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Appellate Procedure: Settled Statements in Unlimited Civil Cases (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
To facilitate use of the settled statement procedure in unlimited civil cases, the Appellate Advisory Committee and the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommend adopting new forms and revising existing forms for litigants and courts to use in preparing and certifying settled statements. This proposal is based on comments received last year in response to the Appellate Advisory Committee's invitation to comment on proposed changes to the settled statement rule and forms.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Appellate Advisory Committee and the Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommend that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2019:
1. Approve Other Party and Nonparty Witness Testimony and Other Evidence Attachment (Unlimited Civil Case) (form APP-014A) to streamline the settled statement form by moving certain testimony and evidence to an attachment;
2. Approve Information Sheet for Proposed Settled Statement (form APP-014-INFO) to provide instructions for completing the settled statement form and information about the settled statement process;
3. Approve Response to Appellant's Proposed Settled Statement (Unlimited Civil Case) (form APP-020) to assist respondents with responding to and proposing any changes to appellants' proposed settled statements;
4. Approve Order on Appellant's Proposed Settled Statement (Unlimited Civil Case) (form APP-022) to allow the trial court judge to order certification of the statement, the preparation of a reporter's transcript, or modifications or corrections to the appellant's proposed settled statement;
5. Approve Appellant's Motion to Use a Settled Statement (Unlimited Civil Case) (form APP-025) to assist appellants who wish to use a settled statement but are not automatically entitled to do so and must seek a court order;
6. Revise Appellant's Notice Designatin...
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