California Rules of Court

Rule 29 - Grounds For Review in the Supreme Court

Rule 29. Grounds for review in Supreme Court

(a) [Grounds] Review by the Supreme Court of a decision of a Court of Appeal will be ordered (1) where it appears necessary to secure uniformity of decision or the settlement of important questions of law;
(2) where the Court of Appeal was without jurisdiction of the cause; or
(3) where, because of disqualification or other reason, the decision of the Court of Appeal lacks
the concurrence of the required majority of qualified judges.

(b) [Limitations] As a matter of policy, on petition for review the Supreme Court normally will not consider:
(1) any issue that could have been but was not timely raised in the briefs filed in the Court of Appeal;
(2) any issue or any material fact that was omitted from or misstated in the opinion of the Court of Appeal, unless the omission or misstatement was called to the attention of the Court of Appeal in a petition for rehearing.
All other issues and facts may be presented in the petition for review without the necessity of filing a petition for rehearing.

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