Papers addressed to Broderick go to a neighborhood, not a town. Broderick sits on the west bank of the Sacramento River inside the city limits of West Sacramento, and that city is in Yolo County. So the person you're serving in Broderick lives under the Yolo Superior Court, the Yolo County Sheriff and Yolo's local rules, even though downtown Sacramento is just across the water.
Below is what that means in practice: where each kind of Broderick case is filed, which papers still need a person to deliver them in a county that runs most filings electronically, and what the sheriff will and won't do if you'd rather use the county. For the city as a whole, see our West Sacramento page.
What the maps and the Census say about Broderick
The U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System records Broderick as a populated place, and the feature's official map point lies inside West Sacramento's city boundary as the Census Bureau draws it. The Census doesn't treat Broderick as a place of its own, so there's no separate population figure, no Census-designated boundary and no city hall. West Sacramento's city hall, the Civic Center at 1110 West Capitol Avenue, is about 0.7 miles from the Broderick point in a straight line.
The ZIP Code is the clearer marker. The Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file shows ZIP Code area 95605 lying entirely inside West Sacramento: all 3.9 square miles of its land are in the city, and those 3.9 square miles make up about 18% of the city's land area. In other words, a 95605 address is always a West Sacramento address. It never spills into unincorporated Yolo County the way the city's other main ZIP Code area, 95691, does.
For a Service Request, this matters in two small ways:
- The name on the papers. A complaint, notice or subpoena may give the address as Broderick, as West Sacramento, or both. Send it as written. If you know the person also uses another version of the address, put that in the Letter of Instruction so it can be checked against what's posted at the door.
- The county on the caption. A Broderick address doesn't make the case a Sacramento County case. If the papers were issued by the Sacramento court, they can still be served here, but the filing venue is a question for the attorney or the party, not for the server.
Every Broderick case goes to one building in Woodland
Yolo County runs a single courthouse, the Yolo Superior Court at 1000 Main Street, Woodland, CA 95695. It is about 14.8 miles northwest of the Broderick point in a straight line, measured to the courthouse's Census-geocoded address. The court's location page lists phone and window hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The main line is (530) 406-6700, and (530) 406-6704 covers civil, probate, juvenile, small claims and family.
| Broderick matter | Where it's filed | Who usually receives the papers |
|---|---|---|
| Civil suit, limited or unlimited | Yolo Superior Court, Civil Division | The defendant, or a company's agent for service of process |
| Unlawful detainer (eviction) | Yolo Superior Court | Each named tenant, plus any occupants if a claim form is used |
| Small claims | Yolo Superior Court, Small Claims Division | The defendant, at least 15 days before the hearing if they live in Yolo |
| Divorce, custody, support | Yolo Superior Court, Family Division | The other spouse or parent |
| Restraining orders | Yolo Superior Court | The person to be restrained, by personal delivery |
| Probate | Yolo Superior Court | Heirs, beneficiaries and other interested people, often outside the county |
The Family Division lists the case types its department hears: dissolution of marriage, annulment and separation, parental rights, domestic violence prevention, custody and visitation, and child and spousal support. Our Yolo County court filing page explains how a filing in Woodland and the service in Broderick can go on the same request.
Yolo files online, but some papers still need a person
The Yolo court went electronic earlier than most. Its eFile page says that since August 17, 2020, legal documents must be submitted electronically in civil, family and probate cases, and in later filings in criminal, juvenile and DCSS cases. Self-represented parties are exempt.
The Civil Division page goes further and quotes Local Rule 7, effective January 1, 2021: documents filed in civil, probate and family law cases must be filed and served electronically, except when personal service is required by statute or rule, and excluding ex parte applications. Once both sides have appeared, most motion papers and discovery move between lawyers by email or through a filing provider.
The exception is the part that brings a process server to a Broderick door. Papers the law says must be personally delivered can't be swapped for an email:
- The summons and complaint. A new defendant hasn't agreed to electronic service, so the case starts with personal or substituted service under the Code of Civil Procedure.
- Civil subpoenas to a witness. Under CCP § 1987(a), a subpoena is served by delivering a copy to the witness personally, along with the travel and one-day attendance fees if the witness asks for them. Service must leave the witness a reasonable time to prepare and travel.
- The order for a judgment debtor examination. CCP § 708.110(d) requires personal service at least 10 days before the exam date.
- Restraining orders. The restrained person must be handed the order and the hearing notice, and the server signs a proof of personal service.
General information, not legal advice. If you aren't sure whether a document can go electronically, ask the attorney on the case before the deadline gets close.
Papers to serve in Broderick?
Broderick rentals and the eviction timeline
A landlord with a Broderick tenant files the unlawful detainer in Woodland. After personal service of the summons and complaint, the tenant has 10 court days to file an answer; weekends and court holidays don't count. The statewide self-help site lists different, longer periods when the papers were left with someone else and mailed, or posted.
