Court Rules
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Judge Sunita Cairo

Judge • Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County

Limits & Logistics

Court-wide

Courtesy Copies

Default Judgment Packet

Hard Copy Filing

Marriage Record Restriction Request

Motion to Stay, LCA Emergency Relief

Communication

Court-wide
Email

Intake Unit

civilemergencies@jbazmc.maricopa.gov
Phone

Intake Unit

602-506-1497
Scheduling

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 19 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Courtesy Copies

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  • 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.

Communication

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  • Contact
    Phone
    Phone
    602-506-1497

    To confirm a judicial assignment, call the listed number or visit the specified case-search website.

  • Contact
    Phone to intake unit
    Phone
    602-506-1497

    A person seeking an eviction or forcible-detainer action may call Civil Court Administration to request a hearing date.

  • Contact
    Phone to intake unit
    Phone
    602-506-1497

    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.

Filing Requirements

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  • Applies to
    Proposed order

    Complete proposed orders and email them as a PDF or Word document to the judicial officer’s division before the hearing.

  • Applies to
    Temporary restraining order preliminary injunction application

    The post-filing email for a new-case TRO or preliminary-injunction application must include the application, attachments, and proposed form of order.

  • Applies to
    Civil cover sheet

    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.

Formatting

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  • Proposed orders must be submitted in PDF or Word document format.

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