The Solano County Superior Courtroom is closely monitoring the COVID-xix situation and is in routine communication with the California Judicial Council and Solano County officials.

Authority for Emergency Operations

On March xviii, 2020, the Solano Canton Health Officer issued a shelter in place club effective through Apr 7, 2020. This order has been extended twice past the Solano County Health Officer and is now constructive through May 17, 2020. To promote the wellness and welfare of citizens, the lodge directs all individuals living in Solano County to shelter at their place of residence except to provide or receive certain essential services. The order further directs business and governmental agencies to cease non-essential activities and non-essential gatherings.

On March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Lodge N-33-20 ordering all individuals in the State of California to stay at home or their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors. Executive Club N-33-20 is in effect until farther notice.

On March 17, 30, and April 29, 2020, the Master Justice granted the Court'southward request for an gild authorizing emergency operations. The electric current gild authorizes emergency operations through May 28, 2020.

On March 23 and 30, 2020, the Primary Justice issued statewide emergency orders. Provisions of these orders include the delegation of authority to trial courts to found rules necessary to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to take effect immediately. The Judicial Council issued Emergency Rules 1-13 (adopted Apr 6, amended April 17 and 20, 2020.) These rules are supplemented by Circulating Orders CO-twenty-06 and CO-20-07.

Reduction of Operations

Effective March 20, 2020, to focus on public safety, and ensure access to essential court services, the court reduced operations. These orders are extended to May 28, 2020. The Presiding Judge has authorized each courtroom partition to implement emergency operations as appropriate for that specific division.

Express operations are restricted to processing and hearing essential matters that are required to comply with an individual'due south ramble rights, to address exigent requests for
emergency relief and/or to protect the health and safety of the public. These operations are as follows:

