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Chapter 16 (Rules 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, a second 16.3 and 16.5, as numbered): remote proceedings in civil cases under Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.75 and Rule 3.672 (16.1); hearings set for in-person appearances, each party's right to appear in person, and remote appearances encouraged in non-evidentiary proceedings (16.2); the civil cases covered, among them family law, probate, restraining order, unlawful detainer and small claims cases (16.3, Scope); local practice and procedure (16.3) - the court website's remote appearance information, which the party appearing remotely must follow (A); the Monday, Tuesday, and Friday calendars on which remote appearances are permitted on oral notice at the hearing, and remote appearances at any hearing on a domestic violence or gun violence restraining order petition (B); mandatory settlement conferences in person unless attendance is excused on a request filed no later than five (5) court days before, with a proposed order (CIV-020) (C); opposition to remote proceedings at an evidentiary hearing or trial on RA-015, with a meet and confer statement (D); and the hearing on the opposition (E); and remote trials and hearings - decorum, audio and video, the setting and the camera, witness lists and exhibit lists with duplicate exhibits lodged not less than 7 court days before, exhibits marked at the outset, subpoenas for remote witnesses, no recording except as ordered under CRC, 1.150, and protective orders (16.5).
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CHAPTER 16 TELECONFERENCING HEARINGS AND CONFERENCES (eff. 3/31/2022) 16.1 Purpose (eff. 3/31/2022) This Rule is intended to implement local practice and procedures for remote proceedings and remote appearances at conferences, hearings and proceedings, including trials, in civil cases as authorized and permitted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.75 and Rule 3.672, California Rules of Court. 16.2 Application (eff. 3/31/2022) The court acts to set hearings, conferences and proceedings in civil cases for in-person appearances by the litigants and counsel. A party, including a self-represented party, has the right to appear in person at any court hearing, conference and proceeding. Concurrent with CRC 3.672, this Rule provides the local practice and process for the hearings, conferences and proceedings when a remote proceeding or appearance is generally permitted or otherwise authorized in lieu of in-person attendance in court. This rule does not mandate any remote proceeding or remote appearance. This Rule is designed to provide for and encourage remote appearances in non-evidentiary proceedings. This Rule is further intended to allow for remote appearances at evidentiary hearings and trials in appropriate cases under proper conditions. 16.3 Scope (eff. 3/31/2022) This Rule applies to all civil cases as defined in Rule 3.672 and includes all cases except for criminal cases and petitions for habeas corpus and specifically includes all cases under the Family Code, all cases under the Probate Code including estate administration, trust administration, probate conservatorship, LPS conservatorship, guardianship, all requests for restraining orders, including civil harassment, domestic violence, elder abuse, workplace violence and gun violence, unlawful detainer and small claims cases. This Rule does not operate to permit a remote appearance where an in-person appearance is otherwise required by law or ordered by the court. 16.3 Local Practice and Procedure (eff. 3/31/2022) The provisions of CRC, 3.672 apply to all remote proceedings and remote appearances except as specifically set forth by this Rule as follows: A. Court Website. The court maintains a public website with information on Remote Appearances which includes judicial department, department calendars, availability of remote appearance, the type of remote appearance available (telephone and/or videoconference), instructions on making a remote appearance, the technical requirements for a remote appearance, and the service provider providing access to the remote appearance. It is the responsibility of the party making a remote appearance to comply with applicable information and instructions for a remote appearance. B. Notice of Remote Proceedings. The court calendar includes settings which are generally not for evidentiary hearing or trial as the time available on the calendar does not permit oral testimony of the parties or witnesses or the case is otherwise not ready for contested hearing. The hearings and conferences described herein are authorized to be conducted as remote proceedings and appearances at the hearing by counsel and parties are permitted to be by remote appearance. Notice of the intent to appear remotely may be given solely by oral notice at the time of the appearance at the hearing. The court will not receive or act on objection to the remote proceeding or objection to a remote appearance by any party or counsel prior to the time of the scheduled hearing or conference. The permitted remote proceeding hearings, conferences, and proceedings noticed by the court are as follows: Monday Calendars: Civil Law and Motion Civil Case Management Tuesday Calendars: Domestic Violence Restraining Orders Gun Violence Restraining Orders Elder Abuse Restraining Orders Workplace Violence Restraining Orders Civil Harassment Restraining Orders Family Law Request For Orders Family Law Case Management LPS Conservatorship Probate Estate Administration Probate Guardianship/Conservatorship Friday Calendars: Trial Assignment ALL CALENDAR SETTINGS: Any party or witness may appear remotely at any hearing on a Petition For Domestic Violence Restraining Orders and any hearing on a Petition For Gun Violence Restraining Orders pursuant to the Rules set forth herein and as posted on the Court website. C. Mandatory Settlement Conference. This Rule establishes a policy of conducting a Mandatory Settlement Conference in-person while reserving to the court the ability to permit remote appearances under extraordinary circumstances or substantial hardship. (1) The court acts to set a Mandatory Settlement Conference to occur 2 to 4 weeks before the trial date in any civil case where the estimated time for trial is more than 1 day. See, Local Rule 10.2- 10.6. A Mandatory Settlement Conference is set to be conducted by in-person appearances