Complaint Template (COMPLA 1;1) s1

YOUR NAME 1 Street Address City, State, ZIP 2 Phone Number (with area code) 3 Defendant in Pro Per 4 5 6 7 8 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 9 FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 10 PEOPLE OF THE STATE ) Case No.: (insert case number) 11 OF CALIFORNIA, ) ) DECLARATION OF DEFENDANT 12 Plaintiff, ) [INSERT YOUR NAME] IN SUPPORT OF ) MOTION TO REDUCE FELONY TO 13 ) MISDEMEANOR vs. ) 14 ) INSERT YOUR NAME (ALL CAPS), ) Date: (leave blank clerk will give you a date) 15 ) Time: (leave blank clerk will give you time) ) Defendant. Dept: (leave blank clerk will give you dept.) 16 ) ) 17 ) 18 I [INSERT YOUR NAME], declare as follows: 19 1. I am the defendant in the above-referenced case. 20 2. In this case, on _____, [INSERT DATE OF CONVICTION] I was convicted of a 21 violation of ______Code section ______. [INSERT CODE NAME AND SECTION NUMBER 22 OF ALL OF THE OFFENSES YOU WERE CONVICTED OF] (For example: Penal Code 23 section 459, Health and Safety Code section 11379, etc.) As a result of my conviction I was 24 placed on probation. 25 3. Since my conviction, the following facts have arisen to justify my application for 26 reduction: [INSERT FACTS JUSTIFYING REDUCTION TO A MISDEMEANOR. For 27 example, describe any terms of your probation that you have completed—have you fully 28 1 DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO REDUCE FELONY TO MISDEMEANOR 1 served your jail time, paid all of your fines, or completed all of the classes and hours of 2 community service you were required complete? If you have copies of any certificates for 3 completing classes or receipts for paying your fines, make photocopies of them write “Exhibit 4 A” on the bottom, and staple it to the end of this declaration. If you attach any documents, be 5 sure to include the following sentence: A copy of the [certificates I received for attending my 6 classes, receipts I have received for paying my fines, etc.] are attached hereto as Defendant’s 7 Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference. 8 4. Additional facts that justify my application for reduction are: [In this paragraph, include 9 any other information about your circumstances that is not related to your probation 10 condition. For example, do you have a job, or will you have an easier time getting a job if your 11 conviction is reduced to a misdemeanor? You may also wish to explain what you have learned 12 while on probation/ how you have changed because of this experience and that you will not 13 repeat the behavior that caused the probation.] 14 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing 15 is true and correct. 16 Executed on [INSERT DATE], at [INSERT CITY you were in when you signed this 17 declaration]. 18 Your signature 19 [TYPE YOUR NAME HERE] Defendant in Pro Per 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO REDUCE FELONY TO MISDEMEANOR