Shasta Superior Court Filing Rules

For a discovery motion requiring a separate statement, a concise outline of the request and disputed responses may be filed instead without leave of court.

Plaintiffs must serve all named defendants with the LF-CIV-100 and file proof of service within 60 days after filing the complaint.

Criminal complaints charging out-of-custody defendants must be filed with the Clerk no later than two days before the defendant’s first appearance.

An original environmental document may be lodged in the administrative record only if exact copies are provided to all parties.

A settlement conference may not be continued unless actual good cause is shown.

Search warrants must be submitted electronically for judicial consideration unless the judge directs otherwise.

In conservatorship proceedings, the court decides after the investigator's report whether to collect, waive, or defer the investigation fee.

Prompt telephone notice of an impending objection must be provided to the judicial assistant at (530) 225-5116 so the objection receives proper consideration.

After the hearing, the evaluator's report must be placed in a confidential envelope in the court file and disclosed only to the expressly authorized persons.

Each administrative-record volume is limited to 300 pages and must be numerically tabbed by document number.