Kelly L. Neel

Calendar Plan (effective February 1, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; posted on the court's Judicial Assignments/Calendars page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/general-information/remote-and-telephonic-appearances/judicial-assignmentscalendars) and the court's Scheduling Court Hearings page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/scheduling-court-hearings) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/humboldt-calendar-plan-2024.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

The week of calendars of each courtroom, effective February 1, 2026: Courtroom 0's master calendar (criminal) - trials at 8:30, prelim calendars and hearings at 10:15 Tuesday to Friday, hearings at 1:30 Tuesday to Thursday, the MH Diversion review calendars and hearings on Monday afternoon, and on Friday afternoon Drug Court, then Prop. 36 Reviews; felony sentencings at 8:31 Monday to Thursday and special sets at 8:31 on Friday in Courtrooms 1, 2, 3 and 5; Courtroom 4 (civil/probate) - CMC/Dismiss/Name Change at 8:30, MSJ/FL Special Sets at 9:15 and Law & Motion at 10:30 on Monday and on Friday, readiness conferences at 11:30 on Friday, trials, hearings and special sets at 8:30 on Tuesday and on Wednesday, ex parte at 1:15 each weekday, trials and hearings at 1:30 except on Thursday, and Thursday's guardianships, conservatorships, probate calendar and hearings, CARE Court and LPS calendar and trials; Courtroom 6 (family) - the FL calendars at 8:30, pro per on Monday and on Wednesday and attorney on Tuesday and on Thursday, FL hearings at 10:00, adoptions at 11:30 on Tuesday and on Thursday, hearings at 1:30, and on Friday special sets, the FL CMC calendar, the dismissal calendar at 9:00 and FL hearing overflow; Courtroom 7 (juvenile) - the JV 300 calendars at 8:30 Monday to Thursday, Family Wellness at 11:00 on Tuesday and on Thursday, the JV 602 calendars and detention hearings at 1:30 Monday to Thursday, School Attendance Court at 3:30 on Monday, and on Friday special sets and detention hearings at 8:30 and trials de novo in traffic and small claims at 9:30; Courtroom 8 (traffic, family support and civil) - Riese/Writ hearings at 8:30, the FS calendar and hearings on Tuesday and on Thursday, small claims and civil harassments on Wednesday and on Friday, ex parte UD only at 1:15, traffic at 1:30 on Monday and UD hearings at 1:30 Tuesday to Friday; the felony calendar at 8:30, the misdemeanor arraignments at 8:30 and the misdemeanor calendar at 9:15 (DV reviews at 9:00 on Friday), and the arraignment calendar - IC arraignments at 1:29, out of custody felony arraignments at 1:30 and OR bail at 2:00; and the notes - no settings without judicial approval where marked, felony calendars and all law and motion set Tuesday-Friday (a Monday setting requiring judicial approval), sentencings scheduled by the judicial officer who accepted the plea, felony matters at 8:30 am and misdemeanors at 9:15 am, criminal judicial intervention two days from the request at 4:00 pm (Local Rule 3.8), civil settlement conferences on Tuesdays at 3:00 pm (Local Rule 2.5), civil and family ex parte hearings at 1:15 pm, appellate calendars every other month on the first Friday, drug court and DV calendars bi-weekly, and mental health diversion calendars on Monday afternoons.

Child Custody Recommending Counseling Orientation, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/self-help/child-custody-recommending-counseling/child-custody-recommending-counseling-orientation, fetched 2026-10-10.

The online orientation program Local Rule 8.10(a) requires before a CCRC appointment: the parties required to review the orientation video (in English and in Spanish), and to complete the Certificate of Completion and bring it to the meeting with the child custody recommending counselor; Family Court Mediation, 825 Fifth Street, Room #231.

Civil Ex Parte Hearing Schedule (effective May 28, 2024), Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; posted on the court's Civil Self-Help and Information page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/civil-self-help-and-information), the court's Civil Self-Help and Information page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil-division) and 1 other page at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/ex-parte-notice.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

The civil ex parte hearing schedule under Local Rule 2.9, effective May 28, 2024: ex parte matters heard at 1:15 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Civil Department unless otherwise ordered, or at 1:15 p.m. in Family Court if the civil judge is disqualified; every civil ex parte application to state the nature of the emergency and why the relief cannot be sought on regular notice.

Civil Law and Motion, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/civil-law-and-motion, fetched 2026-10-10.

