Zulli

Discussion Appellant's opening brief completely fails to comply with the rules. Appellant omits a summary of the significant facts with supporting citations to the record. The statement of facts and argument sections of the brief are identical. The argument consists of conclusory allegations without any factual or legal analysis. "We are not required to search the record to ascertain whether it contains support for [appellant's] contentions. [Citation.] . . . [¶] . . . [I]t is not this court's function to serve as [appellant's] backup appellate counsel." (Mansell v. Board of Administration (1994) 30 Cal.App.4th 539, 545-546; see also In re Marriage of Falcone (2008) 164 Cal.App.4th 814, 830 ["We are not bound to develop appellants' arguments for them"]; Niko v. Foreman (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 344, 368 ["One cannot simply say the [trial] court erred, and leave it up to the appellate court to figure out why"].) In a similar situation in Berger v. Godden (1985)163 Cal.App.3d 1113, the court concluded: "[I]t is appropriate . . . to deem the appeal abandoned and to dismiss it. . . . Appellant's [opening] brief . . . simply failed to make any arguments to…