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Chapter 32: when filing dates are extended under Government Code section 68115, the assigned judicial officer may deem a civil or family law document filed on an earlier date for good cause (Rule 32.01, adopted effective April 13, 2020); Rule 32.02 on face coverings repealed effective January 1, 2024; and unlawful detainer mandatory settlement conferences, set with the trial on a Request to Set for Trial, not exceeding two (2) hours, attended by the parties, counsel and persons with settlement authority, electronically under Local Rule 2.09 (Rule 32.03, amended effective January 1, 2026).
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CHAPTER 32 – EMERGENCY RULES RULE 32.01 CIVIL AND FAMILY LAW FILING DATES AND TIMES – CASES IMPACTED BY REDUCTION IN COURT OPERATIONS DUE TO EMERGENCY ORDERS When the date of filing of any document in a civil or family law matter is extended by an order of the Judicial Council or the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court pursuant to Government Code section 68115, the assigned judicial officer may exercise his or her discretion as permitted by law to deem the document filed on an earlier date for good cause. Rule 32.01 adopted effective April 13, 2020. RULE 32.02 FACE COVERINGS AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING [REPEALED] Rule 32.02 repealed effective January 1, 2024; adopted effective May 28, 2020; previously amended effective June 28, 2021, August 20, 2021, and February 16, 2022. RULE 32.03 UNLAWFUL DETAINER MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES (a) Upon filing a Request to Set for Trial, the Court shall set the matter for trial and also order the parties to participate in a Mandatory Settlement Conference set by the Court. The Mandatory Settlement Conference will be conducted electronically (or in person by request) by a neutral settlement conference judge approved by the Court. (1) The Mandatory Settlement Conference will not exceed two (2) hours in length, unless a longer session is approved by the settlement conference judge. (2) Multiple settlement sessions may occur based upon request by the settlement judge. (b) The following persons are required to attend the unlawful detainer Mandatory Settlement Conference: (1) The parties; (2) Counsel for the parties; and (3) Persons whose consent or settlement authority is required to resolve the disputed issues. (c) All persons attending the Mandatory Settlement Conference can do so electronically in accordance with Local Rule 2.09 regarding remote court appearances by videoconferencing. Rule 32.03 amended effective January 1, 2026; adopted effective October 7, 2020.
CHAPTER 32 – EMERGENCY RULES RULE 32.01 CIVIL AND FAMILY LAW FILING DATES AND TIMES – CASES IMPACTED BY REDUCTION IN COURT OPERATIONS DUE TO EMERGENCY ORDERS When the date of filing of any document in a civil or family law matter is extended by an order of the Judicial Council or the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court pursuant to Government Code section 68115, the assigned judicial officer may
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-08 (California T4 San Luis Obispo build 2026-10-08) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-luis-obispo/docs/local-rules/local-rules-be-effective-july-1-2026.pdf (the court's rule book, “Rules of the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo, Effective July 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-08; 1342001 bytes, sha256 529d32bded120bc75a274269fb81bc94001fed283619190951cbc84909e80ffe; 144 pages) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) over the rule body (PDF pages 11 to 130, printed 1 to 120): each page's running header (“San Luis Obispo Superior Court”) and printed page number removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs; the one struck word in the book (Rule 11.1902(c), read on the page image) set aside as chrome with the composer's strike_out, so the card reads the rule as amended; the body cut at the chapter headings (“CHAPTER N –”), 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, Appendix I (the schedule of fees), Appendix II (the local forms lists) and the index belong to no chapter; Chapters 6, 8, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 29 print only repealed rules and have no card; the book has no Chapter 17. Review note: Rule 32.03(c) permits electronic attendance under Local Rule 2.09 (carded in Chapter 2).
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.