Rule 3.1114. Applications, motions, and petitions not requiring a memorandum
(a) Memorandum not required
Civil motions, applications, and petitions filed on Judicial Council forms that do not require a memorandum include the following:
(1)Application for appointment of guardian ad litem in a civil case;
(2)Application for an order extending time to serve pleading;
(3)Motion to be relieved as counsel;
(4)Motion filed in small claims case;
(5)Petition for change of name or gender;
(6)Petition for declaration of emancipation of minor;
(7)Petition for injunction prohibiting harassment;
(8)Petition for protective order to prevent elder or dependent adult abuse;
(9)Petition for order to prevent postsecondary school violence;
(10)Petition of employer for injunction prohibiting workplace violence;
(11)Petition for order prohibiting abuse (transitional housing);
(12)Petition to approve compromise of claim of a minor or a person with a disability; and
(13)Petition for withdrawal of funds from blocked account.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2011; previously amended effective January 1, 2007.)
(b) Submission of a memorandum
Notwithstanding (a), if it would further the interests of justice, a party may submit, or the court may order the submission of, a memorandum in support of any motion, application, or petition. The memorandum must comply with rule 3.1113.
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
Rule 3.1114 amended effective January 1, 2011; adopted as rule 314 effective January 1, 2004; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007.