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Topic Rule Absentee Ballot ........................................................................................................................ 168B Acting Presiding Judge ..................................................................................................... 158, 170B Additional matters assigned to trial court ...................................................................................359 Adoption of court rules ................................................................................................................112 Affidavit of prejudice ...................................................................................................................305 Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) ...........................................................................................360 Amendment to Rules................................................................................................................. 112B Appellate Division ...................................................................................................................Div. 5 Approval by a majority of judges ................................................................................................172 Arbitration, court-ordered/stipulated ..........................................................................................360 Arbitration, Judicial .....................................................................................................................360 Assignment of judge, managed cases ..........................................................................................303 Assistant Presiding Judge Candidacy ........................................................................................................................157 Duties ...............................................................................................................................154 Election ............................................................................................................................156 Vacancy............................................................................................................................160 Vote ..................................................................................................................................156 Attorneys’ fees .....................................................................................................................366, 368 Attorneys Representing Parties in Dependency Proceedings ......................................................907 Availability of Court Reporter .....................................................................................................190

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Topic Rule Balloting .................................................................................................................... 152, 156, 168B Bar dues (Legal Research Attorneys, Superior Court Commissioners) ......................................234 Briefs, Appellate Division Cases .................................................................................................500 Number of Copies to be Filed ...........................................................................................501 Calculation of allowable attorney fees .................................................................................366, 368 CASA grants ................................................................................................................................906 Capital Cases, Criminal ...............................................................................................................805 Case Management, general (see also Non-managed cases) .....................................................Div. 3 Classification....................................................................................................................301 Collection cases ...............................................................................................................313 Continuances ....................................................................................................................388 Designation of documents................................................................................................314 Disqualification of judge..................................................................................................305 Federal removal ...............................................................................................................392 Issue conference/case management conference ...............................................................317 Joint case management statement ....................................................................................369 Mandatory settlement conference ....................................................................................316 (Continuance, Objection to trial judge conducting, Parties to attend, Plaintiff's counsel's duties, Purpose, Sanctions, Time) Meet and confer statement ...............................................................................................315 Peremptory challenge of judge ........................................................................................305 Re-filing of complaint, prohibition of ..............................................................................309 Sanctions ..........................................................................................................................381 Settlement ........................................................................................................................392 Special Masters ................................................................................................................311 Summary of Required Filings ........................................................................ Div. 3, App. A Suspension of monitoring ................................................................................................392 Uninsured motorist cases .................................................................................................318 Citation and Effect of Rules .........................................................................................................100 Civil Cases $25,000 and Under .................................................................................... Div. 3, Ch. 2 Case Management Conference ................................................................................321, 371 Civil Cases at Issue ..........................................................................................................339 Delay Reduction.......................................................................343, 353, 355, 356, 357, 358 Examination of judgment debtors and third persons .......................................................386 Pretrial conference ...........................................................................................................332 Small Claims ............................................................................................................341, 345 Telephonic Appearances ..................................................................................................373 Civil Mediation Program .............................................................................................................360

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Topic Rule Civil Rules, general ..................................................................................................................Div. 3 Classification of managed cases ..................................................................................................301 Clerk of the Court ........................................................................................................................200 Collection cases (managed cases) ................................................................................................313 Committees, Standing & Special, appointment by Presiding Judge ............................................150 Complaints Concerning Superior Court Commissioners, Referees, and Superior Court Attorneys Serving as Temporary Judges ................................................ Div. 2, Ch. 4 Compromise of claims, general ...................................................................................................372 (Attorney fees, Content of petition, Depository instructions) Conflict of Interest Code & Statement of Economic Interest ......................................................250 Construction defect, designation of .............................................................................................318 Continued motions .......................................................................................................................388 Court Reporter .............................................................................................................................190 Court Rules, adoption of, general ................................................................................................112 Procedure for adoption .................................................................................................. 112B Publication .................................................................................................................... 112C Purpose .......................................................................................................................... 112A Criminal Law, general ..............................................................................................................Div 8 (Jury venire challenge, Noncompliance with rules, PC §995, PC §1538.5, Pretrial motions, Sanctions, Time for hearing, and Misdemeanor cases) Default judgments ........................................................................................................................384 Designation of documents....................................................................................................309, 314 Disqualification of judge (CCP 170.6) ........................................................................................305 Early Neutral Evaluation (ENE), Civil Cases ..............................................................................360 Elections, Presiding Judge and Assistant Presiding Judge ...........................................152, 156,160 Electronic Filing in Civil Cases ...................................................................................................352 Electronic Recording ...................................................................................................................502

