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A standing order of the Presiding Judge (Stephen P. Freccero): actions that may be provisionally designated as complex litigation under California Rules of Court, rule 3.400 designated as such on the Civil Case Cover Sheet (Judicial Council Form CM-010); construction defect, class action, shareholder and LLC member derivative and related insurance coverage claims identified on the face of the complaint; CEQA and PAGA actions provisionally designated as complex; Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings automatically deemed complex; any decision to designate an action as complex under rule 3.403 made by the Presiding Judge, with a retrospective review back to June 20, 2023 limited to open cases, misclassified actions retroactively designated and outstanding fees due (Gov. Code, § 70616); a defendant's counter designation; and sanctions for intentional misrepresentation or improper classification.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MARIN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 26-02 STANDING ORDER CONCERNING CLASSIFICATION OF COMPLEX CIVIL CASES In recent months, the Court has identified numerous civil filings that have failed to be properly classified. To remedy these misclassifications, the Court hereby orders as follows: 1) All actions which may be provisionally designated as complex litigation pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.400 shall be designated as such on the Civil Case Cover Sheet (Judicial Council Form CM-010). 2) Those cases which involve causes of action for construction defect, class action claims, shareholder derivative actions and LLC member derivative actions, as well as insurance coverage claims arising out of claims listed in subdivision (c)(1) through (7) of California Rules of Court, rule 3.400 shall be identified accordingly on the face of the complaint at the time of filing so that such cases may be immediately designated as complex litigation in accordance with California Rules of Court, rule 3.400. 3) All actions involving the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) shall be provisionally designated as complex litigation on the Civil Case Cover Sheet (Judicial Council Form CM-010) in addition to any of the actions which may be provisionally designated as complex litigation under the provisions of California Rules of Court, rule 3.400. 4) All actions involving claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), Labor Code Section 2698 et seq., as a representative of aggrieved employees, shall be provisionally designated as complex litigation on the Civil Case Cover Sheet (Judicial Council Form CM-010) in addition to any of the actions which may be provisionally designated as complex litigation under the provisions of California Rules of Court, rule 3.400. 5) All Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings shall be automatically deemed complex. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.501 & rule 3.712, subd. (c).) 6) Any decision of the Court to designate an action as complex litigation pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.403, shall be made by the Presiding Judge. The Court is going to undertake a retrospective review back to June 20, 2023, the date of the implementation of the court’s case management system, for proper designation. However, this review will be limited to cases that are currently open in the court’s system. All actions that have been misclassified will be retroactively designated as complex litigation in accordance with the above, and all outstanding fees associated with the same will be due and owed by the parties. (See Gov. Code, § 70616, subds. (a) & (b).) Further, the clerk of court shall file an amended Civil Case Cover Sheet (Judicial Council Form CM-010) to properly reflect the reclassification and appropriate designation as complex litigation. 7) A defendant may file a counter designation if a plaintiff fails to properly designate the action as complex litigation. 8) Intentional misrepresentation or improper classification of a case may result in the imposition of sanctions against parties or their counsel. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: 6-3, 2026 STEPHEN P. FRECCERO Presiding Judge
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MARIN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 26-02 STANDING ORDER CONCERNING CLASSIFICATION OF COMPLEX CIVIL CASES In recent months, the Court has identified numerous civil filings that have failed to be properly classified. To remedy these misclassifications, the Court hereby orders as follows: 1) All actions which may be provisionally designated as complex litig
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-09 (California T4 Marin build 2026-10-09) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-marin/docs/general/26-02.pdf (114339 bytes, sha256 943566c470744e43232e6f6f66e8be971157a760f3f88d14eacc328076623e1a; 2 pages; a scan, page images, no text layer): read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi; checked against two machine readings never published (RapidOCR on each page and the file's own text layer, which these scans lack): every 6-word window of the transcription looked up, and the 7 spans the readings do not hold - at the caption's cells and the filed stamp, the list numbers, a line the OCR skipped, its misreadings and the handwritten date - read again on the page images (evidence/vision-check-2026-10-09-resolved.txt). The clerk's filed stamp, the signature and the pleading paper's line numbers are not part of the text (the handwritten date is carried where it fills the order's own blank); the transcription's closing note, which describes them, is not published.
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.