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Use of the forms the Napa County Superior Court adopts for mandatory use (3.1); proof of service, without which a matter may be taken off calendar (3.2); courtesy copies of e-filed documents exceeding 15 pages and of color documents, delivered no later than the next court day after filing (3.3); endorsing a maximum of two (2) copies (3.4); the will-call box (3.5); in matters set on shortened time, the last paper filed no later than 9:00 a.m. two (2) court days before the hearing (3.6); lodging of non-California authority only when the Court requests it (3.7); permissible exhibits and recorded or digital evidence (3.8); /s/ signatures on e-filed documents (3.9); and the certification that every case citation, fact and argument has been checked, a responsibility no party or attorney may delegate to Artificial Intelligence (3.10).
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RULE 3: DOCUMENTS PRESENTED FOR FILING 3.1 Use of Napa County Forms Parties are required to use all forms adopted for mandatory use by the Napa County Superior Court. (Effective 7/1/93; revised 7/1/04; revised and renumbered 1/1/16) 3.2 Proof of Service If no proof of service is filed with the Court prior to the time set for hearing, the matter may be taken off calendar. (Effective 7/1/02; renumbered 1/1/06; renumbered 1/1/16) 3.3 Courtesy Copies of E-Filed Documents Parties must provide a courtesy copy of any (1) e-filed document exceeding 15 pages (including exhibits), and (2) any color document (e.g., color photographs, maps, charts). Courtesy copies shall be delivered to Court Counsel or the Clerk of the Court no later than the next court day after filing. (Effective 1/1/16; revised 1/1/18; revised 7/1/20) 3.4 Endorsing Copies The Court Executive Officer will endorse a maximum of two (2) copies of any filed document at the time of filing. Additional copies will be provided by photocopying and the standard fee for copies will be charged. (Effective 7/1/02; renumbered 1/1/06; renumbered 7/1/08) 3.5 Will-Call Box Copies submitted for endorsement without an envelope will be placed in the attorneys’ “will-call box” in the clerk’s office. Endorsed items not picked up may be destroyed. (Effective 7/1/02; renumbered 1/1/06; revised 7/1/07; renumbered 7/1/08; revised 1/1/16) 3.6 Filing Documents in Matters Set on Shortened Time Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, for all matters set on shortened time, the last paper filed must be filed no later than 9:00 a.m. two (2) court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard by the Court. (Effective 7/1/02; renumbered 1/1/06; renumbered 7/1/08; renumbered 1/1/16) 3.7 Lodging of Non-California Authority Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1113(i)(1), parties shall not lodge or file copies of cited non-California authorities unless specifically requested by the Court. (Effective 1/1/12; renumbered 1/1/16) 3.8 Permissible Exhibits A. Permissible Exhibits. Absent leave of Court, the only acceptable means to file exhibits in support of a motion or at trial is by paper filing, or if available, e-filing. Exhibits must be legible and complete, and not require use of another resource to hear or view the exhibits. Compact Discs (CD’s), Digital Video Discs (DVD’s) and/or other types of digital storage devices are specifically prohibited and are not allowed to be submitted as exhibits to be filed. B. Recorded or Digital Evidence. A party who would like to offer into evidence an electronic sound or sound-and-video recording, or any other type of digital file, in a motion or pleading that is filed with the Court, must lodge the recorded or digital evidence and file a transcript (or description, if transcription not possible) of the relevant portions sought to be considered by the Court as an exhibit. The lodged material must be accompanied by an original notice of lodgment that includes: (1) a numbered listing of all of the items lodged; (2) a brief description of all lodged items; and (3) a copy of the notice of lodgment with the means of return in accordance with California Rules of Court, rule 3.1302(b). (Effective 1/1/19) 3.9 Signatures On E-Filed Documents For documents e-filed with the Court, the filing party may use /s/ followed by the name of the individual on the signature line of a document, in lieu of an original signature. (Effective 1/1/19) 3.10 Legal Argument and Citation to Authority Generated by Artificial Intelligence Prohibited By presenting to the Court, whether by signing, filing, submitting, or later advocating, a pleading, petition, written notice of motion, or other similar paper, an attorney or unrepresented party is certifying that to the best of the person’s knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances that the party or attorney has carefully checked every case citation, fact, and argument to make sure that they are correct and proper. No party or attorney may properly delegate this responsibility to Artificial Intelligence or any other form of technology. (Effective 1/1/26)
RULE 3: DOCUMENTS PRESENTED FOR FILING 3.1 Use of Napa County Forms Parties are required to use all forms adopted for mandatory use by the Napa County Superior Court. (Effective 7/1/93; revised 7/1/04; revised and renumbered 1/1/16) 3.2 Proof of Service If no proof of service is filed with the Court prior to the time set for hearing, the matter may be taken off calendar. (Effective 7/1/02; renumbe
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-09 (California T4 Napa build 2026-10-09) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-napa/docs/general/local-rules-effective-january-1-2026.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “Local Rules Effective 1/1/26”, as fetched 2026-10-09; 1160403 bytes, sha256 59a4b9c75779cee0fc7cfd9117a7ca5fd4fecfacf7ff354754e0f717151b6f86; 74 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) rule by rule - the eleven rules (PDF pages 7; 8 to 15; 16 and 17; 18 to 20; 21; 22 to 29; 30 to 44; 45; 46 to 49; 50 to 56; 58 and 59), each beginning at the top of a page: each page's running header (“Superior Court of California, County of Napa”) and footer (the page number) removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; no struck run on any of the 74 pages (review/strike-report-2026-10-09.txt); 9 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 2.4's list of the Criminal Courthouse's courtrooms, Rule 6.11's attorney fee schedule rows and the history note that closes Rule 4.7, each set back to a line of its own as the page prints them, and one line of Rule 7.10(A)(2) the reflow broke inside a sentence set back to a space; the vertical-gap, short-line and false-break audits find no other); 1 same-character fix (build/book-captions.json: Rule 2.14 A's chart of the case types for which the Court provides an official court reporter set as printed by rows - the header, then each case type with its answer on a line of its own); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the list of currently effective rules, the table of contents, the list of local forms, Appendix A (locating a qualified private child custody evaluator) and the index 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.