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Chapter 15 (Rules 15.1 to 15.6): judicial arbitration of civil actions not exempt under California Rules of Court §3.811(b) (15.1); mandatory arbitration where the amount in controversy will not exceed $50,000 for each plaintiff, unless the parties agree to mediation (15.2); the arbitration administrator and the presiding judge as the committee (15.3); the arbitration conference, with statements served and filed not later than ten (10) days before (15.4); the arbitration hearing list and removal from it (15.5); and hearings under California Rules of Court §3.823 and §3.824, with pleadings and an arbitration brief delivered not less than 5 days before (15.6).
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CHAPTER 15 JUDICIAL ARBITRATION 15.1 Scope, Purpose and Authority (eff. 7/1/2009) The provisions of the rules contained within this chapter apply to all civil actions except those exempt from arbitration by California Rules of Court §3.811(b). They are adopted pursuant to the authority contained in Government Code §68070 and Civil Code of Procedures §1141.11(b) and are aimed implementing provisions provided by Code of Civil Procedure §§1141.10-1141.31 and California Rules of Court §§3.810-3.830. (eff. 7/1/2009) 15.2 Mandatory Submission to Arbitration (eff. 7/1/2009) Pursuant to the Code of Civil Code of Procedure §1141.11(b) all civil actions in which the amount in controversy will not exceed $50,000, for each plaintiff, shall be referred to arbitration unless parties agree to mediation in the alternative. (eff. 7/1/2009) 15.3 Arbitration Administrator and Administrative Committee (eff. 7/1/2009) The arbitration administrator shall be that member of the court staff designated by the presiding judge, from time to time, to perform the functions of arbitration administrator. The function of an arbitration committee shall be performed by, and the powers of such committee shall be exercised by, the presiding judge. (eff. 7/1/2009) 15.4 Arbitration Conference (eff. 7/1/2009) When a case has been placed on the civil active list, unless the pleadings disclose that the only relief sought by every party is equitable relief, the arbitration administrator will calendar the case for a conference, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §1141.16, to determine the amount in controversy and to consider submission of the case to arbitration and placement of the case on the arbitration hearing list. If the pleadings disclose that the only relief sought by every party is equitable relief, no conference will be conducted. Not later than ten (10) days prior to the date set for the conference, each party will serve on each other party, and file with the clerk, an arbitration conference statement containing information relevant to: 1. The nature of the case; and 2. The amount in controversy, including an itemized statement of the amount of any damages claimed; and 3. The insubstantiality or frivolousness of any prayer for equitable relief; and 4. Any information bearing on the question whether arbitration would not reduce the probable time and expense necessary to resolve the litigation. (eff. 7/1/2009) 15.5 Arbitration Hearing List (eff. 7/1/2009) The arbitration administrator will maintain an arbitration hearing list which will include all actions ordered placed thereon pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §1141.16(a), and California Rule of Court §3.811(a). Each action placed on the arbitration hearing list will be removed for the following: 1. A dismissal of the action; or 2. The filing of an arbitration award; or 3. The restoration of the case to the civil active list; or 4. The entry of an order directing its removal. (eff. 7/1/2009) 15.6 Conduct of Arbitration Hearing (eff. 7/1/2009) Arbitration hearings will be conducted in accordance with California Rules of Court §3.823 and §3.824. Not less than 5 days prior to the date first set for the hearing, counsel for each party will deliver copies of that party’s pleadings (complaint, cross-complaint and answer) to the arbitrator and will deliver to the arbitrator and counsel for each other party an arbitration brief containing a concise statement of the facts and the legal and factual contentions of the parties, which, in the case of a plaintiff or cross-complainant, will include a statement of damages or other relief sought in the arbitration and, where appropriate, a detailed statement of the amount and elements of any claimed financial harm or loss which is the basis for the claim. (eff. 7/1/2009)
CHAPTER 15 JUDICIAL ARBITRATION 15.1 Scope, Purpose and Authority (eff. 7/1/2009) The provisions of the rules contained within this chapter apply to all civil actions except those exempt from arbitration by California Rules of Court §3.811(b). They are adopted pursuant to the authority contained in Government Code §68070 and Civil Code of Procedures §1141.11(b) and are aimed implementing provision
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.