be responsible for the personnel who serve the Court - the Senior Attorney, the Child Custody Recommending Counselors, the Court Fiscal Manager, the Court Division Managers, the clerks and the other staff - and an administrative officer related to the CEO by blood or marriage to report to the Presiding Judge (1.2); the judicial officers' departments - Department 1 Hon. Debra L. Givens, Department 2 Hon. Benjamin Z. Wirtschafter, Department 3 Hon. Julia Scrogin, Department 4 Hon. Stephen W. Berrier, Department 5 Hon. Melanie K. Bendorf, Department 6 Hon. Kim McBride-Pera, Family Support Commissioner - and the assignments effective January 1, 2024: Presiding Judge, juvenile law/guardianships and Drug Court/Prop 36 to Judge Givens, Presiding Judge, Appellate Division, and family law to Judge Bendorf, probate and civil law, case management, unlawful detainer, small claims and LPS conservatorship to Judge Berrier, misdemeanor trials and traffic court trials to Judge Wirtschafter, criminal law to Hon. Julia Scrogin & Benjamin Z. Wirtschafter, felony trials to Judge Scrogin, and the family support commissioner (1.3); general orders of the presiding judge that certain classes of cases, or the cases filed in a division, shall be automatically assigned to a particular judge for all purposes, and until changed by such an order all cases filed in the Civil Division assigned to the Hon. Stephen W. Berrier, all cases filed in the Family Law Division to the Hon. Melanie K. Bendorf and all felony trials to the Honorable Julia Scrogin, for all purposes (1.3).

Chapter 10: Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 10 (Rules 10.0 and 10.1): a party or witness may appear remotely at the hearing on a petition for a domestic violence restraining order, notice given on the form RA-010 Notice of Remote Appearance with one court day notice (10.0); the telephone number for assistance with remote appearances under Family Code 6308 and Penal Code 18123, (530)740-1817, staffed 30 minutes prior to and during all domestic violence hearings, heard Tuesday through Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. (10.1).

Chapter 2: General, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 2 (Rules 2.0 to 2.13): a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of endorsed-filed copies, documents forwarded without one placed in a holding bin for thirty (30) days and then discarded (2.0); no document filed, received or forwarded to the Judge for review without the full, correct filing fee or an approved application for waiver of fees (2.1); the Court authorizes the Court Collection Division to verify the information in an Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs, with penalties assessed or the documents stricken on erroneous information, and within three years after the Court has granted a litigant permission to proceed in forma pauperis an order to pay all or a portion of the waived fees and costs on a change in financial condition (2.1); a $20 fee for filing a stipulation and order, regardless of its title (2.1); a $25 insufficient check charge in cash or cashier's check in addition to reimbursement for a returned check (CCP § 411.20), the papers covered by the returned check stricken from the Court's record if both are not paid (2.1); a courtesy copy of all e-filed documents filed in connection with a law and motion matter in excess of 10 pages submitted within one court day after filing (2.1); motions in limine and trial briefs filed five (5) court days prior to the trial date, the parties to lodge joint jury instructions in civil jury trials five (5) court days prior to the trial date with the instructions on which the parties do not agree tabbed, and family law trial briefs filed five (5) court days prior to the trial/hearing date with a courtesy copy for the trial judge (2.2); a document presented for filing on the day of the hearing filed in the courtroom in addition to the Processing Counter (2.2); a firm continuance policy - continuances of settlement conferences, case management conferences and trials requested with supporting declarations and the proper filing fee and heard by the Department or Judge assigned to the case (2.3); continuances of law and motion matters by written stipulation filed with the Court or by oral agreement with written notification and proof of service filed prior to the hearing, no matter continued more than twice without leave of court, and no continuance granted if requested less than five (5) court