Description: The Appellate Advisory Committee proposes amending the rules regarding appendixes to allow appellants to file an appendix before filing the opening brief and to allow respondents to elect an appendix when their other record designations are due. The changes are intended to assist courts and litigants by permitting earlier filing of an appendix, which could assist with briefing and courts’ consideration of petitions for writ of supersedeas, and to provide respondents the opportunity to elect an appendix after receiving notice that the appellant has designated a clerk’s transcript. The committee proposes revising several forms to reflect the rule changes and revoking two forms that would no longer be necessary. The proposal originated with suggestions from an appellate attorney in Berkeley and a bar association in San Diego.

Category: Appellate

Item Number: SPR23-03

Deadline: May 12, 2023

File: spr23-03.pdf