Section 71675 Of Article 7. Relation To Other Trial Court Statutes From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 7.
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. (a) Any trial court may adopt a procedure to be used as a
preliminary step before petitioning the superior court for relief
pursuant to subdivision (b) in matters concerning the release of
information by that trial court. The Judicial Council may adopt a
procedure to be used as a preliminary step before petitioning the
superior court for relief pursuant to subdivision (b) in matters
concerning the release of information by the Judicial Council.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 1085 and 1003 of the Code of Civil
Procedure requiring the issuance of a writ to an inferior tribunal,
in the event that a trial court employee, an employee organization,
or a member of the public believes there has been a violation of Rule
10.802 of the California Rules of Court concerning the maintenance
of, and public access to, budget and management information
concerning the Judicial Council or the trial courts, that party may
petition the superior court for relief.
(c) The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court to implement
this hearing and appeal process. The rules of court shall provide a
mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal
justices who shall be qualified to hear these matters, as specified
in the rules of court, from which panel a single justice shall be
assigned to hear the matter in the superior court. The rules of court
shall provide that these matters shall be heard in the superior
court, and, if applicable, the court of appeal, on an expedited
basis. To the extent permitted by law or rule of court, these rules
shall provide that the justice assigned to hear the matter shall not
be from the court of appeal district in which the action is filed,
and shall provide that appeals in these matters shall be heard in the
court of appeal district where the matter was filed.