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Chapter 1 – General Administration

Article 18 – Legal Matters

Revised November 4, 2008

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14010.21.2 Legal Documents

  • The following are considered legal documents for the purpose of providing copy service to inmates:

    • Writs–habeas corpus, mandate, etc.

    • Civil rights complaints.

    • Civil complaints or answers.

    • Petitions for hearings in appellate courts.

    • Motions to proceed “in forma pauperis” (without funds to hire counsel).

    • Exhibits, including slip opinions of the California Court of Appeals, when attached to petitions for hearing in the State Supreme Court.