Sonoma — General Order Regarding Implementation of Emergency Relief

Source: https://sonoma.courts.ca.gov/sites/all/assets/pdfs/general-info/August%2028%202020%20General%20Order%20RE%20Implementation%20of%20Emergency%20Relief.pdf

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vm IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SONOMA (J GENERAL ORDER RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY RELIEF AUTHORIZED BY CHAIR OF JUDICIAL COUNCIL Exercising the authority granted under Government Code section 68115 and the August 28, 2020, Order (“Order”) of Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council of California this Court HEREBY FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: L. With the concurrence of the Presiding Judge, the Court may order that sessions be held anywhere in the county, including in correctional and juvenile detention facilities, from September 1, 2020, through October 31, 2020, inclusive (Gov. Code, § 68115(a)(1)); 2. Any judge of the Court may extend by not more than 30 days the time period provided in section 1382 of the Penal Code for the holding of a criminal trial applicable only to cases in which the original or extended statutory deadline otherwise would expire from September 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, inclusive (Govt. Code section 68115(a)(10); Executive Order N-38-20 (03-27-20)). 33 Under the authority granted to me by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, and on a finding of good cause due to current safety concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic as it has continued to spread in Sonoma County and the concerns created by the LNU Complex Fires, I hereby order that all criminal trials in which the original or extended statutory deadline otherwise would expire from September 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, inclusive, are hereby continued for 30 days from the last day set pursuant to Penal Code § 1382 including all previous extensions. THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. Dated: _ 8/28/2020 Shelly Averill, Acting Presiding Judge IMPLEMENTATION ORDER RE EMERGENCY ORDER “fe r