Shasta Superior Court Document Filing Requirements

Applies to

Civil case cover sheet

A Civil Case Cover Sheet is required.

Civil Case Cover Sheet - This form is required and is used to compile statistical information.

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Document for clerk signature

A party must obtain a court order directing the clerk to sign the specific documents before the clerk will execute them.

The Clerk of the Court will not execute documents on behalf of any party unless the party seeking the clerk’s signature has first obtained an order of the court directing the clerk to sign the specific document(s) the clerk is requested to sign.

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Motion for clerk signature order

Must include

proposed order

Unless good cause supports an ex parte request, the request for a clerk-signature order must be made by noticed motion with a proposed order and exact copies of the subject documents attached.

Absent good cause for proceeding on an ex parte basis, a request for such an order shall be made by noticed motion, which motion shall include a proposed order with exact copies of the subject document(s) attached to the proposed order.

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Claim for payment

Claims generally must be submitted in a single application; a later claim is waived unless exceptional circumstances are justified in a sworn declaration submitted with it.

A failure to comply with the requirement that all claims be made in a single application will be deemed a waiver of any such subsequent claims unless exceptional circumstances justifying submission of a subsequent claim are shown in a declaration made under penalty of perjury submitted with the subsequent claim.

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Petition to approve transfer of structured settlement payment rights

Must include

proposed order

A petition to approve a transfer of structured settlement payment rights must include a proposed order conforming to the moving papers and containing the required findings.

At the time of filing a petition to approve a transfer of structured settlement payment rights pursuant to Insurance Code secs. 10134 et seq. a proposed order that conforms to the moving papers and that contains the findings required by Insurance Code sec. 10139.5 must be lodged with the court.

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Document for clerk signature

The original document submitted for the clerk’s signature must be lodged with the clerk and include the specified clerk-signature language in place of the party’s signature.

The original document to be signed shall be lodged with the clerk, and shall contain the following specific language in place of the party’s signature: _____________________________, by _______________________, Clerk of the Court, as duly appointed Court Commissioner for _____________________, in Shasta County Superior Court No. _______________

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Mandatory settlement conference statement

Mandatory settlement conference statements must be filed and must state jury demand or waiver, whether jury fees were posted, the trial time estimate, and whether the case is ready for trial as assigned.

Mandatory settlement conference statements must be filed as required by Rule 3.1380(c) of the California Rules of Court. In addition to the requirements of Rule 3.1380(c), the mandatory settlement conference statement also must include the following: (1) whether a jury is demanded or waived and whether jury fees have been posted; (2) time estimate for trial; and (3) whether the case is ready to proceed to trial as assigned.

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Civil case cover sheet

A collection-case plaintiff must file an accompanying limited jurisdiction Civil Case Cover Sheet identifying the action as a collection case under California Rules of Court Rule 3.740.

Collection cases, as defined in California Rules of Court, Rule 3.740, must be identified as such by the plaintiff at the time of the filing of the complaint by the filing of an accompanying limited jurisdiction Civil Case Cover Sheet specifying that the action is a collection case as defined in CRC, Rule 3.740.

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Notice of association of counsel

A notice of association of counsel must identify at least one associating attorney by name, address, phone number, and bar number, and must be served on all parties with proof of service attached to the original notice filed with the court.

A notice of association of counsel must include the name, address, phone number, and bar number of at least one associating attorney, and must also be served on all parties with a proof of service attached to the original notice filed with the court.

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Judgment

A form of judgment must clearly state the full names of all parties and their capacities.

Clearly show the full names of the parties for whom, and against whom, the judgment is rendered, including their capacities as plaintiffs, defendants, cross-complainants and cross-defendants;

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Judgment

The judgment must use the parties' names as stated in the pleadings unless the pleadings are amended by order.

Refer to such full names as they appear in the pleadings, or obtain an order amending the pleadings in respect to such names;

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Judgment

Unless costs have already been awarded in a specific amount, the judgment must include the stated blank for insertion of costs.

