§ 68081 Court Decision Notice Requirement

• •If a court wants to make a decision based on something no one talked about or wrote about in the case, they have to let everyone involved give their opinion first.
• •If the court doesn’t let them give their opinion, the people involved can ask for a do-over (rehearing).
• •This rule is for big courts like the Supreme Court or appeals courts, not for quick 'no' answers to special requests.

Imagine you’re in a big court fight about who gets to keep a dog. The judge suddenly wants to decide based on a rule about cats that no one even mentioned.

The court has to let you and the other person talk about this cat rule first. If they don’t, you can ask for the whole thing to be looked at again.