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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.

Abandonment
Abatement Due to Death
Amend Notice of Appeal
Augmenting the Record
Bail
Briefs
California Dept. of Corrections
Certiorari
Compensation Claim Forms
Consolidate Appeals

Expedite Appeal
Extension of Time Applications
Form Libraries
Habeas
Juror Identity
Notices of Appeal
Oral Argument
Panel Attorney Change of Info
Proof of Service
Transmit Exhibits
Trial Counsel Letter

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

Amend Notice of Appeal

Application for Abatement Due to Death

Augmenting the Record

Letter Requesting Missing Record (Rule 8.340)

Motion to Augment the Record

Bail Pending Appeal

Briefs

Appellant's Opening Brief

Wende Brief with Anders Statement

Wende Brief without Anders Statement

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Confidential Phone Call Request (PDF)

Confidential Phone Call Request (Fillable & Saveable PDF)

Authorization for Release of Information (HIPPA-Compliant) (CDCR Form 7385 (rev. 5/09)

San Quentin Legal Visit Request

Certiorari Petitions

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

Claims

Federal CJA 21 - Authorization and Voucher for Expert and Other Services (interactive/fillable)

Consolidate Appeal

Expedite Appeal

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

FDAP Sample EOT Motions

Criminal	MS Word	Word Perfect
Delinquency	MS Word	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).

Forms Libraries

Habeas Corpus Petitions

Sample Habeas Petition

California State Court Habeas Corpus Petition:

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)

Juror Identity

Notices of Appeal

Oral Argument Forms

Panel Attorney Information Change

Proof of Service

Declaration of Service by Mail

Transmit Exhibits

Trial Counsel Letter

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