days prior to the hearing absent good cause (2.3); a $20 fee for the continuance of any calendared event continued at the request of a party, paid when the request is made, the event dropped from the calendar if the fee is not paid prior to the continued event (2.3); ex parte matters in strict accordance with CRC, Rule 3.1200 et seq. - the applicant to contact (530) 740-1800, option 8 to arrange an appointment for the presentation no later than the time set for notice, a courtesy copy of the request and its supporting documentation to the Court by 2:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing, applications for Orders to Shorten Time considered only with the proposed moving papers, and a processing fee of $40 if no hearing is required or $60 if a hearing is required (2.3); the clerk to enter open book attorney fees under CC § 1717.5(a) - $960, or 25 percent of the obligation, whichever is less, on an open book account for a debt of a natural person for personal, family or household purposes, and $1200, or 25 percent, for all other book accounts, on a declaration identifying the paragraph of the agreement - and in all other cases the Court to determine the reasonable fee under CCP § 585(a), on a showing verified by counsel that must conform to the requirements of Serrano v. Priest (1977) 20 Cal.3d 25 (2.3); claims for payment by the Court on the Superior Court of California General Claim form submitted to the Court Executive Officer or the Judge upon whose order the services were rendered, and a Petition to Establish Fact of Marriage in the form approved by the Court [YCSC Form FL03009] with its notice of hearing [YCSC FORM FL03010] and a filing fee of $435 (2.4); fax filings received at (530) 740-1801 with a fee of $20, plus $.50 per page, in addition to any other filing fee, paid no later than the business day after the transmission, under CRC 2.300 et seq. through a fax filing agency or by direct fax filing, and a $25 charge when a credit card charge is rejected (2.5); only the bailiff providing courtroom security, an individual described in PnC § 830.1(a) and State Traffic Officers not appearing as a party to carry a weapon into a courtroom, worn in a fashion where it is not visible unless in uniform, an individual not in uniform to notify the courtroom bailiff that he/she is armed (2.6); appropriate dress in any courtroom, the bailiff on duty with the authority to enforce it - no hats unless worn for religious purposes, shoes worn, no shorts, and no glasses with darkened lenses except when prescribed or worn for medical reasons (2.7); court reporters provided routinely only in proceedings involving LPS conservatorships, felony criminal and juvenile dependency and wardship and where the Court may be required by law on request to provide a transcript, other parties making their own arrangements with a reporting service, no court reporters or electronic recording regularly provided for requests for orders or motions in family law matters (CRC 5.123), a court reporter provided to a fee waiver litigant on a timely request - ten (10) or more court days before the hearing or trial, on Local Court Form YCSC G19075 - and recording other than by an official court reporter prohibited absent judicial permission (2.8); interpreters provided by the Court where the Court is required to do so by law, counsel to notify the Court fourteen (14) days before the hearing or a shorter time upon a showing of good cause (2.9); sanctions under CCP § 575.2 for failure to comply with the Local Rules (2.10); records requests under CRC 10.500 in writing to Heather Pugh, Court Executive Officer, 215 5th Street, Suite 200, Marysville (2.11); an elisor appointed on an application and proposed order that designate the Clerk of the Superior Court, County of Yuba, or the Clerk's designee, with a highlighted sample of each document to be signed, a declaration of specific facts establishing the necessity, an order that identify the documents and the signing location(s), the signing within three (3) court days, a notary the applicant must arrange for documents requiring notarization, and a $50 fee (2.12); all future case management, trial setting, settlement conference and trial dates automatically vacated when a case is removed to federal court or stayed in bankruptcy court, a follow-up case management conference set for six (6) months for status purposes, plaintiff's counsel to notify the Court with a photocopy of the endorsed-filed bankruptcy petition (2.13).

