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Appeals to the Appellate Division in limited civil cases (11.1: the Notice of Appeal and the CRC 8.831 Notice designating the record filed in the trial court, later filings in the Civil Appeals Department, no use of the court file in lieu of the record, the oral proceedings, original exhibits and the briefing schedule), in misdemeanor criminal cases (11.2: the CRC 8.864 Notice of election; the Criminal Appeals Department) and in infraction cases (11.3: the CRC 8.915 Notice); and petitions for writs of mandate and prohibition (11.4) and for writs of supersedeas (11.5) directed to the Appellate Division. Rules 11.6 and 11.7 are repealed.
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RULE 11 RULES APPLICABLE TO APPELLATE DIVISION PROCEEDINGS 11.1 LIMITED CIVIL CASES A. The Notice of Appeal and the CRC 8.831 Notice designating the record on appeal shall be filed in the trial court. All subsequent filings shall be filed in the Civil Appeals Department. The parties shall comply with any Electronic Filing requirements. B. In all cases, appellant must file a timely and complete CRC 8.831 Notice designating the record on appeal. C. The Appellate Division does not allow for the use of the “court file” in lieu of a clerk’s transcript on appeal. Instead, a record of the written documents from the trial court proceedings must be in the form of one of the following: (1) a clerk’s transcript under CRC 8.832; (2) an appendix under CRC 8.845; or (3) an agreed statement under CRC 8.836. D. If an appellant wants to raise any issue that requires consideration of the oral proceedings in the trial court, the record on appeal must include a record of these oral proceedings in the form of one of the following: (1) a reporter’s transcript under CRC 8.834 or a transcript prepared from an official electronic recording under CRC 8.835(b); (2) on stipulation of the parties or on order of the trial court under CRC 8.837(d)(6), the original of an official electronic recording of the trial court proceedings, or a copy made by the court, which may be transmitted as the record of these oral proceedings without being transcribed, pursuant to CRC 8.830(a)(2)(B) and CRC 8.835(c); (3) an agreed statement under CRC 8.836; or (4) a statement on appeal under CRC 8.837. E. If a party wants the Appellate Division to consider any original exhibits from the trial court proceedings, the party shall comply with CRC 8.843’s requirements for having those exhibits transmitted to the Appellate Division. F. The Civil Appeals Department shall issue a briefing schedule pursuant to the timelines set forth in CRC 8.882. (Eff. 1/1/1997; Rev. 7/1/2003, 1/1/2007, 7/1/2008, 7/1/2011, 1/1/15; 1/1/2017, 1/1/2024, 1/1/2026) 11.2 MISDEMEANOR CRIMINAL CASES A. The Notice of Appeal and the CRC 8.864 Notice of election regarding a record of oral proceedings in the trial court shall be filed in the trial court. All subsequent filings shall be filed in the Criminal Appeals Department. The parties shall comply with any Electronic Filing requirements. B. The Appellate Division does not allow for the use of the “court file” in lieu of a clerk’s transcript on appeal. Instead, a record of the written documents from the trial court proceedings must be in the form of one of the following: (1) a clerk’s transcript under CRC 8.861; or (2) a “limited normal record” under CRC 8.867. C. In all cases, appellant must file a timely and complete CRC 8.864 Notice of election as to whether appellant elects to proceed with or without a record of the oral proceedings in the trial court and (if appellant elects to proceed with a record of oral proceedings) an election regarding the form of the record of the oral proceedings in the trial court the appellant elects to use: (1) a reporter’s transcript under CRC 8.865-8.867; (2) a transcript prepared from an official electronic recording of the proceedings under CRC 8.868(b); (3) an official electronic recording of the proceedings under CRC 8.868(c) (an election of this form requires the appellant to attach a copy of the stipulation required under CRC 8.868(c)); or (4) a statement on appeal under CRC 8.869. D. If a party wants the Appellate Division to consider any original exhibits from the trial court proceedings, the party shall comply with CRC 8.870’s requirements for having those exhibits transmitted to the Appellate Division. E. The Criminal Appeals Department shall issue a briefing schedule pursuant to the timelines set forth in CRC 8.882. F. In the event appellate counsel files an Opening Brief pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 or People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216, the cover sheet of the Opening Brief shall expressly state that the brief is submitted on behalf of appellant in accordance with the procedures outlined in the Wende case or the Delgadillo case (or words substantially to that effect). For appeals filed pursuant to the Wende procedures, the People shall not submit a response to the Wende appeal unless directed to do so. The Wende appeal will be placed on an appellate calendar, but no oral argument will occur on the appeal unless expressly ordered by the Appellate Division. For appeals filed pursuant to the Delgadillo procedures, the Appellate Division will follow the Delgadillo procedures when receiving a Delgadillo appeal, and the People shall not submit a response