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* The California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, has issued an emergency order extending the time to do any act required or permitted under the California Rules of Court by 30 additional days. * This order is effective immediately and applies to proceedings in which the deadline for any action in the California Rules of Court occurs between March 23, 2020, through and including April 22, 2020. * No application for an extension is required.

The Judicial Council of California has authorized the Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District, to issue an order extending by up to 30 days the time to do any act required or permitted under the California Rules of Court, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This order applies to proceedings in which the deadline for any action in the California Rules of Court would occur between March 18, 2020, and April 17, 2020.

In light of the current public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fifth District Court of Appeal has suspended in-person oral argument sessions. Counsel and/or parties appearing in propria persona will appear via CourtCall. All oral argument sessions will be open to the public, but seating will be strictly limited in order to achieve appropriate distancing. All sessions will continue to be live-streamed on the Fifth District Court of Appeal website.

* Effective January 1, 2018, appointed counsel in any case is deemed to have requested that their copy of the reporter's transcript be delivered in paper form. * At any time prior to the printing of the transcript, or within 15 days after the notice of appeal is filed, counsel may request that their copy of the transcript be delivered in electronic form. The form goes on to specify the procedure for making such a request.

This order states that beginning January 1, 2018, all parties involved in criminal appeals in the state of California must follow certain rules. These rules include that the defendant's copy of the reporter's transcript must be delivered in either paper or electronic form.

This form is used to list interested entities or persons who have either (1) an ownership interest of 10 percent or more in the party if it is an entity; or (2) a financial or other interest in the outcome of the proceeding that the justices should consider in determining whether to disqualify themselves.

This manual describes in simple terms the civil appellate process and the related California Rules of Court that are in effect as of the date at the bottom of the page in each chapter. The manual is intended for persons who represent themselves (also called “self- represented litigants” and those “in pro per” or “in pro se”) who are bringing civil appeals to the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three, which has jurisdiction over appeals from Orange County. The manual does not cover criminal or juvenile dependency appeals.

The Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District in California is now allowing people to electronically file and submit documents instead of using paper. This will make the process of filing documents easier and more efficient. The list of documents that can be electronically filed or submitted can be found on the Court of Appeal website.

The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District in California is changing its public filing window hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., starting February 4, 2013.