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The Second Appellate District is a court in California that covers four counties and consists of eight divisions. It handles appeals and original proceedings (writ petitions) from Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties in Division Six, and appeals and writ petitions from Los Angeles County in Divisions One through Five, Seven and Eight. The court has procedures for assigning cases, handling motions, preparing bench memoranda, scheduling oral arguments, determining cases, filing opinions, and granting rehearings. It also has an externship program and a settlement/mediation program.