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Rule 2 (subdivisions A to N): motions in limine made on notice and heard before trial where practicable, those made on the day of trial in writing with a proposed order, exhibits pre-marked by prior arrangement with the trial clerk (People, Plaintiff & Petitioner exhibits numerical designations, Defendant & Respondent exhibits alphabetical designations), a written witness list, in a civil case a brief written statement of the nature of the case, counsel and self-represented litigants to meet and confer upon their exhibits and on matters likely to be stipulated, and proposed jury instructions no less than five (5) days before trial in the form prescribed by California Rules of Court 2.1055 (2(A)); counsel to admonish clients and witnesses to refrain from contact with any juror or prospective juror and from gestures, grimaces, sighs, or exclamations (2(B)); counsel to question jurors and witnesses from the lectern or counsel table and to ask the court’s permission to approach a witness (2(C)); counsel to address all persons, other than child witnesses, by surnames (2(D)); objections, statements, and arguments addressed to the bench, the parties to stand when addressing the bench (2(E)); witnesses excluded from the courtroom absent a stipulation, the designation of an investigating officer made on the record (2(F)); no further argument after a ruling - “The remedy for an incorrect ruling is appeal, not oratory.” (2(G)); no “speaking objections” unless invited, arguments in jury trials at sidebar or in chambers (2(H)); juror consent and the confidentiality of juror information after trial (2(I)); a firearm exhibit placed with the court’s bailiff, with a trigger-locking device affixed (2(J)); controlled substances and any item contaminated with blood or other biological residue sealed in clear plastic of a minimum thickness of four mils, a syringe with a safety device, blood evidence in an unbreakable clear container (2(K)); requests and arrangements for the courtrooms’ evidence display systems made at least five (5) court days prior to trial on the Request/Notification for Courtroom Audio/Visual Presentation Equipment (LSC-MIS-400) (2(L)); a trial by written declaration on an infraction not involving an accident (section 40902 of the Vehicle Code), the clerk to complete section 4 and section 5 of Judicial Council form TR-215 (2(M)); and only judicial officers and authorized court personnel to file, process, remove, replace, edit, mark, copy or destroy original court case records and exhibits, a person viewing a court record accessible to the public in the designated File Viewing Room at the Hall of Justice permitted to copy it with the person’s own equipment, without physical contact and without a fee (Government Code section 68150(l)(3)–(4)) (2(N)).
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RULE OF COURT NO. 2 TRIAL RULES A. TRIAL READINESS. (1) Motions In Limine should be made, to the extent practicable, on notice and heard on a law and motion calendar prior to the date of trial. Such motions made on the day of trial shall be served and filed prior to trial, be in writing, and have a proposed order in writing. (2) All exhibits shall be pre-marked by prior arrangement with the trial
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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.
RULE OF COURT NO. 2 TRIAL RULES A. TRIAL READINESS. (1) Motions In Limine should be made, to the extent practicable, on notice and heard on a law and motion calendar prior to the date of trial. Such motions made on the day of trial shall be served and filed prior to trial, be in writing, and have a proposed order in writing. (2) All exhibits shall be pre-marked by prior arrangement with the trial clerk, and be shown to opposing counsel prior to the opening of trial. Exhibits submitted for pre-marking for trial must comply with the following instructions: (a) Marking and logging exhibits. Each exhibit must be marked with an exhibit tag or label. (i) People, Plaintiff & Petitioner exhibits will be assigned numerical designations. (ii) Defendant & Respondent exhibits will be assigned alphabetical designations. (iii) If Cross-Plaintiffs or Cross-Defendants are involved or the case(s) involve more than one Defendant, the court may direct an identifier be used when a specific exhibit is not intended to apply to all Plaintiffs or Defendants. (3) Counsel and self-represented litigants shall provide a written witness list to the court prior to the opening of trial. (4) In a civil case, counsel and self-represented litigants shall provide a brief written statement of the nature of the case to the court prior to the opening of trial. (5) Prior to the case being called for trial, counsel and self-represented litigants shall meet and confer upon their respective exhibits and identify those to which no objection will be made, those to which foundational objections are reserved, and those to which objection is made. Counsel and self-represented litigants shall jointly inform the court of the parties’ positions on such proposed exhibits. (6) Counsel and self-represented litigants shall meet and confer upon any matters likely to be stipulated or uncontroverted, and reduce any agreements thereon to writing in a form that can be read into the record if the matter is reported, or if not reported, in a form adequate for filing. (7) No less than five (5) days prior to the date of commencement of trial, counsel and self-represented litigants shall submit to the court proposed jury instructions in completed written form. All proposed jury instructions must be submitted to the court in the form and format prescribed by California Rules of Court 2.1055. B. Counsel and self-represented litigants shall admonish clients and those witnesses under their control to (1) refrain from any contact with any juror or prospective juror, and (2) refrain from making gestures, grimaces, sighs, or exclamations during any in-court