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Chapter 17 (Rules 17.1 to 17.3): a jury trial in equity cases only on a written demand under CCP §631 (17.1); an attorney who testifies may not argue the case to the jury (17.2); and the civil pre-trial rule - pre-trial conference statements filed and served no later than seven (7) court days before trial (witnesses, a statement of the case, voir dire questions, a glossary, requests for judicial notice, proposed jury instructions and verdict forms, an exhibit list), a trial memorandum not to exceed seven (7) pages with points and authorities not to exceed fifteen (15) pages, a jury trial conference thirty (30) minutes before trial, motions in limine and oppositions no later than fourteen (14) and seven (7) court days before trial, five motions in limine deemed granted, and one attorney per party to examine a witness or prospective juror (17.3).
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CHAPTER 17 CIVIL TRIALS 17.1 Request for Jury Trial in Equity Cases (eff. 7/1/2009) In civil cases in which all causes of action are equitable in nature, a trial by jury on any specific factual issue is available only upon compliance with CCP §631. In such cases the demand for jury shall be in writing and shall specify the factual issues to be determined by the jury. (eff. 7/1/2009) 17.2 Attorney Testifying May Not Argue the Case (eff. 7/1/2009) An attorney testifying on the merits of the case as a witness on behalf of that attorney’s client shall not argue the case to the jury, unless by permission of court. (eff. 7/1/2009) 17.3 Civil Pre-Trial Rule (eff. 7/1/2018) (a) Pre-Trial Conference Statement. No later than seven (7) court days prior to trail, the attorneys shall file and serve their respective Pre-Trial Conference Statements. Such statements shall include: (1) A list of witnesses expected to be called by the party and the estimated length of direct examination of each witness; (2) A statement of the case that counsel proposes to be read to the jury; (3) If desired by the attorney, a list of voir dire questions to be asked by the judge, including specific references to questions in the Standards of Judicial Administration section 3.25; (4) If desired by the attorney or ordered by the judge, a glossary of technical or unusual terms expected to be used during the trial; (5) Requests for judicial notice, identified by number in the body of the statement and with the items that are the subject of the requests appended as attachments; (6) Proposed jury instructions, identified by number in the body of the statement and appended as attachments in proposed final form. (7) Proposed verdict forms, identified by number in the body of the statement and appended as attachments in the proposed final form. (8) A list of exhibits, with a short description of the exhibit, expected to be used by the party. The number of expected exhibits should be provided to the Court so that proper exhibit number series may be made available by the Court. (b) Trial Memorandum. Each party may submit a trial memorandum, not to exceed seven (7) pages, setting forth a statement of the nature of the case, the general contentions of the party submitting the statement and a memorandum of points and authorities (not to exceed fifteen (15) pages) upon any unusual questions of law anticipated to be presented. The original of this document shall be filed, and a copy served on all parties, no later than seven (7) court days prior to the scheduled date of trial. Parties in unlawful detainer trials may submit a trial memorandum. (c) Jury Trial Conference. On the first day of a jury trial unless otherwise ordered, all attorneys shall attend a conference beginning thirty (30) minutes before trial, for the purpose of determining the trial procedures. (d) In Limine Motions. Unless otherwise agreed to by the court or stipulated by the parties, counsel must file and serve motions in limine and opposition thereto no later than fourteen (14) court days and seven (7) court days, respectively, prior to the scheduled date of trial. Motions in limine shall include any evidentiary questions to be decided prior to, or during, trial, together with points and authorities where appropriate. Unless otherwise requested by counsel and approved by the court, the following motions in limine will be deemed granted at the time of trial, even when not made by counsel: (1) Motion excluding evidence of collateral source; (2) Motion excluding evidence of or mention of insurance coverage; (3) Motion excluding experts not designated pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 2034.300; (4) Motion excluding offers to settle and/or settlement discussions; and (5) Motion to exclude testifying witnesses prior to the time of testimony. Written motions need not be submitted on the above issues unless the counsel is requesting otherwise. If a motion in limine is granted, it is the duty of counsel to instruct associates, clients, witnesses, and other persons under their control that no mention or display be made in the presence of a jury of any matter that is the subject of the motion in limine. Without prior leave of court, counsel must not ask a question that: (1) suggests or reveals evidence excluded pursuant to a motion in limine; or (2) reasonably may be anticipated to elicit testimony that was excluded pursuant to a motion in limine. Examination of Witness or Jurors. Unless other wise permitted by the Court, only one attorney for each party shall examine or cross-examine a witness or prospective juror.
CHAPTER 17 CIVIL TRIALS 17.1 Request for Jury Trial in Equity Cases (eff. 7/1/2009) In civil cases in which all causes of action are equitable in nature, a trial by jury on any specific factual issue is available only upon compliance with CCP §631. In such cases the demand for jury shall be in writing and shall specify the factual issues to be determined by the jury. (eff. 7/1/2009) 17.2 Attorney
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.