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Topic Rule Ex Parte Matters, general (Civil) Assignment of cases .........................................................................................................359 Executive Committee ...................................................................................................................164 Alternates .........................................................................................................................164 Assistant Presiding Judge, ex-officio member of ............................................................154 Election ............................................................................................................164, 166, 168 Meetings ...........................................................................................................................170 Executive Officer/Clerk of the Court, general .............................................................................200 Jury Commissioner, ex officio ...................................................................................... 200B Extensions, court approval required ...........................................................................................388 Family Law, general ................................................................................................................Div. 7 Assignment of Family Law Cases .................................................................................701 Child Custody Evaluations ...........................................................................................703.2 Child Custody Mediation .............................................................................................. 703C Contested Trials and Hearings .........................................................................................709 Counsel for Minor Child ..................................................................................................712 Custody ...........................................................................................................................703 Default Prove-Up Hearings..............................................................................................708 Dissolution by Declaration, Uncontested ......................................................................708 Ex Parte Matters ...............................................................................................................704 Education, Experience and Training Standards for Court Appointed Counsel for Minor Children ................................................................................ 712 Family Centered Case Resolution .................................................................................701.1 Filings (Family Law) ....................................................................................................700.6 Financial Issues ................................................................................................................702 Cash Aid/Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) Disclosure Documentation Income & Expense Declaration Qualified Domestic Retirement Order (QDRO) Temporary Spousal Support Joint Statement of Issues to be Tried .......................................................................707, 709 Judgment ..........................................................................................................................710 Mandatory Settlement Conferences .................................................................................707 Order to Show Cause .......................................................................................................705 Settlement Conference Brief ............................................................................................707 Subject Matter of the Family Law Court .........................................................................700 Domestic matters Enforcement or modification of orders Freedom from parental custody and control Harassment Legal separation Non-marital cases

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Topic Rule Nullity of marriage Panel, subject matter of Support actions Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act Summary Dissolution.......................................................................................................711 Trials, Contested ..............................................................................................................709 Uncontested Dissolutions.................................................................................................708 Uncontested Trials ...........................................................................................................708 Federal Removal ..........................................................................................................................392 Fees, attorneys’ ....................................................................................................................366, 368 Forms and papers, managed cases ...............................................................................................314 Informal Arraignments, Misdemeanors .......................................................................................856 Installment judgments, writ of execution on................................................................................319 Issue conference/case management conference ...........................................................................317 Joint case statement......................................................................................................................317 Judge disqualification (CCP section 170.6) .................................................................................305 Judges' meetings ..........................................................................................................................168 Judgments, general .......................................................................................................................316 Default..............................................................................................................................384 Installment, writ of execution ..........................................................................................319 Jury Panel Venire, out of county seat ................................................................................................361 Juvenile Court Rules ................................................................................................................Div. 9

Jurisdiction, Assignment and Distribution of Cases ...................................................... 900 Rules of Practice ..........................................................................................................900.1 Definitions .................................................................................................................900.1.1 Adoption of Administrative Orders ..........................................................................900.1.2 Adoption of Miscellaneous Orders ...........................................................................900.1.3 Assignment for All Purposes .......................................................................................900.2 Informal Juvenile and Traffic Court ............................................................................900.3 Notice of Pendency of Action ......................................................................................900.4 Unique Person Identifier ..............................................................................................900.5 Person Identifier Cover Sheet ...................................................................................900.5.1 Specialty Collaborative Courts .......................................................................................901 Specialty Collaborative Courts .....................................................................................901.1

