Calendar Plan (7/06/2026), Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; posted on the court's Criminal Division page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/divisions/criminal-division) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/forms-and-filings/calendar_plan.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
The week of calendars of each courtroom and the Ten Mile Branch Court, day by day: Courtroom A (Hon. Keith Faulder, Felony A-L) and Courtroom B (Hon. Victoria Shanahan, Felony M-Z; Name and Name/Gender Changes) - the 8:30 Misd/Fel Video Arr (I/C) each weekday, the 9:00 felony arraignment, conference, plea and review calendars, trials, preliminary and VOP hearings at 1:30, the 5:30 Small Claims Night Court on the 1st Wednesday (Courtroom A) and the 3:00 Appellant Cal. on the 3rd Friday (Courtroom B); Courtroom C (Hon. FredRicco McCurry, family law and guardianships; Hon. Patrick Pekin presiding on Thursday for UK & TM limited civil, civil harassment and small claims); Courtroom E (Hon. Ann Moorman, unlimited civil and probate); Courtroom F (the UK & TM UDs via Zoom and the ADC calendars of Hon. Patrick Pekin, the Family Support (DCSS) calendars of Comm. Jona Saxby, and the Unlimited CV Settlement Conf); Courtroom G (Hon. Carly Dolan: LPS, juvenile 300 and 602 calendars, agency adoptions, CARE Court, the Juvenile Infraction Calendar, and the FDDC with Hon. FredRicco McCurry; dark on the 1st Wednesday of the Month); Courtroom H (Judge Charlotte Scott, the misdemeanor calendar, trials, traffic trials de novo and the UK BHC on Friday); and the Ten Mile Branch Court (Hon. Patrick Pekin: misdemeanor and felony calendars, jury trials, TM DVROs and civil harassment, the TIA Calendar, and on Thursday and on Friday the judge in Ukiah, with UK & TM matters via Zoom).
Co-parent Workshop List, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; posted on the court's Family Mediation page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family/family-mediation) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/co-parent-workshop-english.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
The parenting apart workshop requirement - pick one of two: the Parenting Apart Workshop Series (TRIPLE P), the court preferred free online class, registered by calling 707-234-3300 or online, with FIRST FIVE staff confirming the slot; or the free Families Change online class ("Parenting After Separation"); each parent submits one (1) certificate of completion to both the Family Law Clerk, Room 107, and Family Court Services, Room 212, or emails it to the Court Mediator.
Court Reporters and Transcripts, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; the court's web page https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-reporters-and-transcripts, fetched 2026-10-10.
Certified court reporters provided at no charge in felony, juvenile and LPS conservatorship proceedings, and electronic reporting under Government Code section 69957(a) when no reporter is available; transcripts ordered from the court reporter named on the minutes (the reporters' telephone numbers; after 48 hours, the Administrative Services Coordinator); copies of electronically recorded proceedings on form MMC-990 with the minutes and a $25.00 fee for each case per day, completed within three (3) business days; transcripts of recorded proceedings requested on form MMC-995 by email with the minutes, an estimate within three (3) to five (5) business days, delivered electronically.
Courtroom Remote Appearance Connection Information, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; posted on the court's Remote Court Appearances page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/remote-court-appearances) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/remote-connection-information.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
Each courtroom's remote connection - Courtrooms A, B, C, E, F, G, H and the TM Courtroom, joined by video (preferred) or by phone at 833 568 8864 (toll free) with the courtroom's Meeting ID and the Passcode; recording the court proceeding prohibited under California Rules of Court, rule 1.150(c) & (d) unless the judicial officer grants permission; participants give their full name and case number while waiting to be admitted, and only parties, witnesses and attorneys are admitted to most hearings (in juvenile cases also probation officers, social workers and CASA).
Criminal Division, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; the court's web page https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/divisions/criminal-division, fetched 2026-10-10.
The clerk's office (in Ukiah and at the Ten Mile Branch) and online payments; payment plans for court-ordered fines and fees in monthly installments, a $50.00 minimum, paid in full within 12 months, requested through the online request with the terms sent to the email given and monthly reminders by text; the felony and misdemeanor bail schedules approved by the judges (held); placing a case on calendar at the court clerk's office, with the Current Calendar Plan (carded as a document).