Unless costs have already been awarded in a specific amount, leave a blank space for insertion of any costs, as follows: "and costs in the sum of $ __________________."

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Proposed order

Must include

proposed order

When the parties submit a written stipulation for an order or judgment, the proposed order or judgment to be signed and filed must be lodged separately from the stipulation.

However, the proposed order or judgment to be signed and filed shall be lodged as a separate document.

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Notice of appeal

Must include

certificate of service

A Notice of Appeal under Labor Code section 98.2 must be accompanied by a declaration proving service on the Labor Commissioner.

(3) A declaration of proof of service of a copy of the Notice of Appeal upon the Labor Commissioner.

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Motion to transfer probation

A motion to transfer probation must be accompanied by the LF-CRM-105 declaration in support of the transfer order.

Upon the filing of a motion to transfer pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.9, the motion shall be accompanied by LF-CRM-105, declaration in support of order to transfer probation.

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Proposed order

Must include

proposed order

A moving party must submit a proposed order when filing any demurrer, motion, or other application for order.

(D) Proposed orders. The moving party shall submit a proposed order at the time of filing any demurrer, motion or other application for order.

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Brief

Each brief must support factual contentions with specific administrative-record references identifying the record page number and document title.

The briefs shall contain specific references to the administrative record, by record page number and the document title, in support of any factual contentions asserted by a party in its brief.

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Brief

A reference to the whole administrative file does not satisfy the brief's specific-reference requirement.

A reference to “the whole file” is not a specific reference.

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Brief

Each brief must include a separate appendix page listing the administrative-record page numbers cited in that brief.

Each brief shall have a separate appendix page that lists the page number of each page of the administrative record cited in the brief.

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Mediation notice form

Petitioners must prepare and lodge a mediation invitation notice with the civil clerk within five (5) days after respondent’s response deadline; the clerk must then mail it to the parties.

In accordance with Government Code §66031, within five (5) days after the deadline for respondent to file a response to the action, petitioners shall prepare and lodge with the civil clerk a notice form for the court’s signature inviting mediation. The clerk shall then mail the notice of invitation to the parties.

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Preliminary notification

Within 20 calendar days after receiving the administrative-record request, the responsible public agency must personally serve petitioners a preliminary cost notification containing the stated cost and page estimates.

Within twenty (20) calendar days after receipt of the request to prepare the administrative record, the public agency responsible for the preparation shall personally serve on petitioners a preliminary notification of the estimated cost of preparation, including the agency’s normal cost per page, any other reasonable costs the agency may anticipate, and an estimate of the probable number of pages.

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Notice of hearing

A Notice of Hearing under Penal Code section 1298 must be filed and served on the prosecuting agency and County Counsel to post a real property bond.

A Notice of Hearing pursuant to Penal Code section 1298 shall be filed. It shall also be served on the prosecuting agency and County Counsel.

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Application and order for service on clerk

A party requesting service through the clerk must submit Local Form LF-MSC-104 describing due diligence to locate the other party or the other party’s attorney.

An Application and Order for Service on Clerk of the Court (Local Form LF-MSC-104) shall be submitted setting forth due diligence efforts to locate the residence of the other party, or the office or residence of the other party’s attorney.

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Notice of hearing

Must include

proposed order

A real property bond Notice of Hearing must be accompanied by the application, owner declaration, executed promissory note, deed of trust, and proposed order.

The Notice of Hearing shall be accompanied by an Application For Real Property Equity Bond; a declaration of the real property owners; an executed Promissory Note; a Deed of Trust made payable to “County of Shasta” as beneficiary and “Court Executive Officer” as Trustee; and a proposed order approving property bond and order for release of Defendant.

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Plea

For qualifying misdemeanor home-court guilty or no-contest pleas under Penal Code section 977, a properly executed and notarized plea form is required when the offense is a prior offense used for enhanced punishment on a later conviction.

