Fill out this form and make a copy of the completed form for your records and for each of the other parties.
Serve: Serve a copy of the completed form on each of the other parties and keep proof of this service.
Late notice: If your notice of appeal is late, your appeal will be dismissed.
Cross-appeal: A cross-appeal (an appeal filed after the first appeal in this case).
Record Preparation Election: Complete this section only if you are filing the first appeal in this case.
Record notice: If you are filing the first appeal in this case, you must serve and file a notice in the trial court designating the record on appeal.
Contact information: Appellant's contact information (skip this if the appellant has a lawyer for this appeal).
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Form Name | Form APP-102 |
| Form Type | Notice of Appeal / Cross-Appeal |
| Jurisdiction | California (Limited Civil Cases) |
| Form Length | 3 pages |
| Fillable? | Yes |
| Fillable fields | 113 |
| Avg. time to fill out | 19 min |
| Edition | January 1, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | Judicial Council of California |
| Serve and file by | You must serve and file this form no later than 30 days after the trial court or a party serves a document called a Notice of Entry of the trial court judgment or a file-stamped copy of the judgment or 90 days after entry of judgment, whichever is earlier (see rule 8.823 of the California Rules of Court for very limited exceptions) |
| Where to file | Take or mail the original completed form and proof of service on the other parties to the clerk's office for the same court that issued the judgment or order you are appealing |
| Matches the agency's file | Yes, checked October 2, 2026 |
| Other names | APP-102, APP102, APP 102, App 102 form, Notice of Appeal/Cross-Appeal Limited Civil Case |
| Official source | Form APP-102 (Rev January 1, 2024), Judicial Council of California |
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