Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Paralegals & Legal Secretaries Blogs -> Impartial Inc

Paralegals & Legal Secretaries

: Impartial Inc

Important changes to California Rules of Court effective January 1, 1007

By RJ

To access the following list of amendments please visit: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/amendments/jan2007.pdf

Rule 1.21. Service ..................................................... 6
Rule 1.37. Use of forms ...................................................... 6
Rule 1.42. Forms not to be rejected .......................................... 7
Rule 2.150. Authorization for computer-generated or typewritten forms for
proof of service of summons and complaint...................................... 7
Rule 2.893. Appointment of noncertified interpreters in criminal cases and
juvenile delinquency proceedings............................................. 8
Rule 2.1010. Juror motion to set aside sanctions imposed by default............ 9
Chapter 3. Attorneys.............................................................. 10
Rule 3.35. Definition of limited scope representation; application of rules. 10
Rule 3.36. Notice of limited scope representation and application to be
relieved as attorney ....................................................... 10
Rule 3.37. Nondisclosure of attorney assistance in preparation of court
documents .................................................................. 12
Rule 3.51. Method of application and filing of papers ............................ 13
Rule 3.56. Procedure for determining application................................ 13
Rule 3.57. Application granted unless acted on by the court .................... 14
Rule 3.220. Case Cover Sheet..................................................14
Rule 3.300. Notice of Related cases ......................................... 14
Rule 3.403. Action by court.................................................. 19
Rule 3.513. Service of memorandums and declarations............................ 19
Rule 3.521. Petition for coordination......................................... 20
Rule 3.522. Notice of submission of petition for coordination .................... 20
Rule 3.523. Service of notice of submission on party ......................... 21
Rule 3.525. Response in opposition to petition for coordination ................. 21
Rule 3.526. Response in support of petition for coordination .................... 21
Rule 3.867. Confidentiality of complaint procedures, information, and
records......................................................................... 22
Rule 3.874. Appearance at mediation sessions Attendance, participant lists,
and mediation statements........................................................ 22
Rule 3.1182. Monthly reports ............................................. 23
Rule 3.1202. Contents of application.............................................. 24
Rule 3.1354. Written objections to evidence.................................. 24
Rule 3.1590. Announcement of tentative decision, statement of decision, and
judgment........................................................................ 28
Rule 3.2107. Request for court order.......................................... 28
Rule 4.104. Procedures and eligibility criteria for attending traffic violator
school ......................................................................... 29
Rule 4.130. Mental competency proceedings...................................... 31
Rule 4.330. Misdemeanor hate crimes........................................... 35
Rule 4.421. Circumstances in aggravation ...................................... 35
Rule 4.427. Hate crimes...................................................... 36
Rule 5.20. Applicabilitytion of rules......................................... 38
Rule 5.134. Notice of entry of judgment ....................................... 39
Rule 5.225. Education, training, and experience standards for courtappointed
child custody investigators and evaluators Appointment
requirements for child custody evaluators .................................... 39
Rule 5.365. Procedure for consolidation of child support orders ................. 50
Rule 5.375. Procedure for a support obligor to file a motion regarding
mistaken identity ............................................................... 52
Rule 5.501. Preliminary provisions ........................................... 52
Rule 5.518. Court-connected child protection/dependency mediation......... 52
Rule 5.536. General provisions?proceedings held before referees ............ 53
Rule 5.552. Confidentiality of records (§§ 827, 828)......................... 54
Rule 5.570. Petition for modification Request to change court order .......... 55
Rule 5.585. Review by appeal ................................................. 58
Rule 5.595. Review by extraordinary writ?section 300 proceedings......... 59
Rule 5.600. Writ petition after orders setting hearing under section 366.26;
appeal ........................................................................ 59
Rule 5.610. Transfer-out hearing ............................................. 60
Rule 5.630. Restraining orders.............................................. 61
Rule 5.635. Parentage ...................................................62
Rule 5.682. Commencement of jurisdiction hearing?advisement of trial
rights; admission;, no contest;, submission .................................. 64
Rule 5.690. General conduct of disposition hearing......................... 64
Rule 5.695. Orders of the court............................................... 65
Rule 5.710. Six-month review hearing ........................................ 67
Rule 5.710. Six-month review hearing ......................................... 70
Rule 5.715. Twelve-month review hearing...................................... 71
Rule 5.715. Twelve-month review hearing....................................... 74
Rule 5.720. Eighteen-month review hearing ................................... 76
Rule 5.720. Eighteen-month review hearing ................................. 80
Rule 5.725. Selection of permanent plan (§ 366.26) .......................... 82
Rule 5.726. Prospective adoptive parent designation (§ 366.26(n))............. 85
Rule 5.728. Emergency removal (§ 366.26(n)) ...............................86
Rule 5.740. Hearings subsequent to a permanent plan (§§ 366.26, 366.3,
391)........................................................................... 86
Rule 5.785. General conduct of hearing ........................................... 89
Rule 5.810. Reviews, hearings, and permanency planning .......................... 91
Rule 7.101. Use of Judicial Council forms ..................................... 94
Rule 8.18. Documents violating rules not to be filed ............................ 95
Rule 8.25. Service and filing.................................................. 96
Rule 8.32. Address and telephone number of record; notice of change of
address or telephone number .................................................. 96
