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California Rules of Court

Rule 8.973. Petitions filed by an attorney for a party

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.973

Current text effective January 1, 2016.

#(a) General application of rule 8.972

Except as provided in this rule, rule 8.972 applies to any petition for an extraordinary writ filed by an attorney under this chapter.

#(b) Form and content of petition

#(1) A petition for an extraordinary writ filed by an attorney may, but is not required to be, filed on Petition for Writ (Small Claims) (form SC-300). It must contain all the information requested in that form.

#(2) The petition must disclose the name of any real party in interest.

#(3) If the petition seeks review of small claims court proceedings that are also the subject of a pending appeal, the notice "Related Appeal Pending" must appear on the cover of the petition, and the first paragraph of the petition must state the appeal's title and any appellate division docket number.

#(4) The petition must be verified.

#(5) The petition must be accompanied by a memorandum, which need not repeat facts alleged in the petition.

#(6) Rule 8.883(b) governs the length of the petition and memorandum, but the verification and any supporting documents are excluded from the limits stated in rule 8.883(b)(1) and (2).

#(7) If the petition requests a temporary stay, it must explain the urgency.

#History

Rule 8.973 adopted effective January 1, 2016.

What this rule requires

Page & Word Limits

  • Rule 8.883(b) governs the length of the petition and memorandum, but the verification and any supporting documents are excluded from the limits stated in rule 8.883(b)(1) and (2).

Document Format Requirements

  • A petition for an extraordinary writ filed by an attorney may, but is not required to be, filed on Petition for Writ (Small Claims) (form SC-300).

Document Filing Requirements

  • It must contain all the information requested in that form.

  • The petition must disclose the name of any real party in interest.

  • When an attorney-filed petition under this chapter seeks review of proceedings also involved in a pending appeal, its cover must display “Related Appeal Pending.”

    The rule's wording

    If the petition seeks review of small claims court proceedings that are also the subject of a pending appeal, the notice "Related Appeal Pending" must appear on the cover of the petition, and the first paragraph of the petition must state the appeal's title and any appellate division docket number.

  • The petition must be verified.

  • The petition must be accompanied by a memorandum, which need not repeat facts alleged in the petition.

  • If the petition requests a temporary stay, it must explain the urgency.

Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.