In misdemeanor home courts, pleas of guilty or no contest entered by counsel pursuant to Penal Code section 977 must be accompanied by a properly executed and notarized plea form if the plea relates to any offense that constitutes a prior offense for purposes of enhanced punishment upon a subsequent conviction under any statute, including, but not limited to Penal Code sections 488, 243(e), and 273.5 and Vehicle Code sections 14601, 23103.5, 23152, and 23153.

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Proposed jury instructions

Each proposed instruction must reproduce the approved, unmodified CALCRIM wording.

Each instruction shall present the approved and unmodified wording as provided in CALCRIM.

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Claim or application

All Rule 13.04 claims and applications must include points and authorities.

All claims and applications made pursuant to this Rule 13.04 shall include points and authorities, supporting declarations made under penalty of perjury, and proposed orders.

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Claim for payment

Rule 13.04 payment claims must use form LF-CRM-100 or a substantially equivalent form.

All claims for payment specified in this Rule 13.04 shall be made on LF-CRM-100, Claim for Payment by Court-Appointed Counsel, or on forms substantially the same.

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Claim for payment

A substantially equivalent claim form must contain the same appendix-required information in the same order.

If forms substantially the same are used, such forms shall include the same information required to complete the forms in the appendix, and that information shall be listed in the same order as on the forms in the appendix.

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Request for counselor testimony

A party seeking the child custody recommending counselor's hearing or trial testimony must make a written request to the Family Court Services office at least three court days before the proceeding.

A party seeking testimony from the child custody recommending counselor at hearing or trial must, at least three court days prior to the scheduled hearing or trial, make a written request to the Family Court Services office at Room 310 of the Shasta County Courthouse, 1515 Court Street, Redding, CA 96001.

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Order appointing child custody evaluator

When appointing a child custody evaluator, the court must use Judicial Council form FL-327.

The court will use Judicial Council form FL-327, Order Appointing Child Custody Evaluator, to make any such appointment.

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Declaration of private child custody evaluator qualifications

A court-appointed child custody evaluator must file Judicial Council form FL-326 to establish qualification.

Any child custody evaluator appointed pursuant to this local rule must file Judicial Council form FL-326, Declaration of Private Child Custody Evaluator Regarding Qualifications, as required by Rule 5.225(k) of the California Rules of Court to establish that he or she is a qualified child custody evaluator.

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Child custody evaluation report

An evaluator may not withhold the evaluation report from the court because a party failed to pay.

The evaluator may not withhold a report from the court because of the parties' failure to pay.

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Child custody evaluation report

A child custody evaluator must prepare a written report.

Evaluators shall prepare a written report.

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At issue memorandum

An At-Issue Memorandum may not be filed while an affirmative pleading remains unanswered or required preliminary disclosures have not been filed unless waived under Family Code section 2107.

An At-Issue Memorandum shall not be filed if any petition or complaint, supplemental petition or complaint, or other affirmative pleading remains unanswered, or if preliminary disclosures have not been filed by the petitioner and respondent unless waived pursuant to Family Code section 2107.

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At issue memorandum

A party-requested trial date will not be set before an At-Issue Memorandum is filed, but the court may set a trial date on its own motion without one.

A trial date will not be set upon the request of a party until the At-Issue Memorandum is filed. The Court retains discretion to set a trial date upon its own motion without an At-Issue Memorandum.

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Final disclosures

After an At-Issue Memorandum is filed, the parties must complete all final disclosures unless waived under Family Code section 2105.

Following the filing of an At-Issue Memorandum, the parties shall complete all final disclosures, unless waived, pursuant to Family Code section 2105.

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Orders with child or temporary spousal or partner support

Orders containing child or temporary spousal or partner support provisions must include a computer-generated support calculation stating the guideline amount and assumptions; each party may attach one if the parties do not agree on a single calculation.

All orders after hearing or stipulations that contain child and/or temporary spousal or partner support provisions, including orders for $0 support, shall have attached a computer generated support calculation setting forth the guideline amount and the assumptions used in determining the support amount. If the parties do not agree upon a single calculation, each party may attach a computer generated calculation.

