Siskiyou Superior Court Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICAL

Contested ex parte matters or matters requiring appearances require prior judicial-officer approval and must be scheduled by the calendar clerk as early as possible, no later than noon on the preceding court day unless good cause is shown; the applicant must contact the clerk and give notice.

For ex parte matters that are contested or that require appearances, hearings will be conducted at 1:30 P.M. daily, in the courtroom assigned for hearing by the calendar clerk of the Court, upon prior approval by a judicial officer Such matters must be scheduled for hearing by the calendar clerk as early as possible before the requested hearing, but not later than 12:00 P.M. (noon) of the preceding court day, unless good cause is shown. The applicant is responsible for contacting the calendar clerk to schedule the hearing and for giving notice thereof.

CRITICAL

The Court will not consider ex parte communications unless made as prescribed by applicable rules or law, and applications for ex parte relief must never be made by letter.

The Court will not consider any ex parte communications from counsel or unrepresented parties unless made in the manner prescribed by these Rules, by the California Rules of Court, or by the laws of this State. Applications to the Court for ex parte relief must never be made by letter.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone to clerk

When a case with a trial date settles, attorneys or unrepresented parties must immediately notify the Court, with the plaintiff bearing the primary obligation; telephone notice to the clerk is permitted but must be followed within five days by a confirmation letter copied to all parties.

Whenever a case that has been assigned a trial date settles, the attorneys or unrepresented parties must immediately notify the Court of the settlement. The plaintiff bears the primary obligation to so notify the Court. Notification may be by telephone to the clerk, but, in such case, must be followed within five (5) days by a confirmation letter, copied to all parties.

CRITICAL

Contact

Phone

For an after-hours defense request for bail or O.R., the requesting party must arrange for a Deputy District Attorney to be available by telephone before contacting the Court.

When a defense request for bail or O.R. is made after normal court hours, the requesting party, before contacting the Court, must arrange for the telephone availability of a Deputy District Attorney.

CRITICAL

Conflicted counsel must contact the Criminal Court clerk for re-calendaring as soon as possible and no later than seven calendar days after discovering the conflict.

As soon as possible, and in any event no later than seven (7) calendar days after the Public Defender or a conflict Public Defender has discovered a conflict, conflicted counsel must contact the clerk of the Criminal Court for re-calendaring on the next available court date so that the conflict may be declared and substitute counsel appointed.

CRITICAL

To set a hearing on a probation-term modification, the defendant or counsel must contact the Criminal Court Clerk; the hearing is set before the sentencing bench officer on that officer’s regular calendar.

In any case in which the Court has not lost jurisdiction and the defendant or counsel seeks modification of a term of probation, including a jail term, the defendant or counsel must contact the Clerk of the Criminal Court in order to set a hearing before the bench officer who imposed the sentence with notice to the opposing party. The matter will be set on a regular calendar over which that bench officer presides.

CRITICAL

For a detention hearing scheduled outside the times specified in Rule 11.02.B, the detaining agency must notify the Court’s Calendar Coordinator by 3:00 PM on the preceding court day.

If a juvenile justice detention matter must be heard at any time other than as set forth in this Rule 11.02.B, the detaining agency must give notice to the Court’s Calendar Coordinator by no later than 3:00 PM on the court day before the proposed hearing, so that the Coordinator can reserve a bench officer, a reporter, and security personnel.

INFO

The Criminal Division fax filing number is (530) 572-4015.

Fax filing number for the Criminal Division is (530) 572-4015.

INFO

Contact

Phone

Interested persons may call the Court’s Calendar Coordinator or the Civil/Juvenile Division to confirm the date and time of a calendared juvenile justice matter.

Interested persons can confirm the date and time of a calendared juvenile justice matter by calling the Court’s Calendar Coordinator or the Civil/Juvenile Division.