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Rule 1 (Rules 1.1 to 1.5): the rules known as the Sierra County Superior Court Rules, cited as SCR, effective on January 1, 2009, except for those rules stated to have another effective or amended date (1.1(a)); the rules construed and applied so as not to conflict with the California Rules of Court, the Court may sua sponte or on motion change, dispense with, or waive any of these rules in the interest of justice (1.1(b)); the rules deemed to conform to any statute, rule or decision, the remaining rules in force and effect (1.1(c)); all counsel, litigants and witnesses required to be present in court at any evidentiary hearing, telephonic or remote video appearances at selected non-evidentiary hearings such as Case Management Conferences, permission for an evidentiary hearing or a selected non-evidentiary hearing first granted by the Court upon a finding of good cause on an ex parte application, the Request for Remote Appearance form on the Court's website, and the Zoom application to conduct remote proceedings (1.1(d)); any and all sanctions authorized by law, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, when a party or an attorney fails, refuses, or neglects to comply with these rules (1.2); rules of Courtroom Decorum in all Superior Court proceedings unless a judicial officer orders otherwise, each attorney to maintain the respect due to the courts under Business and Professions Code §6068(b), to be polite and considerate, familiar with the rules, and to advise clients and witnesses of them (1.3); dress consistent with the traditional dignity of the Superior Court - no persons in court without a shirt, barefoot or with a bare midriff, no shorts, tank tops, or clothing that displays inappropriate words or pictures, bailiffs to remove any person who violates the rule (1.4); and, the United States Postal Service does not deliver mail to any physical address within Sierra County, a mailing required by Code of Civil Procedure §415.20, §587 or any similar statute made to the party's last known Sierra County post office box with an affidavit of such mailing filed with the court, or an Affidavit of Due Diligence submitted if there is no last known post office box (1.5).
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RULE 1. GENERAL RULES 1.1 NAME, CITATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE (a) Rules Citation. These rules shall be known as the Sierra County Superior Court Rules and may be cited as SCR. These rules become effective on January 1, 2009, except for those rules stated to have another effective or amended date. (b) Construction and Application of Rules. These rules shall be construed and applied in such a manner as to not conflict with the California Rules of Court and shall be liberally construed to serve the proper and efficient administration of justice in the Superior Court of Sierra County. The Court may sua sponte or on motion change, dispense with, or waive any of these rules in the interest of justice. (c) Severability of Rules. If any of these rules are found to any statute, rule or decision, the rule(s) shall be deemed to conform to said statute, rule or decision, and the remaining rules shall remain in force and effect. (d) Telephonic or Remote Video Appearances. All counsel, litigants and witnesses are required to be present in court at any evidentiary hearing. Counsel, litigants and witnesses may appear telephonically or via remote video at selected non-evidentiary hearings, such as Case Management Conferences. If any counsel, litigant, or witness wishes to appear telephonically or via remote video appearance for an evidentiary hearing or at any selected non-evidentiary hearing, permission must first be granted by the Court upon a finding of good cause. Counsel, litigants and witnesses may apply ex parte to the Court for such permission. Counsel, litigants and witnesses should visit the Court’s website to determine if leave of the Court is required to appear telephonically or via remote video and to download, fill out and file the Request for Remote Appearance form for submission to the Court if needed. The Court uses the Zoom application to conduct remote proceedings. Instruction for using Zoom to participate in proceedings can be also found on the court’s website at www.sierra.courts.ca.gov. (Eff.01/01/09; subd (a) amended eff. 01/01/23; subd (d) amended eff. 01/01/23; subd. (d) amended eff. 01/01/24.) 1.2 SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF LOCAL RULES If a party or an attorney fails, refuses, or neglects to comply with these rules, the California Rules of Court, or any other rules or statutory requirements, the Court may, after notice and an opportunity to be heard, impose any and all sanctions authorized by law. (Eff.01/01/09.) 1.3 GENERAL POLICY RE: COURTROOM DECORUM (a) Courtroom Decorum rules have been adopted to foster orderly proceedings and respect for the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of California, the laws of this State, and the Superior Court. (b) The rules of Courtroom Decorum set forth herein shall apply in all Superior Court proceedings unless a judicial officer orders otherwise in a particular circumstance. A judicial officer, upon appropriate application in a particular case, may waive the application of any particular rule or may impose additional rules applicable to such case. (c) Each attorney who appears in court should: (1) Pursuant to Business and Professions Code §6068(b) "maintain the respect due to the courts of justice and judicial officers." (2) Be polite and considerate toward opposing counsel, opposing parties, witnesses, and members of the court's staff. (3) Be familiar with the rules and guidelines set forth in this section as well as other applicable statutes and rules of conduct, ethics, and professionalism. (4) Make reasonable efforts to advise clients, witnesses, and others accompanying them of these rules, and make a reasonable attempt to see that such persons abide by these rules. (Eff. 01/01/09.) 1.4 COURTROOM ATTIRE (a) All attorneys, litigants, witnesses, and spectators shall be required to dress and conduct themselves in a manner consistent with the traditional dignity of the Superior Court. (b) All persons in the courtroom should dress in a manner that is not offensive or distracting to others of usual sensibilities. Counsel shall instruct parties they represent; witnesses they call and persons accompanying them. No persons shall appear in court without a shirt, barefoot or with a bare midriff. The following shall not be worn in court: shorts, tank tops, or any clothing that displays inappropriate words or pictures. (c) Bailiffs will remove any person from court who violates this rule. This rule does not limit the power of any judicial officer to further prescribe appropriate attire in the courtroom. (Eff. 01/01/09.) 1.5 SERVICE OF PROCESS BY MAIL TO ADDRESSES IN SIERRA COUNTY The United States Postal Service does not deliver mail to any residential, commercial or government entity physical address within Sierra County. Delivery of mail is accomplished through individual private post office boxes which are maintained within the various United States Postal Service office facilities for the various Sierra County communities. Wherever pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §415.20, Code of Civil Procedure §587, or any similar statute whereby a mailing is required to comply with the statute, a mailing of the document(s) shall be made to the party’s last known Sierra County post office box, together with an affidavit of such mailing filed with the court in order to comply fully with the stated statute(s). If there is no last known Sierra County post office box for the individual or entity, an Affidavit of Due Diligence may be submitted to the Court, detailing the affiant’s efforts to ascertain a post office box or otherwise deliver the document(s) to the party. The requirements in this Local Rule shall be in addition to any other obligations created by Code of Civil Procedure §415.20, Code of Civil Procedure §587, or any similar statute. (Eff. 01/01/2025.)
RULE 1. GENERAL RULES 1.1 NAME, CITATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE (a) Rules Citation. These rules shall be known as the Sierra County Superior Court Rules and may be cited as SCR. These rules become effective on January 1, 2009, except for those rules stated to have another effective or amended date. (b) Construction and Application of Rules. These rules shall be construed and applied in such a manner a
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 rule PDF pages 5 to 7, printed pages 1 to 3) 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: Rule 1.1(c) prints “If any of these rules are found to any statute, rule or decision” (a word missing). Rule 1.1(d) (subd. (d) amended eff. 01/01/24) has all counsel, litigants and witnesses present in court at any evidentiary hearing, a remote appearance at an evidentiary hearing permitted on good cause; Executive Order No. 2022-01 (carded) gives parties and witnesses in civil cases the opportunity to appear remotely at most hearings, including evidentiary hearings and trials, on notice - the review task is on that card.
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.