Rule 8.839. Record in multiple appeals
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.839
Current text effective January 1, 2009.
#(a) Single record
If more than one appeal is taken from the same judgment or a related order, only one record need be prepared, which must be filed within the time allowed for filing the record in the latest appeal.
#(b) Cost
If there is more than one separately represented appellant, they must equally share the cost of preparing the record, unless otherwise agreed by the appellants or ordered by the trial court. Appellants equally sharing the cost are each entitled to a copy of the record.
#History
Rule 8.839 adopted effective January 1, 2009.
What this rule requires
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
If more than one appeal is taken from the same judgment or a related order, only one record need be prepared, which must be filed within the time allowed for filing the record in the latest appeal.
Filing Fees and Waivers
If there is more than one separately represented appellant, they must equally share the cost of preparing the record, unless otherwise agreed by the appellants or ordered by the trial court. Appellants equally sharing the cost are each entitled to a copy of the record.
Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.