Electronic Filing, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; the court's web page https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/e-filing, fetched 2026-10-10.
Local Rule 1.8(a)(1) leaves the court's electronic filing procedures and requirements, including its EFSPs, to the court's website: e-filing mandatory for most civil, family law, probate and juvenile case types and most criminal filings, optional for self-represented litigants; the filer's duty to redact under California Rules of Court rule 1.201(a); the list of EFSPs; the authorizing statutes and rules (CRC 2.250 to 2.261, CCP 1010.6, GC 68150); the typical rejection reasons; the documents not accepted through e-filing (ex parte applications, stipulations and proposed orders, orders after hearing, trial exhibits and the rest, by case type); proposed orders accepted as LODGED and returned for service; confidentiality set only by law or the court; courtesy copies after e-filing, with the Proof of Electronic Submission, required for a document filed within 2 days of the hearing (except ex parte); searchable PDF (PDF/A preferred).
Family Mediation, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; the court's web page https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/divisions/family/family-mediation, fetched 2026-10-10.
Local Rule 4.6(a) and (b) require mediation and the co-parenting workshop; the page cites the workshop rule as "Local Rule 4.9(b)", its earlier number: all mediation remote by phone or Zoom, with each mediator's Zoom meeting and the toll-free number; confidential, non-recommending mediation; only parents participate; the orientation and individual then joint sessions (separate remote mediation where there are safety concerns, and a support person for a protected parent); one session of 1-2 hours, sometimes directly after court; no fees; the parenting apart workshop (Triple P, the court preferred workshop, and the one other online course on the Co-parent Workshop List, carded as a document), a certificate of completion submitted to the court; interpreters requested on MMC-110, Spanish interpreters in Family Court and for mediation on Tuesdays; the intake web form completed only when directed; the Family Court Services client complaint form.
Juvenile Division, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; the court's web page https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile-division, fetched 2026-10-10.
Confidentiality (no information by telephone or email; access for parties or those authorized by a judge, with photo identification under Welfare & Institutions Code section 802); no filing fees; copies in person at the Clerk's Office with valid ID; viewing juvenile cases in person only; transfer-in cases from other courts set in Department G - dependency matters on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 AM and delinquency matters on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30 PM.
Juvenile Traffic Citations, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; the court's web page https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/divisions/traffic/juvenile-traffic, fetched 2026-10-10.
The hearings of the Juvenile Infraction Program, mandatory and confidential, before a judge, a parent or legal guardian accompanying the minor (a minor who has reached 18 appears alone); remote appearance by Zoom with both the juvenile and the parent on the video, with the meeting ID; traffic violator school only when ordered by the judge; the California Highway Patrol's Start Smart Program for first-time offenders; correctable violations resolved without an appearance by proof of correction and the correction fee before the appearance date; no online access (re:SearchCA); a new date after a failure to appear.
Remote Court Appearances, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; the court's web page https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/remote-court-appearances, fetched 2026-10-10.
Local Rule 1.11(b) and (f) send parties to the Remote Appearance page: the courtroom Remote Appearance Connection Information (carded as a document) and its Spanish copy; recording or broadcasting a remote appearance only under California Rules of Court rule 1.150; public observers attend in person, a request to observe remotely for an ADA accommodation or a travel restriction made two (2) business days in advance by email to Court Administration and approved by the judge; the Ten Mile Branch room for remote appearances in Ukiah sessions; before, on and during the day of the hearing (exhibits e-filed five (5) business days before the hearing; self-represented litigants file exhibits with the clerk's office five (5) business days before and serve them two (2) business days before); remote appearances on criminal cases approved in advance by the judge on local form MCR-115, filed at the clerk's office or emailed to Court Administration no later than noon two (2) business days prior; civil, family law and probate remote appearances on Judicial Council forms RA-010 and RA-020 served on all parties, opposed on RA-015; the court's discretion to order a personal appearance; long-cause hearings, court trials and jury trials in person; the recommended browsers and connections.
Traffic Violator School, Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino; the court's web page https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/divisions/traffic/traffic-violator-school, fetched 2026-10-10.
