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CR-137

Abandonment of Appeal 
(Misdemeanor)

Clerk stamps date here when form is filed.

This form is only for abandoning (giving up) an appeal in a misdemeanor 
case. 

Before you fill out this form, read Information on Appeal Procedures for  
Misdemeanors (form CR-131-INFO) to know your rights and 
responsibilities. You can get form CR-131-INFO at any courthouse or 
county law library or online at www.courts.ca.gov/forms.

Fill out this form and make a copy of the completed form for your records.

Take or mail the completed form to the appellate division clerk’s office. 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.

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Instructions

You fill in the name and street address of the court 
that issued the judgment or order you are  
appealing:

Superior Court of California, County of

You fill in the number and name of the trial court  
case in which you are appealing the judgment or  
order:

Trial Court Case Number:

Trial Court Case Name: 
The People of the State of California v.

You fill in the appellate division case number (if 
you know it):

Appellate Division Case Number:

City

City

City

City

State

Zip

State

Zip

State

Zip

State

Zip

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Your Information
a.

Name of appellant (the party who is filing this appeal):             

b.

Appellant’s lawyer (skip this if the appellant does not have a lawyer for this appeal):   

State Bar number:

Street address: 

Mailing address (if different): 

Street

Phone: 

Street

E-mail:

Name:

Street address: 

Mailing address (if different): 

Street

Phone: 
Fax:

Street

E-mail:

Judicial Council of California, www.courts.ca.gov 
Rev. January 1, 2017, Optional Form  
Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.855

Abandonment of Appeal  
(Misdemeanor)

CR-137, Page 1 of 2

Appellate Division 

Case Name: 

Appellate Division Case Number:

On (fill in the date):
in the box on page 1 of this form.

I/my client filed a notice of appeal in the trial court case identified 

By signing and filing this form, I abandon/my client abandons that appeal.

2

3

Date:

Type or print your name

Signature of appellant or attorney

Rev. January 1, 2017

CR-137, Page 2 of 2

Abandonment of Appeal  
(Misdemeanor)

Abandonment of Appeal (Misdemeanor)

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Fields(s): 33
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Reading Level: Grade 7
LIST Grouping(s): CO-07-00-00-00, CO-00-00-00-00.

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