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Chapter 28 (Rule 28.00): actions under the California Environmental Quality Act - CEQA cases assigned to a single judge, the caption, provisional complex designation, the initial case management conference and joint statement at least three (3) court days before it, electronic copies of the merits briefs and the administrative record.
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CHAPTER 28: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS RULE 28.00 ACTIONS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”) A. DEFINITION OF A CEQA CASE. A CEQA case is any case where a petition or complaint filed by any party alleges one or more claims under the California Environmental Quality Act, Cal. Public Resources Code §21000, et seq. B. ASSIGNMENT OF CEQA CASES Under Public Resources Code §21167.1, all CEQA cases are assigned to a single judge for all purposes, including the hearing on a petition for writ of mandate and trial. The designated CEQA judge and the number of the CEQA Department are posted on the court’s website. In the event of the temporary unavailability of the judge assigned to a CEQA case for all purposes, another judge may be assigned to hear matters in that case. Until and unless the court issues an order or notice revoking the existing single assignment or assigning a new judge for all purposes, any hearing that may take place before another judge does not affect the status of the case as originally assigned for all purposes. C. PLEADINGS ALLEGING A CLAIM UNDER CEQA. The caption page of the first pleading in any case that alleges one or more claims under CEQA shall identify that the case is a CEQA case by including the words “CEQA case” on the caption page. D. CEQA CASES PROVISIONALLY COMPLEX. The court designates CEQA cases provisionally complex pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.400, subdivision(c). E. INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE & CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT. 1. The court will set an initial case management conference shortly after the filing of the petition (or complaint). Petitioner must provide notice of the case management conference shortly after the filing of the petition (or complaint). Petitioner must provide notice of the case management conference to respondent, real party in interest, and any responsible agency or party to the action who has been served before the case management conference, within two (2) court days of receiving notice from the court or at time of service of the petition or complaint, whichever is later. 2. At the case management conference, lead counsel for each party and each self-represented party must be prepared and be able to knowledgeably discuss the issues: (a) Whether all parties named in the petition or complaint have been served; (b) Whether a list of responsible agencies has been provided, and notice provided to each; (c) Whether all responsive pleadings have been filed, and if not, when they must be filed, and whether any hearing is required to address them; (d) Whether severance, bifurcation, or consolidation with other actions is desirable; (e) Whether the administrative record has been certified and served on all parties, whether there are any issues with it, and whether the court wants to receive a paper copy; (f) Whether the parties anticipate any motions before the hearing on the merits concerning stay orders, injunctions, or other matters, and if so, a briefing schedule for these motions; (g) What issues the parties intend to raise in their briefs on the merits, any matters concerning the parties’ statement of issues (see Pub. Res. Code, § 21167.8, subd. (f)), whether any limitation of issues to be briefed and argued is appropriate, and whether the submission of joint briefs on the merits is appropriate; (h) The schedule for filing briefs on the merits, and whether service by electronic delivery will be ordered; (i) The form and length of all briefs, including whether pagination limits will be aggregate per side or per brief; (j) Whether the court will require a joint appendix of excerpts of documents identified in the parties’ briefs, and, if so, a schedule for filing of the appendix; (k) When the hearing on the merits of the petition will be held, and the amount of time appropriate for it; (l) The potential for settlement, and whether a schedule for settlement conferences or alternative dispute resolution should be set; (m) Any stipulations between the parties; (n) Whether a further case management conference should be set; (o) Whether organizational aids, such as a trial book, may be of value to the court at the hearing on the merits; and (p) Any other matters that the court finds appropriate. 3. At least three (3) court days before the case management conference, petitioner and all parties that have been served with the petition must serve and file a joint case management conference statement that addresses the issues identified in the preceding paragraph and any other pertinent issues. A courtesy copy of the statement shall be emailed to the assigned department’s email proxy (e.g., courtroom41@ventura.courts.ca.gov at the time of filing. 4. PROVIDING ELECTRONIC COPIES OF BRIEFS ON THE MERITS TO THE ASSIGNED DEPARTMENT. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, within five (5) days after filing a brief on the merits (i.e., petitioner’s opening and reply briefs, and respondent’s opposition brief), the filing party must provide the assigned department an electronic version of the brief on a USB drive. The electronic version of the brief shall be in a portable document format (PDF) capable of full text searching and, unless the court directs otherwise, contain hyperlinks to material cited in the brief, including the administrative record, cited decisions, and any other brief in the case filed electronically by the parties. F. PREPARING THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD. 1. The format of the administrative record shall be governed by California Rules of Court, rules 3.2205 - 3.2208. 2. The court requests that within five (5) days of the administrative record being lodged with the clerk, an electronic copy of the record be delivered to the assigned department on a USB drive. This copy shall have all the features described in California Rules of Court, rule 3.2207. 3. Any dispute over the contents of the record must be resolved by noticed motion. (Effective July 1, 2023)
CHAPTER 28: SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS RULE 28.00 ACTIONS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (“CEQA”) A. DEFINITION OF A CEQA CASE. A CEQA case is any case where a petition or complaint filed by any party alleges one or more claims under the California Environmental Quality Act, Cal. Public Resources Code §21000, et seq. B. ASSIGNMENT OF CEQA CASES Under Public Resources Code §21167.1, all CE
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