Orange — Index

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

INDEX

Topic Rule

Absentee Ballot ......................................................................................................................... 168B

Acting Presiding Judge ...................................................................................................... 158, 170B

Additional matters assigned to trial court ..................................................................................... 359

Adoption of court rules ................................................................................................................. 112

Affidavit of prejudice ................................................................................................................... 305

Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) ............................................................................................ 360

Amendment to Rules ................................................................................................................. 112B

Appellate Division ........................................................................................................................Div.5

Approval by a majority of judges ................................................................................................ 172

Arbitration, court-ordered/stipulated. ........................................................................................... 360

Arbitration, Judicial ...................................................................................................................... 360

Assignment of judge, managed cases ........................................................................................... 303

Assistant Presiding Judge Candidacy ......................................................................................................................... 157 Duties ............................................................................................................................... 154 Election..................................................................................................................... 160, 168 Term ................................................................................................................................ 166 Vacancy ............................................................................................................................ 160 Vote .................................................................................................................................. 156

Attorneys’ fees .............................................................................................................................. 366

Attorneys Representing Parties in Dependency Proceedings ........................................................ 907

Availability of Court Reporter ...................................................................................................... 190

Balloting .................................................................................................................... 152, 156, 168B

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

Topic Rule

Bar dues (Legal Research Attorneys, Superior Court Commissioners) ........................................ 234

Briefs, Appellate Division Cases .................................................................................................. 500 Number of Copies to be Filed............................................................................................ 501

Calculation of allowable attorney fees ......................................................................................... 366

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) ................................................................................ 904 CASA Appointment ..................................................................................................... 904.1 CASA Report................................................................................................................ 904.2

Capital Cases, Criminal ............................................................................................................... 805

Case Management, general (see also Non-managed cases)......................................................Div. 3 Classification ....................................................................................................................301 Collection cases ............................................................................................................... 313 Continuances ................................................................................................................... 388 Designation of documents ............................................................................................... 314 Disqualification of judge .................................................................................................. 305 Federal removal ............................................................................................................... 392 Issue conference/case management conference................................................................ 317 Joint case management statement .................................................................................... 369 Labor Commissioner Appeals ......................................................................................... 393 Mandatory settlement conference .................................................................................... 316 (Continuance, Objection to trial judge conducting, Parties to attend, Plaintiff's counsel's duties, Purpose, Sanctions, Time) Meet and confer statement ............................................................................................... 315 Peremptory challenge of judge ......................................................................................... 305 Re-filing of complaint, prohibition of .............................................................................. 309 Register of Actions References for Related Documents 314A Sanctions ......................................................................................................................... 381 Settlement ........................................................................................................................ 392 Special Masters ................................................................................................................ 311 Summary of Required Filings ......................................................................... Div. 3, App. A Suspension of monitoring ................................................................................................ 392 Tentative Rulings Procedure ............................................................................................ 382 Uninsured motorist cases ................................................................................................. 318

Citation and Effect of Rules ......................................................................................................... 100

Civil Cases $25,000 and Under .......................................................................................Div. 3, Ch. 2 Case Management Conference ..................................................................................321, 371 Civil Cases at Issue .......................................................................................................... 339 Delay Reduction ...................................................................... 343, 353, 355, 356, 357, 358 Examination of judgment debtors and third persons ....................................................... 386 Pretrial conference ........................................................................................................... 332 Small Claims ........................................................................................................... 341, 345 Telephonic Appearances .................................................................................................. 373

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

Topic Rule

Civil Mediation Program .............................................................................................................. 360

Civil Rules, General .................................................................................................................Div. 3

Classification of managed cases.................................................................................................... 301

Clerk of the Court ......................................................................................................................... 200

Collection cases (managed cases) ................................................................................................. 313

Committees, Standing & Special, appointment by Presiding Judge ............................................. 150

Complaints Concerning Superior Court Commissioners, Referees, and Superior Court Attorneys Serving as Temporary Judges ..............................................................Div. 2, Ch. 4

Compromise of claims, general .................................................................................................... 372 (Attorney fees, Content of petition, Depository instructions)

Conflict of Interest Code & Statement of Economic Interest ....................................................... 250

Construction defect, designation of .............................................................................................. 318

Continued motions ....................................................................................................................... 388

Court Reporter .............................................................................................................................. 190

Court Rules, adoption of, general ................................................................................................. 112 Procedure for adoption .................................................................................................. 112B Publication ..................................................................................................................... 112C Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 112A

Criminal Law, general .............................................................................................................. Div 8 (Jury venire challenge, Noncompliance with rules, PC §995, PC §1538.5, Pretrial motions, Sanctions, Time for hearing, and Misdemeanor cases)

Default judgments ......................................................................................................................... 384

