California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sahansra v. Myers, C070001 (Cal. App. 2016):
As appellant, Singh also has the burden to present an appellate brief that contains citation to the record to support factual assertions and that contains legal analysis and authority supporting appellant's position. ((Raj) Singh v. Lipworth (2014) 227 Cal.App.4th 813, 817.) "[T]he trial court's judgment is presumed to be correct, and the appellant has the burden to prove otherwise by presenting legal authority on each point made and factual analysis, supported by appropriate citations to the material facts in the record; otherwise, the argument may be deemed forfeited. [Citations.] [] It is the appellant's responsibility to support claims of error with citation and authority; this court is not obligated to perform that function on the appellant's behalf." (Keyes v. Bowen (2010) 189 Cal.App.4th 647, 655-656.)
Singh forfeits each contention by failing to meet these standards.
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