Local Rules of the Fourth Appellate District

The Local Rules of the Court of Appeal Fourth Appellate District are rules governing the court’s procedures for writ proceedings, civil settlement conferences, and reporter’s transcripts for felony appeals. For writ proceedings, the court may issue a stay or other order without opposition, but requests for immediate relief other than a stay or other order necessary to preserve the status quo or the court's jurisdiction will not be granted without an unsolicited opposition or request from the court. For civil settlement conferences, the court has designated certain attorneys as settlement conference mediators to preside over the conference, and it is mandatory for all parties and their counsel to attend. Rule 5 governs reporter’s transcripts in felony appeals, deeming counsel to have requested their copy of the transcript in paper form.