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Appellate Practice

Jul. 17, 2001

Forget the French; Court Rules Will Be Plain English

SAN FRANCISCO - Declaring that the obsolete provisions, ambiguities and redundancies that have crept into California's appellate rules over the decades have rendered them "gibberish," the Judicial Council on Friday approved a complete revision of the first 18 of the 80 rules for practicing in the state's appellate courts.

By Donna Domino
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Declaring that the obsolete provisions, ambiguities and redundancies that have crept into California's appellate rules over the decades have rendered them "gibberish," the Judicial Council on Friday approved a complete revision of the first 18 of the 80 rules for practicing in the state's...

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