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Appendix A (sections A to L): the Appellate Division to convene at times and places designated by the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division (A); the Presiding Judge of each participating court or their designee to act as the Appellate Division Presiding Judge, rotating every two years, commencing January 1, 2020, in the order Modoc, Sierra, Lassen, and Plumas, to oversee the processing of appeals, appoint the panel judge(s), designate the presiding judge of each panel and act upon routine matters (B); briefs bound on the top with covers in the colors of California Rules of Court, rule 8.40(a), no copies required because briefs are submitted to the appellate panel judges electronically, and briefs filed by fax filing or electronically filed not required to be bound or to have covers (C); all motions presented to the presiding judge of the Appellate Division, or to the presiding judge of the panel where a panel designation has been made (D); motions for augmentation and correction of the record, and for the addition of omitted portions, under rule 8.841, to set forth good cause and any previous motions, and to identify each paper, record, or exhibit requested (E); the sessions not reported by a court reporter unless a party so requests at least one week prior to the date set for the hearing (F); applications for a waiver of fees and costs made pursuant to rule 8.818 (G); appointed counsel for a Defendant appealing a misdemeanor conviction who was represented by appointed counsel at trial or otherwise met the criteria, applications under rule 8.851 decided by the presiding judge without a hearing, and appointments made from the list of attorneys maintained by the Appellate Division (H); electronic filings accepted during normal business hours, each document to contain the phrase “Electronically Submitted” immediately below its title, the original signed document in the filer's possession or control, its examination on a demand for production, a signature produced by electronic transmission an original, filings sent to superiorcourt@sierracourt.org with a cover sheet, and an order deeming documents received nunc pro tunc when a technical problem precludes filing (I); the presiding judge of the panel may permit appearances at oral argument by videoconference provided all the following conditions are met (J); an official electronic recording transmitted to the Appellate Division as the record of oral proceedings in a limited civil, misdemeanor or infraction case when the appellant elects a statement on appeal (K); and, except as modified, the California Rules of Court (commencing with rule 8.800 et seq.) to apply, applications presented to the designated presiding judge of the assigned panel or to the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division (L).
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APPENDIX “A” APPELLATE DIVISION LOCAL RULES A. SESSIONS. The Appellate Division will convene at times and places designated by the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division. B. JUDGE. The Presiding Judge of each participating court or their designee shall act as the Appellate Division Presiding Judge, rotating every two years, commencing January 1, 2020, in the following order by court: Modoc, Sie
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Sierra build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-sierra/docs/local-rules/local_rules_eff_070126.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “Sierra County SUPERIOR COURT RULES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 257827 bytes, sha256 cf58ea4bb32ca799df761b7dc00440c118c92141672efc26488c9c223ff8fa8a; 44 pages; this appendix PDF pages 38 to 41, printed pages 34 to 37) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 5 to 37, printed pages 1 to 33) composed as one text and cut at the rule headings - “RULE 1. GENERAL RULES” to “RULE 10. MISCELLANEOUS”, each matched once at a line start (a rule may begin mid-page; Rule 9 prints “RULE 9. RESERVED” and nothing else, and has no card); Appendix “A”, the Appellate Division Local Rules (PDF pages 38 to 41, printed 34 to 37), composed apart with the same settings; the running header of every page (“Sierra County Superior Court”, named) and the page number at its foot (“1” on PDF page 5, named and a whole line in its band - every printed number is the PDF page less 4) removed as chrome - 66 chrome lines in the rules, 8 in the appendix; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's heading, each section's number and title (“1.1 NAME, CITATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE”), each lettered subdivision and numbered paragraph and each history line (“(Eff. 01/01/09; amended eff. 01/01/23.)”) starting a line; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run on the book's 44 pages; 2 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 7.7's heading, which the page wraps after “THE INTERESTS”, and Rule 7.11's history line, which it wraps after “subd.”, each rejoined as one line); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-gap-audit-2026-10-12.txt, review/book-short-lines-2026-10-12.txt and review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py) - the rest kept as printed (the blank line inside Rule 6.2.1(A)'s sentence, Rule 2.8(a)(1)'s bullets, the headings and lists the false-break audit names); the book's own text kept as printed (“RULE 6. FAMILYLAW”, Rule 6.2's unclosed parenthesis, Rule 5.5's history line naming Rule 5.4, Rule 7.7(c)(4)'s “guardian ad !item”, Rule 8.1's “07.01.2026”); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (PDF page 1), the table of contents (2 to 4) and the Topic Index (42 to 44) belong to no card. Review note: The Appellate Division Local Rules are shared by the Modoc, Sierra, Lassen and Plumas courts (section B's rotation); this copy sends electronic filings to superiorcourt@sierracourt.org and closes “(Effective 7/1/24)”.
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.
