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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

(3) Upon receipt of a completed juvenile court proceeding. In the case Application for Psychotropic of a complaint concerning the Medication, the court must performance of an attorney appointed approve, deny, or set the to represent a minor, the complaint matter for a hearing within may be lodged on the child’s behalf seven court days of the by the social worker, a caretaker receipt of the document by relative or a foster parent. the clerk. (b) Each appointed attorney shall give (4) Emergency Applications written notice to his or her adult client of the procedure for lodging (A) An application for an complaints with the Court concerning Emergency Psychotropic the performance of an appointed Medication attorney. The notice shall be given to Authorization pursuant the client within ten (10) days of the to California Rule of attorney’s appointment to represent Court 5.640(i)(2) shall the client. Evidence that a copy of be designated as such by said notice was given or mailed to the a colored coversheet client shall be provided to the Court indicating within ten (10) days of giving notice. “EMERGENCY JV- In the case of a minor client, the 220” notice shall be mailed or given to the current caretaker of the child. If the (B) The Office of the minor is twelve (12) years of age or Juvenile Clerk shall older, a copy of the notice shall also immediately file and be sent or given to the minor. provide an Emergency JV-220 to the court (c) The Court shall review a complaint within 24 hours. within ten (10) days of receipt. If the Court determines that the complaint (C) Within 72 hours the presents reasonable cause to believe court shall review, grant that the attorney may have failed to or deny the application, act competently or has violated local or set the matter for a rules, the Court shall notify the hearing on the next attorney with a copy of the complaint juvenile calendar day. and shall give the attorney twenty (20) days from the date of the notice [Adopted January 1, 2007, Rule 5.40 renumbered to 6.12 to respond to the complaint in writing.01/01/09, Rule 6.12 renumbered to 6.1.8 01/01/12, subd (a) repealed 01/01/20, subd (b) renumbered to subd (a) 01/01/20, subd (c) renumbered to subd (b) 01/01/20, subd (c) (d) After a response has been filed by the adopted 01/01/20] attorney or the time for a submission of a response has passed, the court Rule 6.1.9 Procedures for Reviewing and shall review the complaint and the Resolving Complaints Against Attorneys response, if any, to determine whether the attorney acted contrary to local (a) Any party to a juvenile court rules or has acted incompetently. The proceeding may lodge a written Court may ask the complainant or the complaint with the juvenile presiding attorney for additional information judge concerning the performance of his or her appointed attorney in a

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