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if the Department of Justice has already sealed (Penal Code section 851.93) or expunged (Penal Code section 1203.425) all convictions a pending motion for conviction relief concerns, the Clerk notifies the parties with the docket number of the case and the statement that the petitioner need not calendar a motion date, and enters the sealing or the dismissal of the petition.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA DATE: December 18, 2025 JUDGE: Hon. Christopher R. Bowen DEPARTMENT 1 COURT CLERK: Caroline Ruaro UNREPORTED STANDING ORDER RE: PETITIONS FOR CONVICTION SEALING (P.C. § 851.93) AND/OR CONVICTION RELIEF WHERE RELIEF PREVIOUSLY GRANTED (P.C. §1203.425) I. Penal Code section 851.93 Penal Code section 851.93 requires the California Department of Justice to, in certain circumstances, automatically grant conviction sealing to certain defendants who meet the statutory criteria. In certain cases, individuals who have received such relief may nonetheless have petitioned the Court for the same relief, though such a petition would no longer be necessary. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that, upon confirmation that all charges resulting in conviction that are the subject of a pending motion for conviction relief before this Court have in fact been sealed by the Department of Justice under Penal Code §851.93: 1. The Clerk shall issue written notification to the parties to the pending motion, which shall include the docket number of the case on which sealing was granted, stating: “The California Department of Justice has confirmed that the petitioner in this case has been granted conviction relief pursuant to California Penal Code §851.93. Accordingly, petitioner need not calendar a motion date with this Court for conviction relief.” 2. The Clerk shall enter sealing of the associated case seeking conviction relief. II. Penal Code section 1203.425 Penal Code section 1203.425 requires the California Department of Justice to, in certain circumstances, automatically grant conviction relief/expungement to certain defendants who meet the statutory criteria. In certain cases, individuals who have received such relief may nonetheless have petitioned the Court for the same relief, though such a petition would no longer be necessary. Accordingly, it is FURTHER ORDERED that, upon confirmation that all charges resulting in conviction that are the subject of a pending motion for conviction relief before this Court have in fact been expunged by the Department of Justice under Penal Code §1203.425: 1. The Clerk shall issue written notification to the parties to the pending motion, which shall include the docket number of the case on which expungement was granted, stating: “The California Department of Justice has confirmed that the petitioner in this case has been granted conviction relief pursuant to California Penal Code §1203.425. Accordingly, petitioner need not calendar a motion date with this Court for conviction relief.” 2. The Clerk shall enter dismissal of the associated petition seeking conviction relief. Dated: December 18, 2025 HON. CHRISTOPHER R. BOWEN Presiding Judge of the Superior Court Contra Costa County
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA DATE: December 18, 2025 JUDGE: Hon. Christopher R. Bowen DEPARTMENT 1 COURT CLERK: Caroline Ruaro UNREPORTED STANDING ORDER RE: PETITIONS FOR CONVICTION SEALING (P.C. § 851.93) AND/OR CONVICTION RELIEF WHERE RELIEF PREVIOUSLY GRANTED (P.C. §1203.425) I. Penal Code section 851.93 Penal Code section 851.93 requires the C
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-08 (California T4 Contra Costa build 2026-10-08) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-contra-costa/docs/general/combined-standing-orders-8-11-2026.pdf (the court's “Appendix A: Standing Orders”, “Revised August 11, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 14177357 bytes, sha256 50e61603361f0c413700512b6bb1a4d78d849a061bcc1e6d3ec3dcb30fda7c49; 48 pages, scanned) - Standing Order 3.3, PDF pages 33 to 34: read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi, each doubtful mark on a crop at 400 dpi; checked against three machine readings never published (RapidOCR on each whole page, the file's own text layer where a page has one, RapidOCR on each printed line): every 6-word window of the transcription looked up and each span no reading holds read again on the page image (vision/check-log.md). The compilation's label, the clerk's filed stamps, the signatures and the pleading paper's line numbers are not part of the text; the transcription's closing note, which describes them, is not published.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.