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Chapter 1 (Preliminary Rules; Rules 1.0 to 1.3): the rules take effect on 07/01/26 (Rule 1.0); they are cited as the “Local Rules for the Superior Court of California, County of Imperial” (Rule 1.1); they supplement the California Rules of Court and state statutes and are liberally construed (Rule 1.2); and they are established, amended or repealed by a majority vote of the judges (Rule 1.3).
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Chapter 1 Preliminary Rules Rule 1.0 Effective Date These rules shall take effect on 07/01/26. [Adopted July 1, 2007, amended 01/01/08, 01/01/09, 01/01/11, 01/01/12, 01/01/13, 01/01/14, 01/01/15, 01/01/16, 01/01/17, 01/01/18, 07/01/18, 07/01/19, 01/01/20, 07/01/20, 01/01/22, 01/01/24, 07/01/24, 07/01/25, 01/01/26, 07/01/26] Rule 1.1 Citation of Rules These rules shall be known and cited as the “Local Rules for the Superior Court of California, County of Imperial.” The rules may be referred to herein as the “Local Rules,” and the Superior Court of California may be referred to herein as the “Court.” [Adopted July 1, 2007] Rule 1.2 Construction of Rules These rules state local practices and are intended to supplement the California Rules of Court and state statutes. The rules shall be liberally construed to facilitate the proper and efficient administration of judicial business and to promote access to justice. [Adopted July 1, 2007] Rule 1.3 Amendments The Local Rules may be established, amended, or repealed by a majority vote of the judges. [Adopted July 1, 2007]
Chapter 1 Preliminary Rules Rule 1.0 Effective Date These rules shall take effect on 07/01/26. [Adopted July 1, 2007, amended 01/01/08, 01/01/09, 01/01/11, 01/01/12, 01/01/13, 01/01/14, 01/01/15, 01/01/16, 01/01/17, 01/01/18, 07/01/18, 07/01/19, 01/01/20, 07/01/20, 01/01/22, 01/01/24, 07/01/24, 07/01/25, 01/01/26, 07/01/26] Rule 1.1 Citation of Rules These rules shall be known and cited as the “Lo
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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.