Del Norte — Standing Order 11-001

Source: https://www.delnorte.courts.ca.gov/system/files/so_11-001.pdf

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF DEL NORTE

Standing Order 11-001

Regarding Case Assignment

This order modifies existing policy regarding assignment of cases to the departments of this Court. The

assignments in this order will go into effect January 1, 2012.

Unless otherwise stated in a specific order of the Presiding Judge, all cases are assigned for all purposes

to the particular department and to the judge assigned to that department as set forth in this order. When the judge normally assigned to a department is unavailable, any judge assigned by the Presiding Judge or Judicial Council may hear cases in that department.

Except for family law matters, all civil cases, including landlord-tenant, civil restraining orders, probate

cases and small claims cases are assigned to Department 2.

Family law matters, except AB 1058 child support matters, are assigned to Department 1. Child support

matters under AB 1058 are assigned to the child support commissioner in Department 3.

All juvenile delinquency matters are assigned to Department 1.

All misdemeanor matters are assigned to Department 2.

All felony matters are assigned to Department 2 until bindover. Unless otherwise ordered by the judge

presiding at the preliminary hearing, felony matters will be assigned to Department 1 upon bindover after the preliminary hearing.

Juvenile dependency cases are assigned by the clerk to Department 1 or Department 2 on an alternating

basis. All dependency cases involving the same family are assigned together in the same department. Juvenile dependency matters previously assigned to Department 2 will be assigned to Department 1 effective January 1, 2012, and cases previously assigned to Judge Weir will move to Department 2.

Infraction matters are assigned to the Judge Pro Tem in Department 3.

Effective January 1, 2012, and pending further order of the Court, Judge William H. Follett is assigned

to Department 1. If a new judge is appointed before then, he or she shall be assigned to Department 2. If the second judgeship is vacant as of January 1, 2012, one or more assigned judges will preside in Department 2.

In the case of a disqualification of the assigned judge, the case will be reassigned to the other sitting

judge of this court, if any, or as assigned by the Judicial Council. When both judges are disqualified, the matter will be referred to the Judicial Council for assignment of a judge

This order will remain in effect pending further order of the presiding judge.

DATED:

WILLIAM H. FOLLETT Presiding Judge of the Superior Court

PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL (1013a, 2015.5 C.C.P)

I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County of Del Norte. I am over the age of eighteen (18) years and am not a party to the entitled action; my business address is 450 H St, Crescent City California 95531.

On ____________________, I served a copy of the MINUTE ORDER, Dated by depositing a true copy in the United States mail in Crescent City, California, in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

Alan Scott Asbill P.O. Box 889 Crescent City, CA 95531

Mark and Sherry Ephland 101 Club Drive Crescent City, CA 95531

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and

that it was executed at Crescent City, California this date.

DATED: ___________________ _______________________________ Jamie McCubbin, Judicial Assistant