San Fernando Valley Bar Association

Effective November 2, the LASC’s Family Law Division will implement a number of changes to courtroom operations, including bench assignments, at the Compton, Whittier, and Stanley Mosk Courthouses. Requests for Temporary Restraining Orders not filed in an existing Family Law case will be randomly assigned. Requests for Temporary Restraining Orders filed in an existing Family Law case will be heard in the assigned home court. All matters currently calendared in the department...s mentioned above shall remain scheduled on the dates and times previously set unless otherwise notified. Counsel and parties are instructed to identify the assigned judicial officer and department beneath the case number on the first page of all documents filed with the clerk. For complete details, please go to https://sfvba.org//10/20-NTA-FAMILY-LAW-CHANGES-ANNOUNCED. See more

PRESIDING JUDGE KEVIN C. BRAZILE AMENDS 2020-GEN-023-00 GENERAL ORDER AND OTHER RECENT ORDERS

The LASC has issued a revised mandatory face mask order that prohibits the use of face masks with valves in all Los Angeles County courthouses. The new Order also requires that face masks be worn beneath face shields except as required by a physician. Children under the age of two are exempt from the Order. Non-exempt individuals who refuse to wear a face mask will be denied courthouse/courtroom entry under revised mandatory face mask order. Persons with a medical condition,... mental health condition, or disability that precludes them from wearing a face mask, are exempt from the Order. Nevertheless, they must take whatever protective measures their condition permits, such as wearing a face shield with a drape on the bottom edge as long as their medical condition allows it. Certain exemptions to the new rule are permitted. For complete details of the new face mask order, please go to https://sfvba.org///20-NTA_GO_Face-Masks_Revised-Order.pdf See more

In an effort to preserve the constitutional right to a speedy trial, the LASC will give priority to criminal trials that were previously continued under a judicial emergency order (Penal Code 1382) in assigning available prospective jurors for either misdemeanor or felony jury trials. At the same time, while most civil trials will be continued until January 2021, all other civil non-jury trials may resume on or after November 16, 2020. For complete details, please go to https://sfvba.org//20-NR-PRESIDING-JUDGE-ISSUES-NEW-GO-100

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Check out the latest Valley Lawyer magazine! Meet David G. Jones, the new President of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, as well as informative articles on democracy in the age of COVID-19, promissory notes and deeds of trust, estate planning for those with special needs dependents, an MCLE on the basics of filing an appeal, and more. Go to https://sfvba.org/valley-lawyer-magazine/

The Los Angeles Superior Court’ Appellate Division has issued a new 2021 calendar of hearing dates for infraction and misdemeanor cases and for limited civil cases. All respective cases will be heard in the Appellate Division courtroom, Department 70, Room 615, at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. For the date schedule, please go to https://sfvba.org//20-NTA-APPELLATE-DIVISION-2021-HEARING-

The Los Angeles Superior Court is making the efiling of non-adoption documents filed by litigants and/or agencies represented by attorneys in Juvenile Dependency mandatory. For complete details, go to https://sfvba.org//20-NTA-MANDATORY-EFILING-FOR-NON-ADOPTI