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Section 3 (Rules 13 and 14): the rules for civil cases to apply unless contradicted by more specific family law statutes and rules (13); appointments of counsel for a child in the trial court's discretion under California Rule of Court, Rule 5.240, any complaint concerning appointed counsel made in writing to the Court Executive Office, to clearly identify the name of complainant and the alleged facts, and the Court to respond within 15 days (13); an appointed evaluator provided with the court order of appointment before commencing the evaluation, to comply with this rule and applicable law and submit form FL-326 with regard to training and educational requirements (14); absent a finding of good cause, all matters pertaining to custody and/or visitation referred to the Child Custody Recommending Counselor (CCRC) at the earliest possible time, the CCRC authorized to render a recommendation the Court may consider without foundation, parties referred to mediation to attend the Parent Orientation class, promptly keep all appointments and make a good faith effort to come to an agreement, and notice of appointment by service of the minute order (14); the court mediator a court appointed investigator under Family Code § 3110, who may conduct an investigation of custody and visitation without further court order where the parties fail to agree (14); ex-parte communications permitted by the mediator outside those described in Rule 5.235 and Family Code Section 216 made in writing and served on the opposing party, except communications by parties during a mediation session or initiated by the mediator (14); the mediator may remove him or herself, no challenge allowed to the mediator by a party unless specifically allowed by law, and the Director of Family Court Services, the Court Executive Officer, the Presiding Judge, or the judge presiding over the proceedings may permit another CCRC to conduct mediation (14); statutes, case law, and the California Rules of Court (including Rule 5.445) to control any challenge to a court appointed evaluator, complaints submitted in writing to the Court Executive Officer as complaint coordinator, served on opposing counsel and on self-represented litigants, evaluated and appropriate action taken within 10 days of receipt, and no ex-parte communications with the mediator except as specifically requested by the mediator (14); a party's responsibility to secure the mediator's attendance as a witness to examine the mediator at a hearing, and information received by the mediator confidential (14); supervised visitation providers under Family Code section 3200.5 and Standard 5.20, professional providers to submit the Declaration (FL-324(P)) and documentation to the Family Court Services Director before the first supervised visit and by the first week of January each year, a list of providers maintained by Family Court Services, filed forms FL-324(P) and FL-324(NP) confidential, visit reports delivered to the court clerk's office and sent to all parties, their attorneys and the attorney for the child with an updated FL-324(P), and nonprofessional providers to file the FL-324(NP) before serving as a visitation provider (14).
SECTION 3. FAMILY LAW CASES RULE 13. CIVIL RULES/FAMILY LAW APPLY UNLESS CONTRADICTED A. General: The rules for civil cases shall apply unless contradicted by more specific family law statutes and rules. These rules do not attempt to repeat all family law and California Rules of Court which apply to family law; parties are referred thereto. B. Appointment of Counsel for a Child: Appointments of co
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Tehama build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-tehama/docs/general/final-draft-2026-local-rules-10225.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “TEHAMA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT LOCAL RULES Website: www.tehama.courts.ca.gov EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2013 REVISED DATE: January 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 443163 bytes, sha256 79ebe779d0d116e17f2b12b43ff76a0b1537aba6ce44c0c19d685e9657223870; 25 pages; this section PDF pages 15 to 20, printed pages 15 to 20) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 5 to 23, each printed “Page N” with its PDF number) composed as one text, from the book's title (“SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA” / “COUNTY OF TEHAMA” / “LOCAL RULES OF COURT”) and its advisory sentence to Rule 17, and cut at the title and the four further section headings, each matched once at a line start (a section may begin mid-page); each page's running header (“Mandatory Court Rules” / “Superior Court of California” / “County of Tehama”) and its boxed running footer (“Page N” with “Tehama County Superior Court – Mandatory Local Rules”) removed as chrome, with the finding-aid line “[Alphabetical Subject Matter Index Commences on the Following Page]” under Rule 17 (96 lines); lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number set with its title as one line (“RULE 3. COURT REPORTERS”), each lettered or numbered subdivision starting a line, and each history line on a line of its own; no table on the rule pages (the table finder reports only the ruled box of the footer); the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run; 8 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: the book's two title lines set apart; Rule 2's two-line title rejoined; Rule 4's history, printed at the end of its last line, set on its own line; the form number “FL-326” closed up across its line end; three false breaks in Rule 14(E) and 14(I)(5) rejoined; Rule 14(F)'s heading set apart from its text); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12.txt and review/book-audits-after-fixes-2026-10-12.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the INDEX TO RULES (PDF pages 2 to 4) and the ALPHABETICAL SUBJECT MATTER INDEX (PDF pages 24 and 25) belong to no card. Review note: Rule 14(B) has parties referred to mediation “attend the Parent Orientation class”; the Family Court Services page (carded) requires the Parent Orientation Video, and the Parent Handbook (held) a Parent Orientation “on specified Mondays at 3:30 in Family Court Services” (a review task on the Family Court Services 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.
