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James Gary Hastings is an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Four. He was appointed by Governor Wilson in 1993 and confirmed by the electorate in 1994 and 2002. Before this, he was a Judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1985. He graduated magna cum laude from Southwestern University School of Law in 1972 and has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. He enjoys participating in triathlons, running, camping, surfing, and golf.
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John Clinton Peterson was a retired presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Five. He was appointed by Governor Wilson in 1992 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate. He also served as an Associate Justice on the same court from 1988 to 1992, and as a Judge in the Superior Court of Solano County from 1986 to 1988. He was a lawyer in private practice for many years and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1954 and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1961. He was a Republican and enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing golf, and reading.
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Justice J. Anthony Kline is a presiding justice who graduated from Johns Hopkins University with honors and later attended graduate school at Cornell University and Yale Law School. After law school, he served as a law clerk to a California Supreme Court Justice and then worked as an attorney in New York. He then returned to California and worked as a Legal Services Lawyer and was one of the founders of Public Advocates, Inc., the first non-profit public interest law firm in the west. In 1975, he was appointed Legal Affairs Secretary to Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and in 1980 he was appointed to the San Francisco Superior Court. In 1982, he was appointed Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Conservation Corps and a member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association and the American Jewish Congress (Northern California Division).
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This document explains the internal operating practices of the Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District. It covers the structure of the court, the organization of staff, the process of appeals, and other procedures. It is important for high school students to be aware of the court system and how it works.
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The Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District is made up of three divisions located in San Diego, Riverside, and Santa Ana, and is responsible for hearing appeals in cases from San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, Inyo, and Orange Counties. The court consists of 10 associate justices and a presiding justice, as well as judicial attorneys, judicial assistants, and other administrative support staff. The court has an internal operating practice and procedure for reviewing appeals and original proceedings, and also offers an unpaid extern program for law school students three times a year. The court has adopted a number of local rules.
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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.
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The First Appellate District is a court in California that is responsible for hearing and deciding cases. It is located in San Francisco and consists of five divisions, each with a presiding justice and three associate justices. The court's website provides information about the organization of the court, its procedures for processing cases, and its staff. Appeals and writ petitions are assigned to divisions in rotation, and the court may request that the Supreme Court transfer multiple appeals or writ petitions to the same division. Appeals are assigned to panels of three justices for decision, and after oral argument or the waiver of oral argument, the lead justice prepares a final draft of the opinion. Petitions for rehearing may be filed, and the court may invite written briefing or oral argument before resubmitting the matter and filing its new opinion.
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This form is for people who cannot afford to pay court fees when filing an appeal, petition, or other document in a civil case. The court may waive court fees and costs if the person has a low income level or is receiving public assistance. The court may also waive other court fees and costs that are necessary for the case. To request a fee waiver, the person must fill out a Request to Waive Court Fees form. The form should be filed with the notice of appeal, petition for a writ, petition for review, or the first document filed in the court. The court may ask for more information or evidence to confirm the person's eligibility for a fee waiver. If the person's finances change during the case, they must notify the court. The fee waiver ends after 60 days or if the court finds the person is no longer eligible.
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This form is for people who can't afford to pay court fees when filing an appeal, petition for a writ, or petition for review in a civil case. Eligibility for a fee waiver is based on public assistance, low-income level, or not having enough income to pay for basic needs and court fees. If approved, the court will waive filing fees, costs related to clerk's transcript on appeal, fee for court to hold in trust deposit for a reporter's transcript on appeal, and fees for making a transcript or copy of an official electronic recording. You must submit a Request to Waive Court Fees form to be considered for a fee waiver.
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This information sheet provides instructions for serving documents in the Court of Appeal in California. Service can be done by mail, personal delivery, or electronically. The document to be served needs to be given to someone over 18 years of age who is not a party in the case if it is being served by mail or personal delivery. If it is being served electronically, it can be done by the party themselves or someone over 18. The server must complete the Proof of Service (Court of Appeal) or Proof of Electronic Service (Court of Appeal) form, provide the names of those served and the date of service, and sign it. The original form should then be given to the party for whom the documents were served.
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re filing your notice of appeal for the amount of the fee. The fee for filing a notice of appeal in an unlimited civil case is $775. The fee for filing a cross-appeal is $400. You can pay the fee by cash, check, or money order. If you cannot afford to pay the fee, you can ask the court to waive the fee by filing an Application for Waiver of Court Fees and Costs (form FW-001 ). You can get form FW-001 at any courthouse or county law library or online at www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm . You can get more information about fee waivers on the California Courts Online Self-Help Center at www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-fees.htm. Do I have to pay a fee to file my notice of appeal? If you are appealing a decision made by a judge or jury in a civil case in which the amount of money claimed is more than $25,000, you can file a Notice of Appeal/Cross-Appeal (Unlimited Civil Case) (form APP-002). You must serve and file this notice within 60 days after the trial court clerk or a party serves either a document called a “Notice
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In an unlimited civil case (a case in which the amount in controversy is more than $25,000), an appeal is a review of a court's decision by another court. Parties to the appeal must file a Notice of Appeal with the superior court within 60 calendar days of the decision. The Notice of Appeal must be accompanied by a $775 filing fee and a $100 deposit. The Appellant must also designate a Reporter's Transcript or Clerk's Transcript/Appendix and serve it to the other party. The Appellant must then prepare and file a brief with the Court of Appeal, which has a 14,000 word limit if produced on a computer or 50 page limit if produced on a typewriter. The Appellant must also serve and file a Civil Case Information Statement and copies of their brief to the court, other counsel, and all self-represented parties. If the Appellant decides not to proceed with the appeal, they must file an Abandonment of Appeal in the superior court or a Request for Dismissal in the Court of Appeal.
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