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Local Rules of Superior Court of California, County of Imperial

Rule 7.12 Form and Lodging of Exhibits in pleadings or procedure have been noted by the examiner. a) If the exhibits accompanying a petition, motion, or other filing, other b) The notes are available on the than accounting schedules, exceed ten Imperial County Superior Court pages cumulatively, they must be website www.imperial.courts.ca.gov. lodged with the court rather than When the examiner receives attached to the pleadings, which will additional pleadings and updates the remain in the court file. Such exhibits notes, the new notes will be posted to must be lodged at the same time as the the website. corresponding papers are filed with the court. c) After checking the notes, counsel and self-represented parties can contact b) The following items must accompany the assigned Probate Examiner with lodged material: (1) An original any questions or explanations that notice of lodgment, which includes a may assist in the clearing of any numbered listing of all the items defects. lodged; (2) A means of return, as specified in item C., below. The d) Amended petitions supersede any notice of lodgment must be filed with prior petitions and will be set for the court. An additional copy may be hearing in due course. submitted to be conformed and returned. The lodgment and notice of [Adopted January 1, 2017, Rule 7.12 renumbered to 7.13 07/01/19] lodgment must be served on all parties.

c) Return and Retention of Lodged Exhibits. Lodged materials will be returned to the tendering party after the resolution of the calendared matter, unless the party requests their destruction. Therefore, when submitted, lodgments must be accompanied either by a self- addressed, stamped envelope or an attorney service pick-up slip. Following the return of the lodged documents by the court, the tendering party should retain them until the applicable appeal period has expired.

[Adopted January 1, 2017, Rule 7.11 renumbered to 7.12 and amended 07/01/19]

Rule 7.13 Availability of Probate Examiner’s Notes and Clearing of Defects

a) Probate examiner’s notes are available to determine if any defects

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