Local Rule 7.3 states the clerk's authorization and the 18-month criterion: eligibility shown on the courtesy notice (California Rules of Court rule 4.104; not within 18 months of an earlier attendance); the $54.00 administrative fee paid with the fine before the court makes the violation confidential, authorization automatic on payment for an eligible offense; the due date extended to 60 days from the request and the course completed within 60 days, or the fee converted to fine and the conviction reported; traffic school with a fine reduction requested on form MTR-500; the Court Code and docket number for the school; out-of-state drivers submit their driving record, the fine/bail with the $54.00 fee and form MTR-290 by the due date.
Chapter 1: General Court Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Court Rules & Orders page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-rules-orders) links the book (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino”) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/localrules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
Chapter 1 (Rules 1.1 to 1.55): the rules' citation as the "Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino," supplementary to statutes and the California Rules of Court (1.1); sanctions for failure to comply under Government Code § 68609(d) (1.2); sessions in Ukiah and Fort Bragg, complaints of bias or sexual harassment, and emergencies and evacuations under the Sheriff's Department (1.3); courtroom conduct, visitors, attire and telephones (1.4); communications with court staff and jurors (1.5); case initiation and assignment - the case types filed in either location and those heard only in Ukiah (LPS, Qui Tam, CEQA, juvenile and DCSS cases), assignment by the filing party's physical address (coastal communities to the judge presiding at the Ten Mile Branch court), criminal cases by the District Attorney's filing, infractions by the place of the violation, transfers between branches, and interpreter jury trials in Ten Mile transferred to Ukiah (1.6); represented parties may not file their own documents, with the criminal exceptions - MCR-103 requests to calendar, petitions for dismissal and a Marsden motion (1.7); filing of documents - e-filing only through the court's EFSPs, the exemption on form EFS-007, the case types subject to mandatory e-filing, searchable PDF (PDF/A preferred), one .pdf per document, form EFS-020 with proposed orders, exhibits e-filed five (5) business days before the hearing with local form MEX-171 (electronic media on MEX-175), the documents not filed electronically, civil, family law and probate documents e-filed no later than two (2) full business days before the hearing, matters needing judicial attention within one (1) business day filed in person, confidential notification in the caption, tribal court protective orders by email, three (3) conformed copies, the drop boxes in Ukiah and at the Ten Mile Branch (documents stamped on or before 5:00 p.m.), and emailed courtesy copies to each department's address, in PDF, named "[case number].[short title of document].[date of hearing].pdf", under 25 megabytes (1.8); fee waivers on forms FW-001 and FW-003, granted by clerks when the standards are met (1.9); remote appearances by persons with mobility issues, noticed to Court Administration no later than noon two (2) business days prior to the hearing (1.10); remote proceedings under Code of Civil Procedure § 367.75 - definitions, telephone and video requirements, the court's discretion to require an in-person appearance, and connecting at least five (5) minutes before the appearance (1.11); remote proceedings in criminal matters under Penal Code § 977 - out-of-custody defendants file local form MCR-115 no later than noon two (2) business days prior and contact the court by 1:00 pm the business day before, in-custody felony defendants appear remotely except at preliminary hearings and trials, and traffic infraction trials (1.12); remote proceedings in civil and family law matters - form RA-010 notices by the hearing's notice period (three (3) business days; 15 business days for an evidentiary hearing or trial, served at least 10 business days before), oppositions on form RA-015, and the court's factors (1.13); remote testimony at contested juvenile dependency hearings and oppositions on form RA-030 (1.14); ex parte and emergency order applications - a review date reserved with the clerk, the application filed no later than 11:00 am on the day of review, notice no later than 10:00 a.m. one (1) business day before, local form MMC-121 for a restraining order, oppositions by 11:00 a.m., review each day between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., orders without oral argument by 2:00 p.m. and viewable through re:SearchCA (1.15); copies and viewing of exhibits (1.16); return of exhibits, kept by the custodial party until 60 days after a final judgment or dismissal (1.17); orders to show cause regarding dismissal - notice at least 20 calendar days before the hearing, for two (2), three (3) and five (5) year delays (1.18); dismissal when proof of service of summons is not filed within three (3) years (1.19); transferred cases sent on an electronic device with local forms MMC-323-327 and MMC-322 (1.20); no coins accepted (Government Code § 68083.5) (1.21); the Self-Help Center, its Family Law Facilitator, and its Small Claims Advisor (1.22); case research on local form MMC-900, completed within 30 calendar days (1.23); jury service - the