Amador Superior Court Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Documents required to be confidential by statute or court order must display “CONFIDENTIAL” in bold capital letters directly beneath the title and should be filed under seal under California Rule of Court 2.551.

Documents submitted for filing which are required to be kept confidential pursuant to statute or court order, must contain the work “CONFIDENTIAL” in bold caps directly beneath the document title and should be filed under seal under the provisions set forth in rule 2.551 of the California Rules of Court.

CRITICAL

The party depositing a document must ensure it is date- and time-stamped with the court’s stamp before placing it in the drop box.

The party depositing the document must assure the document to be deposited is date and time stamped with the court’s stamp, prior to depositing said document in the drop box.

CRITICAL

An order may not place the judge’s signature line on a page without substantive text.

No order submitted shall have the judge’s signature line on a page without substantive text, i.e. there shall be no “hanging orders.”

CRITICAL

A party joining another party’s motion must comply with applicable motion-format requirements or relief will not be granted.

another party's motion, the court will not grant relief to the party joining the motion, unless that party has complied with all procedural requirements for the filing of motions, including payment of filing fees, proper notice, format of motion and method of service.

CRITICALCivil cases

Submit an original and one copy of each filing.

An original and one copy must be submitted

CRITICALCivil cases

Pleadings must comply with California Rules of Court, Rule 2.100 et seq., or they will not be filed.

Pleadings will not be filed unless they comply with California Rules of Court, Rule 2.100 et seq.

CRITICAL

All parties must initial every page of a settlement agreement submitted for court approval.

All settlement agreements submitted to the court for approval shall be initialed by all parties on each page.

WARNING

Parties must use court-furnished printed forms when appropriate.

In the interest of uniformity, and to expedite the business of the court, the parties shall use printed forms furnished by the court where appropriate.

WARNING

No more than two copies may be submitted for endorsed filing.

No more than two (2) copies may be submitted for endorsed filing.

WARNINGCivil cases

All papers presented for filing must be pre-punched in the standard two-hole position.

All papers presented for filing must be pre-punched in the standard two-hole position to comply with California Rules of Court, rule 2.115.

WARNINGCivil cases

Exhibits must be at least as legible as original typing or printing.

Exhibits must be as legible as original typing or printing.

WARNING

Citations to all authorities must conform to the California Style Manual.

Citations to all authorities must conform to the CALIFORNIA STYLE MANUAL.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Clerk’s Office will conform no more than two copies of each document.

only two copies of each document will be conformed.