File #: 21-139    Version: 1
Type: Rule/Form Proposal Status: Passed
File created: 7/22/2021 In control: Judicial Council
On agenda: 10/1/2021 Final action: 10/1/2021
Title: Rules and Forms | Miscellaneous Technical Changes (Action Required)
Attachments: 1. 20211012-21-139

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Rules and Forms | Miscellaneous Technical Changes (Action Required)

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Summary

Summary

Various members of the judicial branch, members of the public, and Judicial Council staff have identified errors in the California Rules of Court and Judicial Council forms resulting from typographical errors and changes resulting from legislation, and previous rule amendments and form revisions. Judicial Council staff recommend making the necessary corrections to avoid causing confusion for court users, clerks, and judicial officers.

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Recommendation

Recommendation

Judicial Council staff recommend that the council:

1.                     Amend the comments to rules 2.1032 and 2.1033 of the California Rules of Court to update the citations to the 2021 edition of the Bench Handbook: Jury Management, effective October 1, 2021;

2.                     Revise form EJ-156, Current Dollar Amounts of Exemptions from Enforcement of Judgments, to reflect increases in the minimum basic standard of care for a family of four, effective October 1, 2021; and

3.                     Revise form SUM-130, Summons-Unlawful Detainer-Eviction, item 3, to correct an internal reference, effective January 1, 2022.