binding expenses
Effective May 1, 2004, the Appellate Indigent Defense Oversight Advisory Committee (AIDOAC) has directed that, for purposes of reimbursement of expenses, service copies of briefs and petitions normally should be stapled rather than bound. Copies filed in or served on the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court must still be bound, as required by the Rules of Court. (Rules 8.204(b)(8) [brief in Court of Appeal], 8.504(a) [petition for review], 29.1(b)(1) [Supreme Court brief on the merits], 8.360(a) [criminal brief], 8.412(a) [juvenile brief], 8.490(a)(1) [writ petition], 8.384(b)(1) [habeas corpus petition], and any rules incorporating those by reference.)
All service copies of a brief or petition (except the copies filed with the court) should simply be stapled; one staple is sufficient, and it need not be taped over. This change will significantly reduce your binding costs (and thus will pass on to the Judiciary a savings in the cost of appeals).
No one wants to pay money out-of-pocket to cover costs that may not be reimbursed. Accordingly, CCAP urges panel members to use cost-efficient binding alternatives in accord with the above guidelines.
Local rates:
$25 per brief set filed
$70 per review petition filed