(a) Description A settled statement is a summary of the superior court proceedings approved by the superior court. An appellant may either elect under (b)(1) or move under (b)(2) to use a settled statement as the record of the oral proceedings in the superior court, instead of a reporter's transcript. (Subd (a) adopted effective January 1, 2018.) (b) When a settled statement may be used (1) An appellant may elect in his or her notice designating the record on appeal under rule 8.121 to use a settled
(a)Contents of statement (1) The record on appeal may consist wholly or partly of an agreed statement. The statement must explain the nature of the action, the basis of the reviewing court's jurisdiction, and how the superior court decided the points to be raised on appeal. The statement should recite only those facts needed to decide the appeal and must be signed by the parties. (2) If the agreed statement replaces a clerk's transcript, the statement must be accompanied by copies of all items required