Supersedes Miscellaneous Order No. 010810: the superior court clerk permits attorneys and paralegals of Appellate Defenders Inc. and any counsel appointed by this court to view and copy all superior court file materials, including sealed and confidential materials, in their clients' cases and related cases to the same extent the client or trial counsel could, on presentation of a photographic identification and an ADI business card or the appointment order; applies to criminal, juvenile dependency and juvenile delinquency cases, commitments under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6500 et seq., Sexually Violent Predators Act cases (section 6600 et seq.), Family Code section 7800 et seq. proceedings, petitions to withdraw consent to an adoption under Family Code section 9005, subdivision (e), and Lanterman-Petris-Short Act conservatorships (section 5000 et seq.); effective on filing until vacated or modified.
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE In re: Order of the Presiding Justice Misc. Order No. 112812 THE COURT: This order supersedes this court's Miscellaneous Order No. 010810. The superior court clerk is directed to permit attorneys and paralegals from Appellate Defenders Inc. (ADI) and any counsel appointed by this court to view and copy all superior court file materials (including sealed and confidential materials) relating to their clients' cases, and any related cases, to the same extent that their clients or the clients' trial counsel would be permitted to view and copy such files. Access to the superior court file materials shall be permitted to such a specified attorney or paralegal upon his or her presentation of a photographic personal identification document and either a business card showing employment with ADI or a copy of an order of this court appointing that person as counsel. This order will apply to all criminal, juvenile dependency and juvenile delinquency cases, as well as cases concerning the commitment of mentally retarded persons under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6500 et seq., cases under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.), all cases in which a child might be freed from parental control under Family Code section 7800 et seq., all cases in which a birth parent has petitioned to withdraw consent to an adoption under Family Code section 9005, subdivision (e), and conservatorship cases under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5000 et seq.). This order is effective as of the date of its filing and remains effective unless and until it is vacated or modified by subsequent order of this court. /s/ McConnell Presiding Justice
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE In re: Order of the Presiding Justice Misc. Order No. 112812 THE COURT: This order supersedes this court's Miscellaneous Order No. 010810. The superior court clerk is directed to permit attorneys and paralegals from Appellate Defenders Inc. (ADI) and any counsel appointed by this court to view and copy all sup
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-20 (California Fourth Appellate District build 2026-10-20) from BenchPath custody ca/appellate/ca-coa-4/documents/4dca-div1-112812-adi-access-to-superior-court-records.pdf (fetched 2026-10-20; 54974 bytes, sha256 49a200fc940a67041c487a2f4a2a69852d293be7f5c2060d536f7c9b3a51af73): the file's text layer (PyMuPDF text blocks; each block a paragraph; the e-filing stamp, page numbers and the distribution list below the signature dropped). The court's Local Rules & Orders page lists the order under “Division 1 – San Diego”. effective_date: the order is “effective as of the date of its filing” but the file prints no filing date; the order number appears to encode one (112812) - left empty with a task.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.