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Section 6 (Rules 6.01 to 6.04): counsel strongly encouraged to meet and discuss actions informally to resolve matters prior to the pretrial conference (6.01(A)); the prosecution should deliver a formal offer for resolution to defense counsel prior to the day of the pretrial conference (6.01(B)); defense counsel should appear at the pretrial conference having already discussed the case and the offer with the defendant (6.01(C)); both sides fully prepared to discuss the facts of the case and the availability of witnesses for trial, the final pretrial conference not continued without actual good cause shown (6.01(D)); pleas of guilty or no contest entered by counsel pursuant to Penal Code §977 accompanied by a properly executed plea form where the offense constitutes a prior offense for enhanced punishment, including under Penal Code §488 and Vehicle Code §§14601, 23103.5, 23152, and 23153 (6.01(E)); a motion whose moving papers are not timely filed without good cause may be deemed waived (6.02(A)); a failure to serve or file opposition papers may be deemed a waiver of objections and an admission that the motion is meritorious, no opposition papers required where the opposition is based upon a factual dispute only (6.02(B)); motions to continue any hearing, including trial, disfavored and denied unless the moving party, pursuant to Penal Code §1050, presents affirmative proof that the ends of justice require a continuance - a stipulation by all parties, or a substitution of counsel, not good cause by itself (6.02(C)); all counsel shall attend a final pretrial conference held the Thursday prior to the jury trial date prepared to indicate a readiness to proceed, the prosecuting attorney with authority to dispose of the case (6.03(A)); all cases settled as soon as reasonably practicable, the judge may set cut-off dates for accepting negotiated dispositions (6.03(B)); and, except in felony cases, court reporters not available at the expense of the Court, a digital recording system available for misdemeanor or infraction cases (Penal Code §1045) upon direct request to the clerk of the court no later than five (5) days in advance, court reporters obtained by, and at the expense of, the parties (6.04).
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SECTION 6 CRIMINAL RULES – MISDEMEANOR PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS RULE 6.01 NEGOTIATIONS PRIOR TO PRETRIAL CONFERENCE (A) Counsel are strongly encouraged to meet and discuss actions informally in an attempt to resolve matters prior to the pretrial conference. (B) Prosecution should deliver to defense counsel a formal offer for resolution prior to the day of the pretrial conference. (C) Defense counsel should appear at the pretrial conference having already discussed the case and prosecution's offer with the defendant. (D) Both sides shall be fully prepared and able to discuss the facts of the case and the availability of witnesses for trial. The final pretrial conference shall not be continued without actual good cause shown. (E) Pleas of guilty or no contest entered by counsel pursuant to Penal Code §977 must be accompanied by a properly executed plea form if the plea relates to any offense that constitutes a prior offense for purposes of enhanced punishment upon a subsequent conviction under any statute, including, but not limited to Penal Code §488 and Vehicle Code §§14601, 23103.5, 23152, and 23153. RULE 6.02 PRETRIAL MOTIONS (A) In the event that moving papers are not timely filed for an assigned hearing date without good cause demonstrated, a motion may be deemed waived by the moving party. (B) Failure to serve or file papers in opposition to a motion or other application to the court for an order, other than an ex-parte application, may, in the court’s discretion, be deemed a waiver of any objections and an admission that the motion or other application is meritorious. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any matter in which the opposition is based upon a factual dispute, only, as distinguished from a disputed legal issue, opposition papers shall not be required. (C) Motions to continue any hearing, including trial, are disfavored and shall be denied unless the moving party, pursuant to and in accordance with Penal Code §1050, presents affirmative proof that the ends of justice require a continuance. A stipulation by all parties to continue a hearing does not constitute good cause, by itself. Substitution of counsel does not automatically constitute good cause for a continuance. RULE 6.03 FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE (A) All counsel shall attend a final pretrial conference held the Thursday prior to the jury trial date prepared to indicate to the court a readiness to proceed to jury trial. The prosecuting attorney must have authority to dispose of the case. (B) All cases shall be settled as soon as reasonably practicable. The judge may set cut-off dates for accepting negotiated dispositions. RULE 6.04 COURT REPORTERS AND RECORDING SYSTEM Except in felony cases, court reporters are not available at the expense of the Court. In lieu thereof, a digital recording system is available for misdemeanor or infraction cases pursuant to Penal Code §1045 upon direct request to the clerk of the court no later than five (5) days in advance of the proceedings to be recorded. Court reporters may be used, but they shall be obtained by, and at the expense of, one or more of the parties.
SECTION 6 CRIMINAL RULES – MISDEMEANOR PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS RULE 6.01 NEGOTIATIONS PRIOR TO PRETRIAL CONFERENCE (A) Counsel are strongly encouraged to meet and discuss actions informally in an attempt to resolve matters prior to the pretrial conference. (B) Prosecution should deliver to defense counsel a formal offer for resolution prior to the day of the pretrial conference. (C) Defense counsel s
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Trinity build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-trinity/docs/local_rules.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF TRINITY LOCAL RULES OF COURT RULES ADOPTED July 1, 2021 EFFECTIVE DATE July 1, 2021”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 861131 bytes, sha256 a8c32af5c48046e94c4ebdeef93b8a8df4810b8f1ba5b77ce3b3654678bea2d3; 49 pages; this section PDF pages 23 to 24, printed pages 23 to 24) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 7 to 44, printed with the same numbers) composed as one text and cut at the sixteen section headings “SECTION 1” to “SECTION 16”, each matched once as a whole line followed by the section's title (a section may begin mid-page); the page number at the foot of every page (“7”), named and a whole line in its band, and the four footnotes' own numbers (a bare digit at the left margin, which the composer's pleading line-number test takes out; the superscripts in the rules' text stay) removed as chrome - 42 chrome lines; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's number and title (“RULE 1.07 TIMELY APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL AND REQUIRED NOTIFICATION”), each lettered or numbered subdivision starting a line and each section heading on a line of its own; each footnote - one note on electronic filing printed four times, at the foot of PDF pages 16, 31, 35 and 41 - composed where the page prints it, after the page's last body line; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run on the book's 49 pages; no table on the rule pages; 3 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 11.03(C)'s reference wrapped at “(A)”, which the reflow took for a label, and Rule 15.01's two-line heading rejoined; the form number “FL-” / “326” rejoined) and 1 same-character fix (build/book-captions.json: the page-31 footnote, which fell inside Rule 12.01(D)(1)'s sentence, set after it); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-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) - the rest kept as printed (the rule numbers with their titles on one row, the lines ending at the court's e-mail address, Rule 4.04(C)'s blank “$ .”, the hyphens printed with a space in the line, “post- sentencing”, “§§15680- 15688”, “self- addressed”); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The Court Executive Officer's filing instructions of July 1, 2021 (PDF page 1), the cover (2), the table of contents (3 to 6), a blank page (45), the index (46 to 48) and Appendix A, the list of local forms (49), 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.