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Electronic Formatting Requirements and Guidelines of the Second District, documents consisting of multiple files must be paginated consecutively.

The Court requires all electronic filers to comply with rule 8.74, California Rules of Court, which governs formatting for electronic documents. These additional guidelines for petitions are provided to assist you in preparing electronic documents but do not supplant the requirements of the California Rules of Court. 

This article provides guidelines for formatting briefs that are filed in connection with appeals. Documents must be in a text-searchable PDF format and all pages must be numbered consecutively. Additionally, bookmarks must be included in the document to link to each heading, subheading, and the first page of any component of the brief. This ensures that page citations are consistent throughout the brief.

Pursuant to Standards of Judicial Administration, standard 10.20, the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal Bias Prevention Committee (Bias Prevention Committee) aims to support the integrity and impartiality of the judicial system and promote an appellate court environment free of bias and the appearance of bias.  

Electronic documents must be formatted according to the California Rules of Court. Documents must be text-searchable and page numbers must be numbered consecutively. Files must be 25 megabytes or smaller and if they are larger, they must be split into segments of 25 megabytes or less. There must be bookmarks to the indexes and to the first page of each separate exhibit or attachment.

The California Courts of Appeal Third Appellate District has established procedures and practices for how appeals are handled. Appeals are assigned to individual justices based on their complexity and the length of the record. The court also has a central staff of attorneys who specialize in writs, dependency cases, and other matters. The court meets twelve times a year and has a mediation program for civil appeals. The court's decisions are posted online for the public to view.

This is a legal document that was filed in a court of appeal on March 13, 2023 by a deputy clerk.

* **Administrative Order 2023-3-10** * **Court of Appeal of the State of California** * **Fifth Appellate District** * **Order on Multiple Volume Electronic Clerk's and Reporter's Transcripts** The order states that effective April 11, 2023, electronic clerk's and reporter's transcripts consisting of multiple volumes must be submitted as a single PDF file. This is to comply with the 300-page per volume requirement. The individual components of the transcripts must still be maintained, as outlined in California Rules of Court, rules 8.74 and 8.144. The order was issued by Presiding Justice Hill.

* This form is a request for oral argument in a case before the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District. * Oral argument is not required, but if you want to request it, you must do so within 10 days of receiving notice of the case. * You can request to appear in person or remotely by videoconference. * Only one lawyer may argue for each party. * If no party requests oral argument, the court will not hear it. Here are some additional details from the form: * The form must be filed through TrueFiling with proof of service on opposing counsel. * The person who will be arguing the case must be identified in item 6. * The court number and title of the case must be included in items 3 and 5. * The lawyer's name, bar number, and the party they are representing must be included in items 7, 8, and 9. * The lawyer must sign and date the form in item 10.