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Appellant's Proposed Settled Statement (Unlimited Civil Case)

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2021

This form is used by an appellant to provide a written summary of what happened during the spoken parts of a trial court case. It asks the appellant to summarize the testimony and evidence to the trial court and other parties involved in the appeal.

The court describes it as: Give the trial court and the other parties in an appeal an unlimited civil case your summary of the oral (spoken) proceedings in the case in the trial court (proposed settled statement). Use this form only if you are the appellant and you either chose to use a settled statement in your notice designating the record on appeal or the court made a decision (order) allowing you to use a settled statement.

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Where this fits in a case

Appeal

Stage: Appeal

This form is used only if the person filing it is the appellant and has either chosen to use a settled statement or the court allowed them to use one. The form must be filed in the superior court, not the Court of Appeal.

Usually filed by the person starting the case.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who should file this form?
This form must be filed by the appellant. The form notes that the appellant must use it only if they chose to use a settled statement or the court allowed it. Great care must be taken to file it in the superior court, not the Court of Appeal.
What information does this form ask for?
It asks for preliminary case information, the reasons for the appeal, and a detailed summary of all testimony and evidence presented at the trial or hearing.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2021.

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