Two Yolo-specific points come from the sheriff's civil page:
- Occupants who aren't on the lease. A prejudgment claim of right to possession can be served on anyone who may claim to live at the property, attached to the summons and complaint. CCP § 415.46(b) says that service must be made by a marshal, sheriff or registered process server. The Yolo sheriff asks for six copies of the summons, the complaint and a blank claim form, plus a $50 fee, when it handles that step.
- The lockout itself. Only the sheriff carries out the final eviction, and only after the court issues a judgment and a writ of possession. The landlord gives the Civil Unit an SER-001 for each named debtor, an SER-001A describing the property, the original writ (EJ-130) with three copies, and $180. A deputy then posts a Notice to Vacate with the move-out date.
Our guide on who can serve papers in California explains what registration means and who needs it.
When the Yolo sheriff is the better fit, and when it isn't
The Yolo County Sheriff's Office Civil Division is at 140 Tony Diaz Drive, Woodland, CA 95776, with a public counter open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Its page sets out the terms plainly. A request needs a signed SER-001, two identical copies of the papers and the fee: $50 per named party for a summons and complaint, eviction summons or small claims papers. If service works, the sheriff sends a proof of service, and filing the original with the court is up to you. If it doesn't, you get a declaration of diligence.
The same page lists limits worth knowing before you choose:
- The requesting party must give a valid physical address in Yolo County.
- Deputies won't use criminal investigative methods, such as stakeouts or database searches, to serve civil papers.
- Papers must reach the office at least 10 days before the last day for service.
Any adult who isn't a party can serve most civil papers, so a private process server is the usual alternative when a deadline is tight, the person works odd hours, or the only good address is outside Yolo County. Our guide on who can serve papers in California covers the exceptions.
Restraining orders filed from Broderick
The court's restraining order page lists five kinds: gun violence, civil harassment for neighbors and other unrelated people, domestic violence, elder or dependent adult abuse, and workplace violence. The court charges no filing fee for these cases. Papers can be filed in person, by mail, by e-filing or through the court's File @ Home tool. The Civil Division adds that only an employer can request a workplace violence order for an employee.
Whoever serves the order, the details decide whether a first attempt works. Send a recent photo, the car and plate if you know them, the person's work hours, any second address, and the hearing date. The sheriff serves many restraining orders at no cost under a fee waiver or where the law makes service free, such as domestic violence cases. Otherwise the fee is $50 per party.
Collecting after a Woodland judgment
Winning in Woodland is the start of collection, not the end. Two common next steps involve service:
- A debtor examination. The judge signs a court order requiring the debtor to come to court and answer questions about income and assets. It must be personally served at least 10 days before the exam, and service creates a one-year lien on the debtor's personal property under CCP § 708.110(d).
- A wage garnishment. The sheriff serves an earnings withholding order on the employer. Its page asks for the application (WG-001), form WG-035 if the debtor's Social Security number is known, the original writ of execution or an electronic writ with the Yolo Electronic Writ Declaration, and the address verification declaration (WG-015/EJ-135). The fee is $45, and the sheriff asks you to allow 4 to 6 weeks before checking on it.
If the debtor has moved out of 95605, skip tracing can look for a current home or work address before the next attempt.
Small claims between Broderick neighbors
Small claims cases from Broderick are filed at the same Woodland courthouse. Service of the claim must be completed at least 15 days before the hearing when the defendant lives in Yolo County, or 20 days when they live elsewhere, and the proof of service must be filed at least 5 days before the hearing (CCP § 116.340). The person suing can't serve the claim personally. A non-party adult signs the proof, and our proof of service guide shows what goes on it.
Service attempts in 2027
From January 1, 2027, AB 747 changes how diligence is shown before papers are left with another adult at a home or business. Three good-faith attempts at personal delivery, on three different days and at three different times, show reasonable diligence under CCP § 415.20(b)(2). The county clerk's register of process servers also becomes public under Business and Professions Code § 22355. Our AB 747 guide has the details. We make no guarantees for service.
Sending a Broderick Service Request
Upload up to 5 PDFs to a Service Request, name each person or business exactly as the papers do, and give the street address with any unit number. A work address, the hours someone is usually home, and a photo all help. For a company, look up its agent for service of process on the Secretary of State's bizfile Online first; our serving corporations page explains why. Pick Rush or Standard, then get the updates by email. Questions go to 855-582-5776 or Service@ValproAttorneyServices.com, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Around Broderick
Bryte, the neighboring West Sacramento community to the north, is about 1.3 miles away. Across the river in Sacramento County, Arden-Arcade is about 7.2 miles off, Parkway 7.3 and Rio Linda 7.8; cases there go to Sacramento courts instead. The courthouse town, Woodland, is listed with every other Yolo community on our Yolo County page.