Court Rules

Tehama Superior Court Document Format Requirements

5 rules from official source documents

Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.

Documents submitted to the clerk must be stapled and organized.

The clerk cannot accept documents that are not stapled and organized.

Civil cases

A person making a complaint or objection about the Family Law Facilitator’s performance must submit it in writing.

any person who wishes to make a complaint or objection regarding the performance of the Family Law Facilitator shall make such a complaint in writing

Proposed or draft document; may not be in force

Mediator communications outside those permitted by the cited rule or statute must be in writing.

As more fully stated in Rule 5.235 of the California Rules of Court and Family Code Section 216, when certain ex-parte communications are permitted by the mediator, any such communications outside of those as described in the Rule or Family Code Section shall be in writing and shall be served on the opposing party.

Faxed signatures must be submitted through a fax filing agency; otherwise, an original signature is required.

In order for the court to receive faxed signatures, you will need to go through a fax filing agency, otherwise an original signature is required.

When filing documents, provide the clerk with one original and the appropriate number of copies.

When filing documents, you need to provide the clerk with one original and the appropriate number of copies.