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The order for all trials in Department 44 and Department 45 unless changed by the assigned trial judge: jury trials and long cause court trials calendared to commence on Mondays at 9:30 a.m., with a Trial Management Conference at 9:30 a.m. that Monday; long cause court trials commencing immediately after it, jury selection at 9:30 am on the Tuesday following, hardships first conducted by the Jury Commissioner under CRC 2.1008(b); in jury trials trial briefs and motions in limine due fourteen (14) days before trial and oppositions seven (7) days before, in court (bench) trials trial briefs due fourteen (14) days before and no motions in limine absent a prior court order; the parties to meet and confer on exhibits no later than one week before trial; at the Trial Management Conference the original discovery, pre-marked exhibits in separate binders (one for the clerk, one for the witness, and the original for the trial judge), exhibit lists and witness lists, and for jury trials a neutral statement of the case, verdict forms and complete jury instructions (not simply CACI, BAJI, or CALCRIM numbers); the topics discussed at the conference; no court reporting services for Civil court or jury trials, the parties providing court reporter services at their own expense if a record is desired, except as modified by L.R. 1.4.1, General Order No: 2026.03 and Family Violence Appellate Project v. Superior Court (2026) 20 Cal.5th 564, court reporters personally present in court; and a copy of these trial policies provided to all parties at the Mandatory Settlement Conference.
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MADERA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT STANDING PRE TRIAL ORDERS FOR DEPARTMENT 44 & DEPARTMENT 45 The following ORDER shall apply to all trials in Department 44 and Department 45 unless or until changed by the assigned trial judge: 1. All jury trials and long cause court trials in actions which are assigned to either Department 44 and Department 45 shall be calendared to commence on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. 2. Parties and trial counsel shall be prepared to participate in a Trial Management Conference promptly at 9:30 a.m. on the Monday on which the trial is calendared. 3. For long cause court trials, the trial will commence on Monday morning immediately following the Trial Management Conference. 4. For jury trials, the process of jury selection will commence at 9:30 am on the Tuesday morning following the Trial Management Conference, subject to hardships first being conducted by the Jury Commissioner under CRC 2.1008(b). 5. Motions in limine and trial briefs: a. Jury Trials: trial briefs and motions in limine shall be due fourteen (14) days before trial. Opposition to motions in limine shall be due seven (7) days before trial. b. Court (bench) Trials: trial briefs shall be due fourteen (14) days before trial. For court trials, there shall be no motions in limine filed absent a prior court order. 6. Exhibits- prior to the Trial Management Conference, and no later than one week before trial, the parties shall meet and confer concerning exhibits to be introduced at trial. This includes stipulating, where possible, to the admissibility of those exhibits. Joint exhibits are encouraged, where possible. 7. At the Trial Management Conference, the parties shall submit to the court and exchange with each other (where not already done – see above) all of the following: All Trials: a. Original discovery to be used during the trial b. Exhibit lists and exhibits. Exhibits should be pre-marked and placed in the separate binders – one for the clerk, one for the witness, and the original for the trial judge. Note: exhibit lists can be emailed to the Judicial Courtroom Assistant. c. Witness lists. Jury Trials: d. Neutral statement of the case e. Verdict forms f. Jury instructions (Actual jury instructions shall be submitted, not simply CACI, BAJI, or CALCRIM numbers. Each instruction shall be fully completed as appropriate to the case being tried.) 8. At the Trial Management Conference, the topics to be discussed will include the following: a. Courtroom Hours b. Courtroom Courtesies c. Time estimates d. Juror hardships, challenges for cause and peremptory challenges e. Motions in limine f. Evidentiary issues g. Special needs h. Witness issues i. Exhibit issues j. Trial objections k. Sidebar conferences l. Bifurcation m. Number of jurors n. Jury instructions o. Waiver of separation admonitions p. Waiver of 24 hour entry of judgement rule 9. Court Reporters: Court reporting services will not be provided for Civil court or jury trials. Instead, parties will be required to provide court reporter services at their own expense if a record is desired except as modified by L.R. 1.4.1, General Order No: 2026.03 and further subject to Family Violence Appellate Project v. Superior Court (2026) 20 Cal.5th 564. Court reporters, when used, must be personally present in court. 10. A copy of these trial policies shall be provided to counsel for all parties, and to all parties not represented by counsel, at the Mandatory Settlement Conference. _______________________________ ________________________________ MICHAEL J. JURKOVICH ERIC J. LICALSI JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT 44 DEPARTMENT 45
MADERA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT STANDING PRE TRIAL ORDERS FOR DEPARTMENT 44 & DEPARTMENT 45 The following ORDER shall apply to all trials in Department 44 and Department 45 unless or until changed by the assigned trial judge: 1. All jury trials and long cause court trials in actions which are assigned to either Department 44 and Department 45 shall be calendared to commence on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. 2.
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-15 (California T4 Madera build 2026-10-15) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-madera/docs/general/standing-order-pre-trial-depts-44-and-45-rev-9242026.pdf (171137 bytes, sha256 7529139418e3e3797be6be911085f6f4d7aa208f0f533db3efecb09d61561db9; 1 page, a printed text layer; a Word document, no date printed - the file's name dates its revision 9/24/2026) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow), the page composed whole, no chrome; 1 whitespace-only fix (build/doc-fixes.json: the two judges' signature blocks sit side by side, and the reflow ran their third row, “DEPARTMENT 44 DEPARTMENT 45”, into the second - split); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. Review note: The order cites “General Order No: 2026.03”, which no page of the court's site links (the capture of 2026-10-15 found no such order).
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.