Plumas Superior Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Applications concerning matters pending before the Appellate Division must be presented to the assigned panel’s presiding judge, or to the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division if no panel presiding judge is designated or that judge is unavailable.

Any applications involving matters pending before the Appellate Division shall be presented to the designated presiding judge of the assigned panel for the case involved. In the absence of such designation or unavailability of the respective assigned panel presiding judge, such applications shall be presented to the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division.

CRITICAL

The mediator must not communicate ex parte with the Judge about a case except on procedural questions, and must inform each party if substantive issues are discussed.

(f) Ex Parte Communications. The mediator will not initiate ex parte communication with the Judge regarding a particular case except where there are questions regarding procedure in that case. If the mediator finds it necessary to discuss substantive issues with the Judge, the mediator shall so inform each of the parties of the communication.

CRITICAL

Counsel must advise the court as soon as possible when a motion goes off calendar.

In order to avoid unnecessary or untimely attention to motions that go off calendar, counsel must advise the court of such changes at the earliest possible time.

CRITICAL

Media or media agencies must notify the Public Information Officer/Court Executive Officer and describe the intended activity at least 24 hours in advance.

Media or media agency that intends to photograph, visually record, or broadcast from the interior of a Courthouse facility, other than Media coverage, must notify the Public Information Officer/Court Executive Officer describing the intended activity no less than 24 hours in advance of the intended activity.

CRITICAL

Present applications concerning pending Appellate Division matters to the assigned panel’s designated presiding judge, or, if none is designated or that judge is unavailable, to the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division.

Any applications involving matters pending before the Appellate Division shall be presented to the designated presiding judge of the assigned panel for the case involved. In the absence of such designation or unavailability of the respective assigned panel presiding judge, such applications shall be presented to the Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division.

CRITICAL

Contact

Email

Requests to appear remotely must be emailed to the department at least five court days before the hearing or made in open court, unless the court excuses the requirement.

(3) Unless this requirement is excused by the court, requests to appear remotely shall be emailed to the department no less than 5 court days prior to the hearing or must be requested in open court.

CRITICAL

Counsel must notify the court as soon as possible when a motion goes off calendar.

In order to avoid unnecessary or untimely attention to motions that go off calendar, counsel must advise the court of such changes at the earliest possible time.

CRITICAL

A party who has technology or audibility problems that prevent full participation or the ability to hear others must immediately contact the clerk.

(5) If, during a remote appearance, a party encounters technological or audibility issues that prevent the party from fully participating in the proceeding or inhibit the party’s ability to hear other participants, the party shall immediately contact the clerk.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

Phone

(530) 283-4792

The parties must contact Plumas Family Court Services to schedule mediation and prior orientations.

The parties must contact Plumas Family Court Services to make an appointment for the mediation, and an appointment for orientations prior to the mediation. The telephone number is (530) 283-4792.

CRITICAL

A party wishing to be heard on a tentative ruling must inform the judicial secretary that it will appear and must notify the other side of its intention to appear and argue.

The tentative ruling shall become the ruling of the court unless a party desiring to be heard informs the judicial secretary that such party will appear at the hearing and has notified the other side of its intention to appear and argue the matter.

CRITICAL

The evaluator must not communicate ex parte with the Judge about a case except on procedural questions, and must inform each party if substantive issues are discussed.

(b) Ex Parte Communications. The child custody evaluator will not conduct ex parte communication with the Judge regarding a particular case except where there are questions regarding procedure in that case. If any substantive issues are discussed with the Judge, the evaluator shall so inform each of the parties of the communication.

CRITICAL

A party seeking to file more than 10 motions in limine must contact the court to schedule a Motions in Limine Conference.

Any party/counsel seeking to file in excess of 10 motions in limine shall contact the court to schedule a Motions in Limine Conference before doing so.

CRITICAL

When a case settles, attorneys or parties must immediately notify the court; failure to notify may lead to an order to show cause, contempt, or other sanctions.

(a) Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 3.1385, whenever a case has been settled, the attorneys or parties shall immediately notify the court thereof. Failure to do so will be deemed an interference with the proceeding of the court and may result in that attorney or party being ordered to show cause as to why counsel/party should not be held in contempt or subject to other sanctions.

CRITICAL

When a case is settled, the attorneys or parties must immediately notify the court; failure may lead to an order to show cause regarding contempt or other sanctions.

(a) Pursuant to California Rules of Court 3.1385, whenever a case has been settled, the attorneys or parties shall immediately notify the court thereof. Failure to do so will be deemed an interference with the proceeding of the court and may result in that attorney or party being ordered to show cause as to why counsel/party should not be held in contempt or subject to other sanctions.

