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Rule 15 (15.1 to 15.6): the family-centered case resolution process under Family Code §§2450, 2451 and California Rules of Court, Rule 5.83, for dissolution, legal separation, nullity, petition for custody and support, parentage and grandparent cases filed after January 1, 2013 (15.1, 15.2); a Notice of Status Conference, the conference calendared within 180 days after the filing of the petition, served with the summons and petition (15.3); attendance - all parties at the initial status conference (the Department of Child Support Services excepted), attorneys and self-represented parties at each later one unless excused, and reconciliation (15.4); the Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure served no later than ninety (90) days after service of the petition, and form FL.060 filed and served at least five (5) calendar days before each status conference (15.5); and the status conference and the Court's role (15.6).
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LOCAL RULE 15 FAMILY-CENTERED CASE RESOLUTION PROCESS (Effective 1/1/13, as amended 7/1/13, as amended 7/1/20) 15.1 AUTHORITY (Effective 1/1/13) A. This Rule is intended to implement a family-centered case resolution process in conformance with Family Code §§2450, 2451 and California Rules of Court, Rule 5.83. (Effective 1/1/13) 15.2 APPLICABILITY (Effective 1/1/13, as amended 7/1/20) A. This Rule applies to all dissolution, legal separation, nullity, petition for custody and support, parentage and grandparent cases filed after January 1, 2013. (Effective 1/1/13, as amended 7/1/20) 15.3 STATUS CONFERENCE (Effective 1/1/13) A. Upon the filing of any case listed in Butte County Superior Court Local Rules, Rule 15.2, the Court will issue a Notice of Status Conference and calendar the conference within 180 days after the filing of the petition. The petitioner shall serve the Notice of Status Conference on the respondent with the summons and petition and any other initial papers to be served with the summons and petition. B. The purpose of the Status Conference is to assess the case early and assist the litigants with creating a case management plan for resolution of all of the issues presented in their cases. The design of the case management plan will depend on the complexity of the case. C. On request of either party or on the Court’s own motion, the Court may set any matter for a status conference. (Effective 1/1/13) 15.4 ATTENDANCE AT STATUS CONFERENCE (Effective 1/1/13) A. All parties must attend the initial status conference. If the Department of Child Support Services is a party to the case, their appearance is not required. B. Attorneys and self-represented parties shall attend each subsequent status conference unless excused in advance by the Court, the case has been dismissed or a judgment resolving all issues has been entered. C. RECONCILIATION. Parties who file a stipulation prior to the status conference indicating they are attempting reconciliation will be exempt from the settlement conference for six (6) months. If a judgment or dismissal is not filed within six (6) months of filing of the petition, the Court will proceed with a status conference upon notice to the parties. (Effective 1/1/13) 15.5 PRE-STATUS CONFERENCE REQUIREMENTS (Effective 1/1/13) A. In dissolution and legal separation cases each party shall serve the other with a Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure no later than ninety (90) days following the service of the Petition for Dissolution or Legal Separation. The Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure shall include a completed Income and Expense Declaration, a completed Schedule of Assets and Debts, and any other information that is required pursuant to Family Code section 2104. This does not apply to summary dissolution matters as outlined in Family Code section 2400. B. A Family Law Case Management: Status Conference Statement (form FL.060) shall be filed and served on all other parties at least five (5) calendar days before each case status conference. The Family Law Case Management: Status Conference Statement (form FL.060) is available upon request from the Clerk’s Office or on the Court’s website at www.butteCourt.ca.gov. (Effective 1/1/13) 15.6 STATUS CONFERENCE AND COURT’S ROLE (Effective 1/1/13, as amended 7/1/13) A. At the status conference, the judicial officer will review the case to determine whether it is progressing towards disposition in a timely and effective manner in accordance with the milestones, disposition standards, and additional factors set for the in California Rules of Court, Rule 5.83. The judicial officer may take action authorized by California Rules of Court, Rule 5.83, including but not limited to setting additional status conferences, setting a family-centered case resolution conference, or scheduling the case for further review without