by trial counsel, parties and persons with full authority to settle the case unless the in-person attendance is excused for good cause. CRC, 3.1380(b); Local Rule, 10.2(C). The filing and serving of a Notice Of Remote Appearance (RA-010) by any counsel, party or person shall not permit a remote appearance at the mandatory settlement conference and shall be deemed to be a request to excuse in-person attendance for good cause subject to the discretion of the court. (2) A request to excuse in-person attendance shall be filed with the court and served on all parties no later than five (5) court days before the date of the conference except on a showing of unforeseen emergency circumstances. In acting on the request to be excused, the court shall consider all relevant facts including the evidence presented on the facts argued to show good cause, the time when the facts claimed to constitute good cause were known, the role of the person at the settlement conference and why the in-person appearance of that person would not materially assist in the resolution of the case, the nature and extent of actual burden or hardship to be incurred, whether a mandatory settlement conference statement, in compliance with Rule 3.1380(c) and Local Rule 10.5, has been timely filed and served by the requesting party and, the timing of the filing of the request with the court along with the service of notice of the request on all other parties so as to permit timely opposition to the request and determination by the court. (3) In all requests to be excused from attendance, the moving party shall present a proposed form of Order Regarding Remote Appearance (CIV-020) or other proposed form of Order on the request. The failure to present a form of Order shall be grounds for denial of the request. The in-person attendance of the person requested to be excused shall be required unless the court issues an Order excusing the in-person appearance. In the event an Order is not issued, granting or denying the request, the in-person appearace is not excused and an in-person appearance is required. In the event that the request is granted by the court, the person excused from in-person attendance shall appear personally by remote appearance at and during the conference unless otherwise ordered by the court. D. Opposition To Remote Proceedings at Evidentiary Hearing Or Trial. The filing and serving of an Opposition To Remote Proceedings At Evidentiary Hearing Or Trial (RA-015) or other form of opposition to a Notice of Remote Appearance(RA-010) shall comply with the requirements of Rule 3.672(g)(3). The papers filed in opposition shall include, as part of the showing to be made in opposition to the remote appearance or remote testimony, the following: (1) A statement of the specific facts and applicable law argued by the opposing party, along with supporting evidence, to establish any claim of actual prejudice of a substantial right of the opposing party, that an in-person appearance would materially assist in the determination of the proceeding or the existence of other factors provided under Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75(b); and, (2) As part of the required opposition showing, the opposing party shall include a statement describing a reasonable and good faith attempt to meet and confer with counsel for the requesting party or, the self-represented party requesting a remote appearance or remote testimony, in a meaningful attempt to resolve the opposition or any other objection to the requested remote appearance or remote testimony. E. Hearing On Opposition To Remote Proceedings At Evidentiary Hearing Or Trial. The court may act to permit or deny the remote appearance or remote testimony on the basis of the evidence and arguments set forth in the papers filed by the parties, determine the request at the time of the proceeding or act to set the matter for a hearing. In the event the court has not issued an Order Regarding Remote Appearance (RA-020) prior to the date of the proceeding, the parties may appear remotely until the court issues an order in writing, orally at the time of the proceeding or after a hearing as set by the court. The parties shall contact the court prior to the close of business on the court day before the proceeding to determine whether an Order Regarding Remote Appearance has issued. 16.5 Remote Appearances and Remote Testimony (eff. 3/31/2022) A remote court trial or hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the same rules and procedures as in-person proceedings and, as a remote proceeding, shall be subject to the requirements and procedures as follows: A. All counsel, parties and witnesses shall conduct themselves in demeanor and decorum as if physically present before the court and shall wear attire appropriate for in-person court proceedings. There shall not be any background noise or any other activities occurring while the court is in session causing any disruption or interference with the ability to conduct the proceeding. B. All counsel, parties and witnesses shall have the ability to participate by audio and video in the proceeding through an electronic device that will provide access to and function adequately with the video conference application used by the court. All participants shall be generally familiar with the use of the application or have someone present to assist with the connection and manage the technology to provide for effective audio and video participation. C. All participants shall be present and seated in an office, room or other location with proper lighting and a quiet environment. A participant shall at all times be clearly visible and, as required by the court, be able to be clearly heard by the judge and by all other participants. The camera of a participant must be set so as to provide, at the minimum, a view of the person from the shoulders to the top of the head. In the event that the witness is in the same room with the person conducting the examination, each person shall be on a separate camera or a single camera set to depict each person, at the minimum, from the shoulders to the top of the head. D. Each party shall prepare, serve on all other parties and lodge with the court not less than 7 court days prior to the trial or hearing a list of the witnesses, other than the parties, expected to be called to present remote testimony and the general scope of the testimony to be offered. The witness list shall advise that a witness will need