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Request for reimbursement

Requests for reimbursement of health-care or child-care out-of-pocket costs must include a summary of the costs paid and reimbursement sought, with supporting evidence or exhibits submitted with the moving papers.

Requests for reimbursement of out-of-pocket costs for health care and/or child care must include a summary detailing the cost paid and reimbursement requested. Copies of evidence/exhibits in support of the request for reimbursement shall be submitted with the moving papers.

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FL-300 FL-320 DV-140 DV-120 FL-305 and grandparent visitation or joinder motion

A party filing the specified custody or visitation forms, or a motion for grandparent visitation or joinder, must simultaneously file Local Form LF-FAM-105 executed under penalty of perjury.

A party filing Judicial Council Form FL-300, Request for Order; Judicial Council Form FL-320, Responsive Declaration to Request for Order; Judicial Council Form DV-140, Child Custody and Visitation Order; Judicial Council Form DV-120, Response to Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order; or Judicial Council Form FL-305, Temporary Emergency (Ex Parte) Orders which seeks orders regarding custody or visitation, must at the same time file a Mandatory Disclosure of Information (Local Form LF-FAM-105) executed under penalty of perjury. This requirement also applies to motions for grandparent visitation and/or joinder.

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Professional supervised visitation provider submission

Every professional supervised visitation provider must submit a signed Judicial Council Form FL-324(P) declaring that the provider meets all training and qualification requirements.

All professional supervised visitation providers must sign a declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Professional) Judicial Council Form (FL-324(P)) stating that all training and qualification requirements to be a professional provider have been met.

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FL-324(P) submission

Professional supervised visitation providers must include proof of a current Trust Line registration number and a business license with the FL-324(P) submission to Shasta County Superior Court.

(a) Included with the FL-324(P) submission to Shasta County Superior Court all persons providing professional supervised visitation must provide proof of a current Trust Line registration number, a business license within the

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Provider declaration

Professional visitation providers must submit the FL-324(P) declaration and documentation before their first supervised visit and annually by the first week of January.

(b) The Declaration (FL-324(P)) and documentation must be submitted to the Family Court Services Director before the first supervised visit for new providers. The FL-324(P) and documentation must be submitted by the first week of January each year for professional providers already included on the list.

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Visitation report

An updated FL-324(P) must be resubmitted with every visitation report.

(b) An updated copy of the provider’s FL-324(P) shall be resubmitted with each visitation report.

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Provider declaration

Nonprofessional supervised visitation providers must file the FL-324(NP) declaration before serving as visitation providers.

(a) All nonprofessional supervised visitation providers are required to file a Declaration of Supervised Visitation Provider (Nonprofessional) Judicial Council Form (FL-324(NP)) stating that all requirements to be a nonprofessional provider have been met before serving as a visitation provider.

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Petition

Must include

caption

A probate petition must have an all-inclusive caption describing the order sought and must identify trust distributions when applicable.

RULE 15.02 CAPTION OF PETITIONS AND POSTING The caption of a petition shall be all-inclusive as to the order sought so that the matter may be properly calendared and posted, and any filing fees determined. If any part of the estate is to be distributed to a trust, the caption shall so indicate.

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Petition for statutory fees or commissions

Petitions for statutory fees or commissions before final distribution must include the information required by CRC Rule 7.701.

All petitions for allowance of statutory fees or commissions on account before final distribution must contain the information required by CRC Rule 7.701.

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Pleadings

Pleadings must be signed by the attorney and each representative fiduciary and personally verified by the fiduciary, unless attorney verification is specifically authorized by CCP section 446(a) and the affidavit requirements are met.

RULE 15.03 SIGNING AND VERIFICATION OF PLEADINGS Pleadings shall be signed by the attorney and each representative, trustee, guardian, or conservator. The pleadings shall be verified by a representative, trustee, guardian, or conservator personally and not by the attorney unless one of the circumstances set forth in CCP section 446(a) specifically authorizes verification by an attorney and compliance with the affidavit content requirements is met.

