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1 day ago · Published or "citable" opinions of the appellate courts are opinions ordered published in the Official Reports, and may be cited or relied on by other courts and parties. Official Reports Opinions (Searchable 1850-Present) (link is external) are the searchable, citable, published opinions that reflect post filing corrections.
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- California Courts - Published Opinions
What is a published opinion? All opinions of the California Supreme Court are published in bound volumes called the Official Reports. Some opinions issued by the California Courts of Appeal are certified for publication by the Court of Appeal or ordered published by the Supreme Court because they meet criteria established in California Rules of Court, rule 8.1105.
Archive of Web Pages Cited in Opinions Issued by the Supreme Court of California. Use the pull-down menu below to select the slip opinions that you wish to view. After 120 days, these opinions remain available via our Case Information Search tool. Please note that copies of published opinions may also be available from or searchable through ...
Jan 1, 2007 · 2024 California Rules of Court. Rule 8.1115. Citation of opinions. (a) Unpublished opinion. Except as provided in (b), an opinion of a California Court of Appeal or superior court appellate division that is not certified for publication or ordered published must not be cited or relied on by a court or a party in any other action. (b) Exceptions.
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The key difference between a published or unpublished decision is whether it has precedential value. In other words, can the decision be relied upon and cited by later courts as precedence? In California, all state Supreme Court decisions are automatically published in the state’s Official Reports. This is the collection of precedent-setting publis...
The California Rules of Court provide a number of standards to determine whether a decision should be published. The result of the appeal does not have any impact. An opinion should be certified for publication if it: 1. Establishes a new rule of law 2. Applies an existing rule of law to facts significantly different from those in published opinion...
Anyone may request that an unpublished state Court of Appeal opinion be published. The request must be made by a letter to the court that issued the opinion. The letter must state the person’s interest in publication and why the opinion meets a standard for publication. The request must be delivered to the court within 20 days of the opinion being ...
It should be noted that the California Rules of Court concerning publication differ somewhat from the federal rules. These rules specifically relate to appellate decisions of the (federal) Ninth Circuit, which includes California. Similar to the California Rules of Court, a majority of the court may designate an opinion for publication. But the fed...
Gusdorff Law generally does not request publication of appellate cases we successfully litigate. Because of the precedential value of a published decision, a win makes Supreme Court review more likely. In other words, publishing the decision encourages the losing party to ask the Supreme Court to look at it, and the opinion’s impactful reach may in...
Oct 21, 2024 · California Court of Appeal opinions are published in three different reporters: (1) California Appellate Reports (Cal. App., Cal. App. 2d, etc.), which is the official reporter; (2) West's California Reporter (Cal. Rptr., Cal. Rptr. 2d, etc.), published by West; and (3) Pacific Reporter (P., P.2d, etc), which is a regional reporter published by ...
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Feb 18, 2022 · The official California Courts web site provides “slip opinions” from the California Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court issued within the last 120 days. Opinions are available as both Word (DOC) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents. A searchable archive of published opinions from 1850 to present is also available.