an interpreter and the language required. The party or counsel calling the witness shall arrange for the witness to render testimony under the conditions set forth herein and with no other persons present with the witness except as disclosed and permitted by the court. During the examination of a witness, no party, counsel, or third person may communicate with the witness in any manner except as part of the examination. The witness examination shall be conducted so as to be clearly visible to the court, all parties and counsel. E. In the event of an order excluding witnesses, a witness shall be admitted to the proceeding when it is time for the witness to actually testify. Each party or counsel shall arrange and schedule their witnesses so that a witness, and each successive witness thereafter, is connected to the proceeding or waiting to be admitted to the proceeding. Upon the conclusion of the testimony of a witness, and the witness is excused, the court may permit the witness to remain connected in the proceeding as an oberver. In the event a witness is subject to recall, the court shall end the participation of the witness until recalled. A witness shall not leave the proceeding until being instructed to do so by the court. F. Each party or counsel shall prepare, serve on all other parties and lodge with the court not less than 7 court days prior to the trial or hearing date a written list identifying the exhibits that the party expects to offer in evidence and provide duplicate copies of the actual exhibits identified by the list. The exhibits shall be assembled and collated in their anticipated order of presentation. Exhibits shall be presented in paper form, as opposed to electronic form, whenever possible. The duplicate exhibits presented in the case shall be of the same quality and detail. Exhibits consisting of pictures or photographs, in any form, shall be an exact duplicate copy. Electronic audio or video recording evidence must be presented on a flash drive or disc and be accompanied by a written transcript of the audio portion of the recording to be offered in evidence. Exhibits consisting of copies of emails, texts or other messaging shall be annotated in such manner to reflect the identity of the person making or sending the communication. The exhibits to be lodged with the court shall be enclosed entirely in a closed and sealed envelope(s) with the case name and number displayed on the cover. Parties shall retain and have available their own copy of the exhibits for use during the proceeding. Any other form of physical evidence shall be disclosed and offered by a photograph(s) except as may be ordered by the court during the trial or hearing. G. At the commencement of the trial or hearing, in the presence of the parties and counsel, the exhibits lodged with the court by each party will be marked for identification. Counsel shall meet and confer with each other or with a self-represented litigant in advance of the trial or hearing regarding objections to and agreements for the admission in evidence of the exhibits as lodged with the court. Each party or counsel shall make reasonable and good faith efforts to lodge with the court and serve on all other parties all exhibits which may be used by a party at the trial or hearing for any purpose, including exhibits which constitute records contained in the clerks file and any request for judicial notice. H. In the event that the testimony of a witness will require the use of an exhibit, the party or counsel will provide a copy of the exhibit to the witness prior to the time of the trial or hearing for the witness to have in possession during testimony. A witness shall not have any other documents or materials in possession or accessible to the witness at any time during the testimony of the witness. I. In the event that during the trial or hearing, there is request by a party to the court to use and/or offer exhibits other than as listed and provided before the trial or hearing for use in cross-examination of adverse witnesses, impeachment purposes or for rebuttal, that party shall provide a duplicate copy of the exhibit to the other party and a copy to the court at the first reasonable opportunity in the manner directed by the court. J. Each party or counsel in issuing any subpoena or notice to compel the attendance of a witness at a remote proceeding, shall provide the directions that the witness shall be required to appear remotely, the process for the witness to attend using the video conference application for the remote appearance, duplicate copies of the exhibits to be produced or used in the examination of the witness, and the instructions for the participation of the witness remotely before the court as set forth herein. K. Each party and counsel are strictly prohibited from the recording, in any form or manner, all or any part, of the audio or video portion of the trial or hearing and shall instruct all witnesses called by the party to testify in the proceeding of the prohibition against recording the proceeding in any manner except as may be ordered by the court pursuant to CRC, 1.150. L. All action directed of a party or counsel, as set forth above, must be conducted so as to comply with any protective order or restraining order in effect in the case, or otherwise in effect against a party, including that witness lists and exhibits be mailed to a protected party and that a restrained person only effect service of witness list and exhibits in person to counsel for the protected person if the protected person is represented by counsel in the case.
CHAPTER 16 TELECONFERENCING HEARINGS AND CONFERENCES (eff. 3/31/2022) 16.1 Purpose (eff. 3/31/2022) This Rule is intended to implement local practice and procedures for remote proceedings and remote appearances at conferences, hearings and proceedings, including trials, in civil cases as authorized and permitted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 367.75 and Rule 3.672, California Rules of
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. Review note: Carried as printed: Chapter 16 numbers two rules 16.3 ("Scope" and "Local Practice and Procedure") and none 16.4. Rule 16.3(B)'s list of remote proceeding calendars is printed in two columns (Monday and Friday on the left, Tuesday on the right); the card sets it group by group, in the order the headings stand on the page (the same characters in another order).
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.