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Chapter 14 (Rules 14.00 to 14.06): monthly sessions of the Appellate Division (Rule 14.00); briefs not exceeding 6800 words under Rule 8.883 (Rule 14.01); dismissal for failure to file an opening brief (CRC Rule 8.220) (Rule 14.03); settled statements on appeal under Rules 8.850-8.891 and Judicial Council Forms CR133 through CR135 (Rule 14.04); writ jurisdiction in misdemeanor, limited civil and infraction cases, a panel of three judges (Rule 14.05); and the appellate record (rules 8.833(a) and 8.864) (Rule 14.06).
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CHAPTER 14 – APPELLATE CALENDAR PROCEDURES RULE 14.00 SESSIONS Regular sessions of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo must be held each calendar month at a date, time and place specified in the general calendar. Special sessions must be held at the call of the presiding judge of the Appellate Division. (Eff. Prior to 7/1/92) RULE 14.01 BRIEFS Briefs not exceeding 6800 words in length must be prepared, served and filed as provided by Rule 8.883 of the California Rules of Court.. (Revised 1/1/18) RULE 14.02 ORAL ARGUMENT Repealed 1/1/18. RULE 14.03 RULE 8.882 DISMISSAL If the appellant fails to file an opening brief within the applicable time limits, the court may, upon notice, dismiss the appeal pursuant to the provisions of CRC Rule 8.220. (Amended 1/1/09) (Amended 1/1/09) RULE 14.04 SETTLED STATEMENTS ON APPEAL Upon filing a notice of appeal, trial counsel for appellant must adhere to California Rules of Court, Rules 8.850-8.891. This Court requires use of Judicial Council Forms CR133 through CR135. Amended 7/1/10 RULE 14.05 WRIT JURISDICTION (a) The appellate division has jurisdiction over all petitions for writs of mandate, prohibition and review (certiorari) in any misdemeanor, limited civil or infraction case. (Code of Civil Procedure §1068(b), 1085(b) and 1103(b).) A panel of three judges participate in each petition for writs of mandate, prohibition and review (certiorari) in any misdemeanor, or infraction case, or limited civil case. The court may: (1) Continue the matter and request supplementary documents or preliminary opposition; (2) Summarily deny the writ without hearing; (3) Notify the parties of the court’s intention to issue the peremptory writ in the first instance (Palma vs. U.S. Industrial Fasteners, Inc. (1984) 36 Cal. 3d 171; or (4) Issue an alternative writ or order to show cause and set the matter for hearing, after which, a decision will be made. If an alternative writ is issued, petitioner must serve the writ on all other parties. (Amended 7/1/02) RULE 14.06 APPELLATE RECORD (a) Limited Civil Cases – pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.833(a), the original trial court file may be used instead of a clerk’s transcript in limited cases. (b) Misdemeanor Cases – pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.864, a record of the oral proceedings may be provided when filing a notice of appeal. (1) In an appeal in which the proceedings were officially electronically recorded in accordance with California Rules of Court, rule 8.868, the original recording, or a copy prepared by the Court, may be transmitted as the record on appeal. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.69(d)(6)(a).) (2) Transcripts of official electronic recordings will not be provided. If the appellant or requesting party is not deemed indigent, and elects to proceed with a transcript of the oral proceedings instead of a settled statement, the appellant or requesting party must arrange for preparation of the transcript and pay the associated costs. The trial judge will not order that a transcript be prepared as the record of the oral proceedings. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.869(d)(6)(B).) (3) If an electronic recording is chosen as the record of oral proceedings, copies must be obtained from the Court for each party, pursuant to the California Rules of Court. (c) Infraction Cases – record of oral proceedings. In an infraction appeal, the parties by a filed written stipulation or on order of the trial court under California Rules of Court, rule 8.916, subdivision (b), may designate the original of an official electronic recording of the trial court proceedings, or a copy of the electronic recording prepared by the Court, as the record of the oral proceedings, without being transcribed, and in lieu of a Reporter’s transcript or settled statement. (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 8.915, 8.196 and 8.197.) (d) On a case-by-case basis, the Appellate Division may determine those portions of the contents of the reporter’s transcript that are required for proper determination of the appeal, and/or whether a form of the record other than the reporter’s transcript constitutes a record of sufficient completeness for proper determination of the appeal. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.865(b), and rule 8.918(b).) (e) On a case-by-case basis, the Appellate Division may revise the timeliness for the preparation of the reporter’s transcript of electronic recording. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.866(a)(1), rule 8.868(e)(1), and rules 8.919(a)(1).) Rule 14.06 amended effective January 1, 2026; previously amended January 1, 2019.
CHAPTER 14 – APPELLATE CALENDAR PROCEDURES RULE 14.00 SESSIONS Regular sessions of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo must be held each calendar month at a date, time and place specified in the general calendar. Special sessions must be held at the call of the presiding judge of the Appellate Division. (Eff. Prior to 7/1/92) RULE 14.01 BRIEFS Brie
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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.