2024 California Rules of Court
Rule 8.703. Writ proceedings
(a) Application of general rules for writ proceedings
Except as otherwise provided by the rules in this chapter, rules 8.485-8.493-relating to writs of mandate, certiorari, and prohibition in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal-apply to writ proceedings under this chapter.
(b) Petition
(1) Time for filing petition
A petition for a writ challenging a superior court judgment or order governed by the rules in this chapter must be served and filed on or before the earliest of:
(A) Thirty days after the superior court clerk serves on the party filing the petition a document entitled "Notice of Entry" of judgment or order, or a filed-endorsed copy of the judgment or order, showing the date either was served; or
(B) Thirty days after the party filing the petition serves or is served by a party with a document entitled "Notice of Entry" of judgment or order, or a filed-endorsed copy of the judgment or order, accompanied by proof of service.
(2) Contents of petition
In addition to any other applicable requirements, the petition must:
(A) State that the superior court judgment or order being challenged is governed by the rules in this chapter;
(B) Indicate whether the judgment or order pertains to a streamlined CEQA project;
(C) If the judgment or order pertains to an environmental leadership development project, an Oakland ballpark project, or an Inglewood arena project, an energy infrastructure project, a semiconductor or microelectronic project, or a water-related project, provide notice that the person or entity that applied for certification of the project as such a project must make the payments required by rule 8.705; and
(D) If the judgment or order pertains to an environmental leadership transit project, provide notice that the project applicant must make the payments required by rule 8.705.
Subd (b) amended effective December 31, 2023; previously amended effective January 1, 2016, and January 1, 2017, March 11, 2022, January 1, 2023.)
Rule 8.703 amended effective December 31, 2023; adopted effective July 1, 2014; previously amended effective January 1, 2016, January 1, 2017, March 11, 2022, and January 1, 2023.