California Rules of Court Title 5, Rule 5.210: Court-Connected Child Custody Mediation. This rule sets forth standards of practice and administration for child custody mediation services.
5.13…..Ex Parte Application. (A) Ex parte applications are governed by California Rules of Court, rule 5.151. A judge will only grant ex parte relief if the party requesting it shows a risk of irreparable harm or immediate danger.
(1) All pension plans that have not been divided by court order that require joinder must be joined as a party to the case before a petitioner or respondent may file a request for a separate trial to terminate marital status or the domestic partnership.
(1) A mediator or evaluator may have as a mandated reporter of suspected child abuse; (2) A mediator or evaluator may have to warn of threatened violent behavior against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims; (3) A mediator or evaluator may have to address a case involving allegations of domestic violence under ...
California Rule of Court 5.125 requires that the prevailing party provide the other party with a copy of the PROPOSED ORDER before submitting it to the Court. If the other party appeared in court, you must serve them with a proposed Findings and Order After Hearing within 10 days of the hearing date.
California Rules of Court, Rule 5.260(c), states that an Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150) must be submitted with any request to change a prior child support or spousal/domestic partner support order to demonstrate a change of circumstances.
A judicial branch entity must not sell, exchange, furnish, or otherwise provide a judicial administrative record subject to disclosure under this rule to a private entity in a manner that prevents a judicial branch entity from providing the record directly under this rule.
2023 California Rules of Court
For purposes of this rule: (1) A "trial day" is defined as a period no less than two and a half hours of a single court day. (2) A "long-cause hearing" is defined as a hearing on a request for order that extends more than a single court day.
2023 California Rules of Court
Notice of appearance at a hearing to request emergency orders may be given personally or by telephone, voicemail, fax transmission, electronic means (if permitted), overnight mail, or other overnight carrier. (Subd (a) amended effective July 1, 2020.
20, § 9.4 - (Rule 9.4) Motion for Disqualification of Administrative Law Judge for Cause. (a) A party may move in any proceeding to disqualify the assigned Administrative Law Judge for having: (1) a financial interest in the subject matter in a proceeding or in a party to the proceeding.
The court shall grant summary judgment if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The court should state on the record the reasons for granting or denying the motion.
(a) A lawyer shall not make an agreement for, charge, or collect an unconscionable or illegal fee.
Rule 2.550(d)-(e) is derived from NBC Subsidiary. That decision contains the requirements that the court, before closing a hearing or sealing a transcript, must find an "overriding interest" that supports the closure or sealing, and must make certain express findings.
(A) A member shall not intentionally, recklessly, or repeatedly fail to perform legal services with competence.
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 is the federal rule that prohibits frivolous and unwarranted contentions in litigation and allows courts to sanction attorneys for violations. California's version appears in California Code of Civil Procedure §128.7, and California courts look at Rule 11 cases when they interpret § ...
According to California Rules of Court, rule 3.400, a complex case is: “An action that requires exceptional judicial management to avoid placing unnecessary burdens on the court or the litigants and to expedite the case, keep costs reasonable, and promote effective decision making by the court, the parties and counsel. ...
(d) Contents of application and declaration
An applicant must make an affirmative factual showing of irreparable harm, immediate danger, or any other statutory basis for granting relief without notice or with shortened notice to the other party.
Any party may file a motion for an order under Code of Civil Procedure section 404.5 staying the proceedings in any action being considered for, or affecting an action being considered for, coordination, or the court may stay the proceedings on its own motion.
In all general civil cases, the plaintiff must serve a copy of the ADR information package on each defendant together with the complaint. Cross-complainants must serve a copy of the ADR information package on any new parties to the action together with the cross-complaint.
Rule 1.100 of the California Rules of Court allows court participants with disabilities, including lawyers, parties, witnesses, and jurors, to request reasonable accommodations from the court. Request for Accommodations by Persons With Disabilities and Response (form MC-410) is available to make the request.
If the inability to hold an arbitration hearing is due to the neglect or lack of cooperation of a party who elected or stipulated to arbitration, the court may set the case for trial and may make any other appropriate orders.
A party desiring to make objections to evidence in the papers on a motion for summary judgment must either: (1) Submit objections in writing under rule 3.1354; or (2) Make arrangements for a court reporter to be present at the hearing.
“When boats are on opposite tacks, a port-tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard-tack boat.”
(a) Fields occupied
No trial court, or any division or branch of a trial court, may enact or enforce any local rule concerning these fields. All local rules concerning these fields are null and void unless otherwise permitted or required by a statute or a rule in the California Rules of Court.
If a document requires a signature by a court or a judicial officer, the document may be electronically signed in any manner permitted by law.