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Rule 1.1.8 Court Attire No person shall appear in court without a shirt, or barefoot, or wearing a tank top. Bailiffs of the court are to remove any person violating this rule. This rule does not limit any judge from prescribing appropriate attire in the courtroom.
Rule 1.1.13 Attorney’s Duty to Comply with Calendar An attorney shall not accept representation of a client if the attorney does not have sufficient time to adequately prepare before the next scheduled court appearance, and shall comply with all applicable case disposition standards unless otherwise ordered by the court.
Rule 2.1.3 Tracking Cases All pending cases shall be calendared for a future event. No pending case shall go off the calendar without a future event being set.
Rule 2.1.15 Signatures on Orders It is the policy of the court not to sign orders or judgments unless some portion of the text of the order or judgment appears on the page to which the judicial officer’s signature is affixed so that the connection between the signature page and the remainder of the order or judgment is apparent.
Rule 2.2.6 Appendix of Authorities If a party cites out-of-state cases, statutes or rules, or authority cited through a “Lexis” or “Westlaw” citation, a copy of each authority shall be lodged in a separately bound appendix of authorities, and each authority shall be tabbed and indexed as an exhibit as required by California Rules of Court, rule 3.1110(f).
Rules 3.1.14 Defendant’s Clothing The attorney representing a defendant in the custody of the Sheriff in a criminal matter shall make timely and appropriate arrangements to ensure that the defendant is suitably dressed for trial before the case is assigned to a trial department.
Rules 4.2.1 Three Judge Panel All infractions, misdemeanors, and limited civil case appeals are decided by a majority of a three (3) judge panel of the Appellate Division.
Rules 5.2.10 County Prisoners If a prisoner in a Fresno County Detention Facility is a party, the attorney for either the prisoner or opposing party shall notify the bailiff of the Family Law Department/Family Support Department of this fact by 12 noon on the day before the hearing. The notification should be in writing, if possible, giving the full name and birth date of the prisoner and the title and case number of the matter, so that the prisoner may be present at the hearing.
5.2.12 Photocopies in Court File If photocopies of forms adopted by the Judicial Council are illegible or the reverse side is photocopied upside down, they may not be accepted for filing.
5.4.1 Minimum Child Support Waiver All stipulations to a child support amount that deviates from the amount established by the statewide uniform guideline calculation, except where either of the parties or children is receiving public assistance, shall include a signed Family Code § 4065 Waiver.
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