  1. Filings. Filings in Fairfield and Vallejo courthouses volition be accepted via the drop-box. The clerk's offices will not be open for in-person processing. All filings volition be stamped received on the engagement received. Filings will be prioritized for processing by the clerk's office pursuant to the criteria and directions of the Presiding Guess and/or Supervising Judges from each segmentation.
  2. Time-Waived Criminal Cases. All-time waived felony and misdemeanor arraignments, hearings, and courtroom appearances in both the Vallejo and Fairfield courthouses are connected 8 weeks from their electric current appointment unless the parties are otherwise notified. This shall continue until further order of the Court.
  3. No-Time-Waiver Criminal Cases. All no-time waived felony and misdemeanor hearings and court appearances in both the Vallejo and Fairfield courthouses volition be heard in the Fairfield courthouse on the date shortly set until farther club of the Courtroom.
  4. Jury Trials. By order of the Chief Justice, all jury trials may be continued for 90 days. Jurors who accept received summons should follow the reporting instructions for updates regarding your jury service.
  5. Traffic and Infractions. All non-traffic infraction and traffic infraction matters will be continued until further order of the Court. The court will provide notice of the continued hearing engagement.
  6. Juvenile Delinquency and Dependency. All juvenile delinquency and dependency detentions, arraignments, and other hearings will remain every bit scheduled unless the parties are notified non to appear or the parties have an approved stipulation or order for continuance.
  7. Emergency Relief, Domestic Violence, Ceremonious Harassment, Elder Corruption. The Court volition continue to procedure requests for Temporary Restraining Orders, including domestic violence, civil harassment and elderberry corruption orders, and requests for emergency relief in Civil and Probate matters. DVTRO, ceremonious harassment, elderberry abuse, and gun restraining guild hearings currently scheduled volition remain as scheduled unless case-specific arrangements are made with the section. Parties are encouraged to appear via CourtCall or to electronic mail the Family Police Segmentation at familydivision@solano.courts.ca.gov to request culling arrangements to appear by phone or remotely.
  8. Family Police. Commencing May 4, 2020, and continuing through May 28, 2020, the court will hear a express number of matters regarding custody and parenting fourth dimension equally currently scheduled. Parties are encouraged to appear via CourtCall or to contact the department to make alternative arrangements to avoid personally appearing. If applicable, parties may be contacted by Family Court Services to attend pre-hearing Child Custody Recommending Counseling ("CCRC") via phone conference in these matters. Additionally, the court may hear settlement conferences every bit currently scheduled via Zoom or conference call. Parties and counsel may stipulate to schedule a instance direction or settlement briefing meeting with the assigned judicial officer via Zoom or conference telephone call to exist scheduled directly through each department'due south judicial assistant; matters assigned to Department 10 volition be scheduled on a rotating basis. All other family unit constabulary matters will be postponed past written notice provided past the court. The court will keep to process requests for emergency family law orders on an ex parte basis for emergencies equally defined in California Rules of Court, Rule 5.151. True defaults will not be processed during the menses of emergency operations until 10 courtroom days after any menses in which the Land Health Officer has lifted the order to shelter in identify; notwithstanding, the court will process defaults with an agreement every bit staff resources are available.
  9. Temporary Guardianships, Probate Conservatorships. Effective May ane, 2020, messages establishing temporary guardianships and temporary probate conservatorships of the person and/or manor are extended 28 days. All hearings related to guardianships and probate conservatorships will be postponed with written notice provided past the court.
  10. LPS Conservatorships. Constructive May 1, 2020, LPS conservatorships are extended 28 days until May 28, 2020, unless otherwise specifically ordered. Currently, calendar cases will remain on the calendar and will be heard through remote proceedings via Zoom unless otherwise ordered past the assigned courtroom. Parties and litigants shall ensure the court has current contact information including phone numbers and email addresses. Please refer to the Standing Order regarding Remote Proceedings for additional data. The court will continue to process LPS writs and ex parts requests for emergency relief. No jury trials volition exist conducted. All LPS cases have been reassigned to Department 12, the Honorable Christine Carringer.
  11. Probate and Probate Messages of Special Assistants. Effective April three, 2020, letters of special administration establishing special powers in probate matters were extended 60 days. (Meet MISC 002721 Continuing Social club re Probate, LPS and Guardianship Matters During Emergency Operations) All probate cases (with the exception of probate conservatorships) will remain on agenda and will exist heard through remote proceedings via Zoom unless otherwise specifically ordered past the assigned court. Cases in which required publication has been completed volition as well remain on calendar in the physical courtroom; however, parties shall appear remotely through Zoom, telephone briefing call, or CourtCall. Parties should continue to review the posted pre-grant rulings. The courtroom will proceed to procedure exigent requests for emergency probate orders on an ex parte basis if good cause exists. (See MISC 002721 Amended Standing Order Regarding Probate Matters During Emergency Operations.)
  12. DCSS. All cases involving the Department of Child Support Services ("DCSS") scheduled betwixt May four, 2020, and May 28, 2020, will be postponed. DCSS will provide detect of the continued hearing date.
  13. Self-Assistance Middle. The Cocky-Assistance Heart is not open for in-person assistance. Requests for assist may be fabricated by email to flf@solano.courts.ca.gov. Additional self-help resources may be constitute on the California Judicial Quango's website at world wide web.courts.ca.gov.
  14. Small-scale Claims. Modest claims hearings scheduled between May 1 and May 28, 2020, are postponed. The court will notify the plaintiff and any served defendant for whom the court has received contact data of the continued hearing date. Hearings on new small claims filings will not be scheduled to occur during the menstruum of emergency operations. (Meet MISC 002719 Standing Order Postponing Small Claims Hearings and Trial Setting)
  15. Unlawful detainer. Unlawful detainer cases scheduled betwixt March 20 and May 28, 2020, are postponed. Pursuant to Emergency Rule 1 adopted April half dozen, 2020, no summons may be issued in any unlawful detainer matter until the rule sunsets or is repealed, unless the case is necessary to protect public wellness and safe. Parties seeking the issuance of a UD summons on the basis that information technology is necessary to protect public health and safety may asking a screening of the UD complaint by submitting an ex parte application to the Supervising Civil Judge. UD cases in which summons were previously issued and UD trials that were previously connected will not be reset to be heard during the menses of emergency operations. The court will provide notice to the parties of any connected move and trial date. Defaults will not exist candy until ten court days after any period in which the Land Health Officer has lifted the order to shelter in place. Pending writs of possession will be processed immediately post-obit termination of the order to shelter in place past the Land Health Officer. (See MISC 002718 Amended Standing Order Regarding Unlawful Detainer Trials and Processing of Defaults and Writs of Possession During Emergency Operations; Meet Emergency Rule 1.)
  16. Civil. Unless otherwise specifically ordered by the assigned section, civil matters scheduled between May 1 and May 28, 2020, will be heard through remote proceedings via Zoom, telephone conference call, or CourtCall. Each department will initiate remote court appearances through Zoom by an emailed appointment to the email accost of the attorney of record which volition besides contain a telephone briefing call number. Data on how to admission CourtCall is on the chief court website. Departments will hear all scheduled case management proceedings and law and motion. Courtroom trials that exceed a ii-60 minutes estimate volition be continued merely parties should announced at the scheduled Zoom hearing engagement to reset the trial date. Each department volition determine whether a court trial of less than 2 hours may keep via remote proceedings on a case-by-case basis and at the discretion of the judicial officer. Delight refer to the Standing Club regarding Remote Proceedings for additional information on remote proceedings. Defaults in civil matters will not exist processed until x court days after any period in which the State Health Officer has lifted the order to shelter in place. Cases in which required publication has been completed will also remain on calendar in the physical courtroom; however, parties shall appear remotely through Zoom, telephone conference call, or CourtCall. Interested persons may continue to appear in the physical courtroom or asking to be added to a Zoom remote court date past contacting the assigned department or courtoutreach@solano.courts.ca.gov. The court volition continue to procedure exigent requests for ex parte relief if good cause exists. (See MISC 002720 Amended Standing Order Regarding Civil Matters During Emergency Operations.)

Public Access to Remote Court Proceedings. Remote Court proceedings are public proceedings. Members of the public, the media, professional person journalists, or interested persons may request to be included in a fully virtual remote court proceeding. Such a request should be made at least one day in accelerate to let sufficient fourth dimension to administer the request. Requests to join a remote proceeding should be submitted past east-mail to courtoutreach@solano.courts.ca.gov. Interested parties may check the court website to view all public calendars to determine which matters are being heard remotely.

Designated Courtrooms. Due to court closures, personnel, and facility needs, hearings may be reassigned to alternative courtrooms. Please consult the electronic bulletin boards and follow any posted notices.

The Court will continue to monitor the evolving situation and will update this notice as circumstances warrant. Any revised orders will be posted on the Courtroom's website at world wide web.solano.courts.ca.gov.

To ensure accurate notice of continued hearing dates, it is the responsibleness of the parties and/or their attorneys to ensure that the court has current contact data including accurate mailing address, email address, and telephone number. Updated contact information may be mailed to each division depending upon the type of case.

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