responsibility of citizens, the Court Executive Officer as Jury Commissioner, the county-wide selection area, excusal after service within the 12 months preceding, orders to show cause for failure to appear, no transfers before voir dire, deferment up to six months (no more than two (2)), transfer or excusal for travel over two (2) hours, and jurors aged 75 years and older (1.24 to 1.30); court reporters in felony, juvenile and LPS conservatorship trials (1.31); electronic recording under Government Code § 69957 (1.32); electronic filing of court-ordered transcripts and their file names (1.33); requests for interpreters on local form MMC-110 at least 10 business days before, and continuances requested three (3) business days prior (1.34); court appointed attorneys - the billing process on local form MMC-131, the criminal and juvenile classes (Class 1, Class 2, Class 3), their experience requirements and rates ($120.00, $95.00 and $80.00 per hour), civil, family law and probate appointments, guardianship and conservatorship attorneys, and proof of notice before payment (1.35); extraordinary fees in probate matters (1.36); no fees or commissions in advance of a court order (1.37); guardianship and conservatorship fees (1.38); investigation fees - initial applications not over $3,000 ($5,000 in capital and life sentence cases) and investigators at $65.00 per hour (1.39); investigation fees in guardianships and conservatorships ($600, $300, $500, $200) (1.40); non-psychiatric expert fees (1.41); claims for payment on local form MMC-131, billed in increments of 1/10 hour, by email to accounting (1.42); media coverage under California Rules of Court rule 1.150, requests on forms MC-500 and MC-510, handheld devices, prohibited coverage, the authorized areas, ceremonial events and body worn cameras (1.43 to 1.49); court security screening, weapons and dangerous items under Penal Code § 171b (1.50); court collections for cases filed on or after February 8, 2021, overpayments and payment plans in delinquent cases referred to the Franchise Tax Board (1.51 to 1.53); and generative artificial intelligence - defined, and filings containing AI-generated argument or citations prohibited unless the filer checks every citation, fact and argument (1.54, 1.55).
Chapter 2: Civil Court Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Court Rules & Orders page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-rules-orders) links the book (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino”) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/localrules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
Chapter 2 (Rules 2.1 to 2.16): joint case management conferences and orders to show cause - for failure to file a proof of service, set not later than 45 days after the filing of the complaint in unlawful detainer actions, 180 days in limited civil actions (California Rules of Court, Rule 3.740) and 75 days in unlimited civil actions; for failure to dismiss or file a default judgment, not later than 395 days in unlawful detainer and limited civil actions; a status conference not later than 120 days after the filing of the answer (limited civil) and a case management conference 120 days after the filing of the complaint (unlimited civil, Rules 3.722-3.730); local forms MCV-102 and MCV-101 filed with the complaint (2.1); continuances - one (1) time by stipulation, further continuances on a fully executed stipulation and proposed order, noticed motions otherwise, and five (5) business days' notice where an interpreter has been requested (2.2); the pretrial conference - a Joint Pretrial Statement no less than five (5) business days before, its contents, trial briefs, motions in limine, voir dire questions (rule 3.1549), jury instructions (rules 2.1055 and 2.1058) and verdict forms no less than five (5) business days before the conference (2.3); motions in limine, meet and confer before any motion, motions to compel entry of judgment under Code of Civil Procedure § 664.6, and no regular reporting of civil or probate law and motion (2.4); exhibits - meeting before the pretrial conference, depositions and administrative records on a USB flash drive, pre-marking, exhibit lists, copies, trial binders and post-trial return (2.5); tentative rulings issued no later than 3:00 p.m. the business day before, oral argument on notice by 4:00 p.m. the business day before and heard each Friday (2.6); mandatory settlement conferences - the statement under rule 3.1380(c), medical reports and special damages, offers and demands, liens, attendance of all persons whose consent is required (travel more than 150 miles), and the order to show cause after form CM-200 (2.7); electronic service by the court and the forms EFS-005-CV, EFS-007 and EFS-006 (2.8); prove-up hearings for default judgments (2.9); an attorney as witness (2.10); administrative records lodged on a USB flash drive (2.11); the attorney fee schedule in a default action on a note or contract - 25% of the first $5,000 with a minimum of $250, 10% of the amount over $5,000, and a prove up hearing where the request exceeds $7,500 (2.12); small claims service by certified mail on local form MMC-300, delay reduction and proof of service under CCP section 116.340(c) (2.13, 2.14); unlawful detainer trial setting and the jury demand no later than five (5) calendar days after notice of a trial date (2.15); and advance jury fees deposited at least five (5) calendar days before trial (Code of Civil Procedure section 631), with forms FW-002 and FW-003 (2.16).
