California Amicus Curiae Brief

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AND BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

[________] APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION [________]

Case No.: [________________]

[________________________________________],
Plaintiff/Appellant/Respondent,

v.

[________________________________________],
Defendant/Appellant/Respondent.

Appeal from [________________] Superior Court
Case No.: [________________]
Hon. [________________________________________], Judge

APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 8.200(c), [________________________________________] ("Amicus") respectfully applies for permission to file the accompanying amicus curiae brief in support of ☐ Appellant ☐ Respondent ☐ Neither Party.

Identity and Interest of Amicus Curiae

[________________________________________] is [describe organizational purpose, membership, or individual qualifications]:
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

How This Brief Will Assist the Court

This brief will assist the Court by:
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Disclosure of Funding and Authorship

Pursuant to Rule 8.200(c)(3):

☐ No party or party's counsel authored this brief in whole or in part
☐ No party or party's counsel contributed money intended to fund the preparation or submission of this brief
☐ The following persons or entities, other than amicus curiae, contributed to the preparation or funding of this brief: [________________________________________]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Interest of Amicus Curiae
2. Summary of Argument
3. Argument
4. Conclusion
5. Certificate of Word Count

TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

1. INTEREST OF AMICUS CURIAE

[________________________________________] submits this brief as amicus curiae because:

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

2. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

3. ARGUMENT

A. [First Point Heading]

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

B. [Second Point Heading]

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

C. [Third Point Heading (if applicable)]

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

4. CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, amicus curiae [________________________________________] respectfully urges this Court to [________________________________________].

5. CERTIFICATE OF WORD COUNT

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 8.204(c)(1), I certify that this brief contains [________] words, excluding the tables, this certificate, and the cover, as counted by [word processing program].

Date: [__/__/____]

Signature: ________________________________________
Printed Name: [________________________________________]
State Bar No.: [________________]
Firm: [________________________________________]
Address: [________________________________________]
Phone: [________________]
Email: [________________]

Attorney for Amicus Curiae [________________________________________]

PROOF OF SERVICE

I, [________________________________________], declare that on [__/__/____], I served the foregoing Application and Amicus Curiae Brief on the following parties by the method indicated:

☐ Electronic service (via TrueFiling)
☐ U.S. Mail
☐ Personal delivery

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Signature: ________________________________________
Date: [__/__/____]

This template is provided for informational purposes only. Consult a licensed California appellate attorney before filing.