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Petition

Must include

proposed order

Every petition must include a proposed order submitted by the moving party.

The moving party shall submit a proposed order for every petition.

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Attorney competency certification

An attorney who believes they meet the competency standards must submit LF-JUV-101 to the court within 30 days after the rules' effective date.

Each attorney appearing in dependency proceedings on the effective date of these rules, who believes that he or she meets the minimum standards of training and experience set forth in these rules shall complete and submit to the court, within 30 days of the effective date of these rules LF-JUV-101, Certification of Attorney Competency.

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Petition for extraordinary services fees or commissions

Except for routine real property sales and federal estate tax work, extraordinary-services petitions must include the information specified by CRC Rule 7.702.

Except as stated below for routine real property sales and federal estate tax work, petitions for fees or commissions for extraordinary services shall include the information specified in CRC Rule 7.702

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Petition for final distribution

Unless the account and report contains it, a final-distribution petition must fully and completely describe all assets on hand.

In addition to items otherwise required by law, a petition for final distribution shall contain the following matters, unless set forth in the account and report: (A) A full and complete description of all assets on hand.

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Summary of account

In probate proceedings requiring an accounting, including guardianship, conservatorship, and trust proceedings, the original Summary of Account and original Detailed Schedules must be filed.

(A) In any probate proceeding in which an accounting must be filed pursuant to Probate Code section 1060, including guardianship, conservatorship, and trust proceedings, the original Summary of Account as specified in Probate Code section 1061 and the original Detailed Schedules as specified in Probate Code sections 1062 and 1063 shall be filed. (See Judicial Council Forms GC-400-405.)

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Accounting supporting documents

For guardianship or conservatorship accountings, supporting documents must be lodged, include each account statement showing the prior-period balance, and include a copy of the Summary of Account at the top.

(B) For any accounting in a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding, the documents in support of the Summary of Account and Detailed Schedules shall be lodged rather than filed and shall include every “account statement”, as defined in Probate Code Section 2620(c)(1) and (2), that shows the balance of the account at the close of the preceding accounting period. As to the first accounting, the documents in support shall show the account balance immediately preceding the date the conservator or guardian was appointed. A copy of the Summary of Account referenced in subsection “A” shall be attached to the top of the supporting documents lodged with the court. The documents lodged pursuant to this rule shall be retained by the clerk and returned following judicial review.

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Petition to establish fact of death

A petition to establish the fact of death terminating a joint tenancy or life estate must be verified and have the specified exhibits attached.

A petition to establish the fact of death, (terminate a joint tenancy or life estate) shall be verified and shall have attached as exhibits:

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Petition to establish fact of death

A petition to establish the fact of death must attach a copy of any instrument relating to an interest in the property as an exhibit.

(A) A copy of any instrument relating to any interest in the property; and

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Petition to establish fact of death

A petition to establish the fact of death must attach a copy of the death certificate as an exhibit.

(B) A copy of the death certificate.

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Attorney competency certification

An attorney appearing for the first time in a dependency matter after the rules' effective date must submit LF-JUV-101 to the court.

After the effective date of these rules, any attorney appearing in a dependency matter for the first time shall complete and submit LF-JUV-101, Certification of Attorney Competency, to the court within ten (10) days of his or her first appearance in a dependency matter.

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Attorney competency certification renewal

A previously certified attorney must submit a new competency certification by January 31 of every third year after initial certification.

In order to retain his or her certification to practice in dependency proceedings, each attorney previously certified by the court shall submit a new Certification of Attorney Competency to the court in or before January 31 of the third year after the year in which the attorney is first certified, and then every third year thereafter.

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Evidence of continuing training

A competency certification renewal must include evidence of at least eight hours of continuing training or education directly related to dependency proceedings since the last certification.

The attorney shall attach to the renewal Certification of Attorney Competence evidence that he or she has completed at least eight (8) hours of continuing training or education directly related to dependency proceedings since the attorney was last certified.

