Judge Catherine A. Rayhill

Applies to

Guardianship termination petition

A copy of every petition to terminate a guardianship must be provided to the Probate Investigator.

The written objections must be served on the other party within five court days after the notice of assignment.

An attorney requesting an exemption must be served in paper form until the court rules on the request.

Objections to an evaluator's withdrawal request must be filed with the court and served on specified participants within five court days after receipt of the withdrawal notice.

An electronically filed document submitted before midnight on a court day is deemed filed that day.

Electronic filing occurs when the court receives the document and creates a receipt confirmation.

Applies to

Evaluator withdrawal declaration

An evaluator's request to withdraw must be made by filing a written declaration signed under penalty of perjury that shows good cause.

Applies to

Civil complaint

Every new civil complaint must include the Notice of Case Management Conference form.

Applies to

Request for exemption from mandatory electronic filing and service

Must include

proposed order

An attorney seeking an electronic filing and service exemption must file Judicial Council Form EFS-007 with a proposed order in Form EFS-008 and serve all parties.

Particles electronically filing and serving documents must comply with California statutory and court-rule electronic filing and service requirements unless this rule states otherwise.

Applies to

All documents

Electronic filing and service are mandatory for documents in civil, probate, and family law cases, except when personal service is legally required and for ex parte applications.

Applies to

Juvenile dependency case documents

All juvenile dependency case documents other than the initial accusatory pleading must be filed and served electronically.