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Response to Appellant's Proposed Settled Statement (Unlimited Civil Case)

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2019

This form is used to tell the trial court what changes you want made to a proposed settled statement that the appealing party (appellant) has already filed. It asks you to respond to specific sections of the original proposed statement.

The court describes it as: Tell the trial court in an unlimited civil case in which the appellant (the party who is appealing) filed a proposed settled statement what changes, if any, you are asking be made to that proposed statement.

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Where this fits in a case

Appeal

Stage: Appeal

This form is used in an unlimited civil case during the appeals process when the appealing party has submitted a proposed settled statement.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

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

Common questions

What is this form for?
This form lets you tell the trial court what changes you want made to a settled statement that the appealing party has proposed.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2019.

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