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Article III (Applicability and Sanctions; Rules 3.1 to 3.4): the rules add to, and do not supersede, applicable state rules (Rule 3.1); sanctions for any unjustified failure to comply with a local rule, including fines, court costs, attorney fees, issue preclusion, exclusion of evidence, striking of pleadings or dismissal (Rule 3.2); self-represented parties included in the term counsel (Rule 3.3); and courtroom attire and decorum - the duties of attorneys under Business and Professions Code § 6068(b); dress (no one in court without a shirt, barefoot or with a bare midriff; no sunglasses, hats or offensive clothing; business attire for attorneys); conduct in the courtroom; courtroom telephones and cellular phones; the area between the bench and counsel table; and examining witnesses from a lectern or behind the counsel table (Rule 3.4).
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ARTICLE III APPLICABILITY AND SANCTIONS RULE 3.1 APPLICATION OF GENERAL COURT RULES These Rules are in addition to, and do not supersede, applicable state rules unless specifically authorized. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2002) RULE 3.2 SANCTIONS AUTHORIZED Any unjustified failure to comply with the requirements of any local rule of the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Inyo may result in the imposition of sanctions, including assessment of fines, court costs or attorney fees against the offending party, or other sanctions as determined by the Court, including issue preclusion, exclusion of evidence, striking of pleadings, or dismissal of an action or cause of action. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2002) RULE 3.3 SELF-REPRESENTED PARTIES ACTING AS COUNSEL For purposes of these rules, the term counsel shall include self-represented parties. (Adopted, effective July 1, 2010) RULE 3.4 COURTROOM ATTIRE AND DECORUM (a) These rules have been adopted to foster orderly proceedings and respect for the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of California, the laws of this state, and the Superior Court. (b) The rules set forth herein shall apply in all superior court proceedings unless a judicial officer orders otherwise in a particular circumstance. A judicial officer, upon appropriate application in a particular case, may waive the application of any particular rule or may impose additional rules applicable to such case. (c) Each attorney who appears in court shall: (1) “Maintain the respect due to the courts of justice and judicial officers” (Business and Professions Code § 6068(b)) (2) Be polite and considerate toward opposing counsel, opposing parties, witnesses, and members of the court’s staff. (3) Be familiar with the rules and guidelines set forth in these rules as well as other applicable statutes, rules of conduct, ethics, and professionalism. (4) Make reasonable efforts to advise clients, witnesses, and others accompanying them of these rules, and make a reasonable attempt to see that such persons abide by these rules. (d) All attorneys, litigants, witnesses and spectators shall be required to dress and conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the traditional dignity of the superior court. All persons in the courtroom shall dress in a manner that is not offensive or distracting to other of usual sensibilities. Counsel shall so instruct parties they represent, witnesses they call and persons accompanying them. No person shall appear in court without a shirt, barefoot or with a bare midriff. The following shall not be worn in court: sunglasses, hats, or any clothing that displays obscene, gang related, offensive, or inappropriate words or pictures. This rule applies to juveniles as well as adults. Attorneys should be neatly and appropriately dressed in business attire for all court appearances. The bailiff may remove any person from court who violates this rule. This rule does not limit the power of any judicial officer to further prescribe appropriate attire in the courtroom. (e) Persons in the courtroom shall not: (1) Talk to clerks when the court is in session, except conversation that may be necessary in relation to the matter at the moment before the court. (2) Converse with anyone in a manner that is distracting to the proceedings then before the court. (3) Eat, drink, chew gum, read newspapers, repeatedly or needlessly click pens, jiggle coins or keys, or otherwise engage in distracting or disrespectful behaviors. (4) Visibly or audibly display approval or disapproval, agreement or disagreement with any testimony, ruling or statement of the court, counsel, or a witness. (5) Communicate in any way with a prisoner. (f) No one other than a judicial officer or a member of the court’s staff shall use a courtroom telephone without the specific permission of the court. No one other than a judicial officer, member of the court’s staff (including the bailiff) shall use a cellular phone within the courtroom. All noise alert devices related to cellular phones, beepers, pagers, and other noise alert devices shall be turned off in the courtroom. (g) Persons in the courtroom should not traverse the area between the bench and counsel table, except with the express approval of the court. Counsel shall so instruct their clients, witnesses they call, and persons accompanying them. (h) Counsel, and parties appearing in propria persona, shall remain at a lectern or behind the counsel table when examining a witness. During trial, counsel shall not exhibit familiarity with witnesses, parties or other counsel, nor address them by use of first names (except children). (Adopted, effective July 1, 2010)
ARTICLE III APPLICABILITY AND SANCTIONS RULE 3.1 APPLICATION OF GENERAL COURT RULES These Rules are in addition to, and do not supersede, applicable state rules unless specifically authorized. (Adopted, effective January 1, 2002) RULE 3.2 SANCTIONS AUTHORIZED Any unjustified failure to comply with the requirements of any local rule of the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Inyo m
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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.