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Rule 1 (Rules 1.0 to 1.2): the rules are the Local Rules of Court for the San Francisco Superior Court, cited as LRSF (Rule 1.0); sanctions under CCP § 575.2 for failure to comply (Rule 1.1); and definitions - appearance includes remote appearance under CRC 3.672 in civil cases, a day is a calendar day unless otherwise indicated, and the Presiding Judge includes the designee (Rule 1.2).
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1 General Rules 1.0 Scope of Rules and Citation. These rules apply to the San Francisco Superior Court and are known and cited as the “Local Rules of Court for the San Francisco Superior Court.” These rules may also be referred to as “LRSF”. The California Rules of Court are abbreviated here as “CRC” and the Code of Civil Procedure is abbreviated as “CCP”. 1.1 Sanctions for Failure to Comply with Rules. Any counsel, party represented by counsel, or “self-represented” litigant, who fails to comply with any of the requirements set forth in the rules will, upon motion of a party or the Court, be subject to the sanctions set forth in CCP § 575.2. Other sanctions provided by statute or the CRC may also apply. 1.2 Definitions. 1) “Appear”, “appearance”, “attend” and “attendance” include remote appearance as defined in and authorized by CRC 3.672, unless otherwise limited by law, these Local Rules, or an order of the Court. This definition only applies in a civil case as defined by CRC 3.672. 2) “BASF” means the Bar Association of San Francisco. 3) “Day” means a calendar day unless otherwise indicated. 4) “Declaration” means either a declaration which complies with CCP § 2015.5 or an affidavit. 5) “Exempt” in reference to a case means a case designated as involving exceptional circumstances under CRC 3.714. 6) “General Civil Case” is defined at CRC 1.6. 7) “Limited jurisdiction” is defined at CCP § 86. 8) “Presiding Judge” includes the designee of the Presiding Judge. 9) “Self-represented litigant” or “Pro Per” or “in pro per” means a party not represented by counsel. 10) “Unlimited jurisdiction” means small claims appeals and all cases not within the meaning of CCP § 86. Adopted: July 1, 1998 Last Revised: July 1, 2025
1 General Rules 1.0 Scope of Rules and Citation. These rules apply to the San Francisco Superior Court and are known and cited as the “Local Rules of Court for the San Francisco Superior Court.” These rules may also be referred to as “LRSF”. The California Rules of Court are abbreviated here as “CRC” and the Code of Civil Procedure is abbreviated as “CCP”. 1.1 Sanctions for Failure to Comply with
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-08 (California T4 San Francisco build 2026-10-08) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-francisco/docs/local-rules/final-proposed-changes-lrsf-effective-july-1-2026-submitted.pdf (the court's rule book, “Uniform Local Rules of Court, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, Effective: July 1, 1998, Revised: July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 2706376 bytes, sha256 82645c96954e6d459832c1ee68c5a042ff7f90ebc58fceb9a82fc7c5575631ad; 251 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) over the rule body (PDF pages 3 to 235): each page's running header (“Local Rules of Court San Francisco Superior Court” and “Rule N”) and footer (“Effective: ...; Revised ...” and the printed page number) removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; the one struck letter in the book (the final “s” of “means” in Rule 2.11(A)(5), read on the page image) set aside as chrome with the composer's strike_out, so the card reads the rule as amended; four rule headings set on their own lines and 23 paragraph breaks the reflow made inside sentences rejoined (whitespace-only fixes); the body's one soft hyphen (Rule 12.15's “JV-” at a line end) read as the hyphen it prints and the reflow's space after it removed; Rule 11's two tables (the timeshare percentages and their definitions) set row by row (the same characters); the body cut at the rule headings, which reassemble it; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the table of contents and the index belong to no rule.
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.