Default Judgment Packet
Court-wideHard Copy Filing
Court-wideMarriage Record Restriction Request
Court-wideMotion to Stay, LCA Emergency Relief
Court-wideIntake Unit
Intake Unit
These 19 rules apply across Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County. Where this judge's own standing orders above address the same topic, the judge's requirement controls.
Documents required to reach the assigned judicial officer’s inbox may be hand-delivered to the division, mailed to the division, or placed in the Civil Court Administration inbox for routing.
After filing, deliver a copy of the default packet to the assigned judicial division’s inbox.
After filing, deliver all special actions to the assigned judicial division’s inbox.
To confirm a judicial assignment, call the listed number or visit the specified case-search website.
A person seeking an eviction or forcible-detainer action may call Civil Court Administration to request a hearing date.
Individuals may call Civil Court Administration to request a hearing date and hearing contact information for name changes, amended marriage licenses, and amended birth certificates.
Complete proposed orders and email them as a PDF or Word document to the judicial officer’s division before the hearing.
The post-filing email for a new-case TRO or preliminary-injunction application must include the application, attachments, and proposed form of order.
For emergency digital-impersonation relief, check “Declaratory Judgment” and “Emergency Order Sought” on the Civil Cover Sheet, then check “Other” and write “Digital Impersonation” in the provided space.
Proposed orders must be submitted in PDF or Word document format.
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Lindsey Coates is a district judge of the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, the state's trial court of general jurisdiction for Maricopa County.
No individual procedure documents are listed for this judge; practitioners should refer to the court's general rules.
The rule lists phone 602-372-2017. Please give as much notice as possible in advance of the hearing by calling 602-372-2017 to address waiver before the hearing occurs.
Please give as much notice as possible in advance of the hearing by calling 602-372-2017 to address waiver before the hearing occurs.
Call 602-372-2017 with questions about these procedures.
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
Checked against the court's website Nov 3, 2026
This page lists 2 rules from the court's document. The document has the full text.
