SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF MARIN

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §68115 AND OTHER ORDERS BY CHAIR OF JUDICIAL COUNCIL

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 20-06
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §68115 AND OTHER ORDERS BY CHAIR OF JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, on March 16, 2020 and March 17, 2020, the Court issued Administrative Orders 20-04 and 20-05. Since those orders were issued, the epidemic has worsened. The President of the United States, the Governor of California, the California Judicial Council and the Chief Justice have all issued orders that recognize the need to protect the health and safety of the public and court personnel. Pursuant to the authority granted under Government Code section 68115, issued in response to the renewed request for an emergency order made by the Superior Court of Mann County ("Court"), the March 30, 2020 Order ("Order") of Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council of California, and based on the Court's inherent authority to control its own calendars and the Presiding Judge's duty to take into account the needs of the public and the Court as they relate to the efficient and effective management of the Court's calendar (California Rules of Court, rule 10.603(c)), this Court HEREBY FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:

Order -
1. This Administrative Order 20-06 supplements Administrative Order 20-05 and Administrative Order 20-04. Except as specifically modified herein, Administrative Order 20-05 and Administrative Order 20-4 remain in full force and effect;
2. The Marin County Superior Court will remain closed for all non-essential matters until 11:59 p.m. on May 29, 2020;
3. During the above time period, all courtrooms and clerk's offices will remain closed, except the following will be open to hear essential matters only:
· One Criminal courtroom that will address in custody arraignments and matters where statutory time is not waived;
· One Family Law and Civil courtroom for all types of emergency restraining orders (including CLETS Temporary Restraining Orders), ex parte applications and other essential orders; and
· One Juvenile delinquency and dependency courtroom.
Pursuant to paragraph 4 below, when possible, all matters shall proceed by use of remote technology. Personal appearance by litigants, counsel and witnesses is prohibited unless specifically authorized by any judge of the Court. Please check the Court's website for updates and instructions about how to remotely appear;
4. Any judge of the Court is hereby authorized to make use of available technology, when possible, to conduct judicial proceedings and court operations remotely, in order to protect the health and safety of the public, court personnel, judicial officers, litigants, and witnesses. This includes the use of video, audio, and telephonic means for remote appearances, reporting, and interpreting in judicial proceedings, and the electronic exchange and authentication of documentary evidence. Any rule in the California Rules of Court to the extent such rule would prevent a court from using technology to conduct judicial proceedings and court operations remotely is suspended (March 30, 2020 Statewide Emergency Order by Chief Justice, paragraph C);
5. Consistent with the Governor of California's March 27, 2020 Executive Order N-38-20, related statutes that impose limitations on the subject of these emergency orders are suspended.
6. The time periods provided in sections 583.310 and 583.320 of the Code of Civil Procedure to bring an action to trial are extended for 60 days from the last date on which the statutory deadline otherwise would have expired (March 30, 2020 Statewide Emergency Order by Chief Justice, paragraph A4);
7. All Criminal time waived hearings, trials and other matters currently set from the date of this order until May 29, 2020, inclusive, will be continued eight weeks out from the date the matter is currently set;
8. All motion deadlines and motion response deadlines in non-essential Criminal matters from the date of this order until May 29, 2020, inclusive, will be continued eight weeks out from the current deadline;
9. All Traffic matters currently set from the date of this order until May 29, 2020, inclusive, will be continued eight weeks out from the date the matter is currently set;
10. All Civil, Small Claims and Family Law hearings, trials, case management conferences, settlement conferences and other matters currently set from the date of this order until May 29, 2020, inclusive, will be continued eight weeks out from the date the matter is currently set;
11. All Family Law Case Progress Conferences (including the Self Represented Litigants' calendar) currently set from the date of this order until May 29, 2020, inclusive, will be continued eight weeks out from the date the matter is currently set;