Hearing times cannot be reserved, and motions are submitted with requested dates and times - civil law and motion matters scheduled in Court 4 at 10:30 on a Monday or Friday and motions for summary judgment at 9:15 in Court 4 on a Monday or Friday, unless otherwise directed by the Court.

Court Reporter Information, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/general-information/court-reporter-information, fetched 2026-10-10.

The court reporters at the main Courthouse, 825 Fifth Street, on the Second Floor; a transcript of a reported matter requested of the court reporter who was present (named in the Court minutes of the proceedings) - in writing addressed to the reporter at 825 Fifth Street, Room 231, Eureka, or through the automated voice messaging system at 707-445-7256 (press 6) with the case number, the reporter's name and the date - the reporter returning an estimate of the cost and the date the transcript could be ready; Courtroom Services at (707) 269-1240 for help reaching a reporter or a complaint.

Exhibits, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/general-information/exhibits, fetched 2026-10-10.

Exhibits in small claims, civil, family law, juvenile, probate and criminal cases claimed by the party or attorney who submitted them once the case is concluded and the appeal period has expired - small claims and unlawful detainer exhibits from the Civil Division, 421 I Street, (707) 445-7256, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, other case types by arrangement with the Manager of the Courtroom Clerk's Division at (707) 269-1240; exhibits in civil actions destroyed sixty days after the final determination of the case, the appeal period included (California Code of Civil Procedures section 1952), after written notice; photographs substituted for exhibits that pose security or safety problems (PC1417.3); information about pre-marking exhibits before trial or hearing from the Manager of the Courtroom Clerk's Division.

How to Schedule Hearings on Penal Code §1203.4 Petitions, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/how-schedule-hearings-penal-code-ss12034-petitions, fetched 2026-10-10.

A court policy adopted by Court Administration: misdemeanor and felony petitions for dismissal under PC §1203.4 scheduled at least 30 days from the date of filing, on the misdemeanor or the felony calendar; the Probation Department notified by electronic referral upon filing to prepare a supplemental report for the hearing; continuance requests in writing under the local rules; service on the District Attorney's Office upon filing, and on the prosecuting attorney at least 15 days before the noticed hearing (PC §1203.4(d)(1)); Judicial Council forms CR-180 and CR-181.

Instructions for Completing and Submitting your DV or GV Restraining Order Forms, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/dvgv-instructions, fetched 2026-10-10.

Completing and saving the forms (the guided form completion tools, forms completed by hand and scanned, or another document preparation service; the Self-Help Center Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. in Room 310, and packets from Court Operations, 421 I Street, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; no cost and no fee waiver); submitting through the Case Access Portal (an account, Domestic Violence or Gun Violence, the DV/GV-100, DV/GV-109, DV/GV-110 and CLETS-001 each uploaded as a separate PDF, photographs or other supporting documents attached to the DV/GV-100); processing (most requests within one business day, an email from CourtCMS with the filed request, any Temporary Restraining Order granted and the Notice of Hearing, or pickup at Court Operations; requests outside normal business hours processed on the next court business day); personal service on the restrained person (by the Sheriff's Office without fee, an adult who is not a party, or a registered process server) of the DV/GV-100, DV/GV-109, DV/GV-110 if granted, the attachments and a blank DV/GV-120; and a Proof of Service filed before the hearing.

Juvenile Court Waiting Room Instructions (the dependency calendar's Zoom waiting room), Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; posted on the court's Judicial Assignments/Calendars page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/general-information/remote-and-telephonic-appearances/judicial-assignmentscalendars) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/wic-300-dependency-calendar-zoom-waiting-room-sign.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

How to enter the Zoom waiting room of the confidential dependency calendar, where each participant is admitted only when the specific case is called: the Zoom name updated to show the participant's name, relationship to the child, and the case number or the child's last name, the participant leaving the waiting room to update the name on the initial Zoom login screen if necessary; a participant who cannot update the name, or who appears telephonically, contacting the attorney immediately with the phone number on which they are appearing, or, at a first appearance without the attorney's contact information, the social worker or probation; failure to follow the instructions or to log in promptly could result in not being admitted to the day's court proceedings.

Juvenile Division, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/divisions/juvenile-division, fetched 2026-10-10.

Juvenile cases confidential - no information given on the phone, parties presenting identification establishing themselves to be parties to the case; the two kinds of juvenile cases the Court hears (juvenile dependency and juvenile justice); transfer-in hearings of juvenile matters held Monday-Friday at 8:30 am (dependency matters) and 1:30 pm (juvenile justice matters).