Chapter 3: Criminal Court Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Court Rules & Orders page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-rules-orders) links the book (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino”) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/localrules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
Chapter 3 (Rules 3.1 to 3.14): requests to calendar on local form MCR-103 with at least five (5) business days written notice, and the exceptions (motions to continue under Penal Code § 1050, conflict of interest papers, OR/bail motions and motions for consolidation) (3.1); service on the Probation Department for defendants on pre-trial services (3.2); motions under Penal Code § 1538.5 and § 995 calendared no less than five (5) business days before trial, discovery motions after meeting and conferring, noticed pretrial motions, and motions in limine the Wednesday before trial (3.3); early settlement conferences, pre-preliminary hearing conferences and pretrial conferences - generally two (2) to four (4) weeks before trial, four (4) to six (6) weeks where interpreters are needed (3.4); the preliminary hearing as a violation of probation hearing (3.5); verdict forms, special interrogatories and jury instructions (3.6); sentencing - what defense counsel confirms, written submissions lodged by 2:30 p.m. and remand to custody (3.7); community service in place of fees and fines (3.8); termination of criminal protective orders issued under Penal Code §§ 136.2, 1203.097 and 273.5(j) on form CR-165 (3.9); search warrants (3.10); requests for adult probation records under Penal Code § 1203.10 by noticed motion (3.11); release of adult probation records to requesting agencies (3.12); petitions for dismissal or charge reductions (3.13); and arraignment documents made available to the Public Defender before appointment (3.14).
Chapter 4: Family Court Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Court Rules & Orders page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-rules-orders) links the book (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino”) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/localrules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
Chapter 4 (Rules 4.1 to 4.15): the scope of family law matters (4.1); family law case management under rule 5.83 - local form MFL-250 with new filings, the initial case management conference and order to show cause, conferences within 180 days, and local form MFL-251 status reports filed at least five (5) business days before (4.2); requests for orders on form FL-300 - the law and motion calendar limited to 30 minutes, meeting and conferring at least five (5) business days before the hearing, form FL-306 for an unserved request, form FL-150 income and expense declarations for the prior three (3) months, tax returns, guideline support and deviations, attorney fee declarations over $2,000, expert fees, modifications, three (3) stipulated continuances, and personal or remote appearance (4.3); ex parte and emergency family law orders under local rule 1.15, disfavored without a strong showing of potential harm, their declarations, and notice on local form MMC-121 or form FL-303 (4.4); supervised visitation and supervisors' reports (4.5); child custody and visitation - mandatory, confidential and non-recommending mediation with local form MFL-230, the mediator's reports, Spanish mediation by appointment, the co-parenting workshop and its list of approved classes from the mediator, counsel for the child under Family Code § 3151, and a child's participation in custody proceedings (at least 14 years of age, or under 14, and rule 5.250) (4.6); default or uncontested judgments on forms FL-170, FL-150, FL-165 or FL-130, FL-180 and FL-190, with form FL-115 (4.7); bifurcation (4.8); family law trials - local form MFL-143, settlement conferences under rule 3.1380, and continuances (4.9); settlement conference statements lodged and served at least five (5) calendar days before the conference (4.10); child support matters - form FL-150 with a motion to modify and meeting and conferring with the Department of Child Support Services (4.11); electronic service on forms EFS-005-CV, EFS-007 and EFS-006 (4.12); and the complaint and disqualification procedures for the Family Law Facilitator and the family law mediator on local form MFL-270 (4.13 to 4.15).
