Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Laura L. Krieg

Judge • Tuolumne Superior Court

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Memorandum
15 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Proposed Jury Instructions, Witness List, Proposed Voir Dire Questions

  • 2 copies • At Least One Court Day Before Trial

Adjournments

Court-wide
5Court Daysnotice
Reason For Request

Communication

Court-wide
Phone
(209) 588-2382
Phone

Clerk

Scheduling

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Tuolumne Superior Court publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 304 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Order for disbursement of funds

    An order disbursing funds from a Court trust account must state the authority for release, deposit date, warrant amount, and known current payee name and address.

  • Applies to
    Court reporter services request

    A party requesting Court reporter services for a civil matter must file the request under California Rules of Court, rule 2.956, using local form TUO-CS-150.

  • Applies to
    Stipulated continuance request
    Must include
    proposed order

    A stipulated continuance request must include a proposed order for the Court’s signature.

Service

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  • Deadline
    1 court days

    To appear for oral argument, notify opposing counsel by 4:00 p.m. on the court day before the hearing.

  • At filing, the clerk appends a document stating the first CMC’s date, time, and place; the CMC is set approximately 120 days after filing, and the filing party must serve notice on all other parties.

  • Cross-complainants must serve cross-defendants with the initial delay-reduction setting document and notice of any other pending CMC date.

Filing Timing

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  • Deadline
    10 court days

    For civil trials, the request must be filed no later than 10 court days before trial begins.

  • An applicant seeking ex parte relief must file moving papers before the hearing.

  • Deadline
    15 calendar days

    Each party must file and serve a completed case management statement using the mandatory Judicial Council form no later than 15 calendar days before the scheduled CMC.

Adjournments

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  • Requests to continue criminal trials must comply with Penal Code section 1050.

  • Continuance requests or motions are discouraged and will be granted only on a showing of good cause.

  • Stipulated continuance requests for jury, bench, and short-cause trials outside Delay Reduction Cases must be made in writing to the Court.

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