Trinity Superior Court Filing Rules

For a parent’s admission or no-contest plea in a juvenile dependency proceeding, counsel must provide the court at the plea with a written Judicial Council waiver form discussed with and completed by the parent or parents.

In-custody criminal complaints must be filed with the Clerk as early as possible and no later than 11:00 a.m. on the defendant’s first-appearance day.

The prosecution should deliver a formal resolution offer to defense counsel before the day of the pretrial conference.

A party who elects not to proceed with an ex parte application must immediately inform the court.

Unusual or out-of-the-ordinary motions must be written, served on opposing counsel, and filed by the final pretrial conference.

An attorney may seek an extension of up to 30 days before the filing period expires by submitting an application with a declaration under penalty of perjury showing good cause.

The court does not accept filings sent directly by fax.

Evaluator reports must be designated confidential in the case management system and may be disclosed only to the listed persons, or to another person by court order for good cause.

A Labor Code section 98.2 notice of appeal is treated as the first paper when determining the filing fee.

Any party may notice a motion to supplement the administrative record or object to documents in it.

A single declaration may not exceed 10 pages, and all pages submitted by or for a parent, including exhibits and attachments, may not total more than 30 pages.

Each petition to appoint a conservator or guardian, its supporting documents, and later-filed documents must be accompanied by an extra copy for the civil division clerk.