Designation of documents ................................................................................................... 309, 314

Disqualification of judge (CCP 170.6) ......................................................................................... 305

Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE), Civil Cases ............................................................................... 360

Elections, Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge ................................................... 152, 160

Electronic Filing in Civil Cases .................................................................................................... 352

Electronic Recording .................................................................................................................... 502

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

Topic Rule

Ex Parte Matters, general (Civil) Assignment of cases ......................................................................................................... 359

Executive Committee ................................................................................................................... 164 Alternates ......................................................................................................................... 164 Assistant Presiding Judge, ex-officio member of .............................................................. 154 Election ............................................................................................................ 164, 166, 168 Meetings ........................................................................................................................... 170

Executive Officer/Clerk of the Court, general .............................................................................. 200 Jury Commissioner, ex officio ....................................................................................... 200B

Extensions, court approval required ............................................................................................. 388

Family Law, general .....................................................................................................................Div.7 Assignment of Family Law Cases .................................................................................... 701 Child Custody Evaluations ............................................................................................ 703D Child Custody Investigations ......................................................................................... 703C Contested Trials and Hearings .......................................................................................... 709 Counsel for Minor Child ................................................................................................... 712 Custody ............................................................................................................................ 703 Default Judgment Procedures…………………………………………………………710.1 Default Prove-Up Hearings .............................................................................................. 708 Dissolution by Declaration, Uncontested .......................................................................... 708 Ex Parte Matters ............................................................................................................... 704 Education, Experience and Training Standards for Court Appointed Counsel for Minor Children.................................................................................. 712 Family Centered Case Resolution .................................................................................. 701.1 Electronic Filing in Family Law Cases ......................................................................... 700.7 Financial Issues ................................................................................................................ 702 Cash Aid/Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) Disclosure Documentation Income & Expense Declaration Qualified Domestic Retirement Order (QDRO) or other Retirement Plan Order Temporary Spousal Support Joint Statement of Issues to be Tried ......................................................................... ……709 Contested Judgment Procedures ....................................................................................... 710 Mandatory Settlement Conferences .................................................................................. 707 Petition for Freedom from Parental Custody and Control ................................................ 718 Requests for Order ........................................................................................................... 705 Subject Matter of the Family Law Court .......................................................................... 700 Domestic matters Enforcement or modification of orders Freedom from parental custody and control Harassment Legal separation Non-marital cases

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

Topic Rule

Nullity of marriage Panel, subject matter of Support actions Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act

Summary Dissolution ....................................................................................................... 711 Supervised Visitation Providers .................................................................................... 703.3 Trials, Contested ............................................................................................................... 709 Uncontested Dissolutions ................................................................................................. 708 Uncontested Judgment Procedures ................................................................................ 710.2 Uncontested Trials ............................................................................................................ 708 Voluntary Settlement Conferences .................................................................................. 707

Federal Removal ........................................................................................................................... 392

Fees, attorneys’ ............................................................................................................................. 366

Forms and papers, managed cases ................................................................................................ 314

Gestational Surrogacy……………………………………………………………………………...720

Informal Arraignments, Misdemeanors ........................................................................................ 856

Installment judgments, writ of execution on ................................................................................ 319

Issue conference/case management conference ............................................................................ 317

Joint case statement ...................................................................................................................... 317

Judge disqualification (CCP section 170.6).................................................................................. 305

Judges' meetings ........................................................................................................................... 168

Judgments, general ....................................................................................................................... 316 Default .............................................................................................................................. 384 Installment, writ of execution ........................................................................................... 319

Jury Panel Venire, out of county seat ................................................................................................. 361

Juvenile Court Rules .................................................................................................................Div.9 Jurisdiction, Assignment and Distribution of Cases ......................................................... 900 Rules of Practice ............................................................................................................900.1 Definitions .................................................................................................................. 900.1.1 Adoption of Administrative Orders ............................................................................ 900.1.2 Adoption of Miscellaneous Orders ............................................................................. 900.1.3 Assignment for All Purposes .........................................................................................900.2 Informal Juvenile and Traffic Court ..............................................................................900.3

