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Any Attorney or Party Any Street Any Town, CA 55555 714-555-5555 Any Attorney or Party

Superior Court of the State of California For the County of ________________

Any Plaintiff, Plaintiff, vs. Any Defendant, and DOES 1-5 Defendants.

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Case No. REQUEST FOR TRIAL DE NOVO

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1 TO THE COURT AND TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 1141.20 and California Rule of Court 3.826, _____________________ hereby requests a Trial De Novo in the above-entitled matter.

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Note that you MUST serve and file this notice within 60 calendar days from the date the arbitration award is filed with the clerk of the court, you must serve a copy upon all other parties appearing in the case. A request for trial filed after the parties have been served with a copy of the award by the arbitrator, but before the award has been filed with the clerk, is valid and timely filed. The 60-day period within which to request trial may not be extended. See California Rule of Court 3.826(a).
Dated________________ _______________________________________________ ANY ATTORNEY OR PARTY

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PROOF OF SERVICE I am over the age of 18 and not a party to this action. I am a resident of or employed in the county where the mailing occurred; my business/residence address is: ADDRESS OF PERSON SERVING PAPERS. On ____________________ I served the foregoing document(s) described as: REQUEST FOR TRIAL DE NOVO to the following parties: NAME AND ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY FOR OTHER PARTY OR OTHER PARTY WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY [X] (By U.S. Mail) I deposited such envelope in the mail at ______________, California with postage thereon fully prepaid. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED: ______________ _______________________________________ NAME OF PERSON SERVING PAPERS

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