Judge Alyson L. Lewis
Judge • Sacramento Superior Court
Court-wide rules
Applies court-wideSacramento Superior Court publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 699 rules are what govern this courtroom.
Filing Requirements
All 276- Applies to
- Complaint
- Must include
- caption
SB 549 complaints must include the bolded, capitalized caption language 'TRIBAL NATIONS ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT (SB 549) MATTER' on the right side of the caption.
- Applies to
- Petition cover sheet
Cover sheets for Penal Code § 1170.18 petitions must designate Department 15 or Department 30 as the assigned department and reference this standing order.
- Applies to
- Petition for writ of mandate
- Must include
- caption
Petitions for writ of mandate in priority election matters must include 'PRIORITY ELECTION MATTER' on the right side of the caption and cite the applicable legal authority.
Filing Timing
All 129Initial SB 549 Complaints must be filed by April 1, 2025; later initial complaints will be rejected, but the deadline does not apply to amended complaints.
Parties may not self-set hearings in SB 549 matters, and a motion filed without a reserved hearing date will not be accepted.
Effective February 10, 2003, all filings and citations will cease at the South Sacramento Courts and must be directed to the appropriate reassigned courthouse.
Service
All 88- Deadline
- 4 business days
- Applies to
- Notice of hearing
- Service
- Other to all parties
The Court will not set an Election Writ merits hearing on less than four court days' notice to respondents and real parties in interest, absent good cause shown by a concurrently filed declaration.
- Service
The Department of Revenue Recovery serves notice of FTPF calendar hearings by mail to the probationer's last known address, which probationers must provide to the court.
- Service
- Other to all parties
Plaintiff(s) must diligently locate and serve each defendant so that all parties have appeared within the time allowed by law before the first case management conference.
E-Filing
All 57- Applies to
- Dismissals, continuance requests, notice of dropping pending matter
Dismissals, continuance requests, and notices of dropping pending matters must be filed directly in Civil Law and Motion as soon as practicable.
- Applies to
- Stipulation and order
In Family Law or Probate matters, requests to designate an attorney as temporary judge must be made by filing Form MIC/E-001 in the Supervising Judge's Family Law department.
- Applies to
- Stipulation and order
In all other matters, the Stipulation and Order for Designation of Temporary Judge must be filed in the department of the Presiding Judge.
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