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What forms do I need to respond to the Summons and Complaint? I cannot be present for my court date. Can I send someone else in my place? Only you or your attorney may represent you in court. How can I change the court date? Serving the Notice Someone other than the landlord, who is over the age of 18, must serve the notice. There are three ways to serve the notice: Personal Service - the notice is given to the person s to be evicted in person. Substitute Service - If the tenant is not at their normal home or work, you can leave a copy with a person over the age of You must then also mail a copy to their home.

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Please select a city from the list and choose a category. Please enter a valid zip code or city. Please select a city from the list. Connecting …. One copy will be for you; another copy will be for the other side. The original is for the court. Serve the other side the respondent with a copy of your Notice of Appeal either in person or by mail. There are 2 main ways to serve documents: 1 by mail and 2 by personal delivery. Click to find out more about serving papers.

Turn in the original of your Notice of Appeal and Proof of Service, plus a copy of each to the court clerk. The clerk will keep the original and return the copy to you, stamped "Filed. If you do not pay the filing fee or if your check bounces, the court will send you a notice that you have 15 days to pay the fee or have it waived. If you asked for a fee waiver but the court denied your application, you will also get a notice that you have 15 days to pay the fee. If you do not pay the fee or ask for it to be waived if you haven't already been denied a fee waiver within 15 days, the court may dismiss your appeal.

If the court dismisses your appeal but you had a good reason why your payment was late, you can file a motion to reinstate the appeal. If the court grants the motion to reinstate the appeal, it will give you a specific time to make your payment.

In most civil appeals, no later than 10 days after you file your Notice of Appeal, you must let the superior court know what documents and oral proceedings you want them to include in the record that will be sent to the appellate court. This is called "designating the record. You may have to deposit the estimated amount of these fees upfront. If you do this, you will get a refund for any unused portion of your deposit. Click to find out more about designating the record.

For certain types of juvenile appeals dependency and delinquency , what is included in the record is set by the rules of court, so you do not have to designate the record. In these cases, the record is also provided to you for free, so you do not have to worry about paying for the record.

For help with an appeal, click on the 1st District Court of Appeal's practices and procedures page. For help with an appeal, click on the 2nd District Court of Appeal's practices and procedures page, or for more information, click on the 2nd District's self-help resources page.

For help with an appeal, click for the 3rd District Court of Appeal's practices and procedures page. View the Self-Help Manual. For help with an appeal, click for the 4th District Court of Appeal's practices and procedures page, or click for self-help resources including a step-by-step guide of the appeals process.