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Instructions - Filing a Case

To ensure the fair and efficient administration of justice within ASUCR, the Judicial Council has developed this guide to assist petitioners in filing cases with the Judicial
Council using our forms.

Deciding the Type of Case 

If you are filing a case to get a judgment against an ASUCR Official for an action taken (or a lack thereof), you will file a Complaint Against an ASUCR Official. You can find more information about this type of case in the Judicial Council Rules of Procedure, Title V, Section 2. 

If you are filing a case to get a judgment on the constitutionality of a written bylaw or other statute, you will file a Constitutional Challenge to a Statute. You can find more information about this type of case in the Judicial Council Rules of Procedure, Title V, Section 3. 

If you are filing a case to get a judgment on whether an action was legal based on written statutes, including the bylaws and Constitution, you will file a Request for Judicial Review. You can find more information about this type of case in the Judicial Council Rules of Procedure, Title V, Section 4.

If you are filing a case looking to get a judgement about a violation of elections procedures in the Elections Code or certain provisions of Article VII of the Constitution, you will not file with the Judicial Council. The Elections Director and Elections Committee have original jurisdiction. Contact that office for assistance and directions.

If you need a waiver to automatic Academic Leave, you will not need to file. The Judicial Council receives a list of ASUCR Officials placed on Academic Leave each
quarter, and will contact all officials on the list about the process.

Appeals. If you want to appeal a conviction against an ASUCR Official, you will file an Appeal to a Conviction Against an ASUCR Official. If you want to appeal strikes assigned by the Elections Committee, you will file an Elections Appeal. You can find more information about appeals in the Judicial Council Rules of Procedure, Title VI.

A few notes about appeals. Other than the types listed, there are generally no other types of appeals. Additionally, appeals to a conviction against an ASUCR Official require the presentation of new evidence. Elections Appeals, however, do not, because the Judicial Council is acting as an appellate court, rather than through original jurisdiction. Appeals must be filed by a named, convicted party in the original case. For example, if a Senator was assigned strikes as a result of a case, a member of the Executive Cabinet may not file an appeal for the Senator. The Senator must file, and must be the named petitioner on the appeal.
If there is a type of case not listed, or if you need further assistance in deciding what type of case you are filing, please email justiceasucr@ucr.edu.

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