Courts across the country are taking very different approaches to resuming in-person proceedings during the ongoing pandemic. Even within individual states, courts are making different choices. Today the SmartRules blog looks at courts in the two states with recently devastating outbreaks – New York and California. California courts are exercising different levels of precautions, county … Read Article
At SmartRules we are always busy keeping our guides up to date but this time of year we are going into one of our busiest seasons. Many courts update their Local Rules and procedures in December & January and again in June & July. Below are just some of the jurisdictions that will be updating … Read Article
46 New York’s supreme court justices are being forced to retire this year due to their age and due to pandemic-caused shortfalls. These judges are considering banding together and suing the state. This could be a very challenging case for the justices as state law says that they can be retired at the age of … Read Article
The pandemic is real and the quarantines are indeed flattening the curve. While courts across the country have switched to remote proceedings wherever possible, a judge in one of America’s hottest hot spots decided to ignore social distancing guidelines and force those in his courtroom to do the same. Two weeks later he died of … Read Article
While we are still early in the year, 2020 has already brought many changes to court rules. In fact, over two-thousand guides and citations have been updated since January 1st. Whether you are filing in the California Superior Courts, New York’s Supreme Courts or in any number of jurisdictions in between, SmartRules keeps you up … Read Article
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Courts frequently update and amend their Local Rules. SmartRules’ editorial team is constantly in contact with courts making it easy for you to stay up-to-date. December 2017 The following courts amended their Local Rules effective December 2017: Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure District of Colorado Local Rules Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4 Southern District of … Read Article