View the full General Order RE: Implementation Order Extending Dates For Trials And Preliminary Examinations here. First Legal, your premier litigation support provider.

On July 10, 2020, the Superior Court of Alameda County (Court) extended the stay on execution of writs of possession issued in unlawful detainer matters to August 16, 2020. Subsequently, on July 28, 2020, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to extend the current moratorium on evictions in Alameda County from September 30, 2020, to [...]

Effective September 14, 2020 the Kern County Superior Court’s Court Reporter Availability Policy is modified as follows: For all Kern County Court locations, Court Reporters are provided for Felony Criminal, Juvenile Matters, Limited Family Law Matters for Abandonment, Adoption, Contempt, and Domestic Violence Proceedings, and Limited Probate Matters. There is also a reporter assigned to [...]

View the full Amended General Order RE: Hours of Operation in Courthouse Business Offices here. First Legal, your premier litigation support provider.

The Judicial Council of California voted to end two temporary emergency rules governing evictions and judicial foreclosures, which will stay in effect through midnight on Sept. 1. The proposal was approved 19-1, with council members submitting their votes by circulating order. The Judicial Council originally approved the temporary emergency rules staying eviction and foreclosure proceedings at a [...]

DWC and WCAB Continue to Expand Hearing Options at the District Offices The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) and Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) continue to improve their ability to hold hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The following changes are effective August 17. Updated Hearing Procedures Starting August 17 DWC will continue to hear all [...]

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1. AUTHORITY AND COMPLIANCE This rule governs permissive and mandatory electronic filing and service of documents in the Superior Court of California, County of Yolo as authorized by California Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6 and Rules 2.250 et. Seq. and 5.552 of the California Rules of Court. Unless this rule provides otherwise, parties filing [...]

Pursuant to Government Code §68106, the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, is providing sixty (60) days notice of limited operation days. The majority of the courtrooms and all of the clerk’s offices will be closed to mitigate the impact of employee furlough days on court operations on the following days: September 30, 2020, [...]

Due to the State of California’s $54 billion deficit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Riverside Superior Court will experience a revenue shortfall in Fiscal Year 2020/2021 of $12 million. The Court has taken actions to reduce this deficit by closing some courthouses, freezing vacant staff positions, reducing operating costs, and implementing some [...]