Butte Superior Court Filing Rules

A petitioner seeking a default judgment in the specified cases must complete, file, and serve Form FL.030 at least 15 calendar days before judgment submission if the child-related conditions apply.

For a hearing scheduled between February 1 and the filing of the parties’ tax returns, the parties must exchange the listed information and other forms showing income received during the previous year.

The arbitrator must file and serve the Award of Arbitration within five Court days after the hearing.

In appropriate cases, the Court may continue sentencing to allow compliance with Court orders.

Electronic filing is permitted in case types not covered by the mandatory e-filing rule, including criminal, traffic/infraction, and juvenile delinquency matters.

The Clerk will conform up to two copies at filing absent good cause; additional copies are photocopied and charged the standard copy fee.

Depositions, interrogatories, subpoenas of juvenile records, and similar civil discovery in dependency cases require Juvenile Court judge approval on noticed motion.

The specified petition for court approval must use the Judicial Council-prescribed form.

Parties using non-Court-provided equipment must confirm with the Clerk's Office at least 5 court days before use that the equipment works and is compatible with any Court equipment that may also be used.

Mediation statements are limited to five pages.

If the Court is satisfied that disclosure of the detailed information may harm the estate's interest in ongoing litigation, it ordinarily will order the matter sealed until that litigation is resolved or terminated.