Remote Appearance and Court Calendars, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/general-information/remote-and-telephonic-appearances/judicial-assignmentscalendars, fetched 2026-10-10.

Local Rule 1.13 leaves further information for parties desiring to appear remotely to the Court's website: the online calendars - the current business day until 3:45 p.m. and the next business day thereafter, confidential case types left off or shown without a name - and no calendar called before 8:30 a.m.; the parties' responsibility to determine ahead of time whether a hearing can be attended remotely (local rule 1.13); each courtroom's remote appearance by Zoom - Criminal Courtrooms 1, 2, 3 and 5, Civil/Criminal Courtroom 4, Family/Juvenile Courtrooms 6 and 7 (with the Juvenile Court Waiting Room Instructions), Courtroom 8 (Criminal/Traffic/Family Support/Small Claims), the Family Wellness Court calendars (State, Yurok, Hoopa) and the Special Assignment Calendar (Courtroom 9) - joined by voice at the toll-free 1 (833) 568 8864 with each Meeting ID, for case participants only; the Calendar Plan for placing a case on calendar; and the judges' departments: Judge Kaleb V. Cockrum in Department 1, Judge Heather S. Durand in Department 2, Judge Steven M. Steward in Department 3, Judge Timothy A. Canning in Department 4, Judge Lawrence M. Killoran in Department 5, Judge April A. Van Dyke in Department 6, Judge Kelly L. Neel in Department 7 and Commissioner Sarah E. Kaber in Department 8.

Request a Criminal Intervention Hearing, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/request-criminal-intervention-hearing, fetched 2026-10-10.

Local Rule 3.8 names the Court's website for the request: counsel meet and confer before requesting an intervention and request it only after reaching an impasse, prepared to specify all areas of agreement and disagreement; all the defendant's case numbers on the request; a request received before 5:00 p.m. set at 4:00 p.m. two court days after it is received, and not rescheduled if counsel is unready to proceed or fails to appear; the request form's confirmation of the meet and confer under local rule 3.8, and its fields (the case name and numbers, the date of the next evidentiary hearing, the District Attorney and the defendant's attorney of record, and the requester).

Request a Settlement Conference, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/settlement-conference, fetched 2026-10-10.

Local Rule 2.5(a) names the Court's website for the request: a request made no sooner than 60 days before trial and no later than 30 days before trial; settlement conferences held on Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m., the judicial officer assigned when the conference is scheduled; the form's fields (the case name and number, the date of trial, the attorneys of record for plaintiff and defendant, availability and scheduling conflicts) and a courtesy copy of the Request for Settlement Conference attached (one file, 6 MB limit).

Request a Transcript, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/general-information/request-transcript, fetched 2026-10-10.

The court's online request form: the name of the court reporter, the date of hearing, the courtroom and the case number needed (the register of actions from Court Operations gives them); a court reporter contacting the requester with the amount due, and no transcript provided until the fee is paid; minutes from Court Operations for a summary; requests by telephone at 707-445-7256 ext. 1760; a recorded hearing's transcript requested at access-transcripts.com; incomplete requests not processed.

Submit Domestic Violence or Gun Violence Requests Online, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/dvgv, fetched 2026-10-10.

Requests for domestic violence or gun violence restraining orders submitted through the court's case access portal at any time and processed during normal business hours (up to 24 hours); the online form only for initial requests - all other submissions discarded without notice, and responses, requests to continue and other related documents filed at the court in person or by mail; the interactive guided forms and the instructions.

Traffic Division, Superior Court of California, County of Humboldt; the court's web page https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/divisions/traffic-division, fetched 2026-10-10.

Action required by the date on the bottom of the citation even without a reminder notice, payments and documents by mail sent 10 days before the due date, and the appearance date at the bottom of the ticket applying only to a misdemeanor or felony; failure to appear or act by the due date (a DMV hold, referral to collections and a $300.00 civil assessment); traffic school eligibility (not more than 25 mph over the speed limit, no traffic school in the last 18 months; equipment or non-moving violations, misdemeanors, violations with a mandatory court appearance and alcohol related violations not eligible) and its nonrefundable Traffic School Administration Fee; when a fine cannot be paid - a fine reduction through the online tool, a payment plan (requested in writing with a self-addressed stamped envelope when by mail; the signed plan and the first payment received before the due date, or a civil assessment of $300 (PC1214.1)), an ability-to-pay determination on Judicial Council Form TR-320 with TR-321 (and the Plea Form if the case has not been adjudicated), or a court date; parking tickets handled by the issuing agency; contesting a citation by a court trial (a contested trial scheduled within 45 days; on a failure to appear a trial in absentia or a VC40508(a) misdemeanor charge) or a trial by written declaration (Vehicle Code infractions; the total bail and the Fee for Traffic School posted in full first); the defendant's rights, and a Notice of Appeal filed within 30 days.

