Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Proposed Jury Instructions, Witness List, Proposed Voir Dire Questions
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These 304 rules apply across Tuolumne Superior Court. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
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.
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.
A stipulated continuance request must include a proposed order for the Court’s signature.
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.
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.
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.
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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Defendant must answer within 10 days after the demurrer was overruled.
Defendant must answer within 10 days after the demurrer was overruled.