proceeding. C. Counsel and self-represented litigants shall question jurors and witnesses from the lectern or counsel table and shall ask the court’s permission to approach a witness. D. Counsel and self-represented litigants shall address all persons, other than child witnesses, by surnames. E. Objections, statements, and arguments (other than jury argument) are to be addressed to the bench, not opposing counsel or self-represented litigants, and parties should stand when addressing statements or argument to the bench. F. Witnesses are ordered excluded from the courtroom, absent a stipulation of parties to the contrary, and counsel and self-represented litigants shall monitor compliance with this order throughout the trial. Designation of an investigating officer in a criminal case shall be made on the record. Counsel and self-represented litigants shall admonish their witness following his or her testimony to not discuss his or her testimony with any other witness during the trial. G. After a ruling by the court upon any objection, motion, or summary request, counsel and self-represented litigants are to make no further argument on the matter. The remedy for an incorrect ruling is appeal, not oratory. It is disruptive to the orderly conduct of a trial to continue arguing after a ruling is made. H. Counsel and self-represented litigants shall not engage in “speaking objections” unless the same are specifically invited by the court. In jury trials, all such arguments shall be made either at sidebar or in chambers. Counsel and self-represented litigants shall inform the court at each sidebar or chambers conference if they wish the conference reported, otherwise the reporter will not report the conference. I. Should counsel or self-represented litigants discuss a case with a juror who is willing to do so after conclusion of the trial, the parties shall keep in mind the duty to not disclose to the juror evidence which was not admitted in the in-court proceedings. Counsel and self-represented litigants shall be cautious to obtain the juror’s consent to talk about the case prior to asking any questions and shall respect and maintain the confidentiality of juror information. J. Any firearm exhibit immediately on being brought to court shall be placed in the possession of the court’s bailiff for safety inspection and secure holding prior to court convening. Any proposed firearm exhibit shall have affixed thereto a trigger-locking device sufficient to disable the weapon from firing. Firearms shall be viewed with the courtroom evidence display equipment. K. All controlled substances or any item contaminated with blood or other biological residue brought for exhibit purposes shall be enclosed in a sealed, clear plastic of a minimum thickness of four mils. Any syringe shall have fitted to it a safety device enclosing the needle thereof, and then be enclosed in sealed plastic as described above. Any blood evidence shall be enclosed in an unbreakable clear container, which shall itself be enclosed in sealed plastic as described above. L. The courtrooms in the Lassen Superior Court Hall of Justice are equipped with evidence display systems. The equipment is available for counsel and self-represented litigants to use at trial, and consists of a document/object camera, DVD, VCR, and CD player. Counsel and self-represented litigants are to submit requests and make arrangements with court staff for use of the equipment at least five (5) court days prior to trial using the Request/Notification for Courtroom Audio/Visual Presentation Equipment (LSC-MIS- 400) form. M. SPECIAL RULE ON TRAFFIC (VEHICLE CODE) TRIALS. (1) TRIAL BY DECLARATION. (a) A Defendant may elect to have a trial by written declaration on an alleged infraction not involving an accident pursuant to section 40902 of the Vehicle Code. (b) Based on the decisions, findings, and orders of the judicial officer, the clerk will complete section 4 and section 5 of Judicial Council form TR-215, Decision and Notice of Decision (Trial by Written Declaration). N. COURT RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS. (1) Original court case records and exhibits. Only judicial officers and authorized court personnel shall file, process, remove, replace, edit, mark, copy or destroy original, official, court case records and exhibits. All public and other access to such original records shall be permitted only under direct supervision of such authorized court personnel; and only in accordance with California statutes, the California Rules of Court, and the Rules of this Court. (2) Copying and reproducing official court records. Only judicial officers and authorized court personnel may photocopy or otherwise reproduce original, official, court case records or exhibits, except as provided below. Any such copying or reproduction for public distribution shall be done only by or under the direct supervision of such authorized personnel, subject to any established court charge for these services. A person who is viewing a court record/file that is accessible to the public in the designated File Viewing Room at the Hall of Justice may use the person’s own equipment to photograph or otherwise copy the record on the premises, in a manner that does not require the equipment to make physical contact with the record, in compliance with Government Code section 68150(l)(3)–(4). The Court may deny or limit such copying as provided in Government Code section 68150(l)(3)–(4). No fee or cost will be charged by the Court for the act of reproducing the record when the person makes the copy using their own equipment as authorized by Government Code section 68150(l)(3). This does not waive or limit fees authorized by law for other, separate services. This rule does not apply to the printing or reproduction of documents that may be posted or otherwise made available in electronic form on the court’s website. (Effective 7/1/99, as amended 1/1/13, 7/1/22, 1/1/23, 7/1/24, 7/1/26)
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.