Sonoma — General Order Regarding Implementation of Emergency Relief Authorized Pursuant to Government Code Section 68115

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FIL SUPERIOR COURT OF' THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA sfp IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SONOMA 2a o 2o?o %tnor GENERAL ORDER RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 68115 BY OF JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Exercising the authority granted under Government Code section 681l5 and the

September 28,2020 Order ("Order") of Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the

Judicial Council of California, issued in response to the September 28,2020 request for an

emergency order made by the Superior Court of Sonoma County ("Court"), this Court HEREBY

FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 1. For purposes of computing time for filing papers with the Court under Code of

Civil Procedure sections 12 and l2a,from September 29,2020,1o September 30, 2020,

inclusive, are deemed holidays because the emergency conditions described in the Order have

substantially interfered with the public's ability to file papers in a court facility on those dates

(Gov. Code, $ 6811s(aXa)); 2. For purposes of computing time under Penal Code section825, and Welfare and

Institutions Code sections 313, 315,334,63I,632,637,and657,from September 29,2020,to

September 30,2020, inclusive, are deemed holidays because the emergency conditions described

in the Order prevent the Court from conducting proceedings and accepting filings on those dates

as necessary to satisff these deadlines (Gov. Code, $ 68115(aX5));

the Court may order that sessions be 3. With the concurrence of the Presiding Judge,

held anywhere in the county, including in correctional and juvenile detention facilities, from

September 2g,2o2,to September 30, 2020, inclusive (Gov. Code, $ 68115(a)(l));

judge of the Court may extend by not more than five days the duration of any 4. Any

temporary restraining order that would otherwise expire from September 29,2020,to

September 30,2020, inclusivg because the emergency condition described in the Order

prevented the Court from conducting proceedings to determine whether a permanent order

should be entered (Gov. Code, $ 68115(a)(7)); 5. In cases in which the statutory deadline otherwise would expire from

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1 September 29,2020, to September 30, 2020, inclusive, any judge of the Court may extend the

2 time period provided in section 859b of the Penal Code for the holding of a preliminary

3 examination from l0 court days to not more than 15 court days (Gov. Code, $ 68115(a)(9)); and 4 6. In cases in which the statutory deadline otherwise would expire from

5 September 29,2020,1o September 30, 2020, inclusive, any judge of the Court may extend the

6 time period provided in section 1382 of the Penal Code for the holding of a criminal trial by not

7 more than 30 days (Gov. Code, $ 68115(a)(10).

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