Covid 19 & the Court System

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Please take good care of yourself and follow the outbreak directives of our federal, state, and local leadership. We will continue to have your back throughout this crisis.

Yours,
Elizabeth Latimer
Denver Latimer
Kevin Sears
Dennis Latimer

Suspension of all Jury Trials in California Superior Courts for 60 Days - March 23rd, 2020

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye just issued a statewide order suspending all jury trials in California's superior courts for 60 days and allowing courts to immediately adopt new rules to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her order includes the following directives:

All jury trials are suspended and continued for 60 days. Courts may conduct a trial at an earlier date upon finding of good cause shown or through use of remote technology when appropriate.
Time periods to begin criminal and civil trials is extended for 60 days, though courts may conduct trials earlier upon finding of good cause or through remote technology when appropriate.
Superior courts are authorized to adopt any proposed rules or rule amendment that is intended to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to take effect immediately, without advance circulation for 45 days of public comment. A court adopting any such rule change must immediately distribute the new or amended rule, and no litigant’s substantive rights shall be prejudiced for failing to comply with the requirements of a new or amended rule until at least 20 days after the rule change has been distributed.

See the full order here.