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE Notice of Pendency of Action ........................................................................................900.4 Unique Person Identifier ................................................................................................900.5 Person Identifier Cover Sheet ..................................................................................... 900.5.1 Specialty Collaborative Courts ......................................................................................... 901 Specialty Collaborative Courts ......................................................................................901.1 Recovery Court ..............................................................................................................901.2 Teen Collaborative Court .............................................................................................. 901.4 Evidence Code 730 Evaluations ...................................................................................... 902 Appointment of Evaluator ............................................................................................ 902.1 Ex Parte Communications ............................................................................................. 902.2 Confidential Information ................................................................................................. 903 Exchange of Confidential Information .......................................................................... 903.1 Procedure for Copying and Inspection .......................................................................... 903.2 Non-Publication/Dissemination of Juvenile Court Hearings ....................................... 903.3 Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) .................................................................... 904 Court Appointed Special Advocate Appointment ......................................................... 904.1 Attorneys Representing Parties in Juvenile Court ............................................................ 905 Actual Conflict of Interest ............................................................................................ 905.1 Conflict Panel Appointments ........................................................................................ 905.2 Appointed Counsel in Dependency and Juvenile Justice(Delinquency) Matters .......... 905.3 Retained Counsel in Dependency Matters .................................................................... 905.4 Media and Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in Court .................................. 906 Media and Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in Court ............................... 906.1 Mandatory Settlement Conferences in Juvenile Dependency Proceedings ...................... 907 Mandatory Settlement Conferences .............................................................................. 907.1 Electronic Filing in Juvenile Court Cases ........................................................................908

Local Emergency Rule 1……………………………………………………………………Div. 10

Mandatory Arbitration (Civil) ...................................................................................................... 360

Mandatory Settlement Conferences Family Law ...................................................................................................................... 707 Managed Cases (Civil) .................................................................................................... 316

Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting ............................................................................. 180

Meet and Confer - Managed Cases .............................................................................................. 315

Meetings of judges, general ......................................................................................................... 168

Meetings of Executive Committee .............................................................................................. 170

Minor's Compromise, Petition for ............................................................................................... 372

Motions - Capital Cases ............................................................................................................... 805

Notice to Entities .................................................................................................................... 602.01

Peremptory Challenge .................................................................................................................. 305

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

Topic Rule

Post-trial Motions ........................................................................................................................ 359

Practice Rules – Civil ...............................................................................................................Div. 3

Prejudice, Affidavit of .................................................................................................................. 305

Presiding Judge (see also "Assistant Presiding Judge") .................................................Div. l, Ch. 2 Committee appointments ................................................................................................. 150 Candidacy ......................................................................................................................... 157 Election, nomination, special elections .................................................................. 152, 168B Term, duties ...................................................................................................................... 150 Vacancy ............................................................................................................................ 160

Privately Compensated Temporary Judges ................................................................................ 701.6

Pro Tem Judges (Temporary Judges) ........................................................................................... 162 Complaints about performance ......................................................................................... 244

Probate, general (see each chapter contents) ................................................................Div. 6, Ch. 1 Accounts, compensation, distributions .........................................................................Ch. 8 Appointment of personal representatives..........................................................................Ch. 3 Blocked accounts ...........................................................................................................Ch. 13 Conservators….............................................................................................................Ch. 11 Creditors' Claims ............................................................................................................Ch. 5 Guardianships ..............................................................................................................Ch. 10 Joint tenancies and life estates .......................................................................................Ch. 9 Miscellaneous petitions..................................................................................................Ch. 7 General notice requirements..........................................................................................Ch. 2 Referees, inventories and appraisals .............................................................................Ch. 4 Sales .............................................................................................................................Ch. 6 Trusts - Vacated...........................................................................................................Ch. 12

Referees, complaints against ........................................................................................................ 244

Re-filing of cases .......................................................................................................................... 309

Related Cases (Family Law) ...................................................................................................... 701.5

Remote and In-Person Proceedings

Civil .................................................................................................................................. 375 Family Law....................................................................................................................... 719 Probate ......................................................................................................................... 601.02

Request for Court Reporter ........................................................................................................... 190

Request for Order and Order to Show Cause (Family Law) ......................................................... 705

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LOCAL RULES – SUPERIOR COURT of CALIFORNIA, COUNTY of ORANGE

Topic Rule

Rules - Adoption and Publication ................................................................................................. 112

Rules and Forms Committee Review of rules, policies, procedures .............................................................................. 112

Sanctions, managed cases ............................................................................................................ 381

Self-represented Litigants (Family Law) .................................................................................. 700.5

Seniority of judicial officers, grouping ........................................................................................ 166

Service of Civil Appellate Briefs ................................................................................................. 510

Show Cause, Order to (Family Law) ........................................................................................... 705

Special Master (Civil) .................................................................................................................. 311

Subpoena Duces Tecum (Criminal) ............................................................................................ 806

Telephonic Appearances .............................................................................................................. 373

Temporary Judges ........................................................................................................................ 162

Toxic Pollution (Complex Civil) ................................................................................................. 318

Trial de Novo, Arbitration cases .................................................................................................. 360

Trial Department, all matters to be heard ..................................................................................... 359

Uninsured Motorist /Construction Defect/Toxic Pollution Case ................................................... 318

Voting .......................................................................................................................................... 168

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