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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.912
Contents of clerk's transcript
Except in appeals covered by rule 8.920 or when the parties have filed a stipulation under rule 8.910(b) that any of these items is not required for proper determination of the appeal, the clerk's transcript must contain:
(1) The complaint, including any notice to appear, and any amendment;
(2) Any demurrer or other plea;
(3) All court minutes;
(4) Any written findings or opinion of the court;
(5) The judgment or order appealed from;
(6) Any motion or notice of motion for new trial, in arrest of judgment, or to dismiss the action, with supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments;
(7) Any transcript of a sound or sound-and-video recording tendered to the court under rule 2.1040;
(8) The notice of appeal; and
(9) If the appellant is the defendant:
(A) Any written defense motion denied in whole or in part, with supporting and opposing memoranda and attachments; and
(B) If related to a motion under (A), any search warrant and return.
History
Rule 8.912 adopted effective January 1, 2009.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
16ce5e9dc3dc25fdcd8d5a32f05931ab1a65db5682f89c4b2bf67499d3f9a7ec
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