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Topic Rule Delinquency Drug Court ..............................................................................................901.2 Dependency Drug Court ..............................................................................................901.3 Teen Boys/Girls Court .................................................................................................901.4 Evidence Code 730 Evaluations .....................................................................................902 Appointment of Evaluator ............................................................................................902.1 Ex Parte Communications ............................................................................................902.2 Confidential Information ................................................................................................903 Exchange of Confidential Information ........................................................................903.1 Procedure for Copying and Inspection .........................................................................903.2 Non-Publication/Dissemination of Juvenile Court Hearings ......................................903.3 Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) ..................................................................904 Court Appointed Special Advocate Appointment .......................................................904.1 Attorneys Representing Parties in Juvenile Court ..........................................................905 Actual Conflict of Interest ............................................................................................905.1 Conflict Panel Appointments .......................................................................................905.2 Appointed Counsel in Dependency Matters ................................................................905.3 Retained Counsel in Dependency Matters ...................................................................905.4 Media and Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in Court .................................906 Media and Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in Court ..............................906.1 Mandatory Settlement Conferences in Juvenile Dependency Proceedings .....................907 Mandatory Settlement Conferences ..............................................................................907.1

Mandatory Arbitration (Civil) ......................................................................................................360 Mandatory Settlement Conferences Family Law ......................................................................................................................707 Managed Cases (Civil) .....................................................................................................316 Media ...........................................................................................................................................180 Meet and Confer - Managed Cases ..............................................................................................315 Meetings of judges, general .........................................................................................................168 Meetings of Executive Committee...............................................................................................170 Minor's Compromise, Petition for ...............................................................................................372 Motions - Capital Cases ...............................................................................................................805 Order to Show Cause (Family Law) ...........................................................................................705 Peremptory Challenge ..................................................................................................................305 Post-trial Motions.........................................................................................................................359

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Topic Rule Practice Rules – Civil ..............................................................................................................Div. 3 Prejudice, Affidavit of .................................................................................................................305 Presiding Judge (see also "Assistant Presiding Judge") ................................................ Div. l, Ch. 2 Committee appointments .................................................................................................150 Candidacy ........................................................................................................................157 Election, nomination, special elections ................................................................. 152, 168B Term, duties .....................................................................................................................150 Vacancy............................................................................................................................160 Privately Compensated Temporary Judges ...............................................................................701.6 Pro tem judges (Temporary Judges) ............................................................................................162 Complaints about performance ........................................................................................244 Probate, general (see each chapter contents) ................................................................ Div. 6, Ch. 1 Accounts, compensation, distributions ......................................................................... Ch. 8 Appointment of personal representatives...................................................................... Ch. 3 Blocked accounts ........................................................................................................ Ch. 13 Conservatorships ......................................................................................................... Ch. 11 Creditors' Claims ........................................................................................................... Ch. 5 Guardianships ............................................................................................................. Ch. 10 Joint tenancies and life estates ...................................................................................... Ch. 9 Miscellaneous petitions ................................................................................................. Ch. 7 Notice requirements (repealed) ..................................................................................... Ch. 2 Referees/inventories and appraisals .............................................................................. Ch. 4 Sales .............................................................................................................................. Ch. 6 Trusts........................................................................................................................... Ch. 12 Referees, complaints against ........................................................................................................244 Re-filing of cases .........................................................................................................................309 Related Cases (Family Law) .....................................................................................................701.5 Request for Court Reporter ..........................................................................................................190 Request for Order and Order to Show Cause (Family Law) .......................................................705 Rules - Adoption and Publication ...............................................................................................112 Rules and Forms Committee Review of rules, policies, procedures ..............................................................................112 Sanctions, managed cases ............................................................................................................381

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Topic Rule Self-represented Litigants (Family Law) ..................................................................................700.5 Seniority of judicial officers, grouping ........................................................................................166 Show Cause, Order to (Family Law) .......................................................................................... 705 Special Master (Civil) ..................................................................................................................311 Subpoena Duces Tecum (Criminal) .............................................................................................806 Telephonic Appearances ..............................................................................................................373 Temporary Judges ........................................................................................................................162 Toxic Pollution (Complex Civil) .................................................................................................318 Trial de Novo, Arbitration cases ..................................................................................................360 Trial Department, all matters to be heard ...................................................................................359 Uninsured Motorist actions ..........................................................................................................318 Voting ..........................................................................................................................................168