Chapter 3: Civil, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 3 (Rules 3.0 to 3.7): a Notice of Case Management Conference [YCSC CV03014] with all civil complaints (3.0); sanctions under GC § 68608 (b) and CCP § 575.2 for counsel or a party appearing in propria persona who fails to timely file the Case Management Conference Questionnaire, to attend the conference or to participate effectively in it (3.0); remote appearances by parties and non-parties in accordance with CCP 367.75 and CRC 3.675 (3.0, 3.5); unlawful detainer plaintiffs to attach to the complaint as exhibits copies of the written rental/lease agreement and all statutory notices served, and requests for defaults without full compliance with the statutory procedures for notice and service rejected by the clerk and the matter set for hearing (3.1); counsel to notify the Court in writing immediately when a civil case has settled (orally to the department if a hearing, conference or trial is imminent), a dismissal, stipulated judgment or conditional settlement on file, or counsel to appear at the time and place designated for trial to place the settlement on the record, when a case settles within five (5) calendar days of the trial date, and otherwise the closing papers filed within 45 calendar days of the written notice of settlement, an Order to Show Cause to issue if they are not (CRC 3.1385) (3.2); the parties to serve and file a written statement of the facts, law and contentions five (5) court days before a settlement conference, with all principals, clients and claims representatives with full authority to settle in attendance unless excused in writing, and sanctions under CCP§575.2 (3.2); a policy of encouraging alternative dispute resolution in civil cases - the Court to refer selected cases to the Court's Mediation Program, and it maintains a list of ADR neutrals (3.3); plaintiff's counsel to notify the Court and all counsel in writing of a removal or stay still in force thirty (30) days before the follow-up case management conference, which is then continued for six (6) months (3.4); a telephonic appearance through CourtCall by serving and delivering a Request for Telephonic Calendar Appearance not less than five (5) court days prior to the hearing date, for the Probate (Mondays at 9:00 a.m.), Civil Law and Motion (Mondays at 10:00 a.m.) and Case Management Conference (Mondays at 1:30 p.m.) calendars, and for Department 6 (Department of Child Support Services) hearings on judicial council Form FL679, 12 days before the hearing, with court approval through Family Court Services (3.5); the tentative ruling procedure of CRC Rule 3.1308 (a) (2), which the Court adopts for law and motion matters - the Court lacks the technical ability, and will publicize the procedure for a period of thirty days when it is able to commence its use (3.5); a stipulation for a private judge to include a waiver of clerk's minutes before the presiding judge will approve the private judge's consent or oath of office, and the private judge filing the notices setting each hearing, interim rulings, statements of decision, final judgment and notices of post trial proceedings (3.6); courtesy copies of all briefs in California Environmental Quality Act and other writ proceedings lodged with the clerk at the same time as filing (3.7).

Chapter 4: Probate, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 4 (Rules 4.0 to 4.3): the Probate Calendar each Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) at 9:00 a.m., probate matters calendared a minimum of fifteen (15) calendar days after filing, and the Guardianship Calendar each Monday at 10:00 a.m. (4.0); all matters set for hearing by the Clerk upon the filing of the first petition, subsequent documents to bear the hearing date, notices requiring posting on a Judicial Council form of notice of hearing filed with the petition and posted in the lobby of the Court Information Center, and orders submitted with the petition, the hearing date stated in the order (4.0); court investigations upon the filing of each guardianship or conservatorship petition and at each accounting, charges assessed for each investigation under PrC § 1513.1 as a lien on the estate, waived filing fees recoverable from a guardian or conservator with the ability to reimburse the Court, due and payable prior to the issuance of letters, and a confidential report filed as a separate document with the word CONFIDENTIAL in the caption and verified (4.0); petitions which include a request for statutory attorney's fees to include a calculation of the fee (4.1); for the appointment of a guardian of a minor, the petitioner or the attorney for petitioner responsible for all required notices, each with a copy of the petition, a hearing no sooner than 30 days after filing (a minimum of 45 days where investigation is required under PrC § 1540), no ex parte appointment of a permanent guardian, an allegation whether the minor is a party to a civil action for monetary damages, the investigation and report on the required Order Appointing Investigator [YCSC PR03003.], and no guardianship of the person when the Family Law Court has jurisdiction over custody, adoption proceedings are pending or the minor is subject to the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court (4.2); for the appointment of a conservator, the petitioner or the attorney for the petitioner mailing all required notices, a separate proceeding for each person for whom a conservator is sought, service at the county seat on relatives whose whereabouts are unknown only with a declaration of reasonable efforts to locate them, a hearing no sooner than 45 days after filing, a citation whose service is incomplete on the return date perfected only by an amended citation, and a petition for termination under PrC § 1860 set for hearing no sooner than 20 days after filing and granted only if the conservatee personally appears in court or is excused on a physician's affidavit or declaration (4.3).

