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A Bystander's Report and Agreed Statement of Facts are used to explain to the appellate court what happened at the circuit court hearings or trial.
Use these forms if you filed the appeal.
If there was no audio or video recording of what happened in trial court and no court reporter, you can make this report based on what you and others remember happened.
The 49-day period to file the Bystander's Report or Agreed Statement of Facts starts on the day after you filed the Notice of Appeal. You must count weekends and holidays. However, if the 49th day is on a weekend or court holiday, you may file the Bystander's Report or Agreed Statement of Facts on the next business day.
To use this form, you will need:
- Your address and phone number,
- The appellate court and trial court case number,
- The dates, times, and judge's name for each court hearing or trial, and
- To find out if any audio or video recording was made of what the judge, parties, witnesses, and lawyers said in court, and if there was no court reporter.
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