Amicus Letters & Briefs

Since its founding, CAAL has appeared as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in many cases. We also sometimes advocate for changes to rules of appellate practice. In all of these efforts, CAAL maintains “side neutrality”; we aim to improve appellate practice and access to justice across the board, but avoid favoring plaintiffs, defendants, or any side of a divisive issue.  You may complete a request for amicus support and email it to the Chair of CAAL’s Amicus Committee.

• 2026-03-25 – Letter to California Supreme Court re proposed revisions to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1115 and 8.1125
• 2025-11-13 – Amicus Brief in California Supreme Court in Glenn Maniago v. Desert Cardiology Consultants' Medical Group
• 2025-10-01 – Amicus Brief in California Supreme Court in Cohen v. Superior Court (Schwartz).
• 2025-08-06 – Letter to California Supreme Court supporting review in Magna v. Magna.
• 2025-07-03 – Letter to California Supreme Court requesting depublication of Tillinghast v. Los Angeles United School District.
• 2025-04-04 – Amicus Brief in Family Violence Appellate Project v. Superior Court
• 2024-09-05 – Letter to Cal. Supreme Court Supporting Review in TRC Operating Company, Inc., et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
• 2024-05-07 – Letter to California Legislature in Opposition to Assembly Bill 2125
• 2023-02-07 – Amicus Brief in California Supreme Court in Pacific Fertility Cases
• 2022-07-22 – Letter to Cal Supreme Court Supporting Review in Norwalk Meadows Nursing Center
• 2022-03-29 – Letter to Judicial Council re Investigation of delays at Third District Court of Appeal.
• 2022-03-23 – Amicus Brief in Cal. S. Ct. in Support of Petitioner in Guardianship of S.H.R.
• 2021-12-15 – Letter to California Supreme Court Supporting Grant of Review in Charter Communications, et. al. v. Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles
• 2021-10-28 – Letter to California Supreme Court Supporting Grant of Review in Guardianship of S.H.R
• 2021-10-25 – Letter to California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, in Support of Incarcerated Persons’ Access to Remote Oral Argument
• Amicus Letter in California Supreme Court – 2021.08.18 – Eisenberg v. Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District 
• Amicus Brief in Cal S.Ct. 2020-10-16 In re A.R. - constructive filing doctrine.pdf 
• Amicus Letter 2020-03-13 Senior and Disability Action v. Padilla 
• CAAL Request for Publication - 2019-09-05 - JH Boyd Enterprises v. Boyd 
• Letter Opposing AB 1385 - Transcript Fee Increase - 2019-06-20.pdf
• Amicus Letter in Support of Petition for Review - 2018-12-27 - Hamilton v. Yates 
• CAAL Request for Publication - 2018-07-18 - Dispatch Tracking v. Orion 
• Amicus Brief 2018-05-18 - 1550 Laurel Owner's Association, Inc. v. Superior Court 
• Letter to California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions, May 21, 2018 - Comment on Draft Formal Opinion 2018-012 
• Amicus Letter Request for Depublication 2018-02-20 Central Valley Hospitalists v. Dignity Health   
• Amicus Letter Request for Modification 2018-01-16 Central Valley Hospitalists v. Dignity Health 
• Letter to U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein 2017-10-3 Opposing Proposals to Split Ninth Circuit   
• Amicus Letter 2017-05-19 - People v. Superior Court (Lara) 
• Amicus Brief 2017-03-31 - Kurwa v. Kislinger 
• Amicus Letter in Support of Request for Writ of Mandate 2017-02-02 - Briggs and Van de Kamp v. Brown
• Amicus Brief 2017-02-02 - Ryan v. Rosenfeld 
• Amicus Brief 2015-11-09 - Dhillon v. John Muir Health 
• Amicus Letter in Support of Petition for Review 2016-07-29 - People v. Wright    
• Amicus Brief 2016-07-28 - Jameson v. Desta 
• Statement of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers in Opposition to Proposition 66 - 2016-07-08 
• Amicus Letter in Support of Petition for Review 2015-12-1 - Jameson v. Desta 
• Request for Leave to File Amicus Brief 2015-03-11 - F.P. v. Monier 
• Amicus Brief 2015-03-11 - F.P. v. Monier 
• Amicus Brief 2014-01-23 Johnson v. Appellate Division   
• Amicus brief 2013-12-02 - Estate of McQueen v. Reed  
• Amicus brief 2012-11-28 - Kurwa v. Kislinger
• Amicus letter 2011-07-28 - Fairbanks v. Farmers New World Life Insurance Co. 
• Amicus brief 2010-07-16 - Harrington v. Richter
• Request for Depublication 2009-05-24 - Muller v. Fresno Community Hospital & Medical Center
• Supplemental Amicus Letter 2009-09-15 - Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Inc. v. Superior Court
• Amicus letter re modification 2009-08-07 - Drummond v. Desmarais
• Amicus letter 2009-05-19 - Valerie Ross v. Appellate Division
• Amicus brief 2008-08-08 - Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Inc. v. Superior Court
• Amicus brief 2008-07-16 - Reid v. Google, Inc.
• Amicus letter 2008-02-20 - Phan v. Nguyen
• Amicus letter 2008-01-09 - Reid v. Google, Inc.
• Letter to Chief Justice Ronald M. George re live and archive video of oral arguments  2008-02-27
• Letter to Presiding Justices of each District Court of Appeal re transcripts of oral arguments  2008-02-27
• Letter to U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committees re Federal Judicial Salaries  2007-09-07
• Amicus letter 2007-05-21 - Watts Indus., Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.
• Amicus brief  2006-04-12 - Alan v. American Honda
• Letter re proposed amendments to CRC 976   2006-03-07
• Letter re proposed amendments to CRC 976   2006-01-04
• Amicus letter 2005-09-07 - Kaufman and Broad
• Amicus letter 2005-06-24 - Gallant v. City of Carson
• Amicus letter 2005-01-31 - C3 Entertainment
• Amicus brief  2004-11-29 - Walker v. LA County Metropolitan Transport Authority
• Amicus letter 2004-05-24 - Patton v. LASC
• Amicus letter 2004-04-12 - Walker v. LA County Metropolitan Transport Authority
• Amicus brief 2003-04-10 - People v. Pena
• Amicus letter 1995-08-25 - Slater v. Durchfort