Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.116 · Article 1. Taking the Appeal
Request for writ of supersedeas or temporary stay
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(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.
(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.
(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.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
Rule 8.116 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; repealed and adopted as rule 49.5 effective January 1, 2005.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/eight/rule8_116
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