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Division Eight (Superior Court Appellate Division; Rules 8.1.01 to 8.1.06): Code of Civil Procedure § 77 and California Rules of Court 8.800 through 8.891; notices of appeal filed with the Appeals Clerk in Room 110 at the Santa Cruz Court facility (juvenile dependency appeals with the Dependency Clerk at the Watsonville Court facility); ex parte applications submitted to the Appeals Clerk for the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division; writ proceedings; infraction cases; and the original trial court file used instead of a clerk’s transcript, with transcripts of electronically recorded proceedings in electronic form only (Rule 8.1.06).
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DIVISION EIGHT - SUPERIOR COURT APPELLATE DIVISION Rule 8.1 APPELLATE DIVISION PROCEDURES Rule 8.1.01 General Rules The provisions of Code of Civil Procedure § 77 and California Rules of Court 8.800 through 8.891 apply fully to these local rules. (Eff. 1/1/13) (Rev. 1/1/15) Rule 8.1.02 Notice of Appeal All civil, criminal, and traffic appeals: The notice of appeal and subsequent appeal papers shall be filed with the Appeals Clerk in Room 110 at the Santa Cruz Court facility. Juvenile Dependency Appeals: The notice of appeal shall be filed with the Dependency Clerk at the Watsonville Court facility. (Eff. 7/1/97) (Rev. 1/1/11) (Renumbered 1/1/13) Rule 8.1.03 Ex Parte Applications Ex parte applications for extensions of time filed either before certification to the appellate department or after, and all other ex parte applications relating to other routine matters shall be submitted to the Appeals Clerk in Room 110, who shall present the application to the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division for review and decision. (Rev. 1/1/99) (Renumbered 1/1/13) Rule 8.1.04 Writ Proceedings All writs within the original jurisdiction of the appellate division shall be processed in accordance with California Rules of Court 8.930 through 8.936. (Rev. 1/1/99) (Rev. 1/1/11) (Renamed, Renumbered & Rev. 1/1/13) Rule 8.1.05 Infraction Cases Infraction cases only: The provisions of Code of Civil Procedure § 77(h) and California Rules of Court 8.900 through 8.929 further define the procedures followed by the appellate division for infraction cases. (Eff. 1/1/11) (Renumbered & Rev. 1/1/13) Rule 8.1.06 Appellate Record (a) Pursuant to California Rule of Court 8.833(a), the original trial court file may be used instead of a clerk’s transcript in limited civil cases. (b) Pursuant to California Rules of Court 8.914(a), the original trial court file may be used instead of a clerk’s transcript in infraction cases. (c) Pursuant to California Rules of Court §8.863(a), the original trial court file may be used instead of a clerk’s transcript in misdemeanor cases. (d) When requested by appellants pursuant to California Rules of Court §8.835, §8.868, and §8.917, transcripts of electronically recorded proceedings will be provided to parties in electronic form only (pdf), not in paper form. (Eff. 1/1/13) (Rev. 7/1/16)
DIVISION EIGHT - SUPERIOR COURT APPELLATE DIVISION Rule 8.1 APPELLATE DIVISION PROCEDURES Rule 8.1.01 General Rules The provisions of Code of Civil Procedure § 77 and California Rules of Court 8.800 through 8.891 apply fully to these local rules. (Eff. 1/1/13) (Rev. 1/1/15) Rule 8.1.02 Notice of Appeal All civil, criminal, and traffic appeals: The notice of appeal and subsequent appeal papers shal
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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.