Chapter 5: Family Law, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 5 (Rules 5.0 to 5.13): the Family Law and Motion Calendar each Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday) - 9:00 a.m. for pro per litigants, 1:30 p.m. for litigants represented by attorneys, 2:00 p.m. for minor's counsel appearances by juvenile court attorneys - for Request for Orders, motions relating to enforcement or modification and other motions preliminary to trial (5.0); family law and domestic violence ex parte applications under CRC, rule 3.1200 et seq. - the applicant to arrange an appointment with the family law window clerk no later than the time set for notice, applications submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. on the court date prior to the hearing, a party seeking emergency orders to file a Request for Waiver of Notice with Declaration in Support Thereof (Non-Domestic Violence) (YCSC FL14076), notice under CRC, rule 5.165 if the Court denies the request to waive notice, the proof of service of notice filed no later than 12 noon on the date of the hearing, a courtesy copy to the family law window clerk no later than 10:00 a.m. on the date of the hearing, and responsive declarations lodged until the hearing (5.0); law and motion hearings limited to fifteen (15) minutes, the parties to inform the Court when the matter is called if it cannot be completed in that time, and the Court to set it on its long cause calendar (5.0); the Income and Expense Declaration [JC FL150] or Financial Statement filed by the moving party with the papers seeking relief and by the opposing party with the responsive papers (5.0); no long cause hearing or trial heard until counsel, with their clients present or immediately available, have met and conferred in good faith on all issues and exchanged all relevant documents - failure to meet and confer may result in the matter being dropped from the calendar or continued, the rejection of documents not exchanged, or other sanctions (5.0); remote appearances on the law and motion calendar (Mondays at 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m.), Courtcall arrangements made no later than Thursday, noon, the week prior at the party's costs, the courtroom remote login at no cost from Family Court Services, and counsel, litigants and witnesses to personally appear at long cause hearing/trials unless the parties stipulate or the court grants a remote appearance under CCP 367.75 and CA Rule of Court 3.672 (5.0); mediation (orientation and/or child custody recommending counseling) under FC § 3160 et seq. in all cases involving custody and/or visitation issues before any hearing, the parties to make a good faith effort to arrive at an agreement (5.1); orientation before mediation or the mediation cancelled, parties who attended orientation within two years prior may proceed directly to mediation, mediation completed remotely as scheduled by FCS, and an investigation packet before mediation for a party residing over 100 miles from the Court, with permission (5.1); no pending mediation date vacated on an agreement unless an executed stipulation has been approved by the Court (5.1); sessions held in private with only the parties and the Counselor, attorneys not permitted to attend absent permission of the Court, counsel for the minor children attending with permission of all parties, and the Counselor's written report and recommendations to the Court when no agreement is reached (FC 3186) (5.1); communications with the Counselor confidential, without limit on reports of known or suspected child abuse or on information about a person who threatens injury or harm, and the Counselor to notify the Court in writing when a minor may be at risk and make no recommendation based on it (5.1); in domestic violence cases special guidelines, the parties interviewed separately, a support person who does not participate, the parties brought together only when both parties and the Counselor determine it to be safe, and the Counselor's report under FC § 4320 (i) (5.1); the Counselor's recommendation, at any time, of an investigation and report under FC § 3110, a referral under EC § 730 or independent counsel for the child(ren) under FC § 3150, and temporary custody and visitation orders while the mediation process is ongoing (5.1); no peremptory challenge to counselors or other court staff except Court Investigators, and no subpoena of the Counselor to testify on the law and motion calendar absent permission of the Court, a subpoena under Gov. Code §68097.1 on five (5) court days' notice to the Counselor and Family Court Services (5.1); reports and recommendations confidential, available only to the Court and court staff, the parties, their attorney(s) of record and persons the Court grants access by written order, no copies made or contents disclosed to a child, and the reports placed in the confidential portion of the file on completion (5.1); a Parenting Plan the parties reach agreement on presented to the Court, to become its order on approval and be filed, not confidential (5.1); grievances