Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.480 · Chapter 6. Conservatorship and Civil Commitment Appeals
Appeal from order establishing conservatorship
Text — As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
(a) Application
Except as otherwise provided in this rule, rules 8.304-8.368 and 8.508 govern appeals from orders establishing conservatorships under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5350 et seq.
(b) Clerk's transcript
The clerk's transcript must contain:
(1) The petition;
(2) Any demurrer or other plea;
(3) Any written motion with supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments;
(4) Any filed medical or social worker reports;
(5) All court minutes;
(6) All instructions submitted in writing, each noting the party requesting it;
(7) Any verdict;
(8) Any written opinion of the court;
(9) The judgment or order appealed from;
(10) The notice of appeal; and
(11) Any application for additional record and any order on the application.
(c) Reporter's transcript
The reporter's transcript must contain all oral proceedings, excluding the voir dire examination of jurors and any opening statement.
(d) Sending the record
The clerk must not send a copy of the record to the Attorney General or the district attorney unless that office represents a party.
(e) Briefs
The parties must not serve copies of their briefs:
(1) On the Attorney General or the district attorney, unless that office represents a party; or
(2) On the Supreme Court under rule 8.44(b)(1).
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
(Subd (e) amended effective January 1, 2007.)
Rule 8.480 amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; repealed and adopted as rule 39 effective January 1, 2005.
Advisory Committee Comment
Subdivision (a). Under rule 8.71(c), the superior court clerk may send the record to the reviewing court in electronic form.
Source of truth
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- As posted by the Judicial Council of California (read October 22, 2026)
- Official file
- https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/eight/rule8_480
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This rule cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Welfare and Institutions Code
California Rules of Court
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.44Number of copies of filed documentsPrinted as rule 8.44(b)(1)
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.71Electronic filingPrinted as rule 8.71(c)
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.304Filing the appeal; certificate of probable causePrinted as rules 8.304-8.368 and 8.508
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.368Hearing and decision in the Supreme CourtPrinted as rules 8.304-8.368 and 8.508
- Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.508Petition for review to exhaust state remediesPrinted as rules 8.304-8.368 and 8.508
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