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Rule 15 (Rules 15.1 to 15.7): appeals from unlimited jurisdiction cases to the Court of Appeal - the notice of appeal and the clerk's transcript deposit (Rule 15.1); filing fees (Rule 15.2); the notice designating the clerk's transcript within ten (10) days of the notice of appeal (CRC 8.122 at $1.50 per page, or an appendix under CRC 8.124) (Rule 15.3); the notice requesting the reporter's transcript and its deposit ($325 for each half-day session and $650 for each full-day session, or $80 and $160 if previously transcribed, plus the $50 Administrative Fee) and the courtesy copy of the designation (Rule 15.4); preparation of the reporter's transcript (Rule 15.5); cross appeals within twenty (20) days (Rule 15.6); and appeals in default, cured within fifteen (15) days (Rule 15.7).
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15 Rules for Preparing Appeals These rules apply to appeals from unlimited jurisdiction cases to the Court of Appeal. Rule 21 applies to appeals and writs to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. 15.1 Notice of Appeal. The Notice of Appeal must be filed with the Appeals Division in the Clerk’s Office, Rm. 103, at San Francisco Superior Court, or e-filed through a Court-approved vendor. When filed at the filing window, the Notice of Appeal must be accompanied with a deposit for the clerk’s transcript, pursuant to G.C. 68926.1, made payable to the San Francisco Superior Court. When filed electronically, the Superior Court deposit fee will be charged automatically when the clerk accepts the Notice of Appeal. 15.2 Filing Fees. Appellant must pay a filing fee in the amount pursuant to G.C. 68926, made payable to the Court of Appeal. The Appellant must deliver the payment directly to the Court of Appeal. A. The same fee requirements apply to the filing of a cross appeal. B. These fees may be waived only if the appellant is proceeding in forma pauperis, has completed the appropriate court forms and meets the criteria or is approved by the Court. C. Note, there will be additional fees to complete the record on appeal which are described in more detail below. 15.3 Notice Designating Clerk’s Transcript. A. The record needed for appeal consists of two parts. The first is the clerk's transcript which contains the relevant documents from the Court file in the case. The second part is the reporter's transcript which is the transcript of the oral testimony heard in the case. The process for identifying the contents of each part of the transcript is described below. B. Every civil appeal requires the appellant to file a designation of what should be in the clerk's transcript on appeal. The Clerk's Transcript consists of those documents filed or lodged with the clerk of the Superior Court designated by the parties to be included in the record on appeal. Appellant must file their notice of designation with the Appeals Division within ten (10) days after filing the notice of appeal. A proof of service of the designation on respondents must be attached to appellant's notice. C. Designation of the clerk's transcript can be made either through CRC 8.120-8.124. You should evaluate each of the following alternatives and determine which is the most cost-effective method for you and your client. 1) Election to follow CRC 8.124 requires the appellant to prepare an appendix of documents pertinent to the appeal rather than the Court preparing the transcript. Under this rule, there is no additional cost (beyond the $100) to the appellant for the clerk's transcript. 2) Election to follow CRC 8.122 involves appellant designating the specific documents contained in the court file which are then included in the electronic clerk's transcript on appeal. Appellant must pay the Superior Court for the cost of preparing this transcript (discussed further below). D. The CRC 8.120 designation should be specific and limited to documents specifically pertinent to the appeal record. CRC 8.122(b)(1) describes the documents that are required to be included in the clerk's transcript. E. A computer printout listing the documents in the court file may be obtained from the Record's Division in Room 103, 400 McAllister Street. F. Respondent may file a notice designating additional papers for inclusion in the clerk's transcript within ten (10) days of service of the appellant's designation. G. Cost of Clerk's Transcript Under CRC 8.122. Once the total cost has been estimated the Superior Court will notify the appellant and respondent of the estimated cost of preparation of the clerk's transcript on appeal. Appellant is charged at a rate of $1.50 per page for two copies of the clerk's transcript. For example, if