about mediation services, an investigator and the facilitator presented to the Director of Family Court Services (Complaint Form [YCSC G05051]) and requests to change mediators addressed to the Family Law Facilitator (5.1); custody evaluations to comply with California Rules of Court 5.220 et. seq., by evaluators appointed under Evidence Code section 730 or Family Code section 3110 who meet the standards of Family Code section 3110.5 and rules 5.225 and 5.230, no peremptory challenge to an evaluator, an evaluator's request in writing to withdraw with the reason for the request and a status report, and grievances in writing within five (5) days of the receipt of the report (Complaint Form [YCSC G05048]) (5.2); in the absence of a stipulation, ex parte communications by the attorneys with the evaluator prohibited except to schedule appointments, documents or unsolicited comments to the evaluator only with a copy to the other side and minor's counsel at least 72 hours in advance plus five (5) days for mailing, a court ordered evaluation limited in scope to the issues identified by the court, and its payment ordered at the time of the appointment (5.2); unauthorized removal of the evaluator's report a felony [GC § 6200, et seq.], the Evaluator to receive a subpoena at least five (5) court days prior to the hearing or trial, and information on how to find qualified evaluators posted in Family Court Services (5.2); court-ordered investigations by investigators who meet CRC, rule 5.225, no peremptory challenge to an investigator, the Child Custody Investigation report to return on a date the Court shall establish not less than ten (10) days prior to the hearing, and partial reports provided at the time designated (5.3); the Mediated Agreement, signed by all parties and the Counselor, provided to the parties before leaving mediation, and in a same day mediation the Child Custody Recommendation report provided to the Court, counsel and the litigants prior to the commencement of the hearing (5.3); investigation reports and recommendations in writing, admissible subject to cross-examination and motions to strike, distributed to the Court and the parties and not to minor children except upon a showing of good cause, used only in the legal proceedings and placed in the confidential portion of the file, unauthorized removal a felony, and the Investigator to receive a subpoena at least five (5) court days prior to the hearing or trial (5.3); grievances about court-ordered investigations presented in writing via Complaint (Local Form Number FL05048) to the Court Executive Officer within five (5) days of receipt of the report (5.3); complaints about a court-appointed counsel for a child in writing to the Court Executive Officer, who or whose designee will investigate, evaluate and respond (5.4); a monetary penalty of $50 for the first and $100 for each subsequent failure, after reasonable notice and without good cause, to attend and complete orientation or mediation, or who cancels within 48 hours of the appointment, and the same for a failure to comply with a court-ordered drug test, to sign releases of information necessary for FCS investigations, to timely complete investigative packets or to timely report to Yuba County Court Collections when ordered, with additional sanctions the court may order (5.5); a stipulation in any family matter in which a modification of an existing order is sought signed by both parties, their respective attorneys and any appointed minor's counsel, then presented to the court (YCSC FL077060, YCSC FL10070) (5.6); for an uncontested matter set for hearing, a Request to Enter Default with its supporting declaration or an executed written stipulation, current Income and Expense Declaration and Property Declaration forms unless excused by FC § 2330.5, and counsel to provide the Judge at the hearing with the original proposed judgment, including any marital settlement agreement (5.7); for a contested trial/hearing, both parties to file and serve at least five (5) court days prior to the trial/long cause date a statement of the issues, contentions and proposed disposition of the case, a current income and expense declaration if support or attorney's fees are at issue, an updated statement of assets and debts, a witness list (the non-mandatory JC form FL-321) and a list of exhibits with copies exchanged - only disclosed witnesses and exhibits permitted except for good cause shown - and the supporting documentation of a request for a needs-based award of attorney's fees, failure may result in the matter dropped, the complying party to continue the cause, sanctions or an issue sanction (5.8); trial and reply briefs with a full and complete statement of property and income and expenses - each item of separate and community property with the year acquired, the basis of the claim, current market value, encumbrance and title, funds held by others, tracing, current obligations, current income and expense on Form FL-150, and a proposed equal division of community property with each party's contentions on child custody, visitation