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Rule 3 (Rules 3.1 to 3.8): rules the Court adopts pursuant to the California Trial Court Delay Reduction Act (Government Code § 68600, et seq.), the Clerk to set a first case management conference on the case management calendar closest to, but not less than 135 days from the date of filing of a civil action or proceeding other than juvenile, probate, family law domestic violence, or civil harassment, and to issue a notice of case management conference with the summons, which the plaintiff shall serve with the summons and complaint (3.1); a request to exempt a case from the Delay Reduction Rules made by written motion supported by declaration showing good cause, a stipulation does not establish good cause (3.2); service of the complaint within 60 days of filing, of a responsive pleading within 30 days after service of the complaint, the first case management conference approximately 135 days after filing, all discovery other than depositions of expert witnesses completed by 240 days after filing, and stipulated extensions under Government Code § 68616 in writing and filed with the Clerk (3.3); all parties taking part in a case management conference to submit a completed Case Management Statement pursuant to California Rules of Court rules 3.720 – 3.730, on Judicial Council form CM-110 (3.4); Case Management Conferences heard on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 1:30 p.m., counsel for each party and each party not represented by counsel to attend, in person or via remote appearance (3.5); sanctions allowed by law upon any party or counsel who fails to participate or who otherwise impedes the Trial Delay Reduction Rules (3.6); the Court enthusiastically supports Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - counsel given the opportunity to select a private mediator of their choice, an ADR resource file of local mediators and arbitrators in the Clerk's office, and a follow- up Case Management Conference after the date scheduled for the mediation/arbitration, counsel not required to appear on the resolution of the dispute but to notify the Court (3.7); and a mandatory settlement conference for all cases, all parties and their agents with authority to settle to attend, sanctions for a failure to attend, telephone appearance allowed only with prior approval under extraordinary circumstances, and a settlement conference brief not to exceed five pages, the parties to submit it no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday the week before and to serve it upon the opposing counsel (3.8).
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RULE 3. CASE MANAGEMENT 3.1 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Pursuant to the California Trial Court Delay Reduction Act (Government Code § 68600, et seq.), the Court adopts the following rules. The goal of the Court is to dispose of the cases subject to the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act within the standards for disposition adopted by the Judicial Council. In order to achieve timely resolution of general civil actions, the Court will actively manage and supervise the pace of litigation from the date of the filing of the action to its final disposition. Upon the initial filing of a civil action or proceeding, other than juvenile, probate, family law domestic violence, or civil harassment, the Clerk shall set the matter for a first case management conference on the case management calendar closest to, but not less than 135 days from the date of filing. The clerk shall issue a notice of case management conference with the summons. The plaintiff shall serve a copy of the notice of case management conference along with the summons and complaint. (Eff. 01/01/09.) 3.2 EXEMPTION FROM TRIAL DELAY REDUCTION A request to exempt a case from the Delay Reduction Rules shall be by written motion, supported by declaration showing good cause. A stipulation does not establish good cause. (Eff. 01/01/09.) 3.3 PERIODS OF CASE PROGRESSION In order to dispose of cases within the legislative standards, the Court adopts the following time periods for progression of all cases: (a) Service of the complaint within 60 days of filing. (b) Service of responsive pleading within 30 days after service of the complaint. (c) Discovery to commence at the earliest practicable date. (d) First case management conference to be held approximately 135 days after filing of a complaint. (e) All discovery, other than depositions of expert witnesses, to be completed by 240 days after filing of the complaint. (f) Stipulated extensions of time as provided in Government Code § 68616 shall be in writing and filed with the Clerk. Any other extensions shall only be after a written motion, supported by a declaration of good cause. (Eff. 01/01/09.) 3.4 CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT All parties taking part in a case management conference must submit a completed Case Management Statement before the case management conference pursuant to California Rules of Court rules 3.720 – 3.730 all parties should use Judicial Council form CM-110. (Eff. 01/01/09; amended eff. 01/01/23.) 3.5 PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCE Case Management Conferences are heard on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 1:30 p.m. Counsel for each party, and each party not represented by counsel, shall attend the Case Management Conference. Appearance at the Case Management Conference may be made in person or via remote appearance. (Eff. 01/01/09; amended eff. 01/01/23.) 3.6 SANCTIONS The Court may impose any and all sanctions allowed by law upon any party or counsel who fails to participate in the Case Management Conference or who otherwise impedes the Trial Delay Reduction Rules. (Eff. 01/01/09.) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) 3.7 MEDIATION/ARBITRATION (a) The Court enthusiastically supports Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and this Court will make every effort to see that any case has the opportunity to go to mediation, arbitration, or a settlement conference. (b) Counsel for the parties will be given the opportunity to select a private mediator of their choice. (c) The Clerk's office maintains an ADR resource file with the names, curriculum vitae and charges of local mediators and arbitrators as well as other ADR material. (d) The Court recognizes that not all litigants or their counsel reside in Sierra County, and it may be more expeditious and economical to retain a private mediator or arbitrator from another area more convenient to the parties or their counsel. (e) Subsequent to the date scheduled for the mediation/arbitration, there will be a follow- up Case Management Conference to confirm that the mediation/arbitration went forward. (f) If the mediation/arbitration results in the resolution of the dispute, counsel will not be required to appear at the follow-up Case Management Conference but are to notify the Court of the resolution of the dispute. (Eff. 01/01/09.) 3.8 SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES (a) The Court will schedule a mandatory settlement conference for all cases. (b) All parties, as well as their agents with authority to settle, will attend the mandatory settlement conference. (c) Failure of a party to attend, or failure of an agent with authority to attend a settlement conference, may result in sanctions imposed by the Court. (d) Telephone appearance generally will not be allowed without prior approval by the Court and will only be allowed under extraordinary circumstances. (e) The parties shall submit a settlement conference brief not to exceed five pages no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday the week before the settlement conference. A copy of the settlement conference brief shall be served upon the opposing counsel. (Eff. 01/01/09; amended subd. (d) eff. 01/01/23; amended subd. (e) eff. 01/01/23.)
RULE 3. CASE MANAGEMENT 3.1 CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Pursuant to the California Trial Court Delay Reduction Act (Government Code § 68600, et seq.), the Court adopts the following rules. The goal of the Court is to dispose of the cases subject to the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act within the standards for disposition adopted by the Judicial Council. In order to achieve timely resolution of gener
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 11 to 13, printed pages 7 to 9) 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.
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.