The Orange County district courts’ (128th/163rd/260th) standing order (signed December 8, 2025) directing the District Clerk to seal, upon filing, any Notice of Intent to Use a Child Abuse Victim’s Hearsay Statements (CCP § 38.072) and its attachments in felony cases, while allowing the court and defense counsel to view the notice.
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The District Clerk shall seal upon filing, and prevent public viewing of, any Notice of Intent to Use Child Abuse Victim’s Hearsay Statements (CCP § 38.072) and attachments in felony cases; the courts and defense counsel remain entitled to view the notice. Signed December 8, 2025.
Reviewer note: AJR-2 East cohort (Angelina/Orange/Liberty/Chambers/Jasper/Newton). Source instrument read via text/vision lane; classified RULE under the records-vs-rules doctrine. Composed benchpath-ajr2-east.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.