Not sure if such a thing is possible, but...

I'm friends with an inmate who will be paroling to San Diego county, and I'm in Los Angeles county. By the time she's paroled I'll be a member of the California state bar, and thus an officer of the court.

I know criminal defendants can be released into their attorney's custody while preparing for trial (like this idiot, though it's federal: http://www.usmarshals.gov/district/ca-c/news/040505.htm).

If I'm her attorney of record for an unrelated matter (civil suit), is there a motion we can make / application we can file / etc. that will permit her to leave S.D. for L.A. county in "my custody," without having to go through the process of getting a travel pass from her parole officer each and every time (which would make trial preparation burdensome)?

In the case above, the person was released on his own recognizance to his attorney. Sort of like he was released on bail, totally different from your situation. BPT has jurisdiction over parolees, not the courts. You might be able to request a temporary county transfer to Los Angeles. This way she doesn't have to travel back and forth, and she can report to a parole officer in Los Angeles. I know that part of the criteria for county transfers is that the person has to have family in the county they wish to transfer to, don't know if they will allow it if she doesn't have family to reside with nor whether temporarily residing with an attorney is an exception to this rule. I would be very interested to find out.

The most you can do at this point is contact the parole headquarters for San Diego for general questions regarding a temporary county transfer or extended travel pass to Los Angeles County for legal purposes. If she's due to be released soon, within 30 days, you can contact her parole officer in San Diego. At any rate, it's best to just contact parole directly, because they will be better able to answer your questions.

Region IV Parole Headquarters
21015 Pathfinder Road, Suite 200
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
(909) 468-2300

In the case above, the person was released on his own recognizance to his attorney. Sort of like he was released on bail, totally different from your situation. BPT has jurisdiction over parolees, not the courts. You might be able to request a temporary county transfer to Los Angeles. This way she doesn't have to travel back and forth, and she can report to a parole officer in Los Angeles. I know that part of the criteria for county transfers is that the person has to have family in the county they wish to transfer to, don't know if they will allow it if she doesn't have family to reside with nor whether temporarily residing with an attorney is an exception to this rule. I would be very interested to find out.

The most you can do at this point is contact the parole headquarters for San Diego for general questions regarding a temporary county transfer or extended travel pass to Los Angeles County for legal purposes. If she's due to be released soon, within 30 days, you can contact her parole officer in San Diego. At any rate, it's best to just contact parole directly, because they will be better able to answer your questions.

Region IV Parole Headquarters
21015 Pathfinder Road, Suite 200
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
(909) 468-2300

Just what I needed, thanks!

Let me know the outcome. I'm very interested to know how they deal with situations like this where a temporary transfer or extended travel pass is needed due to preparations for a civil legal case when the person doesn't meet the general criteria for transfer. I say this because I know that the prisons are under no obligation to transport an inmate to court on civil matters, so I'm wondering if the same holds true in needing a transfer to another county due to civil court matters when a person does not meet the general criteria for transfer.