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SECTION 3. FAMILY LAW CASES RULE 13. CIVIL RULES/FAMILY LAW APPLY UNLESS CONTRADICTED A. General: The rules for civil cases shall apply unless contradicted by more specific family law statutes and rules. These rules do not attempt to repeat all family law and California Rules of Court which apply to family law; parties are referred thereto. B. Appointment of Counsel for a Child: Appointments of counsel for a child shall be in the trial court’s discretion as described in and subject to California Rule of Court, Rule 5.240 or its successor rule. Any complaint concerning such appointed counsel shall be made in writing to the Court Executive Office, and shall clearly identify the name of complainant and the alleged facts underlying the complaint. The Court shall respond within 15 days of receipt of such complaint. [effective date: January 1, 2013] RULE 14. EVALUATORS AND CHILD CUSTODY RECOMMENDING COUNSELORS (CCRC, formerly referred to as mediators) A. Evaluators If an evaluator is appointed, he or she shall be provided prior to commencing the evaluation process with a copy of the court order which specifies the appointment of the evaluator under relevant statutes, including the following statutes in effect at the time of adoption of these rules: Evidence Code § 730, Family Code § 3110, or CCP § 2032. The evaluator shall comply with this rule and applicable law and shall submit form FL-326 (or its successor form) with regard to training and educational requirements. Any fees proper under law shall be assessed accordingly by the Court. B. Mandatory Mediation Absent a finding of good cause to the contrary, all matters pertaining to custody and/or visitation shall be referred to the Child Custody Recommending Counselor (CCRC) at the earliest possible time. Court designated Child Custody Recommending Counselors are hereby authorized to render a recommendation to the Court as to the custody or visitation of the child or children involved. The Court may, without foundation, consider the report and recommendation of the CCRC. Parties referred to mediation shall attend the Parent Orientation class and shall promptly keep all appointments with the mediator and make a good faith effort to come to an agreement on custody and visitation. Notice of appointment may be accomplished by service on the CCRC and parties of the minute order appointing him/her. In court, notice to an appearing party is sufficient without written notice. Any appointed CCRC shall adhere to Code and California Rules pertaining to mediators. C. Investigation by the Mediator The court "mediator" is a "court appointed investigator" as that term is used in Family Code § 3110. The mediator may, without further court order, conduct an investigation regarding the issues of child custody and visitation pursuant to Family Code § 3110 et seq. in any proceeding where the parties fail to agree on the issues of custody and visitation or where it may otherwise be warranted. D. Mediator: Ex-Parte Communications As more fully stated in Rule 5.235 of the California Rules of Court and Family Code Section 216, when certain ex-parte communications are permitted by the mediator, any such communications outside of those as described in the Rule or Family Code Section shall be in writing and shall be served on the opposing party. This requirement does not apply to communications by parties made to the mediator during a mediation session or to ex-parte communications initiated by the mediator. E. Removal / Withdrawal of the Mediator The mediator may remove him or herself from a case should mediation ethics require. The assignment of a mediator being a court function, there shall be no challenge allowed to the mediator by a party unless same is specifically allowed by law. The Director of Family Court Services, the Court Executive Officer, the Presiding Judge, or the judge presiding over the proceedings may in his/her discretion permit another CCRC to conduct mediation, which may be a mediator from another court, a probation officer, or such other person whom the Director, Court Executive Officer or judge finds qualified to act as mediator. F. Recommendations of the Child Custody Recommending Counselor (CCRC) The mediator is authorized to render a recommendation to the Court regarding custody and visitation. The Court may, without foundation, consider the report and recommendation of the mediator. G. Challenges to the Mediator Statutes, case law, and the California Rules of Court (including Rule 5.445) control any challenge to a court appointed evaluator. Complaints concerning an evaluator shall be submitted in writing to the Court Executive Officer who is designated as the complaint coordinator. Complaints shall be in writing