CRITICAL

A party or counsel seeking to file more than 10 motions in limine must contact the court to schedule a Motions in Limine Conference.

Any party/counsel seeking to file in excess of 10 motions in limine shall contact the court to schedule a Motions in Limine Conference before doing so.

WARNING

A court issuing a criminal protective order may modify it to allow or restrict contact with the restrained person’s children after consulting the family or juvenile court.

A court issuing a criminal court protective order may, after consultation with the family or juvenile court, modify the criminal court protective order to allow or restrict contact between the restrained person and his or her children.

WARNING

The hearing date for a discovery motion must be obtained from the clerk.

The date for the hearing shall be obtained from the clerk.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to chambers

Phone

(530) 283-6297

Arrangements for a new hearing date or placement on the Case Management Conference calendar should be made with the Judicial Secretary at (530) 283-6297.

Arrangements for a new hearing date, or to put the matter on the Case Management Conference calendar, should be made with the Judicial Secretary at (530) 283-6297.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

530-283-6305

Arrangements for a new hearing date or placement on the Case Management Conference calendar should be made through the clerk’s office at 530-283-6305.

Arrangements for a new hearing date, or to put the matter on the Case Management Conference calendar, should be made at the clerk’s office 530-283-6305.

WARNING

The hearing date for a formal discovery motion must be obtained from the clerk.

The date for the hearing shall be obtained from the clerk.

WARNING

Until an operational coordinating case management system exists, the criminal, family, and juvenile law departments should, whenever possible, exchange information before issuing specified orders to check for existing orders concerning the same parties or children.

Until the court has an operational case management system capable of automatically coordinating domestic violence orders, whenever possible the Court’s criminal, family and juvenile law departments shall communicate and exchange information with each other prior to issuing protective orders and child custody and visitation orders to determine if any such orders have already been issued as to the same parties or children in any other department.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

The court may call the filing party about a rejection or mail a Notice of Return.

The court may call to notify the filing party of the rejection and/or mail a Notice of Return.

WARNING

Contact

Phone

If the card issuer rejects a charge, the court may call the filing party to seek alternate payment or mail a Notice of Return.

If the credit/debit card issuing company rejects the charge, the court may call the filing party to seek alternate payment and/or mail a Notice of Return.

WARNING

Counsel should contact the court to schedule a longer hearing when they believe the matter will take more than 20 minutes.

If counsel believe that the matter to be heard will take more than 20 minutes, counsel should contact the court so that a setting for a longer hearing can be scheduled.

WARNING

Complaints about the Family Law Facilitator should be submitted in writing to the Court Executive Officer or designee, and the court will investigate and respond within 30 days after receipt.

Complaints concerning the Family Law Facilitator should be submitted to the Court Executive Officer or his/her designee in writing. The court will investigate the complaint and respond to the complaint within thirty (30) days after receipt of the complaint.

WARNING

The mediator may communicate ex parte with the Judge only about procedural questions; if substantive issues are discussed, the mediator must inform each party.

The mediator will not initiate ex parte communication with the Judge regarding a particular case except where there are questions regarding procedure in that case. If the mediator finds it necessary to discuss substantive issues with the Judge, the mediator shall inform each of the parties of the communication.

WARNING

Counsel must advise the Court as early as possible when a motion goes off calendar.

In order to avoid unnecessary or untimely attention to motions that go off calendar, counsel must advise the Court of such changes at the earliest possible time.

WARNING

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

530-283-6305

Arrangements for a new hearing date or placement on the Case Management Conference calendar should be made through the Clerk’s Office at 530-283-6305.

Arrangements for a new hearing date, or to put the matter on the Case Management Conference calendar, should be made at the clerk’s office 530-283-6305.

WARNING

A complaint about a mediator’s conduct or procedures must be made in writing to the Court Executive Officer.

A person who has a complaint about a mediator regarding the mediator’s professional conduct and/or procedures used during mediation must make the complaint in writing to the Court Executive Officer.

WARNING

If mediation or arbitration resolves the dispute, counsel need not attend the follow-up conference but must notify the court of the resolution.

(f) If the mediation/arbitration results in the resolution of the dispute, counsel will not be required to appear at the follow-up Case Management Conference but are to notify the court of the resolution of the dispute.

WARNING

The evaluator may communicate ex parte with the Judge only about procedural questions; if substantive issues are discussed, the evaluator must inform each party.

