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Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Soldati

Judge • San Joaquin Superior Court

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Document Limits

Attachments
100 pgs
Declaration Attachment
10 pgs
Brief
15 pgs
Attachments
50 pgs

Courtesy Copies

Notice of Remote Appearance, Opposition

Notice of Remote Appearance, Opposition to Remote Proceedings

Petition

  • Upon Filing

Substantive Motion, Trial Document

Adjournments

Court-wide
5Court Daysnotice
1Court Daysnotice

Communication

Court-wide
Email

Clerk

familycourtclerks@sjcourts.org
Email

Clerk

civilcourtclerks@sjcourts.org
Phone

Clerk

Scheduling

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

San Joaquin Superior Court publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 390 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Pretrial statement
    Must include
    statement of facts

    The felony pretrial statement must summarize the case, state the defendant’s maximum exposure, and include any pretrial offer and the defendant’s counteroffer.

  • Applies to
    Extraordinary compensation petition
    Must include
    caption

    An extraordinary-compensation application will not be considered unless the petition and notice of hearing caption and prayer reference the application.

  • Applies to
    Hearing date change application
    Must include
    proposed order

    A written application for a hearing-date change must be accompanied by a proposed order.

Service

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  • Applies to
    Pretrial statement

    The pretrial statement must be served on opposing counsel in every felony case.

  • Applies to
    Jury instructions

    All requested jury instructions must be presented to the trial court and served on opposing counsel at a time deemed appropriate by the court.

  • Defense counsel must also serve a copy of the motion to be relieved on the People.

Filing Timing

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  • The Civil, Appeals & Dependency Clerk’s Office drop box is available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  • Documents placed in the drop box by 4:00 p.m. are deemed filed that day.

  • A document deposited in a court’s drop box up to and including 4:00 p.m. on a court day is deemed filed that day, and a court may establish a noticed later cutoff for same-day filing.

Fees

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  • Proper filing fees may be paid by check, money order, or credit card using the Drop Box Authorization Form.

  • Payment must be secured to the filed documents before drop-box submission, and cash may not be placed in the drop box.

  • Applies to
    Trustee or attorney fees

    Trustee and attorney fees may not be paid until the court fixes them by order, unless the fees qualify as Advance Payments under the rules.

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