to the Delgadillo appeal unless directed to do so. (Eff. 1/1/1997; Rev. 1/1/2000, 1/1/2007, 7/1/2008, 7/1/2011; 1/1/2015, 1/1/2024; 1/1/2026) 11.3 INFRACTION CASES A. The Notice of Appeal and the CRC 8.915 Notice regarding a record of oral proceedings shall be filed in the trial court. All subsequent filings shall be filed in the Traffic Appeals Department if trial court proceedings occurred in the Traffic Department. The parties shall comply with any Electronic Filing requirements. B. The Appellate Division does not allow for the use of the “case file” in lieu of a clerk’s transcript on appeal. Instead, a record of the written documents from the trial court proceedings must be in the form of one of the following: (1) a clerk’s transcript under CRC 8.912; (2) a “stipulated” limited record under CRC 8.910(b) (which requires the appellant to present the written stipulation to the Clerk’s Office); or (3) a “limited normal transcript” under CRC 8.920. C. In all cases, appellant must file a timely and complete CRC 8.915 Notice of election as to whether appellant elects to proceed with or without a record of the oral proceedings in the trial court and (if appellant elects to proceed with a record of oral proceedings) an election regarding the form of the record of the oral proceedings in the trial court the appellant elects to use: (1) a statement on appeal under CRC 8.916; (2) an official electronic recording of the proceedings under CRC 8.917(c) (which requires appellant to attached to the notice a copy of the stipulation required under CRC 8.917(c)); or (3) a reporter’s transcript under CRC 8.918-8.920 or a transcript prepared from an official electronic recording of the proceedings under CRC 8.917(b). D. Pursuant to CRC 8.916(d)(6), if the trial court proceedings were reported by a court reporter or officially electronically recorded under Government Code section 69957 and the trial court judge determines that it would save court time and resources, the trial judge may elect to transmit the original electronic record of the trial court proceedings (or a copy made by the court) to the Appellate Division instead of settling a proposed statement on appeal. E. If a party wants the Appellate Division to consider any original exhibits from the trial court proceedings, the party shall comply with CRC 8.921’s requirements for having those exhibits transmitted to the Appellate Division. F. The Clerk’s Office shall issue a briefing schedule pursuant to the timelines set forth in CRC 8.926. (Eff 7/1/2011; Rev. 1/1/2015, Revised and Renumbered 1/1/26) 11.4 PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDATE AND PROHIBITION A. Petitions for Writs of Mandate or Prohibition directed to the Appellate Division (and all subsequent filings in the writ proceeding) shall be filed in the Criminal Division’s Clerk’s Office if the underlying case is a criminal action, or in the Civil Clerk’s Office if the underlying case is a civil action. The parties shall comply with any Electronic Filing requirements. B. When a stay of proceedings is requested by a petition for Writ of Mandate and/or Prohibition, the circumstances necessitating the stay and its urgency shall be explained in the petition and the request (“STAY REQUESTED”) shall be prominently noted on the cover of the petition. The cover of the petition must also identify the nature and date of the proceeding or act for which the stay is requested. The department and the name of the Judicial Office whose order the petition seeks to stay must also appear on the cover of the petition or at the beginning of the text. C. Petitioner shall present proposed orders concurrently with the petition. D. The petition shall include a reference to the underlying or related case(s) in the caption. (Eff. 1/1/1997; Rev. 1/1/1999, 7/1/2008; Renumbered 7/1/2011 – formerly Rule 11.3; Rev. 1/1/2013; Revised and Renumbered 1/1/26) 11.5 PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS A. Petitions for Writs of Supersedeas directed to the Appellate Division (and all subsequent filings in the writ proceeding) shall be filed in the Criminal Division Clerk’s Office if the underlying case is a criminal action, or in the Civil Clerk’s Office if the underlying case is a civil action. The parties shall comply with any Electronic Filing requirements. B. Petitioner shall present all proposed orders concurrently with the submission of the petition. (Eff. 1/1/2013, Rev. 1/1/2023; Revised and Renumbered 1/1/2026) 11.6 PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDATE AND PROHIBITION [Repealed] Rule 11.6 repealed effective January 1, 2026, adopted effective January 1, 2012, previously amended January 1, 2023, January 1, 2024. 11.7 PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF SUPERSEDEAS [Repealed] Rule 11.7 repealed effective January 1, 2026, adopted effective January 1, 2013, previously amended effective January 1, 2023.
RULE 11 RULES APPLICABLE TO APPELLATE DIVISION PROCEEDINGS 11.1 LIMITED CIVIL CASES A. The Notice of Appeal and the CRC 8.831 Notice designating the record on appeal shall be filed in the trial court. All subsequent filings shall be filed in the Civil Appeals Department. The parties shall comply with any Electronic Filing requirements. B. In all cases, appellant must file a timely and complete CRC
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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.