Chapter 5: Juvenile Court Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Court Rules & Orders page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-rules-orders) links the book (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino”) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/localrules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
Chapter 5 (Rules 5.1 to 5.23), after its scope - the rules supplement the Welfare & Institutions Code and do not cover juvenile traffic hearings: the presiding judge of the juvenile court (5.1); noticed motions and requests to place a matter on calendar (no request after 3:30 p.m.; motions to continue under W&I § 682 at least two (2) business days before) (5.2); informal pre-hearing discovery, discovery motions and requests for transcripts on local form MJV-300 (5.3); ex parte orders and local form MMC-121 (5.4); attendance at hearings (5.5); pretrial conferences (5.6); access to the courtroom by non-parties (5.7); informal exchange of juvenile records with the listed agencies on local form MJV-102 (5.8); release of records by Family & Children's Services (5.9); medical issues - health assessments and treatment of detained minors, and psychotropic medication under W&I § 369.5 on form JV-220 (5.10); inspection of holding facilities under W&I § 209 (5.11); a motion challenging the legal sufficiency of a dependency petition (5.12); paternity findings (5.13); representation of parties - competency and continuing education (rule 5.664), standards, complaints about appointed attorneys, children's attorneys and caseloads over 140 cases (5.14); counsel's notice of unavailability ten (10) days before (5.15); modifications of orders (5.16); family court orders created in juvenile court (5.17); guardians ad litem (5.18); restitution determinations - a hearing in approximately 60 days and the report at least five (5) business days before (5.19); interviewing minors who are alleged victims (5.20); the CASA program and CASA reports filed at least three (3) business days before (5.21); transcripts of confidential proceedings on local form MJV-300 (5.22); and transportation of incarcerated parents to hearings (5.23).
Chapter 6: Probate Court Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Court Rules & Orders page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-rules-orders) links the book (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino”) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/localrules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
Chapter 6 (Rules 6.1 to 6.5): probate matters submitted without an appearance, filings setting a hearing no later than 1:30 p.m. four court days before (6.1); ex parte and emergency probate guardianship orders under local rule 1.15, disfavored without a strong showing of potential harm (6.2); compromise of claims of minors and incompetent persons under Probate Code § 3500 and Code of Civil Procedure § 372 - full disclosure, deposits in a financial institution and the receipt filed no later than 15 days after the order (6.3); attorney's fees for a compromise - 25 % before trial, 33-1/3 % after trial has commenced and 40 % after the appellant's opening brief, within MICRA's limits (6.4); and withdrawal of funds by verified petition or ex parte application (6.5).
Chapter 7: Traffic Court Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Court Rules & Orders page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-rules-orders) links the book (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino”) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/localrules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
Chapter 7 (Rules 7.1 to 7.5): the traffic division of the clerk's office (7.1); the clerks' authority on infraction matters - bail waivers and court trial settings, community service through Mendo-Lake Alternative Services (MLAS), a 60-day extension, late completion of traffic violator school with $25 court costs, online tools, and automatic reductions to $25 with dismissal on proof of correction (Vehicle Code § 40303.5, § 12500 or 12951, § 4000(a), § 16028, § 40610) - and the requests clerks may not grant (7.2); traffic violator school authorized by the clerk under California Rules of Court rule 4.104 when no school was attended for an eligible violation within 18 months, after the administrative fee (7.3); trial by written declaration under Vehicle Code § 40902 on form TR-205 with the full bail (7.4); and the MyCitations ability-to-pay determinations, reviewed by a judge on local form MTR-560 (7.5).
Chapter 8: Appellate Court Rules, Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino (effective July 1, 2026); the court's Court Rules & Orders page (https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-rules-orders) links the book (“Local Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino”) at https://www.mendocino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/localrules.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.
Chapter 8 (Rules 8.1 to 8.6): monthly sessions of the appellate division, the calendar posted on the court's website (8.1); oral argument of no more than 15 minutes (8.2); briefs (8.3); the original trial court file used instead of a clerk's transcript in limited jurisdiction appeals (8.4), and the clerk's transcript in general jurisdiction appeals (8.5); and extensions of time for the reporter's transcript - good cause, and one (1) automatic extension of 30 days (8.6).