appearances by the parties. B. Counsel must inform the Court of the following matters: 1. The attendance of both parties at Family Court Services mediation; 2. The service by both parties of a complete Preliminary Declaration of Disclosure; 3. The filing with the Court of a Declaration Regarding Service of Declaration of Disclosure and Income and Expense Declaration; 4. The readiness of the parties to participate in mediation; 5. The appropriateness of referral to arbitration; 6. The willingness of the parties to limit, schedule, or expedite discovery, including the willingness to provide the opposing party, without a discovery request: (a) the name, address, and telephone number of each individual likely to have desirable information that supports the party’s disclosures, and (b) a copy of, or a description by category and location of, all documents, data compilations, and tangible things that are in the possession, custody or control of the party and that supports the party’s disclosures; 7. The appropriateness of implementation of a family-centered case resolution plan pursuant to Family Code §2451; and 8. The willingness of the parties to stipulate to the appointment of Court experts, and allocate the expert’s expense, or to schedule a hearing for the appointment and expense allocation of Court experts. C. At any status conference the Court may: 1. Schedule disclosure of expert witnesses, by stipulation; 2. Inquire whether issues can be narrowed by stipulation and set dates for the filing of stipulations; 3. Set dates for further status conferences, as needed, and no less often than every six months; 4. Set dates for other events that must take place before the next status conference; 5. Set the date for trial and/or settlement conferences; and 6. Take such other action, as permitted by law, which could promote the just and efficient disposition of the case. (Effective 1/1/13, as amended 7/1/13)
LOCAL RULE 15 FAMILY-CENTERED CASE RESOLUTION PROCESS (Effective 1/1/13, as amended 7/1/13, as amended 7/1/20) 15.1 AUTHORITY (Effective 1/1/13) A. This Rule is intended to implement a family-centered case resolution process in conformance with Family Code §§2450, 2451 and California Rules of Court, Rule 5.83. (Effective 1/1/13) 15.2 APPLICABILITY (Effective 1/1/13, as amended 7/1/20) A. This Rule
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 Butte build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-butte/docs/local-rules/local-rules-january-2026-final-edit_san.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “Local Court Rules Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-10; 6485001 bytes, sha256 043b7a23248fccbde751232510b0b283759182bb05446c97c68478f2adcb12b1; 229 pages; this rule PDF pages 74 to 75) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) and its strike-out: 19 rules - 1 to 4, 6, 9, 12 to 22, 50 and 51 - each composed from its own pages (PDF pages 14 to 126, printed “Page 1 of 216” to “Page 113 of 216”), from its heading (“LOCAL RULE 1 GENERAL RULES”, with its history note on the same row) to its last history note: each page's running header (“SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF BUTTE RULES”) and its two footer lines (the rule's name and “Page N of 216”) removed as chrome - PDF page 24, a Rule 2 page, prints Rule 1's name in its footer, removed there too; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's heading and each subdivision's label and title (“2.1 APPLICABILITY”) set as one line, as printed on one row; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-10.txt) finds no struck run; 14 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: eleven complaint addresses in Rules 6, 9, 16, 17 and 51 whose street the reflow ran into the court's name, each street set on its own line as printed; Rule 2.6(B)'s transcript request address set on its four lines; Rule 2.16's empty label “D.” set apart from Rule 2.17's heading; Rule 16.27's “c)Training” set on its own line) and no same-character fix; the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold-line, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-10.txt) list candidates read one by one; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the list of the rules with their effective dates, the applicability statement, the table of contents, the abbreviations, the subject index, the forms indexes and the local forms printed as page images (PDF pages 127 to 229) belong to no card. Review note: The Family Centered Case Resolution Process Information page (held) says each party's attorney or self-represented litigant must attend the initial and any subsequent status conferences in person unless the Court orders otherwise; Rule 15.4 requires attendance without saying in person, and Rule 1.10(E)(1)(a) authorizes telephonic appearances in non-evidentiary family law matters (a review task).
Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.