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Chapter 2, Rule 2.11 (Cases Involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)): the Civil Case Cover sheet to indicate a CEQA case, assigned to a single judge for all purposes including trial, the petitioner to serve the notice of assignment and the case management conference notice on each named respondent, and all subsequent documents to state on the face page the judge and department assigned for all purposes (2.11.1); a case management conference approximately 120 days after the filing of the petition, which does not excuse compliance with Public Resources Code section 21167.4, subdivision (a), and written case management conference statements seven (7) court days before it (2.11.2); the public agency to serve a preliminary cost notification within twenty (20) days after the request to prepare the record, a petitioner who elects to prepare the record to notify the agency within five (5) days and serve a detailed document index within forty (40) days, and the record lodged with or within five (5) days of the agency's certification (2.11.3); the administrative record submitted electronically, through e-filing, the court prefers a searchable PDF with bookmarks (2.11.4); the opening memorandum filed at least forty-five (45) calendar days, the opposition twenty-five (25) and the reply fifteen (15) calendar days before the hearing, the opening and opposition memoranda not to exceed thirty (30) pages and the reply twenty (20) pages with double-spaced lines (2.11.5); and a separate “hard copy” trial notebook and appendix of excerpts, neither lodged nor filed, the party to call the Research Department Office Assistant at (559) 457-4945 to arrange delivery (2.11.6).
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RULE 2.11 CASES INVOLVING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) 2.11.1 Commencing a CEQA Case A. Civil Case Cover Sheet. When the petition is filed, the Civil Case Cover sheet filed must check the box for Miscellaneous Civil Petitions and “Other petition” (not specified above) and indicate it is a CEQA case. B. Judge for All Purposes. Unless otherwise provided in these rules or ordered by the Presiding Judge or Supervising Judge, all CEQA cases will be assigned to a single judge for all purposes including trial. C. Notice of Assignment. A Notice of Assignment indicating the name and department number of the assigned judge, as well as the assigned judge’s departmental schedule for noticed motions and ex parte applications, will be prepared by the court. The Notice of Assignment will be issued by the clerk to the petitioner in the same manner as for an ordinary civil unlimited complaint. If the petition is combined with a complaint for injunctive and/or declaratory relief, the assignment shall apply to the complaint as well as the petition. D. Service of Notices. The petitioner must serve the notice of assignment and the case management conference notice on each named respondent either when that respondent is served with the summons and petition, or within 2 business days of the petitioner’s receipt of the notice of assignment from the court. The petitioner shall promptly file all proofs of service thereof with the court. E. Designation of Assigned Judge in Subsequent Documents. After a CEQA case is assigned, all subsequent documents must state on the face page, under the case number, the following: ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSES TO: JUDGE [insert name] DEPARTMENT [insert number] F. Unavailability of Assigned Judge. In the event of the temporary unavailability of the judge assigned to a CEQA case for all purposes, another judge may be assigned to hear matters in that case. Until and unless the court issues an order or notice revoking the existing single assignment or assigning a new judge for all purposes, any hearing that may take place before another judge does not affect the status of the case as originally assigned for all purposes. (Effective July 1, 2026; adopted as Rule 2.11.1 effective July 1, 2011) 2.11.2 Case Management Conference A. At the time the petition is processed by the Clerk’s Office after it is filed, the clerk will issue a notice of case management conference to petitioner, designating a date for a case management conference that is approximately 120 days after the filing of the petition. Petitioner shall serve a copy of the notice of case management conference on each respondent and real party in interest along with the summons and the petition. The Court’s issuance of a notice of case management conference hearing date does not excuse petitioner from mandatory compliance with Public Resources Code section 21167.4, subdivision (a). B. All parties are required to appear at the case management conference. The person attending the conference shall have sufficient understanding of the case and sufficient authority to make decisions and agreements. C In anticipation of the case management conference, the parties should be prepared to discuss at the hearing and submit written case management conference statements (in prose and details, not using the standardized Judicial Council form) seven (7) court days before the case management conference, as to the following: 1. Status of service upon or appearance by real parties in interest. 2. Status of the administrative record. 3. Status of settlement conference, and whether the parties believe that an early settlement conference before their assigned judge would be beneficial (a waiver under Public Resources Code § 21167, subdivision (d) will be required). 4. Anticipated motions, including briefing schedule and proposed hearing dates. 5. Setting of hearing/trial on the merits. 6. The need to set further case status hearing dates. (Effective July 1, 2026; adopted as Rule 2.11.2 effective January 1, 2017) 2.11.3 Preparation of the Administrative Record A. Preparation by the Public Agency. Within twenty (20) days after receipt of a statutory request that the public agency prepare the record of proceedings, the public agency responsible for such preparation must personally serve on petitioner a preliminary cost notification of the estimated cost of preparation. This preliminary cost notification must state, to the extent then known, the location(s) of the documents anticipated to be incorporated into the administrative record, must designate the contact person(s) responsible for identifying the agency personnel or other person(s) having custody of those documents, and must provide a listing of dates and times when those documents will be made available to petitioner or any party for inspection during normal business hours as the record is being prepared. This preliminary cost notification must be supplemented by the agency from time to time as additional documents are located or determined appropriate to be included in the record. B. Notification that Petitioner Elects to Prepare the Record. Upon receipt of the preliminary cost notification, petitioner may elect to prepare the record of proceeding itself provided it notifies the agency within five (5) days of such receipt. If petitioner elects to prepare the record, then within forty (40) days of service