Use this letter as a cover letter when you send the respondent's brief and the reply brief to your client. An English translation is included for your reference.

Make sure all English instructions and the English translation are removed before you send this letter. Make sure to insert client's last name and your name in appropriate specified locations in the letter, and change "Abogado" to "Abogada" if you are a woman.

Date

Name and address

CONFIDENTIAL ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATION

COMUNICACIÓN CONFIDENCIAL DE ABOGADO A CLIENTE

Mi Estimado Sr. [Last Name]

Incluido en esta carta encontrará copias del escrito del respondiente, preparado por el Procurador General quien representa al Estado de California, y del escrito en respuesta que mandé hoy día a la corte de apelaciones

La corte asignará a tres jueces para decidir su caso. Los Abogados quienes trabajan para esos jueces leerán los escritos y las transcripciones y aconsejarán a los jueces sobre como decidir su caso. La corte tendrá una decisión entre cuatro u ocho meses.

Si tiene preguntas sobre este proceso, por favor escríbeme una carta. Yo le escribiré otra vez cuando tenga más información sobre su apelación.

Atentamente,

Your name

Abogado [If you are a woman, write "Abogada"]

Cosas Inclusas

Enclosed with this letter you will find copies of respondent's brief, prepared by the Attorney General who represents the State of California, and of the reply brief which I sent today to the court of appeal.

The court will now assign three judges to decide your case. Lawyers who work for those judges will read the briefs and the transcripts and advise the judges about how to decide your case. The court will reach a decision within four to eight months.

If you have questions about this process, please write me a letter. I will write you again when I have more information about your appeal.

Sincerely,

Your name

Attorney at Law

Enclosures