4 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2022-23 - Order Governing Competency Court Within the Unified Problem Solving Court Subdivisions.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2022-23.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Competency Court, the transferring court must: a) Schedule the case for a status hearing in Competency Court pursuant to the scheduling tracks provided by the Competency Court judge, and b) Issue an Order Transferring Case to the Unified Problem Solving Court • A” and “Exhibit B.” c) A copy of the order as stated in paragraph (b) of this section shall be provided to all parties and the PSC subdivision. d) Upon compliance with the above paragraphs, the Clerk of Courts shall assign the case to the PSC subdivision in the county where the case is filed. e) In compliance with Administrative Order 2018-25, defense counsel must file supplemental notices as related cases become known or reasonably ascertainable. • Upon entry of a transfer order by the Competency Court judge, the Clerk of Courts shall reassign the case to the original criminal trial division from which the case was received. • The Clerk of Court shall transfer the case to Competency Court-Unified Problem
Competency Court, the transferring court must: a) Schedule the case for a status hearing in Competency Court pursuant to the scheduling tracks provided by the Competency Court judge, and b) Issue an Order Transferring Case to the Unified Problem Solving Court
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: f7a6a7ed27f60711da0e76dac8dc29748dc40a348938c42d044d90c167983eee. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.