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Chapter 12 (Rules 12.1 to 12.4): the goal of disposing of 100 percent (100%) of small claims cases within 95 days after filing (12.1); trials calendared no sooner than 20 days and no later than 70 days from the issuance of the Plaintiff's Claim and Order, and continuances for service under Civil Code of Procedure § 116.570 (12.2); requests for postponement in writing at least ten days before the court date, with a $10.00 fee and notice to the other party (12.3); and dismissal without prejudice when the plaintiff does not appear, unless a continuance was requested in writing (12.4).
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CHAPTER 12 SMALL CLAIMS 12.1 Disposition Goal (eff. 1/1/2009) The goal of the court is to process small claims cases in the most expedient manner that is fair to all concerned. The court intends to achieve disposition of 100 percent (100%) of small claims cases within 95 days after filing. (eff. 1/1/2009) 12.2 Calendaring (eff. 7/1/93, amd. 1/1/2009) Cases will be calendared for trial no sooner than 20 days and no later than 70 days from the date the Plaintiff’s Claim and Order is issued. If it is necessary to reschedule the trial date in order to properly serve the opposing party, the court will grant a continuance pursuant to Civil Code of Procedure § 116.570. (eff. 7/1/93, amd. 1/1/2009) 12.3 Continuances (eff. 7/1/93, amd. 1/1/2009) If a continuance is requested after parties have been served, the request must be made in writing at least ten days prior to the scheduled court date. A fee of $10.00 must accompany the Request for Postponement and notice must be given to the opposing party. (eff. 7/1/93, amd. 1/1/2009) 12.4 Dismissals (eff. 7/1/93, amd. 1/1/2009) The court will dismiss, without prejudice, any small claims action for which there is no appearance by the plaintiff at the scheduled hearing, unless the plaintiff contacts the court in writing prior to the hearing date to request a continuance. (eff. 7/1/93, amd. 1/1/2009)
CHAPTER 12 SMALL CLAIMS 12.1 Disposition Goal (eff. 1/1/2009) The goal of the court is to process small claims cases in the most expedient manner that is fair to all concerned. The court intends to achieve disposition of 100 percent (100%) of small claims cases within 95 days after filing. (eff. 1/1/2009) 12.2 Calendaring (eff. 7/1/93, amd. 1/1/2009) Cases will be calendared for trial no sooner th
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 Lake build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-lake/docs/local-rules/local-rules-january-2026_v2.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LAKE LOCAL RULES Effective 1/1/2026”, as fetched 2026-10-10; 852364 bytes, sha256 060a39793172b99fb99a1f839efb8fee0755a6d5c8c03d52d407d1d536399e9d; 69 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rule body (PDF pages 9 to 68; the chapters run on without page breaks) composed once and cut at the twenty chapter headings (“CHAPTER 1 ADOPTION AND APPLICABILITY OF RULES” to “CHAPTER 20 ELECTRONIC FILING”), the chapters reassembling the body exactly: each page's running header (“Superior Court, County of Lake”) and footer (the page number) removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; Rule 5.8's ruled table (Case Plan Disposition Time Standards and Court Events, pages 29 and 30) read cell by cell by the table finder; no struck run on any of the 69 pages (review/strike-report-2026-10-10.txt); 22 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 5.8's table cells' lettered items and paragraphs set on their own lines (10); Rule 8.6's plans and its item 3 (3); Rule 3.13's history note (1); Rule 11.5's default fee schedule set row by row (1); the subheadings of Rules 3.5 (at a page break) and 4.10(c) set on their own lines (2); Rule 5.9's form number FL-105 and the word “denial” its Rule 5.9(E) prints across three lines set whole (2); and the sentences of Rules 9.4, 10.3 and 5.4(B) rejoined where the composition broke them before an inline item, a dash and a capitalized word (3)) and 1 same-character fix (build/book-captions.json: Rule 16.3(B)'s list of remote proceeding calendars, printed in two columns, set group by group); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold-line, row and false-break audits find no other; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of contents, the three local forms the book prints (LK-108, LKSC-420 and LK-117) and the index belong to no card.
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.