Emergency Order - April 9, 2020

The Judicial Council of California, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, issued an emergency order in March 2020 allowing district Courts of Appeal to extend the time in which to do any act required or permitted under the California Rules of Court by no more than 30 days. On April 4, 2020, the Judicial Council amended rule 8.66 to help the courts continue to operate during the pandemic, and on April 9, 2020, Chief Justice of California Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye authorized the Court of Appeal for each appellate district to issue an order applying the provisions of amended rule 8.66 retroactively to the starting date of the court’s current implementation order.