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Inmates must pay the full filing fee (Government Code section 68635), and the court must file an inmate's complaint or petition before collecting it; until further order, the clerk shall dismiss an action on the request of a plaintiff inmate who is notified that the filing fee will not be waived, if (1) the request is received within 60 days of the mailing of that notice, (2) no proof of service has been filed or general appearance made by any defendant, and (3) similar relief has not been provided to the inmate in any proceeding (Code of Civil Procedure section 473); on dismissal the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is notified to make no further collection, and any part of the fee already collected in excess of $50.00 is refunded.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF DEL NORTE Standing Order 13-003 Re: Dismissal of Inmate Claims after Denial of Fee Waiver Request On occasion, inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison file actions in Superior Court expecting to receive a full fee waiver. However Government Code section 68635 requires inmates to pay the full filing fee, which in civil actions is often more than $400. When an un-incarcerated, pro per plaintiff attempts to file an action and learns the cost to do so when a fee waiver application is denied, the plaintiff has the option of not filing the action rather than pay the substantial filing fee. However, under applicable laws, when the court receives a complaint or petition from an inmate, the Court is required to file the complaint or petition before collecting the filing fee. On occasion, an inmate is taken by surprise both by the denial of the fee waiver application and the amount of the filing fee. This usually involves inmates who, if not penniless, are without more than a few dollars in their trust account. Installment payment of an inmate filing fee of more than $400 can take years. Until further order of the Court, the clerk shall dismiss an action and provide the relief listed in the next paragraph upon request of any plaintiff inmate who promptly requests the dismissal of an action pursuant to this order after being notified that the filing fee will not be waived. This relief is to be granted only if (1) the request for dismissal is received within 60 days of mailing of the notice to the inmate that the filing fee will not be waived, (2) no proof of service has been filed or general appearance made by any defendant, and (3) only if similar relief has not been previously provided to the inmate in any proceeding. Such relief is granted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 473 based upon surprise. If dismissal is granted pursuant to this order, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will be notified that no further collection is to be made from the inmate’s trust account, and any portion of the filing fee already collected in excess of $50.00 will be refunded. The Court will have expended substantial costs in processing such cases and any amounts collected up to $50 will not be refunded. DATED: WILLIAM H. FOLLETT Presiding Judge of the Superior Court
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF DEL NORTE Standing Order 13-003 Re: Dismissal of Inmate Claims after Denial of Fee Waiver Request On occasion, inmates at Pelican Bay State Prison file actions in Superior Court expecting to receive a full fee waiver. However Government Code section 68635 requires inmates to pay the full filing fee, which in civil actions is often more th
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 Del Norte build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-del-norte/docs/so_13-003.pdf (72809 bytes, sha256 699c064ae53e2ebd56aed75409ddf83c3e18029eaed5ab698e8d807f10d926a7; 2 pages; 1 page with a printed text layer; 1 page with no text layer) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): one page of text (the file's second page is blank - review/scan-sheets/check-log.txt); no chrome and no fixes; the date line (“DATED:” and a blank rule) and the printed name and title stand as printed - the posted copy, a Word file of August 20, 2014, carries no signature or date; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. Review note: The posted copy is a Word file (created August 20, 2014) with no signature and its date line blank; the order's number places it in 2013 - a review task asks the court for the signed order's date.
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.