Auburn is the seat of Placer County, up Interstate 80 in the Sierra foothills. Valpro Attorney Services serves summonses, complaints, subpoenas, family law papers, eviction notices and other legal documents on people and businesses at Auburn homes, offices and rural properties. We also file Auburn cases with Placer County Superior Court, either at the Auburn clerk's counter or by eFiling.
Our office at 1520 W El Camino Ave #125, Sacramento, CA 95833, is about 30 miles straight-line from the center of Auburn. Start a Service Request online, or email the papers to Service@ValproAttorneyServices.com. The office line is 855-582-5776, Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
The county seat, but not the court's main building
Auburn is where Placer County's government sits, and it still has working courtrooms. Most of the court's departments and offices are in Roseville, though. Here's how the Auburn and Roseville buildings divide up, according to the court's locations page:
| Building | Address | What's there |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Courthouse | 101 Maple Street, Auburn, CA 95603 | Departments 1–6 and a Clerk's Office |
| Juvenile Courthouse | 11270 B Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603 | Department 12 and a clerk's office for juvenile cases only |
| Hon. Howard G. Gibson Courthouse | 10820 Justice Center Drive, Roseville, CA 95678 | Departments 30–44, a Clerk's Office, Self-Help Center, Family Court Services and Jury Services |
Roseville is about 16 miles southwest of Auburn, measured between the two cities' Census center points. The court uses one mailing address for both: P.O. Box 619072, Roseville, CA 95661-9072.
A notice of hearing names a department. If it's Department 1 through 6, the hearing is in Auburn. Thirty through 44 means Roseville. Check it before anyone drives.
Source: placer.courts.ca.gov locations page, checked October 2026.
What you can and can't do at the Historic Courthouse
The court's Historic Courthouse FAQ answers the questions filers usually have:
- Filing: documents can be filed at the Clerk's Office on the second floor, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. After-hours filings go in the drop box near the Clerk's Office.
- Case files: you can't request or view them here. Files are kept at the Gibson Courthouse in Roseville and the Tahoe City Courthouse, so a file review means a trip to one of those. Juvenile files are requested at the Juvenile Courthouse on B Avenue.
- Security: everyone goes through weapons screening, and bags may be searched. The court suggests allowing an extra 5–10 minutes.
- Parking: there's a small free lot in front, a public lot across the street on Auburn Folsom Road, and 3-hour parking on nearby streets.
One thing catches people out. The court's hours page lists both the clerk's office and the building itself at 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., so a counter filing has to be finished before 4:00, not started then. For anything later, the FAQ points to the drop box near the Clerk's Office, and attorneys can eFile.
The Juvenile Courthouse keeps split hours: its window is open 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00–4:00 p.m., closed over lunch.
Sources: placer.courts.ca.gov Historic Courthouse FAQ and hours pages, checked October 2026.
Paper filings in Placer County: what the clerk expects
When a filing goes over the counter or into the drop box, the court's civil page sets out its filing rules:
- An original and 2 copies.
- Pre-punched paper, in the standard two-hole position.
- An addressed return envelope with enough postage, so the conformed copies can be mailed back.
- Format under the California Rules of Court.
Missing the envelope means waiting for the conformed copies or going back for them. When we file for you, we handle the copies and the return.
For phone questions, the court lists the Civil Division at (916) 408-6000, option 5, and the Family Division at the same number, option 6. Civil law and motion tentative rulings can be requested at (916) 408-6480, and oral argument at (916) 408-6481.
Source: placer.courts.ca.gov Civil and Family division pages, checked October 2026.
Attorneys e-file under Local Rule 10.27
Placer County requires electronic filing from lawyers. Local Rule 10.27 makes eFiling mandatory for attorneys and optional for self-represented litigants in civil and family law cases. The court's list of case types open for eFiling covers:
- general civil, small claims, probate and mental health
- divorce, legal separation and nullity
- domestic violence, paternity, and child custody, support or visitation
Some documents are exempt, such as those requiring personal service on a judicial officer, or an original signature where the law doesn't allow an electronic one. Filings go through a certified electronic filing service provider.
So for a firm, an Auburn case is mostly electronic work. The paper side is serving the summons and the papers that come with it, which is still done in person. See our Placer County court filing page for how we take filings there, and the California court e-filing guide for the statewide picture.
Source: placer.courts.ca.gov eFiling page, checked October 2026.
Papers to serve in Auburn?
An "Auburn" address isn't always in Auburn
Auburn is a small city. It had 13,776 residents in the 2020 Census, and the Census Bureau estimates 13,847 for July 1, 2025. The Auburn mailing area is much bigger than the city. Two Census ZIP Code areas cover it:
| ZIP Code area | Inside Auburn city | Elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| 95603 (about 36 square miles) | About 19% of the land | About 19% in North Auburn; about 63% outside any named place |
| 95602 (about 50 square miles) | About 1% of the land | About 2% in North Auburn; about 5% in Lake of the Pines; about 92% outside any named place |
North Auburn is a separate, unincorporated Census-designated place in Placer County. Lake of the Pines is a different story. The Census Bureau places it in Nevada County, across the county line. So a 95602 address that reads "Auburn" may actually be in another county.
For service, that matters less than you'd think. We serve the address where the person is. What it does affect:
- Sheriff service: a sheriff serves in their own county, so a Nevada County address needs the Nevada County sheriff, not Placer's.
- Small claims timing: the service deadline before a small claims trial is longer when the defendant lives outside the county where the case is filed. Check the form instructions for your case.
- Your Letter of Instruction: note the exact street address and the nearest cross street or landmark. On rural roads the mailing name can be miles from the house.
Much of the outer part of 95602 and 95603 is rural. A foothill parcel can mean a long driveway, a missing house number or a gated private road, and remote areas are subject to different timelines. If the address is a ranch or a home off a dirt road, tell us before you choose Rush.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file and 2020 place-to-county list.
What to send for an Auburn Service Request
- Open a Service Request and pick process service, court filing or both.
- Upload the papers, up to 5 PDFs.
- Give the name and every address, with the cross street for anything outside the city grid.
- Add the Letter of Instruction: gate codes, dogs, a vehicle, work hours, and a description or photo.
- Choose Rush or Standard, and add a Billing Reference if you track matters that way.
Reply to your confirmation email any time for an update. If you don't hear back within 5–10 minutes during business hours, call 855-582-5776.
Serving a company with an Auburn address
For a corporation or LLC, the right party to serve is usually its agent for service of process, listed on the California Secretary of State's bizfile Online. A small Auburn business may name its owner as agent at a home address, while a larger one may use a registered agent company somewhere else in the state. We serve whichever address the record shows. See serving a corporation in California for the methods, including court-ordered service through the Secretary of State.
Placer County towns near Auburn
Straight-line distances from central Auburn:
- Newcastle (3.6 miles) and Penryn (6.0)
- Loomis (8.7) and Granite Bay (10.5)
- Rocklin (11.1) and Lincoln (11.7)
- Colfax (15.2), farther up I-80, and Roseville (15.7), home of the main courthouse
North of the county line, Grass Valley and Nevada City are in Nevada County, with their own court. Every Placer community we serve is on our Placer County page.
More Valpro Attorney Services work in Auburn
- Skip tracing when the person has moved and the old address fails.
- Document retrieval for Placer County case files, which are kept in Roseville and Tahoe City.
- Secretary of State filings for business filings and certified copies.
- Our guide to AB 747 on the service of process changes coming in 2027.
We make no guarantees for service.