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Chapter 5 (Rules 5.1 to 5.4): the remote appearance rule adopted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 and California Rule of Court, rule 3.672, its subsection on domestic violence and gun violence restraining order matters adopted pursuant to Family Code §6308(b) and Penal Code § 18123(b), and where they conflict these rules to supersede other previously enacted rules, emergency rules or directives concerning remote appearances (5.1(A)); the court has two remote appearance platforms available - Zoom (audio and video) and CourtCall (audio only) - which may be used concurrently, remote appearances in contested hearings by video unless audio-only appearances are specifically permitted by the judicial officer, no one appearing remotely to record, photograph or reproduce any hearing (including screenshots), a judicial officer able to order a specific hearing conducted by remote appearance (parties objecting to a remote evidentiary hearing or trial to file their objection as provided in California Rule of Court 3.672(h)), a party who has failed to provide a notice of remote appearance able to appear remotely upon a judicial officer's finding under rule 3.672(j)(2), and a judicial officer able to terminate a remote hearing and continue the matter (5.1(B)); in civil case management, civil law and motion, civil ex parte (not including domestic violence restraining orders) and short-cause family law matters, parties may stipulate orally or in writing to waive notice of other parties' remote appearance, the court waives notice of parties appearing remotely, and parties need not file a Notice of Remote Appearance but must serve the notice as set forth in Rule 3.672 unless they have stipulated to waive notice (5.1(C)); for evidentiary hearings, settlement conferences and bench or jury trials parties must appear in person unless the court has granted prior express written authorization for a remote appearance, the time frames and procedures for requests and oppositions set forth in Rule 3.672(h), and courtesy copies of requests or oppositions filed with the department (5.1(D)); for probate hearings other than evidentiary hearings, settlement conferences and trials parties may stipulate to waive notice of other parties' remote appearance and the court waives notice, the provisions of subsection (d) to apply to evidentiary hearings, settlement conferences and trials (5.1(E)); in juvenile dependency matters the provisions of California Rule of Court 3.672 (i) apply, all confidentiality requirements of in-person proceedings apply equally to remote hearings, and the judicial officer may order any person to appear in-person (5.1(F)); instructions for remote appearances in domestic violence and gun violence restraining order hearings posted to the court's restraining order webpage, the departmental phone numbers staffed from 30 minutes prior to the start of the court session (5.1(G)); the court permits the electronic filing (eFiling) of documents in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure 1010.6 and California Rules of Court Rule 2.250 et seq., for specified matters as listed on the court's website (5.2(A)); use of eFiling permissive, in-person filings accepted at the clerk's office (5.2(B)); documents received electronically between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on any court day deemed filed that same day, those received on a non-court day deemed filed on the next court day (5.2(C)); filings not accepted through any other electronic methods (for example, email or fax) for the following case types: Civil, Family Law, Small Claims and Probate (5.2(D)); eFilings submitted through an authorized Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP), its fees waived for parties with an active fee waiver and government entities (5.2(E)); documents in PDF format, text searchable, all documents equal to or exceeding 10 pages and containing multiple exhibits or sections bookmarked, all documents to include page numbers, and a printed courtesy copy (with proof of electronic submission) required for motions for summary judgment, motions for summary adjudication and Anti-SLAPP motions (5.2(F)); the following documents excluded from eFiling and submitted in paper format, among them the original will and codicil, peremptory challenges, any ex parte application filed concurrently with a new complaint, documents submitted conditionally under seal, bonds and exhibits to be lodged (5.2(G)); and Rule 5.3 (telephone appearance and facsimile filing) and Rule 5.4 (filing requirements) repealed July 1, 2024 (5.3 and 5.4).
