Sacramento County Superior Court — Writ Departments and… — CA · BenchPath

Sacramento County Superior Court — Writ Departments and Protocols — Department 3B (Hon. Stephen Acquisto)

High confidence· verified October 2, 2026Judge PreferencesWrit Departments and Protocols — Department 3B (Hon. Stephen Acquisto), Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento; the court's web page https://www.saccourt.ca.gov/divisions/civil/writ-departments-and-protocols/department-3b, fetched 2026-10-02.

Summary

Department 3B's writ protocols (Hon. Stephen Acquisto): writ petitions and motions heard Fridays at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on dates reserved by e-mail with the department after meeting and conferring; ex parte matters; two hard copies of all motion briefing delivered the same day it is filed; tentative rulings; remote appearances; the meet-and-confer requirement; alternative writs; lodging the administrative record 25 to 45 days before the hearing; continuances; temporary stays; and evidentiary objections.

Applies to

California > Third Appellate District > Sacramento County > Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento > Civil > Department 3B

Source of truth

Hon. Stephen Acquisto 916-874-6181 Email Department 3B Writ Departments and Protocols - Department 3B Calendaring The clerk of Department3B schedules hearings on writ petitions and motions addressing preliminary matters. Writ petitions and motions are normally heard in Department 3B on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Other times may be set with the court's approval upon a showing of good cause.

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento — court website
Source health: Pending verification · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: October 2, 2026benchpath-ca-t3-sacramento-2026-10-02

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-02 (California T3 Sacramento build 2026-10-02) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-sacramento/pages/site/divisions__civil__writ-departments-and-protocols__department-3b.html (the page as fetched in the Browser pane 2026-10-02; 80986 bytes, sha256 0edf7c06504169a09035fe2e96ae50f2084ecfabe19c58e3eea9829c9ddec249) with html-compose.py (the Orange composer): the page's content widgets (div.content_area) only - the site header, menus, breadcrumb, page title and footer lie outside them; each block starts a line and each table cell is set on its own line; chrome removed: 0 items (screen-reader-only text and back-to-top links); proof (the multiset of non-space characters equals the widgets' text less chrome and scripts) passes. Attached to Judge Stephen P. Acquisto: the page names the judge, and the court's Phone Directory and Civil Remote Appearances page both place Judge Stephen P. Acquisto in Department 3B.