Sierra Superior Court Filing Rules

Counsel, litigants, and witnesses should check the Court’s website and, if needed, download, complete, and file the Request for Remote Appearance form.

For covered civil actions and proceedings, the Clerk must set the first case management conference on the closest available date that is at least 135 days after filing.

When a statute requires mailing, documents must be mailed to the party’s last known Sierra County post office box and an affidavit of mailing filed; if no such box is known, a due-diligence affidavit may be submitted instead.

Counsel should call the Court to schedule a longer hearing if counsel believes the matter will take more than 10 minutes.

An Order After Hearing may be submitted by fax.

The Court expects counsel to try to resolve discovery differences before filing a motion and, if one is filed, before the hearing.

Documents presented for filing must comply with the California Rules of Court, particularly rules 3.1110 through 3.1116.

Requests to continue should be noticed for the case management conference calendar. If there is insufficient time to notice the request on a regular civil law and motion day, counsel should contact the Court at (530) 289- 3698 to specifically set the request. Counsel may appear in person or telephonically for this request. A stipulation by the parties to continue the hearing/trial date is not sufficient.

A petitioner must pay the actual cost of a court-ordered guardianship investigation.

Settlement conference briefs may not exceed five pages.

Copies of briefs filed with the Appellate Division are not required because the briefs are submitted electronically to the appellate panel judges.