appellant designates 400 pages of court documents, the total cost of the clerk's transcript will be $600. After notification of the estimated fee, the appellant must deposit that amount with the clerk. H. Failure to deposit the required fees in a timely manner will result in the appeal being placed in default. I. The Appeals Division will not begin preparation of the record until the appellant has deposited the estimated cost of the clerk's transcript. This process includes compiling documents and indexing each volume of the clerk’s transcript on appeal which will then be sent out electronically. J. Trial exhibits are not copied into the record. Instead, they are transmitted directly to the Court of Appeal pursuant to CRC 8.224 if they are in the possession of the Court. If exhibits are not in the Court's possession and were ordered returned, parties or their attorneys need to be contacted and instructed to send exhibits directly to the Court of Appeal. K. When the entire record on appeal has been completed in accordance with CRC 8.144-8.150, it will be sent directly to the Court of Appeal electronically via a transcript assembly program. Parties that have submitted the estimate cost of the appeal record will be contacted via email and allowed access to the record via Secure Share, a free CCSF program capable of transferring large files. The record will be available to download from Secure Share for 7 days. In non-criminal cases, copies of the completed, Official Clerk’s Transcript will be electronically transmitted to the attorney(s) of record via link to the document. The Court will not produce a paper copy. L. Correction or augmentation of the record is made pursuant to CRC 8.155. 15.4 Notice Requesting Reporter’s Transcript. A. The Reporter's Transcript is the verbatim record of the court proceedings necessary for appellate review. To procure the Reporter's Transcript, the appellant must file a Notice to Prepare Reporter's Transcript (this is often combined with the Notice to Prepare Clerk's Transcript) within ten (10) days of the filing of the Notice of Appeal. The appellant must also deposit fees at this time to pay for the preparation of the record. B. Proceedings to be included in or omitted from the Reporter's Transcript must be designated by date, not subject matter. C. To determine the correct amount to deposit, you may use one of the following methods: 1) Statutory Deposit pursuant to CRC 8.130. You may complete your request by listing the dates of transcripts you wish prepared on an E-filed cover letter (Pursuant to E-filing Special Instructions), calculating $325 for each half-day (or less) session and $650 for each full-day session listed or $80 for a half-day session or $160 for a full-day session if the reporter’s transcript has been previously transcribed. Any surplus deposit will be refunded to you when the transcripts are completed. Each Deposit must be submitted with a second cover letter for the processing of the $50 Administrative Fee required to hold the deposit in trust. The administrative fee may be waived only if the party requesting the transcripts is proceeding in forma pauperis, has completed the appropriate court forms, and meets the criteria or is approved by the Court. 2) Deposit of Reporter's Estimate. You may get an estimate from each reporter involved in your appeal transcript and deposit the total of such estimates. The attorney's declaration of reporter's oral estimate or a written estimate from the reporter must justify such total. If there are numerous short matters, this estimate could be less than the statutory deposit. Deposit amounts calculated through this process are subject to the $50 Administrative Fee described in 15.4 C(1). 3) Filing in Lieu of a Deposit. A third method of complying with this rule is if you already have in your possession original reporters' transcripts of the proceedings you wish to use, you may file them electronically in lieu of a deposit. If the reporter has already been paid for and prepared the transcripts, even though you do not have possession of the originals, he or she may be willing to waive deposit of fees. D. Reporters' transcript fees cannot be waived for parties unless there is a signed declaration for waiver of deposit by the Court reporter filed with the court. E. The above reporter's fee requirements also apply to the respondent who wishes to designate additional proceedings to be transcribed. However, respondent may not request a reporter's transcript of proceedings unless the appellant has done so, and respondent must do so within ten (10) days of the appellant's notice. F. The voir dire examination of jurors, the opening statements, the arguments to the jury, and the proceedings on a motion for new trial will not be transcribed as a part of the oral proceedings unless they are specified in the notice to the Clerk. G. Courtesy Copies of Designation of Record on Appeal. The party that designates the record on appeal must deliver one courtesy copy of the filed designation, if certified reporter’s transcription(s) is attached, to the Appeals Division in the Clerk’s Office, Room #103, not later than 2 court days after the date of filing/e-filing or the deadline date for the receipt of this record, whichever is earlier. 