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Respondent's Notice Designating Record on Appeal—Limited Civil Case

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2024

This form is used by a party who received notice that someone else is appealing a case to tell the court what official records should be included in the appeal's file. It asks the court to include specific documents and records from the original trial.

The court describes it as: Tell the trial court in a limited civil case in which another party is appealing that you want more to be included in the official record for the Superior Court Appellate Division of what happened in the case. Use this form only if you are a respondent in the appeal (a party in a case who received a notice that another party in that case is appealing) .

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Where this fits in a case

Appeal

Stage: Appeal

This form is used by a respondent—a party who is not the one appealing—in a limited civil case when another party has filed a notice of appeal.

Usually filed by the person responding.

Official instructions

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

Common questions

Who should fill out this form?
This form is for the respondent, which is the party responding to an appeal filed by another party.
What does this form help with?
It helps the respondent tell the court what documents and records from the original trial should be part of the official record for the appeal.
Do I need to file this form?
The instructions state that the original completed form and proof of service must be taken or mailed to the clerk’s office for the court that issued the judgment being appealed.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2024.

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