Chapter 1 (Rules 1.1 to 1.6): the rules adopted by the Superior Court of the County of Mono pursuant to Government Code §§68070 and 68071 and California Rules of Court, Rule 10.613, effective July 1, 2001 (1.1); upon the effective date of the rules all other rules heretofore adopted by the court repealed, no action theretofore taken in compliance with such rules deemed invalid or ineffective by the repeal (1.2); the rules known and cited as the Superior Court Rules, supplementary and subject to the rules adopted for the courts by the Judicial Council of California (1.3); the rules liberally construed to serve the proper and efficient administration of the business and affairs of the court and to promote and facilitate the administration of justice (1.4); the definitions set forth in the California Rules of Court to apply to the local rules (1.5); "court" to mean the particular court in which a matter is pending and to include any judge appointed or elected a member of the court, any judge or retired judge assigned by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council, any commissioner or referee appointed by the judges, any retired commissioner assigned by the Presiding Judge and any member of the State Bar ordered to act as a temporary judge (1.5); "judicial officer" to include any judge of the court and any commissioner or referee appointed by its judges (1.5); the presiding judge selected in accordance with Government Code §69508.5 and Rule 10.602 of the California Rules of Court (1.5); "clerk" to include the Court Executive Officer and any duly appointed and sworn deputy clerks (1.5); "person" to include corporations, associations, public entities and all other entities as well as natural persons, "paper" all documents, and "judgment" any judgment, order or decree from which an appeal lies (1.5); and the rules amended by the Presiding Judge after consultation with the judges of the court (1.6).
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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY RULE 1.1 ADOPTION OF RULES These rules are adopted by the Superior Court of the County of Mono pursuant to Government Code §§68070 and 68071, and California Rules of Court, Rule 10.613, and are effective July 1, 2001. (Effective July I, 200 1, amended July 1, 2017, amended July 1, 2024). RULE 1.2 REPEAL OF PRIOR RULES Upon the effective date of these rules, all other rules heretofore adopted by this court shall be repealed, provided that no action theretofore taken in compliance with such rules shall be made or deemed invalid or ineffective by such repeal. (Effective July 1, 2001). RULE 1.3 CITATION These rules shall be known and cited as the Superior Court Rules and at all times be supplementary and subject to any and all rules heretofore and hereafter adopted for the courts by the Judicial Council of California. (Effective July 1, 2001). RULE 1.4 CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION These rules shall be liberally construed to serve the proper and efficient administration of the business and affairs of this court and to promote and facilitate the administration of justice by the courts. (Effective July 1, 2001). RULE 1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS The definitions set forth in the California Rules of Court apply with equal force and for all purposes to the local rules unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires. Set forth below are definitions of selected terms used in these rules: Court: The word court shall mean the particular court in which a matter is pending, unless otherwise specifically noted and shall include and apply to: --Any judge who is appointed or elected a member of this court; --Any judge, including a retired judge, who is assigned by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council to serve this court; --Any commissioner or referee who is appointed by the judges of this court; --Any retired commissioner who is assigned by the Presiding Judge pursuant to Government Code §72190 to serve the court; and,--Any member of the State Bar of California ordered to act as a temporary judge to serve this court pursuant to Article VI, Section 21 of the California Constitution and Rule 2.830 to 2.834 of the California Rules of Court. California Rules of Court: California Rules of Court mean the rules of court administration, practice and procedure adopted by the Judicial Council of California. Judicial Officer: The term judicial officer includes any judge who is appointed or elected a member of this court and any commissioner or referee who is appointed by the judges of this court. Presiding Judge: The word, Presiding Judge, shall mean the Presiding Judge of the Superior court of Mono County. The presiding judge shall be selected in accordance with Government Code §69508.5 and Rule 10.602 of the California Rules of Court. Clerk: The word Clerk includes the Court Executive Officer and any duly appointed and sworn deputy clerks of the courts. Person: The word person includes corporations, associations, public entities and all other entities as well as natural persons. Paper: The word paper includes all documents except as otherwise provided in the California Rules of Court. Judgment: The word judgment includes and applies to any judgment and to any order or decree from which an appeal lies. (Effective July 1, 2004. amended effective date July 1, 2017) RULE 1.6 AMENDMENT AND REPEAL These rules may be amended by the Presiding Judge after consultation with the judges of the court in which these rules shall apply. (Effective July 1, 2001).
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY RULE 1.1 ADOPTION OF RULES These rules are adopted by the Superior Court of the County of Mono pursuant to Government Code §§68070 and 68071, and California Rules of Court, Rule 10.613, and are effective July 1, 2001. (Effective July I, 200 1, amended July 1, 2017, amended July 1, 2024). RULE 1.2 REPEAL OF PRIOR RULES Upon the effective date of these rules, all other rules
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Mono build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-mono/docs/local-rules/mono-court-local-rules-07012024.pdf (the court's rule book, its first page “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MONO RULES OF COURT TABLE OF CONTENTS”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 455801 bytes, sha256 7f13a67fbb3fef43a5fe9d7498b9776918dc4cab18d4f48e7e26367beae07f5b; 39 pages; this chapter PDF pages 5 to 6, printed pages 5 to 6) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 5 to 34, printed with the same numbers) composed as one text and cut at the fourteen chapter headings - “CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY” and “CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION OF THE COURTS; FAIRNESS; COURTROOM DECORUM”, then “CHAPTER 3” to “CHAPTER 14” each on a line of its own above the chapter's title - each matched once at a line start (a chapter may begin mid-page); the book's title lines atop page 5 (“SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MONO”, “LOCAL”, “RULES”) set before Chapter 1 and in no card; the running header of every page (“Superior Court of California” at the left, “County of Mono” at the right, named) and the page number at its foot (“5”, named and a whole line in its band) removed as chrome - 90 chrome lines; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number and title (“RULE 3.10 STIPULATION REGARDING CALENDARED MATTERS”), each numbered subrule of Rules 4.10 and 4.11 (“4.10.2 DUTIES OF COUNSEL PRIOR TO CONFERENCE”), each lettered or numbered subdivision and each history line (“(Effective July 1, 2001).”) 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 39 pages; no table on the rule pages; 4 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 4.7(A)(2)'s “(180)” and Rule 5.1(E)(3)'s “(d)”, which the reflow took for labels, rejoined to their sentences; Rule 4.8's “Pretrial” / “Conference” rejoined; Rule 2.8's sentence “Bailiffs will remove any person from court who violates this rule.”, a paragraph of its own on the page, set apart from subdivision a.); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12b.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 (the four blank lines printed inside sentences of Rules 3.2, 4.2(B), 4.3 and 4.10.3, joined as the sentences run; the headings and lists the false-break audit names; Rule 7.1(A)(1) on one line); the book's own spellings and spacing kept (Rule 1.1's history “(Effective July I, 200 1, ...)”, “NATURAL DISATERS”); 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 alphabetical index (Appendix A, 35 to 38) and page 39 (headed “APPENDIX B” and “LIST OF LOCALL FORMS”, otherwise blank) 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.