CHAPTER 5 REMOTE APPEARANCES AND ELECTRONIC FILING RULE 5.1 REMOTE APPEARANCES A. This Local Rule is adopted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 and California Rule of Court, rule 3.672. Requirements for notice are set forth in Rule 3.672 and below. The subsection concerning remote hearings in domestic violence and gun violence restraining order matters is adopted pursuant to Family
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 19 to 22, printed pages 19 to 22) 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. Review note: Rule 5.1(G)(1) posts the instructions for remote appearances in domestic violence and gun violence restraining order hearings to “https://www.cc-courts.org/restraining-orders/restraining-orders.aspx” - an address on another court's website, not Mono's; the proposed revision of Rule 5.1 for January 1, 2027 (held) prints the same address. Rule 5.2's history reads “amended July 1, 2024, effective date TBD”, while the e-Filing page (carded) and the news notice of February 10, 2025 date electronic filing from February 10, 2025. The review task asks the court for the restraining order page and the e-filing rule's effective date.
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.
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CHAPTER 5 REMOTE APPEARANCES AND ELECTRONIC FILING RULE 5.1 REMOTE APPEARANCES A. This Local Rule is adopted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 and California Rule of Court, rule 3.672. Requirements for notice are set forth in Rule 3.672 and below. The subsection concerning remote hearings in domestic violence and gun violence restraining order matters is adopted pursuant to Family Code §6308(b) and Penal Code § 18123(b). Where they conflict, these rules supersede other previously enacted rules, emergency rules, or directives concerning remote appearances. B. General Provisions Regarding Remote Appearances 1. The Court has two remote appearance platforms available: Zoom (audio and video) and CourtCall (audio only). They may be used concurrently during the same Court session unless otherwise determined by the judicial officer. The Court may, at its discretion and upon notice to the public, move to a single service provider for all remote hearings. 2. Remote appearances in contested hearings, excluding those described in subsection (c), shall be by video. Audio-only appearances shall not be permitted for such hearings unless specifically permitted by the judicial officer. 3. A remote hearing is subject to all laws governing confidentiality, photographing and recordings of proceedings in a courtroom. No one appearing remotely may record, photograph or reproduce any hearing, or any part of a hearing, including any screenshots. Any person who violates this provision shall be subject to all sanctions provided under the law for a like action in an in-person hearing. 4. A judicial officer may order that a specific hearing be conducted by remote appearance. If that hearing is an evidentiary hearing or trial, parties objecting to the remote hearing shall file their objection as provided in California Rule of Court 3.672(h). 5. In any hearing not specifically set by the court to be conducted by remote appearance, a party who has failed to provide a notice of remote appearance may appear remotely upon a judicial officer’s finding under California Rule of Court 3.672(j)(2) of good cause, unforeseen circumstances, or that the remote appearance would promote access to justice. 6. A judicial officer may elect to terminate a remote hearing and continue the matter to a later in-person appearance should the judicial officer find that any of the criteria of Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75(b) and/or Rule of Court 3.672(d) are met. C. Civil Case Management, Law & Motion, and Ex Parte Hearings; Short-Cause Family Matters 1. Parties in civil case management, civil law and motion, civil ex parte (not including domestic violence restraining orders), and short-cause family law matters may stipulate either orally or in writing to waive notice of other parties’ remote appearance. 2. The Court waives notice of parties appearing remotely for these matters. Parties do not need to file a Notice of Remote Appearance, but must serve the notice as set forth in Rule 3.672 unless the parties have stipulated to waive notice. D. Civil Evidentiary Hearings, Settlement Conferences, and Trials 1. For evidentiary hearings, settlement conferences, and bench or jury trials, parties must appear in person unless the Court has granted prior express written authorization for a remote appearance. 2. The time frames and procedures for remote appearance requests and oppositions are set forth in Rule 3.672(h). 3. Courtesy copies of any requests or oppositions shall be filed with the department. 4. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to require personal appearance of an expert witness unless the judicial officer has previously found good cause for the expert witness to appear in person. E. Probate Matters 1. For probate hearings other than evidentiary hearings, settlement conferences, and trials, parties may stipulate either orally or in writing to waive notice of other parties’ remote appearance. 