Each electronic document must include an electronic bookmark to each heading, subheading, and the first page of any component of the document, including any table of contents, table of authorities, petition, verification, memorandum, declaration, certificate of word count, certificate of interested entities or persons, ...
Format of electronic documents. (1) Text-searchable portable document format: Electronic documents must be in text-searchable portable document format (PDF) while maintaining the original document formatting.
Document requirements California Rule of Court 8.74 establishes rules for formatting documents that are filed electronically where allowed or required by local county rule. The requirements for eFiled documents are: Documents must be submitted as PDFs. Documents must be text searchable.
Notice to class members. If the class is certified, the court may require either party to notify the class of the action in the manner specified by the court. The class proponent must submit a statement regarding class notice and a proposed notice to class members.
California Judicial Council Forms are pre approved pleadings for filing with the Court.
Electronic service. When a document may be served by mail, express mail, overnight delivery, or fax transmission, the document may be served electronically under Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6, Penal Code section 690.5, and the rules in this chapter.
Rules 2.257 Under the proposed requirements, the electronic signature must be (1) unique to the declarant, (2) capable of verification, (3) under the sole control of the declarant, and (4) linked to data in such a manner that if the data are changed, the electronic signature may be declared invalid by the court.
Unless otherwise specified in these rules, all papers filed must be prepared using a font size not smaller than 12 points.
Winning an appeal is difficult. In California, fewer than 20% of civil appeals succeed in changing the original decision. This is because the Court of Appeal assumes the trial court's decision was correct unless the person appealing (the appellant) can prove it was wrong.
Each electronic document must include an electronic bookmark to each heading, subheading, and the first page of any component of the document, including any table of contents, table of authorities, petition, verification, memorandum, declaration, certificate of word count, certificate of interested entities or persons, ...