of the notice on the public agency of petitioner’s election, petitioner must prepare and serve on all parties a detailed document index listing the documents proposed by petitioner to constitute the record of proceedings. Within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the detailed document index, the public agency, or other parties if any, must serve the petitioner and all parties with a document notifying them of any document(s) or item(s) that such parties contend should be added to, or deleted from, the record of proceedings. The public agency must promptly notify petitioner of any requested copying procedures or other conditions with which petitioner must comply in petitioner’s preparation of the record. Service of the foregoing shall conform with the Code of Civil Procedure, Part 2, Title 14, Chapter 5, § 1010 et seq. C. Notice by Public Agency of Proposed Record. If petitioner does not elect to prepare the record of proceedings, then within forty (40) days after service of the statutory request to prepare the record of proceedings, the public agency must prepare and serve on the parties a detailed document index listing the documents proposed by the public agency to constitute the record of proceedings and provide a supplemental estimated cost of preparation. Within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of the detailed document index; petitioner, or other parties if any, must serve the agency and all parties with a document notifying the agency of any document or item that such parties contend should be added to, or deleted from, the record. Service of the foregoing shall conform to the Code of Civil Procedure, Part 2, Title 14, Chapter 5, § 1010 et seq. D. Time of Lodging of Administrative Record. If the public agency prepares the record, it shall be lodged with the court when it files its certification of the record. If the petitioner prepares the record, it shall be lodged within five (5) days of the date the public agency files its certification of the record. (Effective January 1, 2017, adopted as Rule 2.11.2 (now 2.11.3) effective July 1, 2011) 2.11.4 Format of the Record of Proceedings The record must comply with California Rules of Court, rules 3.2200 through 3.2208. However, pursuant to California Rule of Court, rule 3.2206, the court orders that the administrative record be submitted electronically, through e-filing. The court prefers that the record be submitted in a searchable, portable document format (PDF) with bookmarks. (Effective January 1, 2021; adopted as Rule 2.11.4 effective January 1, 2017) 2.11.5 Briefing Schedule and Length of Memoranda A. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, points and authorities prepared for a hearing on the merits of a writ petition shall be filed in accordance with the following schedule and page limits: The opening memorandum of points and authorities shall be filed at least forty-five (45) calendar days prior to the hearing date; and opposition shall be filed at least twenty-five (25) calendar days prior to the hearing date; and the reply shall be filed at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the hearing date. The opening and opposition memorandum shall not exceed thirty (30) pages in length with double-spaced lines (or twenty-two (22) pages with one and one-half spaced lines.) The reply shall not exceed twenty (20) pages in length with double-spaced lines (or fifteen (15) pages with one and one-half spaced lines). The court prefers that all memoranda use double-spaced lines. Points and authorities for any motion to be heard prior to the hearing on the merits of the writ petition shall comply with the filing schedule and page limits specified in California Rules of Court, rules 3.1113 and 3.1300, unless otherwise ordered. Except for the trial notebook and appendix of excerpts requirement in Local Rule 2.11.6, papers must be filed in the same manner as for general civil unlimited cases. B. Applications to exceed the page limit pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1113, must be submitted directly to the judge assigned for all purposes without a hearing as provided in accordance with California Rules of Court, rule 3.1207, and the Superior Court of Fresno County, Local Rules, rule 2.7.2. The application to exceed the page limit must attach as an exhibit that party’s statement of issues filed pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21167.8, and state reasons why the argument cannot be made within the stated page limit in A above. (Effective January 1, 2017, adopted as Rule 2.11.5 effective July 1, 2011) 2.11.6 Trial Notebook and Appendix of Excerpts A. Separate Trial Notebook and Appendix of Excerpts. The court requires a separate trial notebook and separate appendix of excerpts to provide the court with easy-to-use binders containing the pleadings, motions, briefs, and cited portions of the record of proceedings supporting the parties’ respective positions. The trial notebook and appendix of excerpts of exhibits are neither lodged nor filed. Instead, the party responsible for preparing the notebook and appendix shall call the Research Department Office Assistant at (559) 457-4945 to arrange delivery of the items. Do not send items via mail or overnight delivery service without prior arrangement. B. Trial Notebook. Petitioner shall prepare a “hard copy” trial notebook that must be submitted when its opening brief is filed. The trial notebook must consist of the petition, all answers, the opening brief, any motions set to be heard at trial, the statement of issues, and any other documents agreed upon by the parties. The trial notebook shall contain a table of contents, tabbed sections consistent with the table of contents, and an index of the documents in the notebook referencing page numbers. The notebook’s pages shall be sequentially numbered in the lower right-hand corner of each page and be bound in a “D-ring” binder no more than three (3) inches thick. Should documents dictate, further notebooks with the same features should be used. C. Appendix of Excerpts. The court requires that each party filing a brief prepare and submit a separate “hard copy” appendix of excerpts that contains the documents or pages of the record of proceedings cited in that party’s brief. The appendix shall be submitted when that party’s brief is filed. If a party believes that it is necessary to provide context to a cited page of the record of proceedings, that party may include a cover page or other pertinent pages from a document even though not actually cited in its brief. (Effective January 1, 2021; adopted as Rule 2.11.8 (now 2.11.6) effective July 1, 2011) (Rule 2.11, New effective July 1, 2011)
RULE 2.11 CASES INVOLVING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) 2.11.1 Commencing a CEQA Case A. Civil Case Cover Sheet. When the petition is filed, the Civil Case Cover sheet filed must check the box for Miscellaneous Civil Petitions and “Other petition” (not specified above) and indicate it is a CEQA case. B. Judge for All Purposes. Unless otherwise provided in these rules or ordered b
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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.