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Rule 8 (Rule 8.1): electronic filing (eFiling) permitted in all case types, subject to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1010.6(b) and CRC Rule 2.250 et seq. - pleadings and documents sent by email to superiorcourt@sierracourt.org ONLY, a document received before 4:00 p.m. on any court day deemed filed, if accepted, on that court day and one received after 4:00 p.m. or on a non-court day filed, if accepted, on the next court day, documents in PDF (Portable Document Format), photos of documents by phone or otherwise rejected, documents a judicial officer orders filed in person or by mail filed in that manner, only one case per email, the case name and number and the type of case in the email Subject, each separate pleading or form number in a separate PDF, exhibits filed as part of the PDF containing the pleading, the only message in the email body “please file and return filed documents by email”, copies returned via the sending email address, and eFilings that do not conform rejected (8.1).
California > Third Appellate District > Sierra County > Superior Court of California, County of Sierra
RULE 8. ELECTRONIC FILING (eFILING) OF PLEADINGS 8.1 ELECTRONIC FILING Submission of pleadings and documents through electronic filing (eFiling) is permitted in all case types. Documents filed via electronic submission are subject to all of the conditions set forth in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1010.6(b) and any requirements set forth in CRC Rule 2.250 et seq. (Trial Court Rules, Division 3, Chapter 2). The procedure for submitting pleadings and documents electronically is as follows: 1. Electronic filing of pleadings and documents must be sent by email to the court at the following email address ONLY: superiorcourt@sierracourt.org. 2. Any pleading and document received by the court by way of the above email address before 4:00 p.m. on any court day must be deemed filed, if accepted, on that court day. Any document that is received electronically after 4:00 p.m. on a court day or on a non-court day must be deemed filed, if accepted on the next court day. This rule concerns only the method and effective date of filing. Any document that is electronically filed must still satisfy all other legal filing deadlines and requirements, including, but not limited to, case specific orders of the court and all applicable service of process requirements. 3. eFiled documents MUST be submitted in PDF (Portable Document Format), and viewable on any standard PDF Viewer. Photos of documents by phone or otherwise will be rejected. 4. All pleadings and documents ordered by a judicial officer to be filed in person or by mail MUST be filed in that manner. 5. Other email rules are: a. Only one case per email b. The email “Subject” must state the case name and number where applicable, and the type of case, e.g. Civil, Family Law, Probate, Criminal, etc. c. Each separate pleading or form number must be in a separate PDF, unless a pleading consists of a number of forms, such as in a Family Law Judgment. d. Exhibits attached to a pleading must be filed as a part of the PDF containing the pleading. e. The only message in the email body can be: “please file and return filed documents by email”. f. Copies of eFiled documents will be returned via the sending email address. 6. eFilings that do not conform to these rules will be rejected. (Rule 8.1 adopted eff. 01/01/23; amended eff. 07.01.2026.)
RULE 8. ELECTRONIC FILING (eFILING) OF PLEADINGS 8.1 ELECTRONIC FILING Submission of pleadings and documents through electronic filing (eFiling) is permitted in all case types. Documents filed via electronic submission are subject to all of the conditions set forth in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1010.6(b) and any requirements set forth in CRC Rule 2.250 et seq. (Trial Court Rules, Division 3,
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-12 (California T4 Sierra build 2026-10-12) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-sierra/docs/local-rules/local_rules_eff_070126.pdf (the court's rule book, its cover “Sierra County SUPERIOR COURT RULES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026”, as fetched 2026-10-12; 257827 bytes, sha256 cf58ea4bb32ca799df761b7dc00440c118c92141672efc26488c9c223ff8fa8a; 44 pages; this rule PDF page 33, printed page 29) with the shared verbatim composer (v2 reflow): the rules (PDF pages 5 to 37, printed pages 1 to 33) composed as one text and cut at the rule headings - “RULE 1. GENERAL RULES” to “RULE 10. MISCELLANEOUS”, each matched once at a line start (a rule may begin mid-page; Rule 9 prints “RULE 9. RESERVED” and nothing else, and has no card); Appendix “A”, the Appellate Division Local Rules (PDF pages 38 to 41, printed 34 to 37), composed apart with the same settings; the running header of every page (“Sierra County Superior Court”, named) and the page number at its foot (“1” on PDF page 5, named and a whole line in its band - every printed number is the PDF page less 4) removed as chrome - 66 chrome lines in the rules, 8 in the appendix; lines reflowed into the rules' paragraphs, each rule's heading, each section's number and title (“1.1 NAME, CITATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE”), each lettered subdivision and numbered paragraph and each history line (“(Eff. 01/01/09; amended eff. 01/01/23.)”) starting a line; the strike report (review/strike-report-2026-10-12.txt) finds no struck run on the book's 44 pages; 2 whitespace-only fixes (build/book-fixes.json: Rule 7.7's heading, which the page wraps after “THE INTERESTS”, and Rule 7.11's history line, which it wraps after “subd.”, each rejoined as one line); the vertical-gap, short-line, page-break, bold, false-break, fragment and row audits (custody file book_extra_audits.py; review/book-gap-audit-2026-10-12.txt, review/book-short-lines-2026-10-12.txt and review/book-extra-audits-2026-10-12.txt) list candidates read one by one (build/book_fixes.py) - the rest kept as printed (the blank line inside Rule 6.2.1(A)'s sentence, Rule 2.8(a)(1)'s bullets, the headings and lists the false-break audit names); the book's own text kept as printed (“RULE 6. FAMILYLAW”, Rule 6.2's unclosed parenthesis, Rule 5.5's history line naming Rule 5.4, Rule 7.7(c)(4)'s “guardian ad !item”, Rule 8.1's “07.01.2026”); proof 1 (whitespace-only) and proof 2 (same character multiset as the text layer minus chrome) pass. The cover (PDF page 1), the table of contents (2 to 4) and the Topic Index (42 to 44) belong to no card. Review note: Rule 8.1 closes “(Rule 8.1 adopted eff. 01/01/23; amended eff. 07.01.2026.)”; the text the news item of March 27, 2026 posts for comment (held) also had “All pleadings and documents in excess of 20 pages, including attached exhibits, MUST be filed either in person or by mail” - a requirement the book in force does not carry.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.
A 2013 standing order requiring attorneys to e-file family-law and civil documents (no paper filings accepted) as the court began compliance with the Supreme Court's e-filing mandate; criminal filing unchanged.