Appendix 8.5: Meet and Confer Orders, Local Rules for the Humboldt County Superior Court (effective July 1, 2025); the court's Local Rules page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/forms-filings/local-rules) links the book (“View Local Rules”, under “Effective July 1, 2025:”) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/05-16-2025-local-rules-effective-july-1-2025.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

Meet and Confer Orders adopted for mandatory use (Appendix 8.5, Eff. 01/01/2018): the parties and/or attorneys ordered to peaceably contact each other immediately upon service and make at least one peaceable attempt to settle the issues before the hearing, with good faith, reasonable proposals in writing, by fax or e-mail, by telephone or in person; where child support or temporary spousal support is at issue, each party's printout of a DissoMaster™ or California Guideline Support calculator calculation before the hearing; immediate notice to the assigned judicial department if both parties agree the hearing is not necessary; on the date of the hearing, a second meet and confer and the exchange of all relevant documents, the court free to decline any document not exchanged; sanctions or other remedies for failure to meet and confer in good faith; and, where restraining orders are in effect, the orders not applying to the parties themselves, though each party's attorney must still meet and confer (California Family Code section 271; Rule 8.5).

Chapter 1: General Rules, Local Rules for the Humboldt County Superior Court (effective July 1, 2025); the court's Local Rules page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/forms-filings/local-rules) links the book (“View Local Rules”, under “Effective July 1, 2025:”) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/05-16-2025-local-rules-effective-july-1-2025.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

Chapter 1 (Rules 1.1 to 1.19): the rules' scope, the Humboldt County Superior Court (1.1); their citation as the "Local Rules for the Humboldt County Superior Court" (1.2); their effective date, July 1, 2025 (1.3); their construction so as not to conflict with the California Rules of Court (1.4); sanctions for failure to comply - monetary sanctions, attorney's fees, expenses, striking pleadings, entering a default, dismissal and contempt (1.5); a judicial vacation day defined (1.6); the availability of official court reporters by case type (1.7.1); court reporters in non-criminal proceedings lasting one hour or less - the fee under Government Code section 68086, paid by the party that filed the paper that resulted in the proceeding, and the written statement requesting a court reporter filed at least five (5) court days before the proceeding on the form in Appendix 1.7 (1.7.2) - and in proceedings lasting more than one hour, a fee for every one-half day of services, the parties' pro rata shares split evenly unless the assigned judge orders otherwise (1.7.3); fax filing only through a fax filing agency (California Rules of Court, Rule 2.303) (1.8); ex parte communications only as these Rules, the California Rules of Court or the laws of this State prescribe (1.9); the photocopying waived under a fee waiver - one copy of the papers in the Court's file (1.10); coinage of more than $5.00 counted and rolled (1.11); photographing, videotaping and electronic recording - inside courtrooms under Rule 1.150, outside courtrooms in the courthouse portions of the building only by a written order of the Presiding Judge, and the sanctions for a violation (1.12); remote appearances by telephone or video under Rule 3.670 - personal appearances required for evidentiary hearings, non-evidentiary hearings and case management conferences pre-approved, a remote appearance at an evidentiary hearing noticed on form RA-010 and opposed on form RA-015, the Court's order on form RA-020, and further information on the Court's website (1.13); dangerous, large or bulky exhibits - the judge's permission, substitutes, the conditions on which the Clerk accepts exhibits, their return under Penal Code §1417.1 through §1417.3, and the written statement before hazardous materials are brought into the courtroom (1.14); court file retrieval - up to six (6) court files per day - and the research fee for a search lasting longer than ten (10) minutes, with research requests by mail (1.15); court interpreters - requests made in open court when the matter is set or the Request for Interpreter Form filed at least ten (10) court days before the appearance, cancellation noticed not later than 48 hours before the hearing, and continuances requested at least three (3) court days before the proceeding (1.16); exhibits on digital media in a "read only" setting (1.17); pinpoint citations to transcripts in page:line order (1.18); and exhibits at a remote appearance at a testimonial hearing or trial, lodged in hardcopy with Court Operations at least five (5) court days before the hearing under an "EXHIBITS TO BE LODGED" coversheet (1.19).

