Mono Superior Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

A hearing date and time for an ex parte application and order must be arranged in advance by contacting the Superior Court Clerk’s office.

A hearing date and time for ex parte applications and order must be made in advance by contacting the Superior Court Clerk’s office.

WARNING

Counsel must instruct their staff, represented parties, attending associates, and witnesses not to communicate with the court about pending litigation except on the record with all counsel or self-represented parties present.

Counsel shall instruct their staff, the parties they represent, any associates of such parties who may attend court, and the witnesses they call that they shall have no communication with the court touching upon any subject of the pending litigation except on the record with all counsel or parties appearing in propria persona present.

WARNING

Cell phones and personal digital devices may not be used in the courtroom, except for court-related purposes by judicial officers, court staff, attorneys, and self-represented litigants.

Cellular phones and or personal digital devices shall not be used within the courtroom at any time, except for court related purpose by judicial officers, court staff, attorneys and self-represented litigants.

WARNING

Anyone who observes or believes they have experienced bias or sexual harassment must immediately report it to the court’s Executive Officer.

Any person who observes or believes they have been subjected to bias or sexual harassment shall immediately report the incident to the court’s Executive Officer.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

Only judicial officers and court staff may use a courtroom telephone, unless the court specifically permits another person to use it.

No one other than a judicial officer or a member of the court’s staff shall use a courtroom telephone without the specific permission of the court.

WARNING

Persons in the courtroom may not talk to clerks while court is in session, except as necessary in relation to the matter then before the court.

Persons in the courtroom shall not: Talk to clerks when the court is in session, except conversation that may be necessary in relation to the matter at that moment before the court.

WARNING

Counsel must instruct represented parties, attending associates, and their witnesses not to communicate with any juror or alternate juror.

Counsel shall instruct the parties that they represent, any associates of such parties who may attend court, and the witnesses they call that they shall have no communication with any juror or alternate juror.

INFO

Contact

Email

To obtain a date for a Civil Law and Motion matter, contact the court at civil@mono.courts.ca.gov.

Civil Law and Motion matters are heard on Thursdays in Mammoth Lakes, and on Tuesdays as needed in Bridgeport. Contact court for date at civil@mono.courts.ca.gov.

INFO

Contact

Phone

The public may call the designated department phone number for remote-appearance assistance; the number is posted on the restraining-order webpage and is staffed starting 30 minutes before the court session and throughout it.

The Court designates the departmental phone number for the department hearing each respective order as the phone number for the public to call to obtain assistance regarding a remote appearance. The designated departmental phone numbers will be posted on the restraining order webpage above. These phone numbers will be staffed from 30 minutes prior to the start of the court session at which the hearing will take place and during that court session.

INFO

Contact

Phone

The public may call the hearing department’s posted phone number for remote-appearance assistance, and the number is staffed from 30 minutes before the session begins through the session.

The Court designates the departmental phone number for the department hearing each respective order as the phone number for the public to call to obtain assistance regarding a remote appearance. The designated departmental phone numbers will be posted on the restraining order webpage above. These phone numbers will be staffed from 30 minutes prior to the start of the court session at which the hearing will take place and during that court session.

INFOCourt notice

Contact

Phone

Phone

(760) 924-5444

Questions about telephonic appearances may be directed to the Mono County Superior Court by phone.

For questions regarding telephonic appearances, please call the Mono County Superior Court at (760) 924-5444 or email at mono.civil@monocourt.org.