Madera Superior Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Format

PDF

Every electronically filed document must be a text-searchable OCR PDF complying with the referenced general-format, electronic-exhibit, and bookmark requirements.

6.1.4 Format of Electronically Filed Documents. All documents electronically filed with the Court shall be in a text searchable Portable Document Format (PDF), i.e. containing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, and must adhere to the requirements for general format as required in California Rules of Court, rules 2.256 and 3.1110, including those related to electronic exhibits and bookmarks. (Effective 1/1/22)

CRITICAL

In a CEQA petition case, the administrative record must comply with California Rules of Court 3.2200–3.2208 and include one unalterable electronic copy and one paper copy.

For CEQA petition cases the format of the administrative record must comply with California Rules of Court, rules 3.2200 through 3.2208. The party lodging the administrative record must submit one (1) copy of the administrative record, contained on a CD-ROM, DVD, or other electronic format, in a manner that cannot be altered, and one (1) copy of the administrative record in paper format.

CRITICAL

In an administrative mandamus matter, an administrative record exceeding 100 pages requires one unalterable copy on CD-ROM, DVD, or another electronic format.

If a record in an administrative mandamus matter exceeds 100 pages in length, the party lodging the administrative record must submit one (1) copy of the administrative record, contained on a CD-ROM, DVD, or other electronic format, in a manner that cannot be altered.

CRITICAL

Proposed instructions must not identify the submitting party, and any offering-party statement and authority citations must appear on a separate sheet.

Instructions shall not indicate which party submitted the instructions except in a code (prescribed by the Court) which does not readily disclose the identity of the submitting party. Any statement of the party offering an instruction, and citations of authority offered shall be on a separate sheet.

WARNING

Any hyperlink included in a filing must be active, and the Court recommends formatting it in the standard citation format prescribed by California Rules of Court rule 1.200.

6.1.5 Hyperlinks. If a party or attorney elects to include hyperlinks in a filing, the hyperlink shall be active and should be formatted to standard citation format as provided in California Rules of Court, rule 1.200. (Effective 1/1/22)