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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA
County of Sacramento
720 Ninth Street, Room 102
Sacramento, CA 95814-1380
(916) 874-5522—
Website
Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name, State Bar Number and Address):
Telephone No.:
Fax No.:
E-Mail Address:
Attorney for (Name):
Case Number:
Plaintiff:
Hearing Date:
Defendant:
Assigned Dept:
Certification for Short Cause Matters
The party(s) identified above certify that this is a short cause (five hours or less of trial
time), and request the matter be set for trial within 60 – 120 days after the filing of this
certification.
Estimated number of hours for trial _____________________ (must be 5 hours or less).
The following dates are not available within the next 60 – 120 days:
Plaintiff: ________________________________________________________________
Defendant:_______________________________________________________________
If you were unable to contact opposing counsel/party, complete the following declaration:
I, the undersigned declare: I am the plaintiff/defendant in this action. I have made a
diligent effort to obtain dates that the other party (or parties) and/or their attorney(s) will
not be available for trial but despite such efforts I have been unable to determine what
dates the following listed parties and/or their attorney(s) will not be available for trial.
Name(s)
Certification for Short Cause Matters
CV\E-131 (Rev 02.13.09)
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