Chapter 2: Civil Rules, Local Rules for the Humboldt County Superior Court (effective July 1, 2025); the court's Local Rules page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/forms-filings/local-rules) links the book (“View Local Rules”, under “Effective July 1, 2025:”) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/05-16-2025-local-rules-effective-july-1-2025.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

Chapter 2 (Rules 2.1 to 2.14): the Amendment to Complaint Form in Appendix 2.1 to add a properly named Doe defendant or correct an incorrectly named defendant (2.1); Rules 2.2 and 2.3, deleted effective 01/01/2024; continuance of a case set for trial only on a notice of motion heard on the civil law and motion calendar - a stipulation is not a sufficient basis (2.4) - and of a post-trial matter only with the Court's approval (2.4.1); settlement conferences in civil cases, requested through the website of the Superior Court of Humboldt County no sooner than sixty (60) days and no later than thirty (30) days before trial, the itemized list of damages furnished at least five (5) court days before the Settlement Conference, the attendance of the parties, the attorneys who are to try the case and insurance representatives, the Settlement Conference Statement filed no less than five (5) court days before the conference, and counsel's discussion not less than two (2) court days before it (2.5), with sanctions for failure to attend (2.5.1); civil trial rules - the Pretrial Conference Statement filed and served no later than seven (7) court days before trial, the long form juror questionnaire (form JURY-001) submitted no later than fifteen (15) court days before trial, the trial memorandum (not to exceed seven (7) pages, its points and authorities not to exceed fifteen (15) pages), the jury trial conference thirty (30) minutes before trial, motions in limine filed and served no later than fourteen (14) court days before trial and oppositions seven (7) court days before, and the motions in limine deemed granted at the time of trial (2.6); proposed pattern jury instructions from the latest editions of the Judicial Council of California, Civil Jury Instructions (2.6.1); law and motion hearings, the total presentation not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes (2.7 and 2.7.1); the Trial Court Delay Reduction Program - differentiated case management under rule 3.714, the Notice of Inclusion in the Delay Reduction Program served with the complaint (Appendix 2.8.2), and the exemptions and dismissal following settlement under rules 3.712, 3.714 and 3.1385 (2.8 to 2.8.7); applications for ex parte orders and emergency stays in civil matters - heard according to the schedule available on the Court's website, the pleadings received before 12:00 p.m. (noon) for the next court day's calendar, oppositions filed no later than two (2) hours before the hearing, and "EMERGENCY STAY REQUESTED" in the caption of an emergency application (2.9); the schedule of attorney fees in default proceedings, from 15% with a minimum of $75 to $2,890 plus 1% of the excess over $100,000 (2.10); citations to an official reporter, or a complete hard copy of an authority without one (2.11); dismissal of an unlawful detainer when proof of service of the summons is not filed within sixty (60) days of the filing of the complaint (Code of Civil Procedure section 1167.1) (2.12); default judgments only after all non-defaulting parties, including all Does, are dismissed (2.13); and changing a noticed hearing date only by stipulation and order, a properly noticed ex parte application, or the Court sua sponte (2.14).

Chapter 3: Criminal Rules, Local Rules for the Humboldt County Superior Court (effective July 1, 2025); the court's Local Rules page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/forms-filings/local-rules) links the book (“View Local Rules”, under “Effective July 1, 2025:”) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/05-16-2025-local-rules-effective-july-1-2025.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

