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The superior court clerk permits representatives of Appellate Defenders Inc. and any counsel appointed by this court to view and copy the superior court file and exhibits, including sealed and confidential documents, in their clients' cases and related cases to the same extent the client or trial counsel could, discussing any proposed denial with the clerk of this court by telephone first; 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 proceedings, Family Code section 9005 petitions and LPS conservatorships (section 5150 et seq.); access on a photographic identification and an ADI business card or the appointment order.
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MISCELLANEOUS ORDER 22-4 ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL SUPERIOR COURT FILES BY APPELLATE DEFENDERS, INC., AND APPOINTED APPELLATE COUNSEL THE COURT: The superior court clerk is DIRECTED to permit representatives of Appellate Defenders’ Inc. (ADI), and any counsel appointed by this court, to view and copy the superior court file and exhibits of their clients’ cases, and any related cases, to the same extent that their clients or their trial counsel would be permitted to view and copy the file and exhibits. If the superior court clerk considers a denial of access necessary, the superior court clerk is DIRECTED to discuss by telephone the denial of access with the clerk of this court first before denying access. These cases include all criminal, juvenile dependency, and juvenile delinquency cases, as well as all cases concerning the commitment of persons with intellectual disabilities (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6500 et seq.), all cases under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.), all cases concerning the possible freeing of children from parental custody and control under part 4 (commencing with section 7800) of division 12 of the Family Code, all cases in which a birth parent has petitioned to withdraw consent to an adoption under Family Code section 9005, and all LPS Conservatorship cases (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5150 et seq.). ADI and counsel appointed by this court shall be permitted to view and copy all portions of the file, including sealed and confidential documents and exhibits, to the same extent as the party (or party’s trial counsel) on whose behalf ADI requests access to the file. Access to the superior court file shall be permitted as provided above to a person who presents a personal identification document with a photograph (such as a driver’s license) and either a business card showing that they are employed by ADI or a copy of this court’s order appointing them as counsel. Good cause appears in that ADI has contracted with the State of California on behalf of indigent parties to investigate the viability of writ petitions and appeals, and to arrange appointment of, assist, and supervise appellate counsel. Good cause appears also in that this court’s appointment gives appointed appellate counsel the same authority to act on behalf of the party on appeal as trial counsel had to act on behalf of the same party in the superior court proceedings. The order remains effective unless and until the order is vacated or superseded by an order of this court. RAMIREZ Presiding Justice
MISCELLANEOUS ORDER 22-4 ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL SUPERIOR COURT FILES BY APPELLATE DEFENDERS, INC., AND APPOINTED APPELLATE COUNSEL THE COURT: The superior court clerk is DIRECTED to permit representatives of Appellate Defenders’ Inc. (ADI), and any counsel appointed by this court, to view and copy the superior court file and exhibits of their clients’ cases, and any related cases, to the same exte
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-20 (California Fourth Appellate District build 2026-10-20) from BenchPath custody ca/appellate/ca-coa-4/documents/4dca-div2-miscellaneous-orders.pdf (fetched 2026-10-20; 440969 bytes, sha256 84a13af5f1eb9c60e7deefedaf54981f6a2606e09f1fefed5742557c443105dc): the book's text layer (PyMuPDF text blocks, pages 4 to 38; paragraphs rebuilt from the layout; the running head, the e-filing stamps and the page numbers dropped; the cover and table of orders on pages 1 to 3 are not part of any order). The court's Local Rules & Orders page links the book under “Division 2 – Riverside” as “Miscellaneous Orders for 4th District Division 2”. effective_date: the court's e-filing stamp on the order's first page (“ELECTRONICALLY FILED … Feb 04, 2022”); the order “remains effective unless and until … vacated or superseded”.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.