2. The Court waives notice of parties appearing remotely for these matters. Parties do not need to file a Notice of Remote Appearance, but must serve the notice as set forth in California Rule of Court 3.672 unless the parties have stipulated to waive notice. 3. For evidentiary hearings, settlement conferences, and trials, the provisions of subsection (d) shall apply. F. Juvenile Dependency Matters. 1. The provisions of California Rule of Court 3.672 (i) shall apply to Juvenile Dependency matters. 2. All confidentiality requirements applicable to in-person Juvenile Dependency proceedings shall apply equally to remote hearings. In the event the Court cannot ensure that a remote appearance will have the privacy and security necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the proceeding, the judicial officer may order any person to appear in-person, and may elect to terminate a remote hearing and continue the matter for a later in-person appearance. G. Special Rules for Domestic Violence and Gun Violence Restraining Orders 1. Instructions for remote appearances in domestic violence and gun violence restraining order hearings will be posted to the Court’s restraining order webpage: https://www.cc-courts.org/restraining-orders/restraining-orders.aspx. 2. The Court designates the departmental phone number for the department hearing each respective order as the phone number for the public to call to obtain assistance regarding a remote appearance. The designated departmental phone numbers will be posted on the restraining order webpage above. These phone numbers will be staffed from 30 minutes prior to the start of the court session at which the hearing will take place and during that court session. (Effective July l, 2001, adopted January l, 2003; amended effective July l, 2008; amended July 1, 2024). RULE 5.2 ELECTRONIC FILING A. AUTHORITY: The Superior Court of California, County of Mono, permits the electronic filing (eFiling) of documents in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure 1010.6 and California Rules of Court Rule 2.250 et seq., for specified matters as listed on the Court’s website at www.mono.courts.ca.gov. B. Use of eFiling is permissive and in-person filings will continue to be accepted at the Clerk’s office. eFiling can be changed to a mandatory requirement at any time through further orders of this Court. C. Any documents received electronically by the Court between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. on any court day, are deemed filed that same day. Any documents received electronically on a non-court day (i.e., weekend or holiday) are deemed filed on the next court day. D. Filings will not be accepted by this Court through any other electronic methods (for example, email or fax for the following case types: Civil, Family Law, Small Claims and Probate. E. eFilings must be submitted through an authorized Electronic Filing Service Provider (EFSP). Each EFSP may charge a transaction fee. EFSP fees are waived for parties with an active fee waiver and government entities. A list of authorized EFSPs is maintained on the Court’s website. F. Documents submitted through eFiling must be in PDF Format, text searchable, and viewable on any standard PDF viewer. 1) All documents equal to or exceeding 10 pages and containing multiple exhibits or sections must be bookmarked with the title of the corresponding exhibit or section. 2) All documents submitted electronically must include page numbers. 3) A printed courtesy copy (along with proof of electronic submission) is required for all Motions of Summary Judgment, Motions for Summary Adjudication, and Anti-SLAPP Motions, including all supporting documents, regardless of the number of pages. The printed courtesy copy should be provided the same day the electronic copy is submitted. G. The following documents are excluded from eFiling and must be submitted in paper format: 1) Original will and codicil 2) Peremptory Challenges or Challenges for Cause of a Judicial Officer pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 170.6 or 170.3 3) Any ex parte application that is filed concurrently with a new complaint. 4) Out-of-State Commission 5) Documents submitted conditionally under seal 6) Certificate of Facts Re Unsatisfied Judgment 7) Bonds/undertaking 8) Exhibits to be lodged for hearings or trials. 9) Subpoenaed documents 10) Request for Administrative Records 11) Affidavit Re Real Property of Small Value (Probate) 12) Copy requests 13) Any document ordered by the Court to be submitted in paper format 14) Family Law: a. Request for Entry of Default b. Notice of Entry of Judgment c. Out-of-State Judgments or Orders to be Registered d. Exhibits to be lodged for Hearings or Trials e. Child Custody Evaluation Reports (Effective July 1, 2001; amended July 1, 2017; amended July 1, 2024, effective date TBD) RULE 5.3 TELEPHONE APPEARANCE AND FACSIMILE FILING (Effective July 1, 2001; amended July 1, 2017; repealed July 1, 2024) RULE 5.4 FSCSIMILE FILING REQUIREMENTS (Effective July 1, 2001; repealed July 1, 2024).
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.