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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 22:24:07+00:00

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All misdemeanor and felony matters arising within Campbell, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, San José, Santa Clara, Saratoga and adjacent unincorporated areas are filed and heard in this courthouse, except misdemeanor narcotic/drug offenses which shall be filed and heard at the Family Justice Center Courthouse.
The Felony Master Trial Calendar shall be called at 8:30 a.m. on Monday each week or as designated by the Supervising Judge - Criminal and shall consist of non-family violence felony matters set for trial. If Monday is a court holiday, this calendar shall be called on Tuesday.
No probation violation, sentencing, misdemeanor, or pre- information/indictment felony matters shall be set on the Master Trial Calendar without authorization of the Supervising Judge – Criminal.
a. The representatives of the law offices mentioned above shall notify the Supervising Judge – Criminal of the status of the attorneys and cases of their offices. Trial counsel shall communicate detailed information regarding status to their representatives in advance of the conference.
b. Privately retained counsel shall provide the Criminal Calendar Secretary detailed information regarding their trial readiness by telephone or email no later than 3:30 p.m. on the court day preceding the Readiness Conference.
All motions to continue matters on the Master Trial Calendar shall be heard by the Supervising Judge – Criminal on the After- Arraignment Calendar or otherwise at the discretion of the Supervising Judge – Criminal. Motions to continue brought in a trial department shall immediately be sent back to the Supervising Judge – Criminal for hearing.
The Felony Arraignment on Information/Indictment Calendar shall be called on Monday at 1:30 p.m. and shall consist of non-family violence felony matters. If Monday is a court holiday, this calendar shall be called on Tuesday.
No probation violation, sentencing, misdemeanor, or pre- information/indictment felony matters shall be set on the Arraignment on Information/Indictment Calendar without authorization of the Supervising Judge – Criminal.
Pursuant to Penal Code § 987.1, counsel who represented a defendant at the preliminary examination or at the time the defendant was otherwise held to answer shall appear with the defendant at the time of arraignment on the information. Any request to be relieved as attorney of record should be made at this appearance. An attorney seeking to be relieved shall bring with him or her all previously received discovery material, or otherwise be prepared to deliver such material forthwith to new counsel, or to the court, upon the substitution of counsel.
A plea of not guilty must be entered if a defendant represented by counsel fails to plead or demur.
b. Filing and service of motions and responses and hearing thereon.
2.2(j)). This calendar will be heard in Department 24 every Wednesday at 1:35 p.m. or at such other time as designated by the Supervising Judge - Criminal.
In requesting and setting court dates, the parties and the court shall be mindful of the felony case processing time goals set forth in the Standards for Judicial Administration.
The Felony After-Arraignment Calendar shall be called at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday or at such other time as designated by the Supervising Judge - Criminal and shall consist of non-family violence felony matters, including post-indictment/preliminary hearing bail motions.
No probation violation, sentencing, misdemeanor, or pre- information/indictment felony matters shall be set on the After- Arraignment Calendar without authorization of the Supervising Judge – Criminal.
The filing deadline to place matters on the Felony After- Arraignment Calendar is noon on the Thursday immediately before the calendar is called, except for motions pursuant to Penal Code § 1050. If Thursday is a court holiday, the deadline for placing matters on the Felony After Arraignment Calendar is on the Wednesday immediately before the calendar is called.
i. Unless good cause is shown, motions to continue matters on the Master Trial Calendar shall be heard on the After Arraignment Calendar before the pending trial date.
ii. Unless good cause is shown, the deadline for placing Penal Code § 1050 motions on the After-Arraignment calendar is noon on the court day immediately preceding the calling of that After-Arraignment Calendar.
(a) The parties may request that a matter be placed on the Trial Status Calendar in lieu of being set for trial. The parties shall be prepared to articulate good cause to not set a trial date under Penal Code § 1049.5.
