Judge Kristi Culver Kapetan

Applies to

Blocked account withdrawal application

Withdrawals from a blocked account may be requested by ex parte application using the appropriate Judicial Council form.

Applies to

Letters of appointment

After termination of the conservatorship of the estate, new Letters issue only for the conservatorship of the person.

Applies to

Judgment

A judgment is required in the uncontested-judgment documents.

A citation with an error on its face will not be entered until the issuing agency submits a corrected citation.

An incomplete citation filing is stricken if the issuing agency does not provide a corrected citation within six months after the citation is returned.

A citation reported as erroneous after entry remains incomplete until the issuing agency provides a corrected citation.

Deadline

5 court days

Applies to

Settlement conference statement

Each party must submit and serve a settlement conference statement in pleading or letter form, preferably ten days before the conference and no later than five court days before it.

Deadline

2 court days

Applies to

Opposition

Service

Personal service

The People's written response to a preliminary-hearing suppression motion must be filed and personally served on the self-represented defendant or counsel of record at least two court days before the hearing.

The Clerk issues the case-management notice when the complaint is filed, setting a conference at least 120 days after filing, and plaintiff must serve the notice on each defendant with the summons and complaint.

Court staff may grant one 90-day continuance for the initial payment of traffic fines, one 90-day continuance after monthly payments are established, and one request to change the monthly due date; requests exceeding 90 days must be made to a judicial officer in writing or through a personal appearance.

Defendants have 60 days to complete traffic school, and court staff may grant one 90-day continuance for completion.

A party obtaining a continuance must notify all parties who received hearing notice by the close of business the day before the hearing and may be responsible for costs caused by unnecessary appearances when notice is not given.