and support (5.8); the court does not receive telephones or computers into evidence - text messages and social media printed out, other evidence obtained from an electronic device copied onto a flash drive, after proper authentication (5.8); family law continuances by stipulation submitted at least two court days prior to the scheduled Court trial/hearing (YCSC FL12069) for the Court's order, with a continuance fee of $20 (5.9); a stepparent to petition for visitation under FC § 3101 on local form FL03013 and a grandparent under FC § 3103 on local forms FL03014 and FL03015, with a request for joinder and summons on joinder under CRC, rule 5.24 if the petition is filed in a dissolution proceeding (5.10, 5.11); an Office of the Family Law Facilitator under FC § 10000, et seq., with additional duties the Court may designate under FC § 10005 (5.12); courts issuing criminal protective orders and courts issuing child custody or visitation orders to make reasonable efforts to determine whether the other's orders exist, court staff to check reasonably available resources, and a court that has issued a criminal protective order may modify it after consultation to allow or restrict contact between the restrained person and his or her children (5.13).

Chapter 6: Criminal Law, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 6 (Rules 6.0 to 6.6): a Trial Readiness conference set prior to the scheduled trial date, trial counsel to appear prepared to meaningfully participate - with full authority to dispose of the case - and to ensure that any attorney appearing on behalf of counsel is so prepared (6.0); reciprocal discovery under PnC §§ 1054 through 1054.9 by a standing order deemed made at arraignment, an informal request in writing to opposing counsel in the manner of Penal Code section 1054.5(b) before any motion to enforce disclosure, motions focused on specific items, and counsel to meet and confer before the hearing of any discovery motion (6.1); no continuance, even by stipulation, except with the approval of the Court for good cause shown, and compliance with PnC § 1050 (6.2); the People and the defense to lodge copies of proposed jury instructions with the clerk no later than the swearing of the jury (6.3); briefs not to exceed 18 pages without leave of Court (6.4); at the trial of a Vehicle Code infraction, testimony and evidence in the form of a notice to appear and a business record or receipt (VC § 40901) (6.5); a place with the Clerk for the lodging of certified copies of traffic surveys (People v. Peterson), an arrangement only, ensuring that the lodged surveys are current not the responsibility of the Court (6.6).

Chapter 7: Juvenile, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 7 (Rules 7.0 and 7.1): attorneys appearing in juvenile dependency proceedings to meet the minimum standards of competence of CRC 5.660(d), an appointed attorney to submit a Certification of Competence on Local Form JV03003 within 10 days of the first appointment, certification by the juvenile court of the county of an attorney's principal office sufficient evidence of competence, and an attorney who does not meet the competency requirement to disclose it (7.0); the minimum training and education of CRC 5.660 (d) or sufficient recent experience, eight (8) hours of continuing education related to dependency every three years with a new Certification of Competence, the court to notify an appointed attorney who fails to submit it that he or she will be decertified, with 20 days from the mailing of the notice to submit evidence of the required education, and the court may order compliant counsel substituted (7.0); the minimum standards of representation of CRC 5.660(d), the contact information of attorneys representing children (CRC 5.660 (d)(5)) and a caseload that allows the duties of Welfare and Institutions Code section 317 (e), a party's complaint about an appointed attorney in writing to the Court Executive Officer, notice by declaration of a dependent child's interest or right in another forum and the court's action on it, statutory time lines, requests for a continuance in writing, time waivers only on good cause, and a guardian ad litem in proper cases (7.0); in contested matters, informal discovery under CRC 5.546, a meet and confer in good faith before any discovery motion, the motion filed and served at least five (5) court days before the hearing and responsive papers two (2) court days prior to the hearing (7.1); social study reports prepared by CPS filed and made available before the hearing - jurisdictional reports a reasonable time before, dispositional reports at least 48 hours before, reviews of family reunification, family maintenance and permanent plans at least ten (10) calendar days before - the names of experts and their reports ten (10) calendar days before, witness lists 48 hours prior, counsel to confer on contested issues at least one court day prior, settlement conferences before the jurisdictional hearing with a representative of CPS to settle cases present, and mediation as the court deems necessary (7.1).