The Felony Case Management judges and departments shall be responsible for non-family violence felony matters from arraignment on the complaint through sentencing pursuant to Penal Code § 859a(a) or a holding order pursuant to § 872(a) and any other related matters at the discretion of the court to promote global disposition and efficiency.
i. Prior to each court appearance in the Case Management Department, counsel for the parties shall meet and confer to discuss the exchange of discovery, proposals for early resolution of the case and issues in dispute, and any good cause for delay of entry of plea and/or setting a preliminary examination.
ii. Counsel shall utilize the period between hearings to communicate with their client(s), alleged victims, and witnesses regarding ongoing investigations and offer(s) for disposition. Counsel must be prepared at each hearing to discuss any matter relating to the disposition of the case, including but not limited to preliminary examination readiness, estimated length of a preliminary examination or other hearing, identity of anticipated witnesses and the substance of their testimony, special problems, and whether a disposition without preliminary examination or trial is feasible.
All motions made prior to the filing of an information will be heard by the Felony Case Management judge assigned to the case, including motions to set or reduce bail or for pretrial release, motions related to pre-preliminary examination discovery, and amendment and consolidation of complaints.
A complaint may not be amended to add a defendant who has not previously been charged in the case.
In the Felony Case Management Departments preliminary examinations will be set at 8:30 a.m. unless set otherwise by the Felony Case Management judge.
Each party in cases set for preliminary examination must inform the Felony Case Management department at least forty- eight hours prior to the time set for the examination whether the party will be ready to proceed, whether a continuance pursuant to Penal Code Section 1050 will be sought and whether an objection will be made, and whether an interpreter is needed.
Each party must also provide an updated and accurate time estimate for the determination of the presence or absence of probable cause to hold the defendant(s) to answer. Each Felony Case Management department may designate how it wishes to receive such notice. If no such designation is made, notice shall be provided by electronic mail to the courtroom clerk.
Any motions to be brought at the preliminary examination shall comply with Rule 9.
The court and the parties shall be mindful of the mandates of Penal Code section 866 in conducting preliminary examinations. Any issues related to the scope of the hearing should be brought to the attention of the court prior to the commencement of the preliminary examination.
a. Motions to quash or traverse a search warrant shall be heard before the judge who signed the warrant, if available (Penal Code § 1538.5(a)(2)(b)). If that judge is not available, the motion shall be set in accordance with these rules.
b. If an All Purpose Judge has been assigned by the Supervising Judge – Criminal for a particular matter, then all motions associated with that case shall be litigated in front of the all purpose judge assigned.
c. If the time estimate for hearing a motion is in excess of two hours or cannot be heard on a regular Law and Motion calendar, the motion may be set on the Master Trial Calendar as a long cause matter.
d. Any motion to be filed containing a requested hearing date on or after the Master Trial Calendar date must have the approval initials of the Supervising Judge –Criminal or his/her designee.
a. All Motions and Responses shall comply with Rule 9.
b. Except for motions brought pursuant to Penal Code § 995, if the motion is to be submitted in whole or in part on the transcript of the preliminary examination, or the transcript of any prior proceeding, the Notice of Motion and/or the Response must so state.
1538.5(i) that is presented de novo, notice of this fact must also be set out on the first page of the moving and responding papers.
1538.5(i) where additional live testimony is anticipated, notice of this fact must be set out on the first page of the moving or responding papers.
e. Failure to comply with any portion of this Rule shall be sufficient cause for the court to refuse to consider any transcript of a prior proceeding, to allow the calling of additional witnesses or to allow a de novo hearing.
a. Except in unusual or exigent circumstances, any party intending to request a continuance or not to proceed in any matter set for hearing shall promptly inform all other counsel and THEN inform the court assigned to hear the motion. This notification must be at least two court days preceding the hearing. It is counsel’s responsibility in felony cases to place the case on the After-Arraignment Calendar if continuing the motion will require re-setting the trial date. The provisions of Penal Code §1050 shall be followed.
b. The court shall have complete discretion concerning continuances, including the authority to deny any continuance and to rule in the absence of counsel, or to order the matter off calendar, notwithstanding any stipulation of counsel.
