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Chapter 2 (Rules 11 to 13): general civil - law and motion matters continued once by the clerk, on stipulation or the moving party's request with notice, at least five (5) court days before the hearing, withdrawals noticed no later than two (2) court days before, and short cause matters continued once up to three (3) court days before the hearing, a later request made by ex parte motion before the presiding judge (11.1); tentative rulings under Rule 3.1308(a)(1) - available by phone at (530)406-6806 and on the Court's web site after 3:00 p.m., the ruling becoming the ruling of the court unless a party advises the courtroom clerk no later than 4:00 p.m. on the court day preceding the hearing and has notified the other side, and the statement every noticed motion and demurrer must include (11.2); attorney fees on a default judgment under Rule 3.1800(b) - twenty-five percent (25%) of the first two thousand dollars ($2,000 with a minimum fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350), and lower percentages of the further amounts, with fees fixed by the Court above one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) (11.3); a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope for stamped copies, documents left in the attorney's pick-up box claimed within thirty (30) days (11.4); case management - its purpose and goals under Government Code Section 68600 and Rule 3.700 (12.1), and the case management conference set by the clerk when the complaint is filed in approximately 120 days, 385 days after filing in a limited collection case (Rule 3.712(d)), continued up to 200 days for an uninsured motorist claim, and the complaint served with the Notice of Case Management Conference, the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) information packet and the clerk's local forms (12.2); civil trials (13.1), the trial statement and all motions in limine filed and served not later than fifteen (15) calendar days before the first day of trial, oppositions seven (7) calendar days before (13.2), exhibits pre-marked with the courtroom clerk, numbers for plaintiffs and letters for defendants (13.3), and original depositions lodged with the courtroom clerk before trial (13.4).
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RULE 11: GENERAL CIVIL 11.1 CALENDARED MATTERS (a) Law and Motion Continuances. Upon stipulation by all parties, or upon request of the moving party with appropriate notice, law and motion matters may be continued once by the clerk at least five (5) court days prior to the matter being heard. Any party seeking a continuance that is not received timely shall appear in court at the time set for hearing and request such from the judge to whom the matter has been assigned. (b) Law and Motion Withdrawals. When a matter is to be withdrawn from the law and motion calendar, the moving party shall promptly notify the clerk’s office, but in no event shall notice be later than two (2) court days before the hearing. (c) Short Cause Continuances. Upon stipulation, or request of the moving party with notice to any previously noticed party and an order signed by the judge, any short cause matter as defined in Rule 3.735(a) of the California Rules of Court may be continued once any time prior to three (3) court days before the hearing. A request for continuance made three (3) court days or less before the hearing date shall be made upon ex parte motion before the presiding judge. (Effective January 1, 2021) 11.2 TENTATIVE RULINGS (a) Yolo Superior Court follows Rule 3.1308(a)(1) of the California Rules of Court for tentative rulings. Tentative rulings for the next court day will be available by phone at (530)406-6806 and on the Court’s web site after 3:00 p.m. The tentative ruling shall become the ruling of the court, unless a party desiring to be heard so advises the courtroom clerk of the designated department no later than 4:00 p.m. on the court day preceding the hearing, and further advises the courtroom clerk that such party has notified the other side of its intention to appear. (b) All noticed motions and demurrers in the civil department shall include the following information in the notice: “Pursuant to Local Rule 11.2, the court will issue a tentative ruling on the merits of the matter by 3:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing. The tentative rulings are available by phone at (530)406-6806 and on the Court’s web site after 3:00 p.m. The tentative ruling shall become the ruling of the court, unless a party desiring to be heard so advises the courtroom clerk of the designated department no later than 4:00 p.m. on the court day preceding the hearing, and further advises the courtroom clerk that such party has notified the other party(s) of its intention to appear.” (Effective January 1, 2007; As amended, eff 01/01/2010; As amended, eff 01/01/2011; As amended, eff 01/01/2021) 11.3 ATTORNEY FEES Pursuant to Rule 3.1800(b) of the California Rules of Court, attorney fees may be awarded in the case of a default judgment as follows: Exclusive of costs and interest, ▪ Twenty-five percent (25%) of the first two thousand dollars ($2,000 awarded as damages with a minimum fee of three hundred fifty dollars ($350); ▪ Twenty percent (20%) of the next four thousand dollars ($4,000); ▪ Fifteen percent (15%) of the next four thousand dollars ($4,000); ▪ Ten percent (10%) of the next ten thousand dollars ($10,000); ▪ Five percent (5%) of the next thirty thousand dollars ($30,000); and ▪ Two percent (2%) of amounts in excess of the first fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), on the next one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); and ▪ The Court, in its discretion, will fix fees for recoveries in excess of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). (Effective January 1, 2007; As amended, eff 01/01/2021) 11.4 SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPES Anyone submitting documents for filing who desires the return of stamped copies shall provide the clerk with a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope of sufficient size. If no such envelope is provided, the documents will be placed in the attorney’s pick-up box located