Rule 8.116. Request for writ of supersedeas or temporary stay
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.116
Current text effective January 1, 2007.
#(a) Information on cover
If a petition for original writ, petition for review, or any other document requests a writ of supersedeas or temporary stay from a reviewing court, the cover of the document must:
#(1) Prominently display the notice "STAY REQUESTED"; and
#(2) Identify the nature and date of the proceeding or act sought to be stayed.
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#(b) Additional information
The following information must appear either on the cover or at the beginning of the text:
#(1) The trial court and department involved; and
#(2) The name and telephone number of the trial judge whose order the request seeks to stay.
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
#(c) Sanction
If the document does not comply with (a) and (b), the reviewing court may decline to consider the request for writ of supersedeas or temporary stay.
#History
Rule 8.116 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; repealed and adopted as rule 49.5 effective January 1, 2005.
What this rule requires
Document Filing Requirements
(1) Prominently display the notice "STAY REQUESTED";
(2) Identify the nature and date of the proceeding or act sought to be stayed.
(1) The trial court and department involved; and
(2) The name and telephone number of the trial judge whose order the request seeks to stay.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.