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Chapter 7 (Rules 7.1 and 7.2): in actions on promissory notes and contracts providing for the payment of attorney fees, the following schedule considered by the court, in its discretion, in awarding attorney's fees - in a default action, exclusive of costs and interest, twenty-five percent (25%) of the first two thousand dollars ($2,000), twenty percent (20%) of the next four thousand dollars ($4,000), fifteen percent (15%) of the next four thousand dollars ($4,000), ten percent (10%) of the next ten thousand dollars ($10,000), five percent (5%) of the next thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) and two percent (2%) of amounts in excess of the first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and in a contested action the same amount increased by compensation computed on an hourly or per-day basis (7.1(A)); where a defendant is the prevailing party, the fees fixed by reasonable compensation computed on an hourly or per-day basis (7.1(B)); the clerk to include attorney fees computed pursuant to the schedule in an otherwise appropriate clerk's judgment (7.1(C)); where a party claims fees in excess of those allowed by this rule, application made to the court, supported by declarations setting forth the factual basis, the fees fixed by the court (7.1(D)); and in actions for residential unlawful detainer the attorney fees awarded not, under normal circumstances, to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) in cases by default where the defendant has filed no answer, or four hundred dollars ($400) in cases uncontested at trial where the defendant has filed an answer (7.2).
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CHAPTER 7 MISCELLANEOUS RULES RULE 7.1 ATTORNEY FEES IN CIVIL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS (A) In actions on promissory notes and contracts providing for the payment of attorney fees, whenever a prevailing party is entitled to the recovery of reasonable attorney fees, the following schedule shall be considered by the court, in its discretion, in awarding attorney’s fees: (1) Default Action. Exclusive of costs and interest, (a) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the first two thousand dollars ($2,000) awarded as damages; (b) Twenty percent (20%) of the next four thousand dollars ($4,000); (c) Fifteen percent (15%) of the next four thousand dollars ($4,000); (d) Ten percent (10%) of the next ten thousand dollars ($10,000); (e) Five percent (5%) of the next thirty thousand dollars ($30,000); and (f) Two percent (2%) of amounts in excess of the first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). (2) Contested Action. The same amount as computed under paragraph (A)(1), increased by such compensation computed on an hourly or per-day basis for any additional research, general preparation, trial or other services as may be allowed by the court. (B) Where a defendant is the prevailing party, the fees will be fixed by reasonable compensation computed on an hourly or per-day basis for research, general preparation, trial or other services rendered. (C) Where a prevailing party is entitled to the recovery of reasonable attorney fees in an otherwise appropriate clerk’s judgment, the Clerk shall include attorney fees computed pursuant to the fee schedule contained in this Rule. (D) In any case where a party claims fees in excess of those allowed by this Rule, application for attorney fees shall be made to the court, supported by declarations setting forth the factual basis for the claimed attorney fees. The fees thereupon be fixed by the court. (Effective July 1, 2005; amended July 1, 2024). RULE 7.2 ATTORNEY FEES IN RESIDENTIAL UNLAWFUL DETAINER ACTIONS In actions for residential unlawful detainer, the attorney fees awarded by the Court will not, under normal circumstances, exceed three hundred dollars ($300) in cases by default where the defendant has filed no answer pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1170, or four hundred dollars ($400) in cases uncontested at trial where the defendant has filed an answer. (Effective July 1, 2005).
CHAPTER 7 MISCELLANEOUS RULES RULE 7.1 ATTORNEY FEES IN CIVIL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS (A) In actions on promissory notes and contracts providing for the payment of attorney fees, whenever a prevailing party is entitled to the recovery of reasonable attorney fees, the following schedule shall be considered by the court, in its discretion, in awarding attorney’s fees: (1) Default Action. Exclusive of
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 23 to 24, printed pages 23 to 24) 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.