15.5 Preparation of Reporter’s Transcript. A. The reporter's transcript will generally be prepared within sixty (60) days after receiving the Clerk's notice that all deposits have been made and directing the reporter to prepare the transcript, pursuant to CRC 8.130. Under CRC 8.130, the reporter is given thirty (30) days to complete the transcript with an automatic 30-day extension if it involves a trial of one day or longer. Transcripts of short matters, such as law and motion matters, are generally finished earlier, but the entire transcript must be complete before it is transmitted to the Court of Appeal. B. The original of the transcript will be submitted electronically by the reporter to the Clerk who will forward it electronically to the Court of Appeal when all transcripts are ompleted. The reporter will deliver a copy of the transcript to any party who has paid for it. 15.6 Notice of Cross Appeal. Once a notice of appeal has been filed, any party other than the appellant may file a notice of cross-appeal, within twenty (20) days after the mailing of the clerk's notice of filing of notice of appeal (CRC 8.108). Pursuant to CRC 8.150, one record on appeal is prepared for both the appellant and the cross-appellant, and each party is required to deposit the full cost of preparation of the clerk's and reporter's transcript. 15.7 Appeal in Default. If the record on appeal is not designated or if required fees are not paid within the prescribed time limits, the appeal may be placed into default by the Superior Court. This means that no further work will be done on the appeal until the defect which caused the default is cured. If this is not done within fifteen (15) days, the Court of Appeal may dismiss the appeal. For more information, contact the San Francisco Superior Court Appeals Division via email at civilappeals@sftc.org. The Court of Appeal can be contacted at (415) 865-7200. Adopted: July 1, 1998 Last Revised: July 1, 2024
15 Rules for Preparing Appeals These rules apply to appeals from unlimited jurisdiction cases to the Court of Appeal. Rule 21 applies to appeals and writs to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court. 15.1 Notice of Appeal. The Notice of Appeal must be filed with the Appeals Division in the Clerk’s Office, Rm. 103, at San Francisco Superior Court, or e-filed through a Court-approved vendor. Whe
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Division XI: information forms for data processing (Rule 11.2); required action - action taken on all calendared cases and a future date always set (Rule 11.19); and pro tem judges - an attorney named as a plaintiff in a civil or small claims case may not sit as a judge pro-tem during the case or within six months following its resolution, nor one named as a defendant in two or more such cases (Rule 11.22). Rules 11.1, 11.3 to 11.5, 11.7 to 11.18, 11.20 and 11.21 are repealed, and Rule 11.6 (voluntary arbitration; see Local Rule 10.2) was repealed and renumbered.
Duval County's indigent-defense and magistration rules under the Texas Fair Defense Act (S.B. 7): who may be booked into the county jail and on what paper; arrest-case numbering; presentment to a magistrate within 48 hours (art. 15.16); the magistrate's warnings, counsel inquiry, interpreter duty, indigence determination and appointment of counsel within 24 hours of a request; the alternative appointment plan under art. 26.04(g)-(h) with annual applications, seven attorney categories (capital, first and second degree, third degree/state jail/misdemeanor, competency, appeals, post-conviction, extradition), CLE and experience standards, random rotation within each category, written acceptance within 48 hours, first contact by the end of the next working day, replacement and suspension of counsel, fee applications within five days of completing services and the compensation attachment ($500 pleas; $175/$150 hourly; $1,400 per jury-trial day; appellate caps); bail schedules by offense class with a personal bond office (fee $20 or 3%), pre-trial supervision and revocation hearings within two working days; arraignment settings and notice; repeal of conflicting rules.