Judge Alicia Ekland

Applies to

Jury instructions

Joint jury instructions must include all instructions any party intends to offer.

Applies to

Clerk minutes

For an oral continuance request made in open court, the Clerk's minutes must state who made the request and whether the $20 fee was paid.

Applies to

Ex parte request

Unless no personal appearance is required under CRC Rule 3.1207, the ex parte applicant or counsel must file the ex parte request and supporting documentation with the court clerk.

Jurisdictional Reports must be filed a reasonable time before the hearing.

Deadline

48 hours

Dispositional Reports must be filed at least 48 hours before the hearing.

Deadline

10 calendar days

Reviews of Family Reunification, Family Maintenance, and Permanent Plans must be filed at least 10 calendar days before the hearing.

For an orally agreed Law and Motion continuance, the requesting party must file written notification with proof of service on opposing party or counsel before the hearing date and time.

If the Judge requests it, the Court sets the ex parte hearing date and time; parties must provide their papers to the Court and affected counsel with adequate review time, and should serve moving papers before the hearing by personal delivery, fax, express mail, or similar means whenever practicable.

Deadline

10 court days

Applies to

Notice of remote appearance

Parties must file and serve form RA-010 at least 10 court days before an evidentiary hearing or small claims trial.

A document may not be filed, received, or forwarded to the Judge for review unless accompanied by the full, correct filing fee or an approved fee-waiver application.

Within three years after an in forma pauperis grant, the Court may consider changed financial circumstances and order repayment of all or part of waived fees and costs.

Fee

$20

Applies to

Stipulation and order

A $20 filing fee must accompany a stipulation and order when presented or the documents will not be processed.