Rule 8.40. Form of filed documents .............................................. 97
Rule 8.44. Number of copies of filed documents ............................... 98
Rule 8.50. Applications........................................................... 98
Rule 8.60. Extending time .................................................... 99
Rule 8.63. Policies and factors governing extensions of time .................... 100
Rule 8.66. Extending time because of public emergency........................... 101
Rule 8.112. Petition for writ of supersedeas................................. 101
Rule 8.120. Clerk?s transcript ............................................... 101
Rule 8.124. Appendixes instead of clerk?s transcript ......................... 102
Rule 8.130. Reporter?s transcript .............................................. 102
Rule 8.155. Augmenting and correcting the record.......................... 103
Rule 8.160. Sealed records................................................104
Rule 8.160. Sealed records...................................................... 104
Rule 8.204. Contents and form of briefs...................................... 105
Rule 8.216. Appeals in which a party is both appellant and respondent .... 105
Rule 8.224. Transmitting exhibits........................................... 106
Rule 8.240. Calendar preference............................................. 106
Rule 8.252. Judicial notice; findings and evidence on appeal .................... 106
Rule 8.300. Appointment of appellate counsel by the Court of Appeal..... 107
Rule 8.300. Appointment of appellate counsel by the Court of Appeal..... 107
Rule 8.304. Filing the appeal; certificate of probable cause............... 108
Rule 8.308. Time to appeal ..................................................... 108
Rule 8.320. Normal record; exhibits............................................ 110
Rule 8.324. Application in superior court for addition to normal record ... 111
Rule 8.328. Sealed Confidential records....................................... 112
Rule 8.332. Juror-identifying information ..................................... 115
Rule 8.336. Preparing, certifying, and sending the record ............... 115
Rule 8.340. Augmenting or correcting the record in the Court of Appeal . 117
Rule 8.340. Augmenting or correcting the record in the Court of Appeal . 119
Rule 8.360. Briefs by parties and amici curiae ................................. 119
Rule 8.404. Record on appeal ................................................... 120
Rule 8.406. Record in multiple appeals in the same case....................... 121
Rule 8.412. Briefs by parties and amici curiae .................................. 121
Rule 8.416. Appeals from all terminations of parental rights; dependency
appeals in Orange, Imperial, and San Diego Counties ....................... 123
Rule 8.450. Notice of intent to file writ petition to review order setting
hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26...................... 124
Rule 8.452. Writ petition to review order setting hearing under Welfare and
Institutions Code section 366.26 and rule 5.600................................. 125
Rule 8.456. Writ petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.28
and rule 5.600 to review order designating or denying specific placement of a
dependent child after termination of parental rights............................ 126
Rule 8.456. Writ petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.28
and rule 5.600 to review order designating specific placement of a dependent
child after termination of parental rights ..................................... 127
Rule 8.482. Appeal from judgment authorizing conservator to consent to
sterilization of conservatee ............................................... 127
Rule 8.490. Petitions for writ of mandate, certiorari, or prohibition .......... 128
Rule 8.494. Review of Workers? Compensation Appeals Board cases...... 129
Rule 8.500. Petition for review ................................................ 129
Rule 8.504. Form and contents of petition, answer, and reply .................... 130
Rule 8.520. Briefs by parties and amici curiae; judicial notice ................ 131
Rule 8.532. Filing, finality, and modification of decision...................... 132
Rule 8.605. Qualifications of counsel in death penalty appeals and habeas
corpus proceedings............................................................ 133
Rule 8.610. Contents and form of the record.................................... 133
Rule 8.613. Preparing and certifying the record of preliminary proceedings..... 136
Rule 8.616. Preparing the trial record...................................137
Rule 8.619. Certifying the trial record for completeness..................... 137
Rule 8.754. Clerk?s transcript and original papers ........................137
Rule 8.765. Definitions ....................................................138
Rule 8.766. Applications on routine matters ................................139
Rule 8.1105. Publication of appellate opinions ................................. 140
Rule 10.15. Interim Court Facilities Panel.................................. 140
Rule 10.46. Trial Court Presiding Judges Advisory Committee ................ 141
Rule 10.48. Court Executives Advisory Committee.................................141
Chapter 8. Minimum Education Requirements and Expectations.............. 141
Rule 10.451. Judicial branch education ....................................... 141
Rule 10.452. Minimum education requirements and expectations............. 143
Rule 10.461. New Court of Appeal justices ....................................146
Rule 10.462. Trial court judges and subordinate judicial officers.............. 146
Rule 10.463. Trial court executive officers ................................... 151
Rule 10.464. Trial court managers, supervisors, and personnel................. 153
Rule 10.471. Approved providers; approved course criteria ...................... 156
Rule 10.602. Selection and term of presiding judge........................... 158
Rule 10.625. Certain demographic data relating to regular grand jurors ... 159
Rule 10.670. Trial court personnel plans..................................... 161
Rule 10.781. Court-related ADR neutrals..................................... 162
Rule 10.810. Court operations ................................................ 162
Rule 10.815. Fees to be set by the court .................................... 165
Rule 10.820. Acceptance of credit cards by the superior courts................. 166
Standard 3.25. Examination of prospective jurors in civil cases ................ 166
Standard 4.30. Examination of prospective jurors in criminal cases.......... 168
Standard 5.30. Family court matters ........................................ 169
Standard 10.50. Selection of regular grand jury ................................. 173
Rule 10.501 Judicial education .............................................. 174

========================================================

Full post as published by Impartial Inc on February 07, 2007 (boomark / email).