Chapter 8: Local Forms, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 8 (Rule 8): the local forms the Court has adopted, organized by form name and by form number with their division, mandatory or optional use and when revised or effective, available on the court's website - the civil forms (CV03010, CV03012, CV03014), the criminal forms (CM14058 to CM14062, CM03036), the family law forms (FL03004 to FL26089), the general use forms (G04050E, G19075, G25081) and the probate forms (PR03003, PR24017, PR26018) (8).

Chapter 9: Electronic Filing and Service, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

Chapter 9 (Rule 9): electronic filing and service as authorized by California Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6 and California Rules of Court, Rules 2.250 et. seq. and rule 5.552 (9); mandatory electronic filing and service in all civil cases, probate cases, family law and juvenile dependency cases, self-represented parties and non-parties exempt, an attorney excused for undue hardship or significant prejudice on a Request for Exemption from Mandatory Electronic Filing and Service (Judicial Council Form EFS-007) with a Proposed Order (Judicial Council Form EFS-008), paper service until the Court rules on the request, and conventional service on self-represented parties, non-parties and excused attorneys (9); permissive electronic filing in the case types listed on the court's website, all electronic filing using one of the court's approved electronic filing service providers in compliance with the court's electronic filing requirements, a document deemed filed on the court day it is received between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59:59 p.m. if accepted for filing by the Clerk (on a non-court day, the next court day), no fee for electronic filing and service for a party who has received a fee waiver (Judicial Council Forms FW-001 and FW-002), and counsel and parties solely responsible for redacting personal identifiers (9); the documents that shall not be filed electronically listed in the court's electronic filing requirements, the manual filing of a document or exhibit not feasible to file electronically with a Notice of Manual Filing, documents submitted to the courtroom clerk during trial filed electronically no later than the following court day, and a Notice of Change of Address filed and served electronically when an electronic notification address changes (9).

General Provisions: Introduction and Definitions, Local Rules of Court of the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Local Rules of Court page (https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court-superior-court-california-county-yuba) links the book (“Yuba County Superior Court Rules of Court (Effective July 1, 2026)”) at https://www.yuba.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/72026-draft-yuba-county-local-rules-final-signed.pdf, fetched 2026-10-11.

General Provisions (Introduction): the Rules of Court adopted by the Superior Court of California, County of Yuba, to supplement and enhance the statutes and rules provided in the California statutes and the California Rules of Court, and a local rule that may conflict with either statutory requirements or the California Rules of Court of no legal effect (Introduction); the meanings designated for Clerk, Counsel (the attorney who represents a party, or the party appearing in person), County, Court, CPS (Yuba County Department of Child Protective Services), CC, CCP, CRC, EC, FC, Gov. Code, PnC, PrC and W&I (the California Civil Code, Code of Civil Procedure, Rules of Court, Evidence Code, Family Code, Government Code, Penal Code, Probate Code, Welfare and Institutions Code), YCROC (Yuba County Rules of Court), YCSC (Yuba County Superior Court) and JC (Judicial Council) (Introduction).