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Requesting a Rehearing or Judicial Review
If you are not happy with your decision AND you want another judge to review it, you may request a rehearing and/or seek judicial review.
To request a rehearing, mail a written request (a letter) to the Rehearing Unit, 744 P Street, MS 19-37, Sacramento, CA 95814 within 30 days after you receive your decision. In your rehearing request, state the date you received your decision and why a rehearing should be granted. If you want to present additional evidence, describe the additional evidence and explain why it was not introduced before and how it would change the decision. You may contact Legal Services for assistance.
To ask for judicial review, you must file a petition in Superior Court (under Code of Civil Procedure §1094.5) within one year after receiving your decision. File your petition in the Superior Court for the county named in your decision. You may file this petition without asking for a rehearing. No filing fees are required. You may be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs if the Court issues a final decision in your favor. You may contact Legal Services for assistance.
If a rehearing was heard and you are unhappy with the decision from the rehearing, you may seek judicial review but you cannot request another rehearing. See the above paragraph for information about asking for judicial review.