in the Clerk’s office. Documents placed in the attorney’s box shall be claimed within thirty (30) days or they will be discarded without notice. (Effective January 1, 2007; As amended, eff 01/01/2021) RULE 12: CASE MANAGEMENT 12.1 PURPOSE AND GOAL The purpose and goal of civil case management is to: (a) Manage fairly and efficiently, from commencement to disposition, the processing of civil litigation; (b) Fully implement the goals of Government Code Section 68600, et seq. and Rule 3.700, et seq. of the California Rules of Court; (c) Promote alternative dispute resolution (ADR); and (d) Conduct case management conferences pursuant to Rule 3.720 et seq. of the California Rules of Court. (Effective January 1, 2021) 12.2 NOTICE OF CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (a) A case management conference will be set by the clerk at the time the complaint is filed in approximately 120 days. (b) If the complaint is a limited collection case, the clerk at the time of filing shall set the case management conference 385 days after the complaint is filed pursuant to Rule 3.712(d) of the California Rules of Court. (c) If the complaint involves an uninsured motorist claim the case management conference will be continued by the court for a period not to exceed 200 days from the initial filing date. (d) The plaintiff shall serve the complaint on each defendant together with the (1) the Notice of Case Management Conference; (2) the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) information packet; and (3) such local forms as may be provided by the court clerk. The ADR information packet can be found on the Court’s website at www.yolo.courts.ca.gov or can be obtained from the clerk’s office. (Effective January 1, 2021) RULE 13: CIVIL TRIALS 13.1 TRIALS The conduct of civil trials shall be governed by these Rules except when otherwise governed by statute, the California Rules of Court or by other provisions of the Yolo Superior Court. (Effective January 1, 2007; As amended, eff 01/01/2021) 13.2 TRIAL STATEMENT AND MOTIONS IN LIMINE Not later than fifteen (15) calendar days before the first day of trial, each party shall file and serve: (a) A brief trial statement which shall include: 1. A concise statement of the facts supporting the party’s claims or defenses. 2. A statement of admitted or undisputed facts. 3. A statement of issues of law. 4. The names of all witnesses, except impeachment and rebuttal witnesses. (b) In jury cases, a list of special questions proposed for jury voir dire. (c) All Motions in Limine. Oppositions shall be filed seven (7) calendar days before the first day of trial. (d) In jury trial cases, jury instructions, unless the Court advises otherwise. (Effective January 1, 2007; As amended, eff. 01/01/10; As amended, eff. 01/01/21) 13.3 MARKING EXHIBITS Counsel shall arrange with the courtroom clerk to pre-mark exhibits outside the presence of the judge or jury before the trial begins on the day those exhibits are to be used. Plaintiffs shall use numbers and defendants shall use letters unless ordered differently by the judge. (Effective January 1, 2007; As amended, eff. 01/01/21) 13.4 ORIGINAL DEPOSITIONS If a deposition is planned to be used at trial, the proponent of this evidence shall lodge the original deposition with the courtroom clerk before the trial begins. (Effective January 1, 2007; As amended, eff. 01/01/2021)
RULE 11: GENERAL CIVIL 11.1 CALENDARED MATTERS (a) Law and Motion Continuances. Upon stipulation by all parties, or upon request of the moving party with appropriate notice, law and motion matters may be continued once by the clerk at least five (5) court days prior to the matter being heard. Any party seeking a continuance that is not received timely shall appear in court at the time set for hear
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-10 (California T4 Yolo build 2026-10-10) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-yolo/docs/yolo/default/2026-04/Yolo Superior Court Local Rules Effective 01-01-2023.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “The following rules of court for the Superior Court of Yolo County are adopted January 1, 2023 and replace the rules previously adopted by the Superior Court of Yolo County.”, as fetched 2026-10-10; 700841 bytes, sha256 d05d92b20c2d61ae316a5081bfbbf4ac225f259b12a092c527669f4579097d7e; 52 pages; this chapter PDF pages 23 to 26) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow) and its strike-out: six chapters - 1 to 5 and 7 - each composed from the page after its divider page (PDF pages 10 to 47), from its first rule's heading (“RULE 1: GENERAL RULES” to “RULE 26 GUARDIANSHIPS OF THE PERSON OF A MINOR”) to its last rule's history note: each page's running header (“Yolo Superior Court”) and its two footer lines (the chapter's name and “Page N of 44”) removed as chrome; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's heading and each subdivision's label and title (“1.1 NAME, CITATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE”) set as one line, as printed on one row; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-10.txt) lists 5 struck runs on 3 pages - the deleted Rule 25 in the list of current effective dates and in the index, and one struck space in Rule 4.7 - taken out as chrome; 4 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 4.7(c)3's formal complaint addresses - the Commission on Judicial Performance's street, item v. and the Sheriff's Office's street - set on their own lines as printed, and Rule 11.3's first fee item rejoined) and no same-character fix; the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold-line, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py) list candidates read one by one; proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover, the statement on state law, the list of current effective dates, the table of contents, each chapter's divider page (its rules and their page numbers), Chapter 6 (it prints only “RULE 25: DELETED”), Appendix 1 (the listing of local forms) and the index by subject matter belong to no card. Review note: Carried as printed: Rule 11.3's first fee item opens “($2,000” without a closing parenthesis.
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.