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Chapter 1 (Rules 1.1 to 1.7): the rules apply to all matters filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte, and repeal all rules previously adopted (1.1); construction - liberally construed, supplementing the statutes, the California Rules of Court (CRC) and Judicial Council policies (1.2); standing orders governing administration, required practice and procedure (Government Code § 68070 (a); Code of Civil Procedure §187) (1.3); sanctions under rule 2.30 of the CRC or sections 177.5 and 575.2 (1.4); abbreviations and definitions (1.5); the rules available at the Clerk's Office and on the Court's website (1.6); and amendment by a majority of the judges (1.7).
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CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL RULES RULE 1.1 APPLICATION OF LOCAL RULES These local rules apply to all matters filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte unless otherwise noted herein. Upon the effective date of these rules, all other rules previously adopted by this court are repealed. (Eff. 10/15/90) (Rev. 1/1/12) RULE 1.2 CONSTRUCTION, SCOPE, AND EFFECT OF RULES These local rules are designed to promote and facilitate efficient and fair administration of judicial business and justice. These local rules are to be liberally construed and are intended to supplement and do not replace or reduce any requirements set forth in California statutes, the California Rules of Court (CRC), or other policies or standards adopted by the Judicial Council of California. (Eff. 10/15/90) (Rev. 1/1/12) RULE 1.3 STANDING ORDERS The Court and each department may make standing orders governing administration, required practice and procedure, and of the conduct of its officers not inconsistent with law, the rules adopted and prescribed by the Judicial Council of California, and these local rules of court. (Government Code § 68070 (a); Code of Civil Procedure §187.) (Eff. 1/1/12) RULE 1.4 SANCTIONS Failure to comply with any local rule or CRC may subject the party to sanctions pursuant to rule 2.30 of the CRC or Civil Code of Procedure sections 177.5 and 575.2. (Eff. 1/1/12) RULE 1.5 ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS WITHIN THESE LOCAL RULES ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution CALCRIM – Judicial Council of California Criminal Jury Instructions CACI – Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instructions CAPTA - Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act CMC - Case Management Conference CRC - California Rules of Court ECT - Expedited Civil Track MCLE - Minimum Continuing Legal Education “Court” means all departments and divisions of the Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte. (Eff. 1/1/12) RULE 1.6 INSPECTION AND COPYING OF LOCAL RULES The Court’s local rules are available for inspection and copying at the Clerk’s Office during normal business hours. The Court may impose a reasonable fee for copying its local rules. The Court’s local rules are also posted on the Court’s website, which is www.delnorte.courts.ca.gov/. (Eff. 1/1/12) RULE 1.7 AMENDMENT AND REPEAL These rules may be amended by a majority of the judges of the court in compliance with the CRC. (Eff. 1/1/12)
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL RULES RULE 1.1 APPLICATION OF LOCAL RULES These local rules apply to all matters filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte unless otherwise noted herein. Upon the effective date of these rules, all other rules previously adopted by this court are repealed. (Eff. 10/15/90) (Rev. 1/1/12) RULE 1.2 CONSTRUCTION, SCOPE, AND EFFECT OF RULES These local rules are
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 Del Norte build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-del-norte/docs/del-norte-final-rules-nov-2011.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF DEL NORTE LOCAL RULES OF COURT Effective: January 1, 2012”, as fetched 2026-10-10; 780574 bytes, sha256 64220b502f35de539aa38695b3449422d9f2a2fc10c75bc50a2a117569b8bdb8; 66 pages; this chapter PDF pages 6 to 7) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): each of the seventeen chapters composed from its own pages (PDF pages 6 to 55, printed 1 to 50; each chapter begins at the top of a new page), from its heading (“CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL RULES” to “CHAPTER 17 – MISCELLANEOUS”) to its last rule's history note: each page's running header (“Superior Court of California, County of Del Norte”) and its page number removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's label and title (“RULE 1.1 APPLICATION OF LOCAL RULES”) set as one line, as printed on one row; the strike report finds one struck run on the 66 pages, a single space on page 57, a blank local form of Appendix A (review/strike-report-2026-10-10.txt); 1 whitespace-only fix (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 10.4's reference “subdivision (f) of this rule” rejoined where the composition set its subdivision letter on a new line) and no same-character fix; the vertical-gap and short-line audits find no join, and the page-break, bold-line, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py) list candidates read one by one - headings and list items set as printed, Rule 3.3's timeline labels set with their rows and the rule labels set beside their titles - none needing a fix; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of contents, Appendix A (the local forms) and the index belong to no card.
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.