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Chapter 9 (Rules 9.01 to 9.03): out-of-the-ordinary or unusual motions (e.g. complex or extensive motions in limine) made in writing whenever possible, served upon opposing counsel and filed timely so that they may be heard prior to the trial confirmation hearing (9.01); the policy of the Court to use the instructions contained in CALCRIM in all criminal jury trials, and all jury instruction requests, special findings and verdict forms, and requested jury voir dire questions in writing and delivered to the trial judge and opposing counsel no later than the pretrial conference on morning of the first day of the trial (9.02); and a party with in excess of ten (10) exhibits to have all exhibits pre-marked prior to the trial, with a cover sheet for the clerk that identifies the nature of each exhibit in order (9.03).
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CHAPTER 9: CRIMINAL TRIAL RULES 9.01 Motions at Trial: Motions that are out-of-the-ordinary or unusual (e.g. complex or extensive motions in limine) must be made in writing whenever possible, and served upon opposing counsel. They should be filed timely so that they may be heard prior to the trial confirmation hearing. The trial judge may make further orders regarding the filing, serving and scheduling of such motions, at any time as may be appropriate. (Rule 9.01 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 9.02 Submission of Jury Instructions, Verdict Forms and Voir Dire Questions: It is the policy of the Court in all criminal jury trials to use the instructions contained in CALCRIM. Absent an order of the Court on good cause shown, all jury instruction requests covering the law as disclosed by the pleadings, all special findings and verdict forms, and all requested jury voir dire questions, must be in writing and must be delivered by counsel to the trial judge and opposing counsel/party(s) no later than the pretrial conference on morning of the first day of the trial. (Rule 9.02 adopted effective January 1, 2011.) 9.03 Exhibits: In any case where a party has in excess of ten (10) exhibits to enter in evidence at a trial, the party or attorney must arrange to have all exhibits pre-marked prior to the trial, and the exhibits must be accompanied by a cover sheet for the clerk that identifies the nature of each exhibit in order, and provides a place for the clerk to mark, “admitted”, “withdrawn” or “excluded” after each marked exhibit. (Rule 9.03 adopted effective January 1, 2015.)
CHAPTER 9: CRIMINAL TRIAL RULES 9.01 Motions at Trial: Motions that are out-of-the-ordinary or unusual (e.g. complex or extensive motions in limine) must be made in writing whenever possible, and served upon opposing counsel. They should be filed timely so that they may be heard prior to the trial confirmation hearing. The trial judge may make further orders regarding the filing, serving and sched
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Modoc build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-modoc/docs/local-rules/modocrules-07-01-2024.pdf (the court's rule book, its first page “SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MODOC LOCAL RULES OF COURT TABLE OF CONTENTS”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 1907063 bytes, sha256 a50f847b5814ce5e8bb2da3640a5e49e90c9d77c5617112ef0f5d7b35039c95e; 106 pages; this chapter PDF pages 46 to 47, printed pages 46 to 47) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 5 to 91, printed with the same numbers) composed as one text and cut at the sixteen chapter headings - “CHAPTER 1: GENERAL RULES” to “CHAPTER 16: JUVENILE DELINQUENCY RULES”, each matched once at a line start (a chapter may begin mid-page); the book's title line atop page 5 (“LOCAL RULES OF THE MODOC COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT”) set before Chapter 1 and in no card; Appendix A, the Appellate Division Local Rules (PDF pages 101 to 106), composed apart with the same settings and cut at its heading “APPENDIX “A””, the list of local forms above it on page 101 (Appendix B, a finding aid) set aside; the running header of every page (“Superior Court of the State of California” and “County of Modoc, Local Rules”, named) and the page number at its foot (“5”, named and a whole line in its band) removed as chrome - 261 chrome lines in the rules, 18 in the appendix; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number and title (“1.01 Citation of Rules:”), each lettered subdivision and numbered paragraph and each history line (“(Rule 1.01 adopted effective January 1, 2011.)”) starting a line and each chapter heading on a line of its own; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run on the book's 106 pages; no table on the rule pages (page 101's one table is Appendix B's list); 16 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: fourteen hyphenated words the text layer sets with the hyphen as a line of its own, rejoined as printed - “post-trial”, “pre-marked”, “3.1200-3.1207”, “non-appearance” (twice), “cross-complaint”, “self-represented”, “self-employed”, “non-custodial”, “non-English-speaking”, “follow-up”, “long-term”, “Court-sponsored” and “interest-bearing”; and in Appendix A two paragraphs of section I and the cover sheet's address block of section J, which the reflow joined, split); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12.txt and review/book-audits-after-fixes-2026-10-12.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py) - the rest kept as printed (Rule 3.03(B)'s heading over its first paragraph, the headings and lists the false-break audit names); the book's own text kept as printed (Rule 5.02(A)'s fee schedule, its third item broken across two lines; the cross-references the review notes name; “12:00 AM (noon)” in Rule 3.03(C)); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The table of contents (PDF pages 1 to 4), the Subject Index (92 to 95), the Local Rules Index (96 to 100) and Appendix B (the list of local forms MOD-1 to MOD-15 on page 101) 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.