12. Department of Child Support Services matters currently set from the date of this order until May 29, 2020, inclusive, will be continued eight weeks out from the date the matter is currently set;
13. All Probate matters currently set from the date of this order until May 29, 2020, inclusive, will be continued eight weeks out from the date the matter is currently set;
14. All special and temporary letters issued in estates, guardianships/conservatorships (of the person and the estate) which would otherwise expire during the period of March 16, 2020 to May 29, 2020, inclusive, are hereby extended to June 1, 2020, or until further order of the Court;
15. All maters on the mental health LPS calendar currently set from the date of this order until May 29, 2020, inclusive, will be continued eight weeks out from the date the matter is currently set. Any LPS conservatorship scheduled to expire during this period shall be extended to the next hearing date;
16. The Self-Help Office will be physically closed, but help is accessible by email and phone;
17. For purposes of computing time for filing papers under Code of Civil Procedure §§12 and 12a, March 30, 2020 to April 28, 2020, inclusive are deemed holidays (Gov. Code §68115(a)(4));
18. For purposes of computing time under Penal Code section 825, and Welfare and Institutions Code sections 313, 315, 334, 631, 632, 637, and 657, April 4, 2020 through April 28, 2020, inclusive are deemed a holiday (Gov. Code, § 68115(a)(5));
19. Any judge of the Court may extend the duration of any restraining order that would otherwise expire on or before April 28, 2020 by not more than 30 days (Gov. Code §68115(a)(7));
20. Any judge of the Court may extend the time period provided in section 825 of the Penal Code within which a defendant charged with a felony offense must be taken before a magistrate from 48 hours to not more than 7 days (March 30, 2020 Statewide Emergency Order by Chief Justice, paragraph A2);
21. Any judge of the Court may extend the time period provided in section 859b of the Penal Code for the holding of a preliminary examination and the defendant's right to release from 10 court days to not more than 30 court days (March 30, 2020 Statewide Emergency Order by Chief Justice, paragraph Al);
22. Any judge of the Court may extend the time period provided in section 1382 of the Penal Code for the holding of a criminal trial by no more than 60 days from the last date on which
the statutory deadline otherwise would have expired (March 30, 2020 Statewide Emergency Order by Chief Justice, paragraph A3);
23. There shall be no jury trials through May 22, 2020, inclusive. The last day for trial shall be calculated pursuant to the above paragraphs;
24. Any judge of the Court may extend the time period provided in section 313 of the Welfare and Institutions Code within which a minor taken into custody pending dependency proceedings must be released from custody to not more than 7 days, applicable only to minors for whom the statutory deadline otherwise would expire from April 4, 2020 through April 28, 2020, inclusive (Gov. Code, § 68115(a)(11));
25. Any judge of the Court may extend the time period provided in section 315 of the Welfare and Institutions Code within which a minor taken into custody pending dependency proceedings must be given a detention hearing to not more than 7 days, applicable only to minors for whom the statutory deadline otherwise would expire from April 4, 2020 through April 28, 2020, inclusive (Gov. Code, § 68115(a)(11));
26. Any judge of the Court may extend the time periods provided in sections 632 and 637 of the Welfare and Institutions Code within which a minor taken into custody pending wardship proceedings and charged with a felony must be given a detention hearing or rehearing to not more than 7 days, applicable only to minors for whom the statutory deadline otherwise would expire from April 4, 2020 through April 28, 2020, inclusive (Gov. Code, § 68115(a)(11));
27. Any judge of the Court may extend the time period provided in section 334 of the Welfare and Institutions Code within which a hearing on a juvenile dependency petition must be held by not more than 15 days, applicable only to minors for whom the statutory deadline otherwise would expire from April 4, 2020 through April 28, 2020, inclusive (Gov. Code, § 68115(a)(12)); and
28. My judge of the Court may extend the time period provided in section 657 of the Welfare and Institutions Code within which a hearing on a wardship petition for a minor charged with a felony offense must be held by not more than 15 days, applicable only to minors for whom the statutory deadline otherwise would expire from April 5, 2020 through April 28, 2020, inclusive (Gov. Code, § 68115(a)(12)).
IT IS SO ORDERED.

ANDREW E. SWEET
Presiding Judge

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