Form APP-102 at a glance
What it is: Form APP-102 is the Notice of Appeal/Cross-Appeal in a Limited Civil Case.
Who signs: Type or print your name, and sign as appellant/cross-appellant or attorney.
A filled-in Form APP-102 example: a first appeal from a final judgment
How to fill out Form APP-102, box by box
Court, trial court case number and case name
Fill in the name and street address of the court that issued the judgment or order you are appealing, after Superior Court of California, County of.
Fill in the number and name of the trial court case in which you are appealing the judgment or order: Trial Court Case Number and Trial Court Case Name.
The clerk will fill in the Appellate Division Case Number.
Your Information: appellant and appellant's lawyer
Under 1 Your Information, a: write the name of the appellant (the party who is filing this appeal).
Check here if more than one appellant and attach a separate page or pages listing the other appellants and their contact information. At the top of each page, write “APP-102, item 1a.”
b: Appellant's contact information (skip this if the appellant has a lawyer for this appeal): Street address, City, State and Zip, then Mailing address (if different) with Street, City, State and Zip, then Phone and Email. c: Appellant's lawyer (skip this if the appellant does not have a lawyer for this appeal): Name, State Bar Number, Street address, City, State and Zip, then Mailing address (if different) with Street, City, State and Zip, then Phone, Email and Fax.
This is (check a or b)
In 2, check a or b: a is the first appeal in this case; b is a cross-appeal (an appeal filed after the first appeal in this case), and for b complete (1), (2), and (3).
For b, fill in (1) the date that the other party filed its notice of appeal in this case, (2) the date that the clerk served the notice of the other party's appeal in this case, and (3) the appellate division case number of the other party's appeal, if you know it.
Judgment or Order You Are Appealing: the final judgment
3 Judgment or Order You Are Appealing: I am/My client is appealing (check a, b, or both).
a: the final judgment in the trial court case identified in the box on page 1 of this form. Fill in the date the trial court entered this judgment.
Other (check all that apply)
b, Other (check all that apply). (1) An order made after final judgment in the case. (2) An order changing or refusing to change the place of trial (venue). (3) An order granting a motion to quash service of summons. (4) An order granting a motion to stay or dismiss the action on the ground of inconvenient forum. (5) An order granting a new trial. (6) An order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. (7) An order granting or dissolving an injunction or refusing to grant or dissolve an injunction. (8) An order appointing a receiver. For each order you check, fill in the date the trial court entered this order.
3 (continued): other action, sanctions and attached order
(9) Other action (3 continued). Describe it and indicate the date the trial court took the action you are appealing.
c: the judgment or order being appealed directs payment of sanctions by an attorney for a party. Write the attorney's name; the attorney appeals.
d: the order or judgment being appealed is attached (optional).
Record Preparation Election
4 Record Preparation Election: Complete this section only if you are filing the first appeal in this case. If you are filing a cross-appeal, skip this section and go to the signature line. 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. You may use Appellant's Notice Designating Record on Appeal (Limited Civil Case) (form APP-103).
Check a or b: a, I will serve and file a notice designating the record on appeal together with this notice of appeal; b, I will serve and file a notice designating the record on appeal later. With b, you must file this notice in the trial court within 10 days of the date you file this notice of appeal, and if you do not file the notice designating the record on time, the court may dismiss your appeal.
Date
Fill in the Date.
Appeal, serve and file
Appealing in a limited civil case
This form is only for appealing in a limited civil case. You can get other forms for appealing in unlimited civil cases at any courthouse or county law library or online at www.courts.ca.gov/forms. Before you fill out this form, read Information on Appeal Procedures for Limited Civil Cases (form APP-101-INFO) to know your rights and responsibilities. You can get form APP-101-INFO at any courthouse or county law library or online at www.courts.ca.gov/forms.
Serve and file this form
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). If your notice of appeal is late, your appeal will be dismissed.
Fill out this form and make a copy of the completed form for your records and for each of the other parties.
Serve a copy of the completed form on each of the other parties and keep proof of this service.
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. It is a good idea to take or mail an extra copy to the clerk and ask the clerk to stamp it to show that the original has been filed.
Sources
[1] Form APP-102 (Revised January 1, 2024), Notice of Appeal/Cross-Appeal-Limited Civil Case, Judicial Council of California (the Official source link on this page).