Rules 9-100 (repealed) and 9-101: remote appearances in small claims actions, unlawful detainer cases, civil harassment restraining orders and other evidentiary hearings (Civil Code of Procedure section 367.75; California Rule of Court, rule 3.672) - in person unless the judicial officer who is to hear the matter authorizes a remote appearance in writing, a Notice of Remote Appearance Form RA-010 filed and served no later than 5 court days before, an Opposition to Remote Proceedings Form RA-015 no later than 3 court days before, copies delivered to the department, and the termination of a remote appearance for cause.
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RULE 9 - SMALL CLAIMS ACTIONS, UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASES, AND CIVIL HARRASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS 9-100 [SMALL CLAIMS E-FILING [repealed (deleted) 07/01/15.] 9-101. REMOTE APPEARANCES FOR SMALL CLAIMS ACTIONS, UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASES, and CIVIL HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS (Eff. 1/1/22) A. This Local Rule is adopted pursuant to Civil Code of Procedure section 367.75 and California Rule of Court, rule 3.672. Notice requirements are set forth in rule 3.672 and below. B. For Small Claims Actions, Unlawful Detainer Cases, Civil Harassment Restraining Orders, and Other Evidentiary Hearings, parties must appear in person, unless the party or attorney requests and receives express written authorization to appear remotely by the judicial officer who is to hear the matter. a. A party may request to appear remotely by filing and serving a Notice of Remote Appearance Form RA-010 with the Court no later than 5 court days before the Small Claims Actions, Unlawful Detainer Cases, Civil Harassment Restraining Orders, or Other Evidentiary Hearings. b. In response to notice of remote appearance, any party may file and serve an Opposition to Remote Proceedings Form RA-015 no later than 3 court days before the hearing in question. c. A party must deliver a copy of any written Notice or Opposition under (a) or (b) to the department in which the proceeding is to be held. C. Even when a remote appearance is authorized and commences, the judicial officer may terminate a remote appearance and continue the matter so that an in-person appearance can occur if technology or audibility issues interfere with the judicial officer’s ability to make a determination required by the hearing, the in-person appearance is necessary to assist in the determination of the specific hearing, the court reporter’s ability to make an accurate record is in question, counsel’s ability to provide effective representation is in question, an interpreter’s ability to provide language access is in question, or for any other reason which constitutes good cause under the circumstances.
RULE 9 - SMALL CLAIMS ACTIONS, UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASES, AND CIVIL HARRASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS 9-100 [SMALL CLAIMS E-FILING [repealed (deleted) 07/01/15.] 9-101. REMOTE APPEARANCES FOR SMALL CLAIMS ACTIONS, UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASES, and CIVIL HARASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS (Eff. 1/1/22) A. This Local Rule is adopted pursuant to Civil Code of Procedure section 367.75 and California Rule of Court, r
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 San Joaquin build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-joaquin/docs/2026-06/Local Rules eff. 7-1-26.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin LOCAL RULES – Eff. July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-10; 1668255 bytes, sha256 2395f1c945c810c9e4104959200fae9e0b55aac1ead336e7b61a246cce5b08e3; 152 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) in one run over PDF pages 10 to 130 (Rules 1 to 10), cut at each rule's heading (“RULE 1 GENERAL” to “RULE 10 APPELLATE DIVISION”) and, in Rule 4, at its part headings (“PART TWO – DECEDENT ESTATES” to Part Nine) into 18 cards: each page's running header (“Superior Court of California” / “for the County of San Joaquin”) and its page number removed as chrome (363 items on the 121 pages); lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; no struck run on any of the 152 pages (review/strike-report-2026-10-10.txt); 4 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 3-105's title, run into its first sentence, set on its own line as printed; the titles of Rules 3-111 and 7-102.5, which the composition broke before their last printed line, rejoined; and in Rule 5-411 the paragraph gap the page prints after “outlined by” kept as a line break); the vertical-gap, short-line and extra audits (review/book-audits-2026-10-10.txt) find no other, each item they list read against its page; no same-character fix; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (the bench: “Judges of the Superior Court” and the commissioners), the table of contents (pages 2 to 9), the Local Form List (pages 131 to 142) and the index (pages 143 to 152) belong to no card. Review note: Carried as printed: the rule's heading "CIVIL HARRASSMENT RESTRAINING ORDERS", which the card title keeps.
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.