and shall be served on opposing counsel and on self-represented litigants. Such complaints shall be evaluated and appropriate action taken within 10 days of receipt. There shall be no ex-parte communications with the mediator except as specifically requested by the mediator. Parties should inquire of and use any complaint form maintained by the court administration. H. Testimony / Confidentiality of File Should any party seek to examine the mediator at a hearing regarding a mediator recommendation, it shall be that party’s responsibility to secure the mediator’s attendance as a witness. Any information received by the mediator including, but not limited to, information included in the mediation report shall be confidential and may be disclosed by the mediator only as necessary to continue his/her investigation, to complete his/her report, and to testify in any court hearing. [effective date: January 1, 2013] I. Supervised Visitation Providers 1. Supervised visitation providers have several legal responsibilities and duties under Family Code section 3200.5 and Standard 5.20 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration (Uniform Standards of Practice for Providers of Supervised Visitation). Providers should be familiar with all requirements. In addition, the following obligations must be satisfied. 2. A "professional provider," as defined in Family Code section 3200.5, is any person who is paid for providing supervised visitation services, or an independent contractor, employee, intern, or volunteer operating independently or through a supervised visitation center or agency. See Standard 5.20(b)(2). 3. All professional supervised visitation providers must sign a declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Professional) Judicial Council Form (FL-324(P)) stating that all training and qualification requirements to be a professional provider have been met. See Standard 5.20(e)(13). (a) The Declaration (FL-324(P)) and documentation must be submitted to the Family Court Services Director before the first supervised visit for new providers. The FL-324(P) and documentation must be submitted by the first week of January each year for professional providers already included on the list. This form will be maintained by Family Court Services. (b) Family Court Services will maintain a list of providers who have submitted form FL-324(P) and documentation in the past year. The Court maintains the discretion to add or remove providers from the list based upon the needs of the court but does not endorse, evaluate, supervise, or monitor the listed providers or their facilities. (c) Filed forms FL-324(P) shall be confidential and unavailable to any person except the court, the parties, their attorneys and any person to whom the court expressly grants access by written order made with prior notice to all parties. 4. Professional visitation provider submission of visitation reports: (a) The court is to be included in each distribution of visit reports by the provider. The original report shall be mailed, or hand delivered to the court clerk’s office. In addition to the court copy, all reports are to be sent to all parties, their attorneys and the attorney for the child. See Standard 5.20(j)(3). (b) An updated copy of the provider’s FL-324(P) shall be resubmitted with each visitation report. See Standard 5.20(e)(14). 5. Nonprofessional Supervised Visitation Providers’ Obligations: (a) All nonprofessional supervised visitation providers are required to file a Declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Nonprofessional) Judicial Council Form (FL-324(NP)) stating that all requirements to be a nonprofessional provider have been met before serving as a visitation provider. See Standard 5.20(d)(3). (b) If a nonprofessional provider will be used, the parents should inform the court and file the FL-324(NP) form with the court. The Declaration (FL-324(NP)) can be obtained at Family Court Services, Self Help Center, or www.courts.ca.gov. (c) Filed forms FL-324(P) and FL-324(NP) shall be confidential and unavailable to any person except the court, the parties, their attorneys and any person to whom the court expressly grants access by written order made with prior notice to all parties. (d) Non-professional Visitation providers are encouraged to review The Judicial Council’s guide for Non-professional providers: http://courts.ca.gov/publication/guide-non-professional-provider-supervised-visitation-booklet (e) All Visitation Providers are encouraged to review the material available in the California Rules of Court: Standards of Judicial Administration regarding the role and duties of a visitation provider/monitor. [effective date: January 1, 2026]
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.