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How to file court papers
Basic information about how to file papers in court, where to file, who can file, and how to pay filing fees.

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Where to file
If these are the first papers filed in a case (you're starting the case), first decide which county you need to file in ("venue"), and then you can use Find my court to get information about where to file in that county. 
If you're filing a document in a case that’s already been started, file at the same court with the same case number.
How to file
You can always file in person or by mail. In many courts, you can also file online (called e-filing), by fax, or by drop box. You can check on the court's website whether or not it allows e-filing or fax filing.
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Guide to court forms | California Courts | Self Help Guide
These are free but are only available for some types of forms.

Form filling tips
Use the current version of the form. Forms on this page are always up to date. You can also ask your court clerk or Self-Help Center if your form is the latest version. 
If you use a pen, use blue or black ink and print clearly. 
Fill out the caption - the name, address, phone number, court’s address, parties, and case number at the top of the form. 
If you do not have a lawyer, write your name, address, and phone number and put "Self-represented" on the "Attorney for" line on.
If you do not have a case number yet, the clerk will give you one when you file the forms. Use this case number on anything else you file later.
If your address changes, you will need to let the court and other parties in the case know. You can use Notice of Change of Address or other Contact Information (form MC-040). Then, use the new address on anything you file.
If you need help filling out the form
Most court forms have some basic instructions, and some common ones have a related INFO form you can get that has detailed instructions. 
Court Self-Help Center or public law library offer free workshops and other help with filling out forms as well.  

 

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Appellant’s Opening Brief – California Appellate Courts
You may file a “Request to Attach Additional Exhibits” with the Court of Appeal and serve a copy of the application to all other parties in the case. There is no court form so you type the request on a piece of paper. You must provide what the court calls “good cause” – which means a good reason – to attach additional exhibits.
The court may or may not say yes to your request.
Instead of including a lot of attachments, it may be easier to simply make a reference in your brief to any legal authorities, or to exhibits already in the record on appeal.
Before including attachments you should carefully review CRC rule 8.204(d).
 
 What are common mistakes in briefs? Here is a list of common mistakes made in briefs:

not citing the record on appeal (giving the court the exact place in the record to look) for a fact that you put in your brief
including information and sources that are not in the record on appeal
not citing the law (giving the court the name and place in a published court decision, statute, or other law) for what you say is the law in your brief
using improper citations that are not legal authorities, like a blog post or an unpublished court decision
improper or unprofessional tone (don’t use curse words or say bad things about people)
not proofreading (the brief has typos and other obvious errors)
not clearly telling the court what you want

 
 Who needs to receive a copy of my brief? How do I serve my brief to other parties or courts? Always check with your court to confirm the specific filing and service requirements in your case. Not all courts allow electronic filing.
Serving a document means delivering a copy of the document to another party, or delivering a copy to a different court than the one where you are filing the document.
Generally, you must serve a copy of the opening brief to all parties in the case, to the trial court judge, and to the Supreme Court of California BEFORE it can be filed with the Court of Appeal.

Serving documents to other parties. There are three ways to serve a document to another party: by mail, in person, or electronically.
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Form NameForm NumberInformation on Appeal Procedures for Unlimited Civil CasesAPP-001 INFONotice of Appeal APP-002Appellant’s Notice Designating Record on AppealAPP-003Civil Case Information StatementAPP-004Abandonment of AppealAPP-005Application for Extension of Time to File BriefAPP-006Request for DismissalAPP-007Certificate of Interested Entities or PersonsAPP-008Proof of ServiceAPP-009Proof of Electronic ServiceAPP-009EInformation Sheet for Proof of Service (Court of Appeal)APP-009 INFORespondent’s Notice Designating Record on AppealAPP-010Respondent’s Notice Electing to Use an Appendix APP-011Stipulation for Extension of Time to File BriefAPP-012Memorandum of Costs on AppealAPP-013Proposed Statement on AppealAPP-014Other Party and Nonparty Witness Testimony and Other Evidence AttachmentAPP-014AInformation Sheet for Proposed Settled StatementAPP-014-INFOInformation Sheet on Waiver of Appellate Court FeesAPP-015-INFOOrder on Court Fee Waiver APP-016Response to Appellant’s Proposed Settled Statement (Unlimited Civil Case)APP-020Order on Appellant’s Proposed Settled Statement (Unlimited Civil Case)APP-022Appellant’s Motion to Use a Settled StatementAPP-025Attached DeclarationAPP-031ARequest to Waive Court Fees	FW-001Information Sheet on Waiver of Superior Court Fees and CostsFW-001-INFOInformation Sheet on Waiver of Appellate Court FeesFW-015-INFORequest for Accommodations by Persons with Disabilities and ResponseMC-410Request and Order to File New Litigation by Vexatious LitigantVL-110
 

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	but documents will not be processed immediately unless they are urgent requests. Parties will submit their documents after review and will receive copies of filings via U.S.
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For general information, please email the Unlawful Detainer Division at udefile@saccourt.ca.gov
 or call (916) 875-7746.
 Hours: 8:05 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, excluding court holidays.
 

