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Here are just a few of the forms you may find helpful representing indigent parties in the First District. Additional forms can be found in the forms area of the judicial council website.


Claims


Notices of Appeal



Extensions of Time
(These EOT forms are for use in the First District only.)

FDAP Sample EOT Motions

Criminal  MS Word
Delinquency Word Perfect
Dependency MS Word Word Perfect

 

Official Court of Appeal EOT Motion Forms (Note: These links are to the forms posted on the First District's own website. If you use the court's forms, be aware of a couple of deficiencies in the forms. The forms do not include attorney identifying information on the front page (see rule 8.40(c) and 8.204(b)(10)(D), the delinquency form uses adult criminal nomenclature (e.g. "convicted") and there is no form tailored to dependency cases).



Notice of Abandonment of Appeal


Abandonment of Appeal in Juvenile Cases

  Request for Juvenile Dismissal of Juvenile Appeal
  Declaration of Attorney in Support of Voluntary
Dismissal of Juvenile Appeal



Oral Argument Request Form

  Available in the following formats: 



Habeas Corpus Petitions


California State Court Habeas Corpus Petition:

  Non-Fillable

Fillable 

U.S. District Court (Northern District of California)

 

Federal Habeas Corpus Petition
(for state prisoners; 28 U.S.C. § 2254)
(not fillable; includes IFP application)

Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence
(for federal prisoners; 28 U.S.C. § 2255)

U.S. District Court (Eastern District of California)
(no online habeas forms available)

Generic Federal Petitions for Use in Any Federal District
(from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)

 

Federal Habeas Corpus Petition
(for state prisoner; 28 U.S.C. § 2254)
(fillable)

IFP Application
(fillable)

Federal Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Corrrect Sentence (for federal prisoner; 28 U.S.C. § 2255)
(fillable)


Certiorari Petitions

 

Certiorari Petition and IFP Application for
filing in U.S. Supreme Court




Panel Attorney Information Change

Appellate Project and AOC Information Changes
(thanks to ADI!)


California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Confidential Phone Call Request


Forms Libraries

California Judicial Council
U.S. Courts Forms Library


Trial Counsel Letter

Trial Counsel Letter (fillable PDF)

 

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