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Evidence of training and education compliance

An attorney notified of possible decertification must submit evidence of compliance with the training and education requirements within 20 days after the notice is mailed.

That attorney shall have 20 days from the date of the mailing of the notice to submit evidence of compliance with the training and education requirements for certification or renewal of certification to practice in dependency proceedings in the court.

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Petition for juvenile records access

Unless authorized by specified law or court rules to inspect juvenile records without court approval, a person or agency must petition the court for access.

With the exception of those persons or agencies permitted to inspect juvenile court records without court authorization under Welfare and Institutions Code sections 827, 827.10 and 828, California Rules of Court, Rule 5.552(b), every person or agency seeking to inspect or obtain juvenile court records must petition the court for authorization.

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Petition for disclosure of confidential juvenile records

Petitions for disclosure of confidential juvenile records and petitions to obtain law-enforcement or juvenile reports must be filed at the specified Shasta County Courthouse clerk's office.

All Petitions for Disclosure of Confidential Juvenile Records and Petitions to Obtain Report of Law Enforcement Agency/Juvenile (Judicial Council Form JV-570 and JV-575, respectively) shall be filed in the clerk’s office of the Shasta County Courthouse, 1515 Court Street, Redding, CA 96001.

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Petition for juvenile records access

The petition must specifically identify the juvenile records sought and explain their relevance and necessity.

The Petition shall be completed with specificity regarding the records sought and the relevance and necessity of said records.

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Petition for juvenile records access

An attorney seeking juvenile records for pending civil litigation must attach a separate declaration, signed under penalty of perjury, confirming the attorney-of-record status in a related pending or potential action.

If access is sought in relation to pending civil litigation the attorney of record shall attach a separate declaration signed under penalty of perjury pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §2015.5 that he/she is the attorney of record in a pending action or potential action which relates to the petition.

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Declaration supporting juvenile records access

The attorney’s declaration must identify the action and represented party, establish the necessity and relevance of the requested records with a complaint copy, and include evidence of counsel-of-record designation.

The declaration must contain: a) the type of action being pursued; b) identification of the party represented by said attorney; c) specification of the necessity and relevance of access to said juvenile records sought, including a copy of the complaint; and d) evidence of designation as counsel of record (e.g., minute order or other court documentation with such identification, copy of complaint or a valid retainer agreement.)

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Declaration supporting juvenile records access

The petitioning attorney must declare under penalty of perjury that juvenile records and related information will not be disseminated to unauthorized persons or absent a further court order.

The petitioning attorney shall include in his/her declaration, under penalty of perjury, that any records or reports or information relating to the contents of these records or reports shall not be disseminated to any persons or agencies not authorized to receive documents under Welfare and Institutions Code §827 without further court order and comport with the requirements pursuant to Navajo Express v. Superior Court of San Mateo County (1986) 186 C.A. 3d 981.

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Order after judicial review

When juvenile-record disclosure is ordered, the court will issue Judicial Council Form JV-574 containing the court’s standard protective order, local form LF-JUV-102.

If the court orders disclosure of juvenile court records, the court will issue Judicial Council Form JV-574, Order After Judicial Review, which shall include the Court’s standard Protective Order (local form LF-JUV-102).

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Judgment re costs fees on appeal

A party seeking appellate costs judgment must submit the separate Judgment Re Costs/Fees on Appeal for signature after timely filing and service of the verified memorandum of costs.

A party seeking judgment for costs awarded on appeal shall submit a separate Judgment Re Costs/Fees on Appeal for signature, following timely filing and service of a verified memorandum of costs pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 8.278.

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Prove up application and supporting evidence

Prove-up applications and supporting evidence generally must be submitted in writing, except for matters the clerk may enter judgment upon without judicial review and when law prohibits written form.

Except in cases concerning which the Clerk may enter judgment without review by a judicial officer (CCP §585(a)), it is the general policy of the court that prove-up applications and evidence in support thereof be presented in written form, unless prohibited by law (CCP §585(c)).