For legal assistance, please email the Advisory Clinic at SCUDAdvisors@saccourt.ca.gov
or call (916) 875-7846.
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bankruptcy: The legal way for a business or person to get help when they can’t pay the money they owe. In bankruptcy court, they can get rid of debts by paying part of what they owe. There are special bankruptcy judges at these hearings.

bar: All of the lawyers qualified to practice law. For example, a state bar includes all of the lawyers qualified to practice law in that state.

battery: Illegal beating or physical violence or control of a person without their permission. (Compare with assault.)

behavior intervention plan: Plan made by a local educational agency (LEA), as part of the individualized education program (IEP), to change the behavior of students that hurt themselves, assault others, or are destructive.

bench: (1) The desk where a judge sits in court;

(2) Judges in general or a specific judge.
bench trial: Trial without a jury. The judge decides the case.

bench warrant: An order given by the judge (or "bench") to arrest a person. (See warrant, writ.)

best interest of the child: the standard that courts use to decide who will take care of the child. Some of the factors courts look at are: the age of the child, the health of the child, the emotional ties between the parents and the child, the ability of the parents to care for the child, and the child's ties to school, home, and the community.

bifurcation: to separate the legal issues in a case. For example, sometimes spouses or domestic partners cannot agree on all the issues in a divorce and it is holding up the divorce itself. The parties may want to move ahead with ending the marital status or domestic partnership while other issues remain to be resolved. To do this, a party can ask for a “bifurcation” of marital/partnership status. This means that the court makes a decision on ending your marriage or domestic partnership while other issues remain open and to be decided. Click to learn how to ask for a bifurcation in a divorce or legal separation case.

bind: To make yourself or someone else legally responsible for something.
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negligence: When someone fails to be as careful as the law requires to protect the rights and property of others.
neutral evaluation: When a neutral person (or persons) hears brief written and oral presentations, then considers the strengths and weaknesses of each side's contentions and evidence, and offers an overall evaluation of the dispute. (Compare arbitration, mediation.)
new hire reporting: A program that requires all employers to report newly hired employees to the State Directory of New Hires (SDNH) in their state. This data is submitted to the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), and compared against child support order information in the Federal Case Registry (FCR) for possible enforcement of child support obligations through wage garnishment.
nolo contendere: No contest; from the Latin for "I do not wish to contend." A plea of nolo contendere has the same effect on a criminal sentence as a plea of guilty, but may not be taken as an admission of guilt for any other purpose. For example, a person might plead nolo contendere and pay a fine or serve jail time as if guilty, but if he or she were sued in a civil case afterward, the other side would still have to prove that the person was guilty.
noncustodial parent (NCP): The parent that does not have primary care, custody, or control of a child. (See also custodial parent.)
nonfeasance: Failure to perform an act that you are legally responsible for.(Compare malfeasance, misfeasance.)
nonservice: When a summons or warrant is issued but not served (delivered).
notary public: A person authorized under civil law to administer oaths, to attest (affirm) and certify that certain documents are authentic, and to take depositions.
notice: A written announcement or warning. For example, a notice to the other side that on a certain date a particular motion will be made in court.
Notice of Entry of Judgment: A court form telling the parties about the judge's decision in a lawsuit.
Adoptions Information: Sacramento Superior Court

If the file is stored at the courthouse, you may view or request copies of records in person, in the Probate Unit located on the second floor, room 214 at the
	William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse,
	and you must:
	

Obtain a service ticket at Reception; 
Complete a public file request card received at the courthouse; 
Provide the court with your valid state or federally issued photo identification; and
Ask the court clerk to make your copies.

By Mail Viewing or Copying

	To obtain a copy of records by mail or drop box, you must complete a 
	Request for Copies of Family Law 
	Records and mail or drop it in the drop box at 
	William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse, 3341 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, CA 95826.
	The request must be accompanied with a copy of valid state or federally issued photo identification, the fees or copy of the fee waiver, if applicable,
	and addressed to the Probate Records Clerk. Fees can be paid by check or money order. Do not mail or drop box cash.
	
 	The drop box is located at the entrance of the 
 	William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse and the building hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
 	(excluding 
 	court holidays).
Public Entities

 	Public entities inside the state of California may request a copy of records in person or by mail. If requesting by mail, complete a
 	Request for Copies of Family Law Records and
 	provide a copy of your public entity identification. 

 	Public entities outside the state of California may request a copy of records in person or by mail;
 	the copy and certification fees pursuant to the court's 
 	fee schedule are required.

Fees

 	Pursuant to 
 	Government Code Sections 70626 through 70628 - external link, copy and record search fees are as follows:

Description
Fee

Standard Copy
$0.50 per page

Certified Copy of document or file
$40.00 per certified document or file + Standard Copy Fee

Exemplified Copy
$50.00 per case + Standard Copy Fee

Records Search
$15.00 if a case number is not provided

Postage fees
Self-Help Glossary - selfhelp
Information on people that apply for certain kinds of public assistance (like Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, TANF) is automatically sent to the state IV-D agency to identify and locate the noncustodial parent, establish parentage, and/or obtain child support payments. This lets the state get back some or part of the money it pays to people as public assistance. (See also IV-D.)
public defender: A lawyer appointed by the court, usually to represent a defendant in a criminal case that can't afford to hire a lawyer.
public offense: A crime. Compare to private or civil wrongs that violate "private laws," for example, a contract between 2 parties. The difference between civil/private and criminal/public wrongs is that public offenses focus on the behavior of the offender while the law of civil wrongs focuses on making an injured person whole. (See also crime.)
public record: A court record available for inspection by the general public. (Compare confidential record, sealed record.)
purge: To remove inactive case records from court files.
putative parent: The person said to be the parent of a child but who has not yet been medically or legally declared to be the legal parent. (See also genetic testing, legal parent, parentage.)
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Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO): An order or judgment that provides for medical support for a child of a parent covered by a group health plan or provides for health benefit coverage for the child.
Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO): An order or judgment issued by a court and approved by a pension plan, that divides a pension plan in order to make a fair division of property or to pay for child or spousal support.
quash: To make void, to vacate, to annul, to set aside. For example, to quash a subpoena means that the court will not enforce the subpoena because it has been voided or set aside.