Chapter 3 (Rules 3.1 to 3.8): filing deadlines for arraignments - in-custody matters filed no later than 10:00 a.m. for the same day afternoon arraignment calendar, serious or violent felonies filed before 2:00 p.m. for the same day late arraignment calendar, complaints and petitions for out-of-custody defendants filed ten court days before arraignment, and informations filed by noon at least two (2) days before arraignment, with the Filing Deadlines Chart on the Court's website (3.1); requesting hearings by a Notice of Hearing filed and served on all parties, the hearing date under Rule of Court 4.111 (ten court days prior to hearing), Orders Shortening Time, and the special requirements for a change of plea, a commit to jail date and warrant surrenders (3.2); written plea forms in all misdemeanor and felony matters (3.3); substitution of attorney, effective when proof of service of the notice is filed, and appointed counsel's withdrawal through the County of Humboldt's appointment panel (3.4); proposed and submitted orders with conforming copies (3.5); trial submissions filed and served no later than the day of trial assignment, and the long form jury questionnaire filed no later than fifteen (15) court days before trial (3.6); ability-to-pay determinations by deputy clerks under Government Code section 68645.3 - up to a 75 percent reduction for applicants receiving public benefits and a 50 percent reduction at or below 350 percent of the federal poverty level (3.7); and interventions in criminal matters, requested through the website of the Superior Court of Humboldt County after counsel meet and confer and reach an impasse, each attorney attending with express authority to negotiate and resolve the matter (3.8).

Chapter 6: Probate Rules, Local Rules for the Humboldt County Superior Court (effective July 1, 2025); the court's Local Rules page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/forms-filings/local-rules) links the book (“View Local Rules”, under “Effective July 1, 2025:”) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/05-16-2025-local-rules-effective-july-1-2025.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

Chapter 6 (Rules 6.1 to 6.4): a copy of the petition served with each notice of hearing on a person requesting special notice, and on all parties where fees or commissions other than those computed by Probate Code §§10800 -10810 are requested (6.1); a typewritten copy of a handwritten will or codicil, and a signed translation of a will in a foreign language (6.2); all papers for a previously set probate hearing, with the proposed order, filed or lodged with the Clerk's Office at 421 I Street in Eureka at least five (5) court days before the hearing (6.3); and uncontested matters - verified petitions deemed submitted without an appearance, except petitions for confirmation of sale of real property or of personal property valued in excess of $1,000.00 and petitions for appointment of a guardian or conservator (6.4).

Chapter 7: Juvenile Court Rules, Local Rules for the Humboldt County Superior Court (effective July 1, 2025); the court's Local Rules page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/forms-filings/local-rules) links the book (“View Local Rules”, under “Effective July 1, 2025:”) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/05-16-2025-local-rules-effective-july-1-2025.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

Chapter 7 (Rules 7.1 to 7.47): the law governing proceedings in the Humboldt County Juvenile Court (7.1); confidentiality of dependency proceedings (7.2); discovery of juvenile records - a Petition for Disclosure (JV-570) filed with the Supervising Judge of the Dependency Court, the Police Report Request Form for records held by law enforcement, and the Declaration in Support of Request to Inspect and/or Copy Juvenile Court Records without a Court Order (7.3); the access of court designated child advocates to Probation Department and Department of Family and Children's Services records (7.4); the release of records to parties and their attorneys (7.5) and of court reports to court-approved mental health evaluators (7.6); appearances and daily courtroom practice - punctuality, calendar priority and attendance (7.7); the minimum standards of competence of attorneys in dependency proceedings and the Certificate of Competency submitted within ten (10) days of a first appearance (7.8); complaints about appointed attorneys, which the Court reviews within ten (10) days (7.9); access to minors petitioned under Welfare and Institutions Code §300 (7.10); the presence of children in court, every child four (4) years or older told of the right to attend (7.11); hearings in the absence of parents and parties (7.12); objections to the sufficiency of the petition (7.13) and amended petitions (7.14); pre-hearing discovery - informal, the social worker log notes available five (5) court days before a contested hearing, the protective order over the files of the Department of Social Services, and no civil discovery without approval on noticed motion (7.15); requests for transcripts (7.16); peremptory challenges to the judicial officer regularly assigned to juvenile matters, made in writing no less than ten (10) calendar days before the trial or hearing (7.17); social worker's and probation officer's reports at contested hearings (7.18); reports with psychological evaluations (7.19); motions other than motions to continue - served ten (10) calendar days before the hearing if personally served or fifteen (15) if served by mail, opposition five (5) court days and reply papers two (2) court days before the hearing (7.20); ex parte applications, held by the courtroom clerk for twenty-four (24) hours before submission and opposed within twenty-four (24) hours of notice (7.21); petitions for modification of orders - more and less restrictive placements, decreases in visitation, temporary removal out of state and new service plan requirements (7.22 to 7.26); notice of a change in placement - five (5) working days, ten (10) working days before a removal to another county, and in emergencies no later than 48 hours (7.27); appointment of experts in dependency cases (7.28); establishing paternity - the Statement Regarding Paternity on form JV-505 and the JV-501 form (7.29); determining the mental status of a child (7.30); psychotropic medications only by court order, an opposition within two (2) court days and an authorization effective until 180 days from the order at most (7.31); HIV testing of dependent children on an ex parte motion kept sealed (7.32); guardianship proceedings in Juvenile Court (7.33); applications under Welfare and Institutions Code §329 (7.34); parents' financial responsibility for out-of-home care (7.35); the Child Advocate Program, its advocates trained by a Court Appointed Special Advocate program (CASA) - appointment, duties, CASA reports served at least two (2) court days before the hearing, release of information, notice, visitation and family law advocacy (7.36 to 7.41); guardians ad litem for children and parents (7.42); parental visitation before the detention hearing (7.43); C.A.S.T. tapes under a protective order, with the Acknowledgment and the stipulation of Appendices 7.44(d) and 7.44(e) (7.44); dependency mediation, a Mediation Issue Statement sent at least one week before mediation (7.45); a mental health evaluation of a parent only with Court approval (7.46); and the inquiry into a child's tribal status under the Indian Child Welfare Act (7.47).

