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The juvenile court's Standing Order No. 2021-05 of November 18, 2021: the attorney for a minor or non-minor dependent or ward 12 years of age or older who authorizes it in writing - or a court-appointed attorney for a minor under the age of 12 years who believes pursuit of lawful immigration status is in the minor's best interests - may share the petition, minute orders, formal orders and court reports with the attorney from Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and the United Farmworkers (UFW) Foundation to facilitate lawful immigration status; the release considered a disclosure under Welfare and Institutions Code sections 10850 and 5328; KIND and the UFW Foundation prohibited from disseminating the records outside those proceedings, which must keep them confidential, and all records returned to the Court for destruction at their conclusion.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF KERN METROPOLITAN DIVISION JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER In the Matter of Order Permitting Access to Records to Facilitate the Lawful Immigration Status of Dependent Minors and Non-Minors Standing Order No. 2021-05 Misc. No. JM058813-00 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: The Court finds that release of records described below is necessary in order to facilitate the lawful immigration status of minors and non-minors who are dependents of the Kern County Juvenile Court. The release of the information necessary to facilitate the lawful immigration status of minors and non-minors who are dependents of the Kern County Juvenile Court is in the best interests of such youth, and it will not be detrimental to the safety protection, or physical or emotional well-being of these youth. I. Therefore, the Court issues this Standing Order as follows: a. If a minor or non-minor dependent or ward who is 12 years of age or older authorizes such in writing, the attorney representing the minor or non-minor dependent may share information about the child’s dependency case, including the petition, minute orders, formal orders, and court reports with the attorney from Kids in Need of Defense (“KIND”) and the United Farmworkers (UFW) Foundation for the purpose of facilitating lawful immigration status for the minor. Release of files or information that is confidential pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 5328, 827, or 10850 et seq., pursuant to this Standing Order shall be considered disclosed for purposes directly connected with the administration of public social services as that term is used in Welfare and Institutions Code section 10850, and shall be considered communications between qualified professional persons in the provision of services or appropriate referrals as referenced in Welfare and Institutions Code section 5328. b. An court-appointed attorney who represents a dependent minor or ward who is under the age of 12 years, who after sufficient investigation and consideration of the minor’s expressed wishes believes that pursuit of lawful immigration status is in the best interests of the minor, may share information about the child’s dependency case, including the petition, minute orders, formal orders, and court reports with the attorney from KIND and the UFW Foundation for the purpose of facilitating lawful immigration status for the minor. Release of files or information that is confidential pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 5328, 827, or 10850 et seq., pursuant to this Standing Order shall be considered disclosed for purposes directly connected with the administration of public social services as that term is used in Welfare and Institutions Code section 10850, and shall be considered communications between qualified professional persons in the provision of services or appropriate referrals as referenced in Welfare and Institutions Code section 5328. c. KIND and the UFW Foundation are prohibited from disseminating the information and documents released to them outside the scope of proceedings to establish the lawful immigration status of the minor or non-minor dependent. Any information or documents released in the context of such proceedings must maintain the confidentiality of the information or documents, such as filing them under seal or in confidential filings. d. Upon conclusion of proceedings to establish the lawful immigration status of minors and non-minors who are dependents of the Kern County Juvenile Court, all records released to KIND or the UFW Foundation shall be returned to the Court for destruction. THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. Dated: November 18, 2021 Susan M. Gill Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF KERN METROPOLITAN DIVISION JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER In the Matter of Order Permitting Access to Records to Facilitate the Lawful Immigration Status of Dependent Minors and Non-Minors Standing Order No. 2021-05 Misc. No. JM058813-00 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: The Court finds that release of records described below is necessary in order to fac
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-14 (California T4 Kern build 2026-10-14) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-kern/docs/general/jjc_immigration_info_2021-05.pdf (337073 bytes, sha256 a20a77600e008af032c236da0dd119c3dc0ac261b044c47a24fce02fc57544f2; 3 pages, each covered by scanned images; a machine reading laid with the images on 3 of them (invisible on 3 pages) - not the card's source): read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi (vision/img/imm-p01.png to imm-p03.png; three pages on pleading paper, filed NOV 18 2021; the file's pages are images under a machine reading); checked against a RapidOCR reading of the images (at 200 dpi) and the file's own machine reading laid with the images, never published: of the transcription's 579 words, 6 6-word windows were not found in a reading, in 1 span, read again on the page images and found as transcribed (vision/check-log.txt; evidence/vision-check-2026-10-14-run2.log). The miscellaneous number "JM058813-00" is handwritten. The page prints "the safety protection," and "An court-appointed attorney" as transcribed. Not part of the text: the pleading paper's line numbers 1 to 25, the clerk's filing stamp, the caption's box, the punch-hole marks, the signature, and the footer "Standing Order– re Access to Records for Immigration Status" with "Page 1" to "Page 3". The transcription's closing note, which describes the pages, is not published.
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.