Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 51.018 – Appendix in Lieu of Clerk’s Record
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(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date that a party files a notice of appeal for a civil suit, the party may notify the trial court and the court of appeals that the party will file an appendix that replaces the clerk’s record for the appeal.
(b) The party must file the appendix with the party’s appellate brief. Except in an expedited proceeding or by order of the court, the brief and appendix must be filed not later than the 30th day after the later of:
(1) the date that the party provided notice under Subsection (a); or
(2) the date that a reporter‘s record, if any, is filed with the court of appeals.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 51.018
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(c) An appendix filed under this section must contain a file-stamped copy of each document required by Rule 34.5, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, for a civil suit and any other item the party intends to reference in the party’s brief. The appendix may not contain a document that has not been filed with the trial court except by agreement of the parties to the appeal.
(d) An appendix filed in accordance with this section becomes part of the appellate record. A court clerk may not prepare or file a clerk’s record or assess a fee for preparing a clerk’s record if a party files an appendix in accordance with this section.