Rule changes

Amendments to rules of court and general orders that change day-to-day practice.

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LA now requires a disclosure declaration with every section 170.6 challengeGeneral Order 2026-GEN-010-00 took effect on July 28. It implements the Supreme Court’s decision in J.O. v. Superior Court, and it asks anyone striking a judge to disclose how often they have struck that judge before.
The consent rule attorneys serving self-represented parties often missUnder California Rule of Court 2.251, a self-represented party must affirmatively consent in writing before service on them can go electronic. Consent cannot be inferred from conduct the way it can for represented parties — and templates built around represented-party service routinely miss the distinction.