California

Civil Procedure

Civil Procedure

Rule 3.2208 – Paper format

(a) Requirements

In the paper format of the administrative record lodged in the court in a proceeding brought under the California Environmental Quality Act:

(1) Both sides of each page must be used;
(2) The paper must be opaque, unglazed, white or unbleached, 8 ½ by 11 inches, and of standard quality no less than 20-pound weight, except that maps, charts, and other demonstrative materials may be larger; and
(3) Each page must be numbered consecutively at the bottom.

(Subd (a) amended effective January 1, 2014.)

(b) Binding and cover

The paper format of the administrative record must be bound on the left margin or contained in three-ring binders. Bound volumes must contain no more than 300 pages, and binders must contain no more than 400 pages. If bound, each page must have an adequate margin to allow unimpaired readability. The cover of each volume must contain the information required in rule 2.111, be prominently entitled “ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD,” and state the volume number and the page numbers included in the volume.

Cal. R. Ct. 3.2208

Rule 3.2208 renumbered effective July 1, 2014; adopted as rule 3.1368 effective January 1, 2010; previously amended effective January 1, 2014.