Chapter 8: Family Law Rules, Local Rules for the Humboldt County Superior Court (effective July 1, 2025); the court's Local Rules page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/forms-filings/local-rules) links the book (“View Local Rules”, under “Effective July 1, 2025:”) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/05-16-2025-local-rules-effective-july-1-2025.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

Chapter 8 (Rules 8.0 to 8.16): the purpose of the family law rules - all Family Law Matters, including the Family Law Act, the Uniform Parentage Act, the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, the UCCJEA, the UIFSA and the Domestic Partnership Act (8.0); the rules governing civil cases applied to family law matters (8.1); sanctions for noncompliance (8.2); every blank on Judicial Council forms answered ("Unk", "Est", "N/A" or "None") (8.3); family law case management (8.4); the Court's Meet and Confer Orders (Appendix 8.5) before a hearing on a Request for Order (FL-300) (8.5); stipulations in open court (8.6); findings and orders after hearing (8.7); the Master Family Law Calendar and Pro Per Calendar - time estimates, priorities, trial setting after an At-Issue Memorandum (Appendix 8.8) and matters taken off calendar (8.8); the Mandatory Settlement Conference - settlement demands and final declarations of disclosure exchanged no later than fourteen (14) calendar days before it, filings no later than ten (10) calendar days before it, Income and Expense Declarations less than ninety (90) calendar days old, and the Statement of Issues, Contentions and Proposed Disposition of the Case (Appendix 8.9) (8.9); child custody recommending counseling - the online orientation program and its certificate of completion before a CCRC appointment, Humboldt County a "recommending jurisdiction", fees of $50.00 and $100.00 for missed appointments, a change of counselor, a separate session where domestic violence is alleged, declarations not exceeding 10 pages, the $275.00 deposit for a counselor's testimony with ten (10) court days notice, and complaints within 45 days (Appendix 8.10) (8.10); complaints about the Family Law Facilitator (Appendix 8.11) (8.11); supervised visitation providers' declarations (forms FL-324(P) and FL-324(NP), Appendix 8.12) (8.12); judgments - a notarized signature on a default with agreement, approval of the child support provisions by the North Coast Regional Department of Child Support (DCSS), and a hearing for a judgment of nullity (8.13); ex parte hearings and orders, with the Declaration re Notice of Ex Parte Hearing (Appendix 8.14) (8.14); spousal or domestic partner support - permanent support under Family Code §4300 et seq., and temporary support by the minimum, average and maximum schedules, the average adopted unless good cause is shown (8.15); and the Children of Divorce Workshop (Appendix 8.16) (8.16).

Chapter 9: Appellate Rules, Local Rules for the Humboldt County Superior Court (effective July 1, 2025); the court's Local Rules page (https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/forms-filings/local-rules) links the book (“View Local Rules”, under “Effective July 1, 2025:”) at https://www.humboldt.courts.ca.gov/system/files/local-rules/05-16-2025-local-rules-effective-july-1-2025.pdf, fetched 2026-10-10.

Chapter 9 (Rules 9.1 and 9.2): the original trial court file used in lieu of a clerk's transcript in misdemeanor and infraction appeals to the Appellate Department (California Rules of Court, Rule 8.914 for infractions and Rule 8.863 for misdemeanors) (9.1) and in limited civil appeals (Rule 8.833) (9.2).