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in the subject matter of the petition. (Rule 8.486(a)(2).) The petitioner must be a party to the underlying action or a person whose rights are directly affected by the order. (See, e.g., People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497, 509- 510.) Outline of Original Proceedings and Relief Ancillary to Appeal March 2011 7 Record: The petition must include a record of the proceedings in the lower court. (Rule 8.486(b).) The record must include, at a minimum, the order challenged, the pleadings pro and con leading up to the order, the transcript of the hearing if any, anything else needed to give a full understanding of what the lower court did and its reasons for doing so, and the identity of the lower court judge. (Rule 8.486(b).) The record must be bound together at the end of the petition or in separate volumes not to exceed 300 pages each. (Rule 8.486(c)(1).) Exhibits must begin with a table of contents, must be index -tabbed by number or letter , must be paginated consecutively , and must be bound together at the end