Rule 8.32. Address and other contact information of record; notice of change
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.32
Current text effective January 1, 2013.
#(a) Address and other contact information of record
In any case pending before the court, the court will use the mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address that an attorney or unrepresented party provides on the first document filed in that case as the mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of record unless the attorney or unrepresented party files a notice under (b).
(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2013; adopted effective January 1, 2007.)
#(b) Notice of change
#(1) An attorney or unrepresented party whose mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address changes while a case is pending must promptly serve and file a written notice of the change in the reviewing court in which the case is pending.
#(2) The notice must specify the title and number of the case or cases to which it applies. If an attorney gives the notice, the notice must include the attorney's California State Bar number.
(Subd (b) amended effective January 1, 2013; adopted as subd (a); previously amended and relettered effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective July 1, 2008.)
#(c) Multiple addresses or other contact information
If an attorney or an unrepresented party has more than one mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address, only one mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address for that attorney or unrepresented party may be used in a given case.
(Subd (c) amended and relettered effective January 1, 2013; adopted as subd (c); previously amended and relettered as subd (d) effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective January 1, 2008, and July 1, 2008.)
#History
Rule 8.32 amended effective January 1, 2013; repealed and adopted as rule 40.5 effective January 1, 2005; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007; previously amended effective January 1, 2008, and July 1, 2008.
What this rule requires
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
An attorney or unrepresented party whose mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address changes while a case is pending must promptly serve and file a written notice of the change in the reviewing court in which the case is pending.
Service and Proof of Service Rules
An attorney or unrepresented party whose mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address changes while a case is pending must promptly serve and file a written notice of the change in the reviewing court in which the case is pending.
Chambers Communication Rules
In a pending case, the court uses an attorney’s or unrepresented party’s contact information from the first filed document as the information of record unless that person files a notice under (b).
The rule's wording
In any case pending before the court, the court will use the mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address that an attorney or unrepresented party provides on the first document filed in that case as the mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address of record unless the attorney or unrepresented party files a notice under (b).
If an attorney or unrepresented party has multiple contact details of a listed type, only one of that type may be used in a given case.
The rule's wording
If an attorney or an unrepresented party has more than one mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address, only one mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address for that attorney or unrepresented party may be used in a given case.
Document Filing Requirements
An attorney or unrepresented party whose mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or e-mail address changes while a case is pending must promptly serve and file a written notice of the change in the reviewing court in which the case is pending.
The notice must specify the title and number of the case or cases to which it applies. If an attorney gives the notice, the notice must include the attorney's California State Bar number.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.