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Chapter 4 (Rules 4.00 to 4.03): papers complying with the California Rules of Court and the latest Judicial Council forms, with addenda where a form is inadequate (Rule 4.00); a substitution of a party in propria persona valid only with the party's mailing address (Rule 4.01); conformed copies by mail with a self-addressed, postage prepaid envelope, at most two copies (Rule 4.02); and pleadings identifying each parcel in a multi-parcel eminent domain action (Rule 4.03).
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CHAPTER 4 – COURT PLEADINGS, FORMS AND DOCUMENT FORMAT RULE 4.00 ORGANIZATION Pleadings, documents, declarations and other papers, must comply with California Rules of Court. (Eff. 1/1/98) The latest version of applicable printed forms of petitions, orders and other documents approved by the Judicial Council must be used in all cases, unless otherwise permitted or directed by the court. If a form is inadequate for a given circumstance, an addendum may be attached to the form. When no applicable form has been so approved, counsel should draft their own documents. (Amended 7/1/02) RULE 4.01 SUBSTITUTION OF PARTY IN PRO PER No substitution of a party in propria persona for an attorney of record representing him, whether by stipulation or order, shall be valid for any purpose unless the address of such party, where he may be served by mail, shall appear in the stipulation or order except as authorized by statutes dealing with the confidentiality requirements of Domestic Violence. See California Rule of Court 3.1115 and 3.1362. (Eff. Prior to 7/1/92) RULE 4.02 CONFORMED COPIES When counsel requests copies of documents filed to be conformed and returned by mail, such request must be accompanied by a self-addressed and postage prepaid envelope. A maximum of two copies of all documents presented will be conformed. (Amended 7/1/02) RULE 4.03 PLEADINGS AND RECORDS IN AN EMINENT DOMAIN ACTION INVOLVING MORE THAN ONE PARCEL OF PROPERTY CONFORMED COPIES (a) Pleadings In an eminent domain action involving more than one parcel of property, the plaintiff's complaint must set forth, in addition to the matters required by Section 1250.310 of the Code of Civil Procedure, numbers or symbols to identify each of the parcels of the property. A defendant's answer, demurrer, or written appearance must set forth in the space below the number of the case and in parentheses, the parcel numbers or symbols that identify the property claimed by him. (b) Copy of Pleadings Within ten days after service of each defendant's pleading, the plaintiff must file a duplicate copy of his complaint, summons, lis pendens, and other pertinent documents. A defendant who claims more than one parcel of property must file a copy of his pleading for each parcel claimed by him. A copy of such pleading must be filed by the Clerk of the Court in the appropriate parcel files. (c) Register The Clerk of the Court must include in the register, opposite the name of each defendant, the numbers or symbols that identify the property in which he is alleged to have an interest. (d) Parcel Files The Clerk of the Court must file the pleading of each of the defendants in separate file folders following the file folder that contains the original complaint. All the file folders must have the same tab position and hear the number of the action. Following the number of the action, the file folder of each defendant must set forth the parcel numbers or symbols identifying the property claimed by him. Thereafter, all papers pertaining to that property must be filed in that file folder. (e) Waiver of Requirements The court may, for good cause shown, order any paper to be filed without a parcel number or symbol. (Amended 1/1/09)
CHAPTER 4 – COURT PLEADINGS, FORMS AND DOCUMENT FORMAT RULE 4.00 ORGANIZATION Pleadings, documents, declarations and other papers, must comply with California Rules of Court. (Eff. 1/1/98) The latest version of applicable printed forms of petitions, orders and other documents approved by the Judicial Council must be used in all cases, unless otherwise permitted or directed by the court. If a form
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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.