No more appendices of non-California authorities!

Effective July 1, 2011, Rule of Court 3.1113(i) has been amended.  This Rule previously required filing copies of any non-California authorities cited in your briefs.  No more.  Appendices of non-California authorities are now required only if the judge specifically orders it:

(i) Copies of authorities

(1)A judge may require that if any authority other than California cases, statutes, constitutional provisions, or state or local rules is cited, a copy of the authority must be lodged with the papers that cite the authority and tabbed as required by rule 3.1110(f).

(2)If a California case is cited before the time it is published in the advance sheets of the Official Reports, the party must include the title, case number, date of decision, and, if from the Court of Appeal, district of the Court of Appeal in which the case was decided. A judge may require that a copy of that case must be lodged and tabbed as required by rule 3.1110(f).

(3)Upon the request of a party to the action, any party citing any authority other than California cases, statutes, constitutional provisions, or state or local rules must promptly provide a copy of such authority to the requesting party.

(Subd (i) amended effective July 1, 2011 ....)

Previously, the Rule read as follows:

(i) Copies of non-California authorities

If any authority other than California cases, statutes, constitutional provisions, or state or local rules is cited, a copy of the authority must be lodged with the papers that cite the authority and tabbed as required by rule 3.1110(f).  If a California case is cited before the time it is published in the advance sheets of the Official Reports, a copy of  that case must also be lodged and tabbed as required by rule 3.1110(f). 

I first learned about this Rule amendment as a result of my membership in the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.