HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06181985 - 2.2 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR Contra
County Administrator Costa
DATE: June 5, 1985 Wuqy
SUBJECT: REPORT FROM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ON USE OF BAY MUNICIPAL
COURT JUDGES TO ISSUE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING.ORDERS IN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Accept report of County Administrator on the use of Bay Municipal Court Judges to issue
temporary restraining orders in domestic violence cases.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
By Board Order of May 21, 1985, your Board requested this Office to discuss with the
Superior Court the possibility of the assignment of a Superior Court Judge to West County
or to explore the possibility of Municipal Court Judges issuing temporary restraining
orders in domestic violence cases. Because of a vacancy on the Superior Court bench
which has only recently been filled, it will be November of this year before the Superior
Court can allocate a Judge in Richmond. In the past, this Superior Court Judge has handled
some family matters such as the issuance of restraining orders in domestic violence cases
and the holding of hearings in these matters. Currently, according to the Superior Court
Administrator, there are approximately eight restraining order hearings per week from West
County that are set, but only about one ends up being heard. With the absence of the
Superior Court Judge from Richmond, for the above-cited reason, a delegation was made so
that Municipal Court Judges in the Bay Court can issue temporary restraining orders. This
is currently being done by those judges.
The Superior Court at this point cannot assign a Judge to Richmond until November of this
year and believes that the delegation of this authority to Municipal Court Judges is of
great assistance in enabling temporary restraining orders to be issued in a convenient
manner.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATIO'W F BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S.)
ACTION OF BOARD ON June 18, 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
DIRECTED County Administrator to request further discussions with Superior Court
and Municipal Court Judges on the need for a Superior Court Judge in Richmond at least
one day a week.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
Patricia Ann McKinley, Presiding Judge, OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Bay Municipal Court
CC: Norman Spellberg, Presiding Judge, ATTESTED ��,
Superior Court PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Len LeTellier, Superior Court Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CAO; Justice System Programs
Maes/Nancy Lemon, Battered Women's Alternatives
P. 0. Box 6406, Concord, CA 94524 BY DEPUTY