Rule 10.1008 Courts of Appeal with more than one division

Some California Courts of Appeal are large enough to have multiple divisions. When a case is filed or transferred to one of these courts without being sent to a specific division, the court can assign it to whichever division helps balance the workload evenly across all divisions.

The clerk of the court keeps track of which cases are assigned to which division. This recordkeeping helps the court manage its caseload and makes sure no single division gets overloaded with cases.