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The Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Project: representation in unlawful detainer cases and in certain child custody and domestic violence restraining order cases, mandatory and Shriver settlement conferences, and assignment of certain domestic violence cases to a designated Shriver Domestic Violence Judge. In effect for 2026.
California > Fourth Appellate District > San Diego County > Superior Court of California, County of San Diego
[File stamp: FILED, Clerk of the Superior Court, DEC 31 2025, By: G. Arce-Barraza, Deputy] THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN RE THE SARGENT SHRIVER CIVIL COUNSEL PROJECT GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 010126-17 THIS COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: The San Diego Superior Court, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. (hereafter "LASSD”), and San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (hereinafter "SDVLP") are participating in the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Project approved by the Judicial Council in accordance with the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act, Government Code section 68650 et seq. (hereinafter "Shriver Project") whereby LASSD will provide representation to eligible parties in unlawful detainer cases, and SDVLP will provide limited representation to eligible parties in certain child custody cases filed in Family Court in any Division of the court, and assistance and/or limited representation in domestic violence restraining order cases filed in the Central and North County Divisions. As part of the Shriver Project, parties in unlawful detainer matters may be ordered by the court to attend a mandatory settlement conference, and parties in certain child custody cases may be ordered by the court to attend a Shriver Settlement Conference. Certain domestic violence restraining order cases in the Central and North County Divisions may be assigned to a designated Shriver Domestic Violence Judge who will review the temporary restraining order and preside over the permanent restraining order hearing. This order shall become effective on January 1, 2026, and expire on December 31, 2026, unless otherwise ordered by this court. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: December 31, 2025 [signature] HONORABLE MAUREEN F. HALLAHAN PRESIDING JUDGE
[File stamp: FILED, Clerk of the Superior Court, DEC 31 2025, By: G. Arce-Barraza, Deputy] THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO IN RE THE SARGENT SHRIVER CIVIL COUNSEL PROJECT GENERAL ORDER OF THE PRESIDING DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 010126-17 THIS COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: The San Diego Superior Court, Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. (hereafter "LASSD”), and S
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-28 (California T3 San Diego build) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-san-diego/go/general_order_010126-17.pdf (69652 bytes, sha256 46eb33e60aae034bc639de681f80362b6ecbe6366756646a552c050eea764f03; 2 pages) - the court's own posted PDF, a scan with no usable text layer: transcribed from the rendered page images, every page read against the image; a machine reading (RapidOCR) was used only as a second reader for a word-level diff; every quotation mark, apostrophe, dash and section sign checked in full-resolution crops; pleading line numbers and “///” fill marks omitted; the file stamp and signature bracketed. Printed irregularities are kept as printed.
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.