The Family Violence Court will hear felony and misdemeanor family violence matters from arraignment through disposition and sentencing, and will hold hearings as necessary to monitor treatment progress and probation compliance.
a. Prior to each court appearance, counsel for the parties shall meet and confer to discuss the exchange of discovery, proposals for early resolution of the matter and issues in dispute, and any good cause for delay of entry of plea, setting or conducting a preliminary examination, trial or other hearing.
b. Counsel shall utilize the period between hearings to communicate with their client(s), alleged victims, and witnesses regarding ongoing investigations and offer(s) for disposition. Counsel must be prepared at each hearing to discuss any matter relating to the disposition of the case, including but not limited to readiness, estimated length of a trial or other hearing, identity of anticipated witnesses and the substance of their testimony, special problems, and whether a disposition without preliminary examination or trial is feasible.
a. All defendants are expected to enter a plea upon the earliest opportunity after retention or appointment of counsel. Any request to delay entry of plea must be approved by the court. Unless good cause is shown to delay the entry of plea on or after arraignment, the court will enter a plea of not guilty pursuant to Penal Code § 1024.
Each party in cases set for preliminary examination must inform the court at least forty-eight hours prior to the time set for the examination whether the party will be ready to proceed, whether a continuance pursuant to Penal Code Section 1050 will be sought and whether an objection will be made, and whether an interpreter is needed.
Each party must also provide an updated and accurate time estimate for the determination of the presence or absence of probable cause to hold the defendant(s) to answer. Each Family Violence department may designate how it wishes to receive such notice. If no such designation is made, notice shall be provided by electronic mail to the courtroom clerk.
All motions will be heard by the judge assigned to the case, including motions to set or reduce bail or for pretrial release, motions related to discovery, and amendment and consolidation of complaints.
All motions to amend the Complaint must be noticed ten (10) calendar days before the scheduled hearing and filed with the Clerk’s office. All opposition papers must be filed no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the hearing and filed with the Clerk’s office.
c. Motions and Responses shall comply with Rule 9.
The issuance of protective orders in family violence cases shall be in accordance with Rule 17.
The Misdemeanor Division will hear non-family violence misdemeanor matters from arraignment through disposition and sentencing.
All cases shall have a mandatory and meaningful pretrial conference before being set for jury trial.
All discovery and all pretrial motions must be completed before the matter is set for trial.
When a case is set for trial, the court will also set a readiness conference the Thursday before the trial date. The readiness conference will be set at 1:35 p.m. in the pretrial department. All counsel must be present at the readiness conference. In order to facilitate resolution, unless waived by the court, the defendant must be present at the readiness conference unless defense counsel has the proper and necessary authorization from his or her client to settle the case.
i. All pretrial motions shall be heard in the pretrial department to which the case is assigned.
ii. Post-trial motions, motions for new trial and other matters related to contested cases shall be set and heard in the department of the trial judge. The time and date of the hearing shall be set only by the judge of such department. In the event that the original trial judge is unavailable, such matters will be assigned for hearing by the Supervising Judge-Criminal.
For all requests for modification of sentence, notice must be sent to the District Attorney’s Office as well as the Adult Probation Department (in cases in which formal probation was granted) before such request will be considered or calendared for hearing. Proof of such notice must be attached to the original request filed with the court. Failure to do so will result in the request being treated as an improper ex parte communication and the request will not be considered by the court until proper notice is given.
Unless the court selects another date at arraignment, the last day to file motions is 90 calendar days after the date of arraignment.
c. All Motions and Responses shall comply with Rule 9.
i. Any party seeking a continuance or intending not to proceed in any matter set for hearing shall promptly inform all other counsel and thereafter inform the court.

References: § 987
 § 1050
 § 1050
 § 1049
 § 859
 § 872
 § 1538
 § 995
 §1050
 § 1024