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Rule 8.957. Record on appeal

Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.957

Current text effective January 1, 2009.

Within five days after the filing of the notice of appeal and the payment of any fees required by law, the clerk of the small claims court must transmit the file and all related papers, including the notice of appeal, to the clerk of the court assigned to hear the appeal.

#History

Rule 8.957 renumbered effective January 1, 2009; adopted as rule 153 effective July 1, 1964; previously amended effective July 1, 1972, July 1, 1973, January 1, 1977, and January 1, 2005; amended and renumbered as rule 8.907 effective January 1, 2007.

What this rule requires

Filing Timing and Cure Windows

  • Within five days after the filing of the notice of appeal and the payment of any fees required by law, the clerk of the small claims court must transmit the file and all related papers, including the notice of appeal, to the clerk of the court assigned to hear the appeal.

Official text: courts.ca.gov , checked October 19, 2026.