California Court Accessibility During Covid-19, Aug. 3, 2020 Edition
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Superior Court
July 28, 2020: Update for court connect
July 27, 2020: Requirement for reservations for hearing dates and civil motion filings
San Diego
San Diego County Superior Court
July 31, 2020: Suspension of local rule 4.4.5
July 30, 2020: Jury service dismissed through Aug. 14
July 28, 2020: Suspension of local rule regarding limited civil hearings in certain departments, and certain conferences
Orange County
Aug. 3, 2020: Procedures for Family Court mediation
Aug. 3, 2020: Investigation protocols for Family matters
July 31, 2020: Procedures for remote Civil mandatory settlement conference
Riverside
Riverside County Superior Court
July 29, 2020: Implementation of emergency relief
Sacramento County
Sacramento County Superior Court
Aug. 3, 2020: Phased and limited resetting of trail and settlement conference dates due to Covid-19
July 31, 2020: Court operations and services access
July 28, 2020: Face coverings required
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Superior Court
Aug. 3, 2020: Implementation order for emergency relief
July 29, 2020: Amendment to emergency local rules
Fresno County
July 28, 2020: Face coverings required
Kern County
Aug. 3, 2020: Electronic filing mandatory
San Francisco County
Judicial Council of California
July 29, 2020: Riverside emergency order
July 28, 2020: Emergency order for Colusa court
July 27, 2020: Emergency order for Santa Cruz court
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