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Title
Appellate Procedure: Verification of Writ Petitions (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
To clarify that, under statute, all petitions for writs of mandate, certiorari, prohibition, and habeas corpus must be verified, the Appellate Advisory Committee recommends adding a provision indicating verification is required to all of the rules in title 8 of the California Rules of Court relating to such writ petitions that do not already include such a provision.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Appellate Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective January 1, 2018, amend California Rules of Court, rules 8.380, 8.384, 8.452, 8.456, 8.495, 8.931, and 8.972 to add provisions indicating that writ petitions must be verified.