Kirk H. Nakamura Department C1

Cal. R. Ct. 2.818

California Superior Local Rules

Superior Court of California County of Orange Chambers of CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, WEST KIRK H.

NAKAMURA DEPARTMENT C1 PRESIDING JUDGE SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA Administrative Order No. 19/05 ORDER WAIVING LIMITATIONS FOR TEMPORARY JUDGES IN UNLAWFUL DETAINER CASES Subsection (b)(3) of Rule 2.818 of the California Rules of Court provides that "an attorney may not serve as a court-appointed temporary judge ... [in an] ... unlawful detainer [case where] one party is self-represented and the other party is represented by an attorney or is an attorney." Rule 2.818 also provides that the Presiding Judge may waive this limitation upon a finding of good cause.

The Court hereby finds good cause exists to waive the limitations for temporary judges in unlawful detainer cases as set forth in subsection (b)(3) of Rule 2.818. Good cause exists because of the continuing shortage of judicial assets in the Superior Court, resulting in the need to utilize temporary judges in order to enhance access to timely justice for the public. Additionally, litigants in unlawful detainer matters are increasingly self-represented.

Therefore, despite the limitation set forth in Rule 2.818 subsection (b)(3), a duly appointed temporary judge is hereby authorized to hear an unlawful detainer case wherein one party is self-represented and the other party is represented by counsel, as long as both parties voluntarily stipulate to the assigned temporary judge hearing the matter. This Order shall remain effective until such time as the Presiding Judge determines that good cause no longer exists. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated this 15"" day of March, 2019. KIRK H. NAKAMURA PRESIDING JUDGE

Document details

Collection	California Superior Local Rules
Citation	Cal. R. Ct. 2.818
Type	court_rule
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	CA_LOCAL
Identifier	c049687c4cb1b140406c25848b99792e4cd753ff

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