APPENDIX “A” APPELLATE DIVISION LOCAL RULES A. SESSIONS. The Appellate Division will convene at times and places designated by the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division. B. JUDGE. The Presiding Judge of each participating court or their designee shall act as the Appellate Division Presiding Judge, rotating every two years, commencing January 1, 2020, in the following order by court: Modoc, Sierra, Lassen, and Plumas. The Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division shall oversee the processing of appeals, appoint the panel judge(s) as may be required to hear the case assigned, designate the presiding judge of each panel and act upon routine matters, applications, and motions before the court. C. BRIEFS. All briefs filed with the Appellate Division must be bound on the top, with covers in colors as designated by California Rules of Court, rule 8.40(a). Copies are not required to be submitted because briefs are submitted to the appellate panel judges electronically, eliminating the need for additional copies. Briefs that are filed by fax filing or electronically filed are not required to be bound or to have covers in the colors designated by California Rules of Court, rule 8.40(a). D. MOTIONS. All motions, including ex parte applications for orders in a case where there has not been an appointment of a hearing panel and presiding judge thereof, shall be presented to the presiding judge of the Appellate Division. In cases where a panel designation has been made, they shall be presented to the presiding judge of the panel. Any such presiding judge may act on routine matters or may schedule a motion for hearing before the panel at their discretion. E. MOTIONS FOR AUGMENTATION AND CORRECTION OF THE RECORD; MOTIONS FOR ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD. All motions for augmentation and correction of the record pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.841, and motions for the addition of omitted portions of the record pursuant to rule 8.841, shall set forth the facts showing: 1) good cause why the materials have not been included in the record on appeal; and 2) any previous motions for augmentation or additions to the record granted or denied to any party after filing of the notice of appeal. All such motions shall specifically identify each paper, record, or exhibit that is being requested and/or specifically identify, by subject, date, and department what portion of the proceedings before the trial court is being requested to be transcribed. F. COURT REPORTER. The sessions of the Appellate Division shall not be reported by a court reporter unless a party so requests at least one week prior to the date set for the hearing. G. WAIVER OF FEES AND COSTS. Applications for a waiver of fees and costs shall be made pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.818. H. APPOINTED COUNSEL IN MISDEMEANOR APPEALS. Right to counsel. A Defendant appealing a misdemeanor conviction, who was represented by appointed counsel at trial, or who has otherwise met the criteria to be represented by appointed counsel, is entitled to appointed counsel on appeal. Applications for appointed counsel. A party who meets the criteria may apply for appointment of counsel either in the trial court or in the Appellate Division pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.851. Applications filed in the Appellate Division are decided by the presiding judge without a hearing. List of attorneys. Appointments are made by the Appellate Division from the list of attorneys maintained by the Appellate Division. I. ELECTRONIC FILINGS. Electronic filings will be accepted in the Appellate Division during normal business hours. A party may submit documents electronically to the Appellate Division for filing. Each document transmitted electronically for filing shall contain the phrase “Electronically Submitted” immediately below the title of the document. A party who files a signed document electronically represents that the original signed document is in his or her possession or control. At any time after filing a signed electronically filed document, any other party may serve a demand for production for the original physically signed document. The demand shall be served on all other parties but not be filed with the court. If a demand for production of the original signed document is made, the parties shall arrange a meeting at which time and place examination of the original signed document will take place. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a signature produced by electronic transmission is an original. Electronic filings shall be sent to superiorcourt@sierracourt.org unless instructed otherwise by a clerk of the Appellate Division. Electronic filings shall be accompanied by a cover sheet with the following information: TO: Appellate Division of the Superior Court 100 Courthouse Square P.O. Box 476 Downieville, CA 95936 Telephone Number: 530-289-3698 Email Address: superiorcourt@sierracourt.org NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER & EMAIL ADDRESS OF PARTY MAKING FILING DATE SUBMITTED DOCUMENT SUBMITTED TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES Electronically submitted documents will be printed and the filed documents will be placed in the case file. If a technical problem with respect to a court’s electronic filing system precludes the court from receiving electronically submitted documents during its regular filing hours on a particular court day, the electronic filer may apply to the designated panel presiding judge for that case for an order deeming the electronically submitted documents received nunc pro tunc as of the day of the attempted filing. J. ORAL ARGUMENT APPEARANCES BY VIDEOCONFERENCE. Whenever hearings for oral argument on appeal have been set, upon request by any party or on their own motion, the presiding judge of the panel may permit appearances of any of the parties and any or all the judges assigned to the panel to appear by videoconference, provided all the following conditions are met: Notice of the time and place of the oral argument will be given to all parties; The parties will present oral argument in the venue where the underlying case being appealed was heard; Each of the judges assigned to the panel shall participate in person or by videoconference during the entire oral argument hearing; The oral argument hearings shall be open to the public in the venue where the place of the oral argument is being heard and in each other venue where one of the judges assigned to the panel is participating by videoconference equipment; and Notice shall be given to all parties of the location where each participating panel judge will be located while participating in the oral argument hearing. K. ELECTRONIC RECORDING. Electronic Recording Pursuant to California Rules of Court rule 8.837(d)(6)(A), 8.869(d)(6)(A), or 8.916(d)(6)(A). A judicial officer may order that the original of an official electronic recording of the court proceedings, or a copy made by the court, be transmitted to the Appellate Division as the record of oral proceedings in a limited civil, misdemeanor or infraction case without being transcribed and in lieu of correcting appellant’s proposed statement on appeal. Such order may be made when the judicial officer determines that this procedure would save court time and resources. This rule shall apply only if the appellant elects a statement on appeal as the record of oral proceedings pursuant to California Rules of Court rule 8.831(b)(4), 8.864(a)(3) or 8.915(a). L. OTHER APPELLATE RULES. Except as modified by the Appellate Division Local Rules herein, the California Rules of Court (commencing with rule 8.800 et seq.) apply to the Appellate Division. Any applications involving matters pending before the Appellate Division shall be presented to the designated presiding judge of the assigned panel for the case involved. In the absence of such designation or unavailability of the respective assigned panel presiding judge, such applications shall be presented to the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division. (Effective 7/1/24)
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.