The child custody evaluator will not conduct ex parte communication with the Judge regarding a particular case except where there are questions regarding procedure in that case. If any substantive issues are discussed with the Judge, the evaluator shall so inform each of the parties of the communication.

WARNING

Until the court has an operational case management system capable of automatically coordinating domestic violence orders, whenever possible the Court’s criminal, family and juvenile law departments shall communicate and exchange information with each other prior to issuing protective orders and child custody and visitation orders to determine if any such orders have already been issued as to the same parties or children in any other department.

Until the court has an operational case management system capable of automatically coordinating domestic violence orders, whenever possible the Court’s criminal, family and juvenile law departments shall communicate and exchange information with each other prior to issuing protective orders and child custody and visitation orders to determine if any such orders have already been issued as to the same parties or children in any other department.

WARNING

If mediation or arbitration resolves the dispute, counsel need not attend the follow-up conference but must notify the court of the resolution.

If the mediation/arbitration results in the resolution of the dispute, counsel will not be required to appear at the follow-up Case Management Conference but are to notify the court of the resolution of the dispute.

WARNING

The hearing date must be obtained from the clerk.

The date for the hearing shall be obtained from the clerk.

WARNING

Counsel should contact the court to schedule a longer hearing if they believe the matter will take more than 20 minutes.

If counsel believe that the matter to be heard will take more than 20 minutes, counsel should contact the court so that a setting for a longer hearing can be scheduled.

WARNING

The mediator may not initiate ex parte communication with the Judge except about procedure, and must inform each party if substantive issues are discussed.

The mediator will not initiate ex parte communication with the Judge regarding a particular case except where there are questions regarding procedure in that case. If the mediator finds it necessary to discuss substantive issues with the Judge, the mediator shall inform each of the parties of the communication.

WARNING

The evaluator may not conduct ex parte communication with the Judge except about procedure, and must inform each party if substantive issues are discussed.

The child custody evaluator will not conduct ex parte communication with the Judge regarding a particular case except where there are questions regarding procedure in that case. If any substantive issues are discussed with the Judge, the evaluator shall so inform each of the parties of the communication.

INFO

A Certificate of Competency may be obtained from the Court Clerk.

A Certificate of Competency may be obtained from the Court Clerk. (Appendix B)

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

(530) 283-6232

Parties may call the court clerk at (530) 283-6232 to schedule mediation.

The court clerk may be contacted at (530) 283-6232.

INFO

Counsel should contact the Judicial Secretary to arrange a longer hearing when they believe the matter will take more than 20 minutes.

If counsel believe that the matter to be heard will take more than 20 minutes, counsel should contact the Judicial Secretary so that a setting for a longer hearing can be scheduled.

INFO

An attorney may notify the court at or before the start of the assigned calendar that the attorney will be late because of an appearance in another department.

(b) However, the attorney may appear at or before the start of any calendar to which his or her matter is assigned to notify the court the attorney will be late due to an appearance in another department.

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

(530) 283-6232

The Official Court Reporter may be contacted through the Court Clerk’s Office at the listed phone number.

(a) The Superior Court has one Official Court Reporter, who may be contacted through the Court Clerk’s Office at (530) 283-6232.

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

(530) 283-6232

The Official Court Reporter may be contacted by phone through the Court Clerk’s Office.

The Superior Court has one Official Court Reporter, who may be contacted through the Court Clerk’s Office at (530) 283-6232.

INFO

A court issuing a criminal protective order may modify it to allow or restrict contact with the restrained person’s children after consulting the family or juvenile court.

A court issuing a criminal court protective order may, after consultation with the family or juvenile court, modify the criminal court protective order to allow or restrict contact between the restrained person and his or her children.

INFO

An attorney may notify the court by the start of the assigned calendar that another department appearance will cause lateness, and may seek court approval to leave early to appear in another department.

However, the attorney may appear at or before the start of any calendar to which his or her matter is assigned to notify the court the attorney will be late due to an appearance in another department. Counsel may also seek approval of the court to leave the court prior to the conclusion of the matter assigned to one department in order to appear in matters set in the other department.

INFO

Contact

Phone to clerk

Phone

(530) 283-6232

The court clerk may be contacted at (530) 283-6232 about scheduling mediation.

The court clerk may be contacted at (530) 283-6232.

INFO

Counsel may seek the court’s approval to leave before a matter concludes to appear in another department.

Counsel may also seek approval of the court to leave the court prior to the conclusion of the matter assigned to one department in order to appear in matters set in the other department.