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Chapter 13 (Rules 13.1 to 13.6): a party desiring a jury trial where the right is not guaranteed by law deemed to have waived a jury trial unless the party has complied with California Rules of Court, rule 377 (13.1); a party requesting a jury trial to submit to the trial judge, in no event later than 9:30 a.m. on the first morning of trial, every form of special and general verdict and every form of interrogatory which may be required (13.2); requested jury instructions delivered to the trial judge with a face sheet that will contain a list of the CACI and CALCRIM instructions requested in two columns, copies of the instructions attached with all blanks filled in and surplusage blocked out, the instructions not denominated by party (13.3); an attorney testifying on the merits of the case as a witness on behalf of his client not to argue the case to the jury unless by permission of the court (13.4); a deposit of jury fees in the statutory amount made by the party requesting a trial by jury as provided in section 631 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the deposit appropriated by the court if a jury is not required (13.5); and for all trials scheduled in Bridgeport jurors summoned from Northern Mono County only and for trials in Mammoth Lakes from Southern Mono County only, the trial judge, in his discretion, may order a jury panel from throughout the county, Northern Mono County the zip codes 93517, 93541, 96107 and 96133 and Southern Mono County 93512, 93514, 93529 and 93546 (13.6).
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CHAPTER 13 JURY RULES RULE 13.1 REQUEST FOR JURY TRIAL IN EQUITY CASES, ETC. A party desiring a jury trial where the right thereto is not guaranteed by law will be deemed to have waived a jury trial unless the party has complied with California Rules of Court, rule 377. (Rule 12.1 renumbered rule 13.1 effective July 1, 2005; adopted effective July 1, 2001). RULE 13.2 VERDICT FORMS AND INTERROGATORIES A party requesting a jury trial shall submit to the trial judge at the times required by these rule and in no event later than 9:30 a.m. on the first morning of trial every form of special and general verdict and every form of interrogatory which may be required for disposition of the case. (Rule 12.2 renumbered rule 13.2 July 1, 2005; adopted July 1, 2001). RULE 13.3 REQUEST FOR JURY INSTRUCTIONS Requested jury instructions shall be delivered to the trial judge at the times provided herein, or at such other times provided herein, or at such other times as my be ordered by the court. Additional supplementary instructions may be received by the trial judge at such time and on such conditions as may be just. The request for jury instructions shall have a face sheet with the court cause and action number which will also contain a list of CACI (Judicial Council Civil Jury Instructions) and CALCRIM (Judicial Council Criminal Jury Instructions) instructions requested. Such lists shall have two columns: (1) CACI or CALCRIM number; and, (2) the title of the instruction. Attached to said cover sheet shall be copies of all CACI and CALCRIM instructions requested with all blanks filled in and all surplusage blocked out. All other instructions requested by a party shall be described in the cover sheet and attached thereto. All such instructions shall be in a form that may be appropriately delivered to the jury for their reference in the jury room (The instructions shall not be denominated “Plaintiff’s Instruction” or “Defendant’s Instruction.”) (Rule 12.3 renumbered rule 13.3, July 1, 2006; amended July 1, 2005; adopted July 1,2001). RULE 13.4 ATTORNEY TESTIFYING MAY NOT ARGUE THE CASE An attorney testifying on the merits of the case as a witness on behalf of his client shall not argue the case to the jury unless by permission of the court. (Rule 12.4 renumbered rule 13.4 July 1, 2005; adopted July 1, 2001). RULE 13.5 DEPOSIT NONREFUNDABLE OF JURY FEES A deposit of jury fees in the statutory amount shall be made by the party requesting a trial by jury as provided in section 631 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In the event that a jury is not required for the trial of any case for which a deposit of jury fees has been made, the deposit will be appropriated by the court. (Rule 12.5 renumbered rule I 3.5 July 1. 2005; adopted July 1, 2001; amended July 1, 2017) RULE 13.6 JURY PANELS For all trials scheduled in Bridgeport, jurors shall be summoned from Northern Mono County only. For all trials scheduled in Mammoth Lakes, jurors shall be summoned from Southern Mono county only. The trial judge, in his discretion, may order a jury panel from throughout the county. Northern Mono County is hereby designated as the following zip codes: 93517, 93541, 96107 & 96133. Southern Mono County is hereby designated as the following zip codes: 93512, 93514, 93529 & 93546. (Rule 12.6 renumbered rule 13.6 effective July 1, 2005; adopted July 1, 2001).
CHAPTER 13 JURY RULES RULE 13.1 REQUEST FOR JURY TRIAL IN EQUITY CASES, ETC. A party desiring a jury trial where the right thereto is not guaranteed by law will be deemed to have waived a jury trial unless the party has complied with California Rules of Court, rule 377. (Rule 12.1 renumbered rule 13.1 effective July 1, 2005; adopted effective July 1, 2001). RULE 13.2 VERDICT FORMS AND INTERROGATOR
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 32 to 34, printed pages 32 to 34) 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.