Fresno Superior Court Filing Bundling Requirements

The court requires a separate trial notebook and a separate appendix of excerpts for each party's position, containing pleadings, motions, briefs, and cited portions of the administrative record.

A. Separate Trial Notebook and Appendix of Excerpts. The court requires a separate trial notebook and separate appendix of excerpts to provide the court with easy-to-use binders containing the pleadings, motions, briefs, and cited portions of the record of proceedings supporting the parties’ respective positions.

All materials supporting a default prove up should be bundled into one document, with each item separately listed in the caption.

All materials in support of a default prove up should be submitted together as a single document, with each item listed separately in the caption of the combined pleading.

The trial notebook and appendix of excerpts are not lodged or filed; the preparing party must call the Research Department Office Assistant at (559) 457-4945 to arrange their delivery.

The trial notebook and appendix of excerpts of exhibits are neither lodged nor filed. Instead, the party responsible for preparing the notebook and appendix shall call the Research Department Office Assistant at (559) 457-4945 to arrange delivery of the

A Notice of Remote Appearance submitted by mail or at the counter must be filed as a separate document or placed at the top of the forms packet.

When submitting the Notice of Remote Appearance (RA-010) by mail or over the counter, it must be submitted for filing as a separate document or placed at the top of the forms packet.