Emergency Order for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, September 9, 2020 (eighth in the series)

The record

Jurisdiction

Judicial Council of California / Chief Justice of California, for the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (the largest trial court in the United States) · California

Level

Court

Authority

Cal. Gov't Code § 68115(a)-(b); Executive Order N-38-20 (Mar. 27, 2020)

Issued

2020-09-09 Sept. 9, 2020

Effective

2020-09-09

End

2020-10-08 (renewed by later monthly orders) (read as 2020-10-08)

In force

Sept. 9, 2020 to Oct. 8, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Courts and public offices

Addressees

• the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
• litigants and counsel in Los Angeles County

Functions reached

• CT courts and agencies (Los Angeles County: 10 million residents; filing deadlines and trial deadlines extended)
• SV servicing and collections
• CL closings (litigation-dependent transactions)

Collection

State courts AGY-ST-COURTS

Operative words

it was determined on March 16, April 13, May 12, June 1, June 10, July 10, and August 10, 2020, that the conditions described in Government Code section 68115 were met with regard to the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (Court).... it is determined that the conditions described in Government Code section 68115(a) continue to exist... and it is ordered that the Court is authorized to do the following: Hold sessions anywhere in the county... from September 9, 2020, to October 8, 2020, inclusive; Declare that from September 9, 2020, to October 8, 2020, inclusive, be deemed holidays for purposes of computing the time for filing papers with the Court under Code of Civil Procedure sections 12 and 12a, if the above-described emergency conditions substantially interfere with the public's ability to file papers in a court facility on those dates

Enforcement

Notes