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Motion for clerk signature order

If the court cannot provide a notary, the party obtaining the clerk-signature order may be required to arrange its own notary.

A party obtaining an order for clerk’s signature may be required to arrange for its own notary if the court is unable to provide a notary.

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Claim resubmission denial

If the court denies a resubmitted claim, it must state its reasons on the record.

If the court denies such resubmitted claim, the court shall state its reasons on the record.

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Claim for payment

The court will not consider any resubmissions after a resubmitted claim is denied.

In no event shall the court consider any additional resubmissions.

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Petition to withdraw as evaluator

An evaluator seeking withdrawal may petition in writing, must show good cause, and must direct the writing to the assigned judicial officer with copies to the parties or attorneys.

Evaluators may petition the court to withdraw from a case, for good cause, in a writing directed to the judicial officer to whom the case has been assigned with copies to the parties/attorneys.

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At issue memorandum

Must include

certificate of service

After the petition, response, and required preliminary disclosures have been filed, a party may file Local Form LF-FAM-100 with proof of service when the case is ready for trial setting.

Once a petition, response and preliminary disclosures pursuant to Family Code section 2104 have been filed by the petition and respondent in any family law case, a party may file an At-Issue Memorandum (Local Form LF-FAM-100) accompanied by a proof of service when the case is at-issue and ready to be set for trial.

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Probate order

Probate orders must state their general effect without requiring reference to the underlying petition.

Probate orders shall be worded so that their general effect may be determined without reference to the petition on which they are based.

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Request for cost reimbursement

A request for cost reimbursement must separately state and describe the advanced cost items.

Where reimbursement for costs incurred is requested by the personal representative or attorney, the cost items advanced by such party must be separately stated and described.

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Confidential guardianship status report

If the annual guardianship report is filed before the hearing, appearance is unnecessary unless the court orders otherwise, and the next annual reporting date is scheduled.

If the report is filed prior to the date for the hearing, no appearance will be necessary unless the court orders otherwise, and the next annual reporting date will be scheduled.

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Petition for juvenile records access

A petition for juvenile-record access must be submitted with one original and two filing copies.

Petitioner shall submit one original and two copies for filing.

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Petition for juvenile records access

If a conformed copy is requested, the petitioner must include the additional copy and a self-addressed stamped envelope.

If a conformed copy is requested, additional copies with a self-addressed stamped envelope shall be included.

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Order after judicial review

After obtaining a disclosure order, the petitioner must present it to the relevant agency, comply with agency rules and procedures, and pay any order-identified record-copying costs.

It is incumbent upon the Petitioner to present the Order to the respective agency and to comply with all agency rules and procedures including but not limited to the payment of any costs associated with the copying of records as identified in the Order.

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Proof of attorney certification

For an out-of-county attorney, certification from the juvenile court in the county of the attorney's principal office is sufficient evidence of competence to appear in this county's dependency proceedings.

In the case of an attorney who maintains his or her principal office outside of this county, proof of certification by the juvenile court of the California county in which the attorney’s principal office is located shall be sufficient evidence of competence to appear in dependency proceedings in this county.

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Discovery motion

For a discovery motion requiring a separate statement, a concise outline of the request and disputed responses may be filed instead without leave of court.

Where a discovery motion requiring a separate statement under CRC 3.1345 is filed, the court permits, without leave of court, that a concise outline of the discovery request and each response in dispute be filed in lieu of the separate statement.

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Discovery motion

The court may require either or both parties to file a separate statement when further information is needed to decide a discovery motion.

Where further information in necessary to make a determination on the discovery motion, the court may request either or both parties to file a separate statement.

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Petition for juvenile records access

Juvenile-records petitions ordinarily are handled without a hearing, but the supervising judge or designee may set one.

Petitions will be handled without a hearing unless the Supervising Judge of the Juvenile Court or his/her designee sets one.