Marriage of Saleh CA2/6

DISCUSSION

A self-represented party “‘is to be treated like any other party’” on appeal. (Nwosu v. Uba (2004) 122 Cal.App.4th 1229, 1247.) Such a party must thus “follow correct rules of procedure.” (Ibid.) Among those rules is that requiring “[e]ach and every statement in a brief regarding matters that are in the record on appeal . . . [to] be supported by a citation to the record.” (Lona v. Citibank, N.A. (2011) 202 Cal.App.4th 89, 96, fn. 2; see Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.204(a)(1)(C).) “The claimed existence of facts that are not supported by citations to pages in the appellate record, or not appropriately supported by citations, cannot be considered by this court. [Citations.]” (Mueller v. County of Los Angeles (2009) 176 Cal.App.4th 809, 816, fn. 5.) “It is not the duty of a reviewing court to search the record for evidence on a point raised by a party whose brief makes no reference to the pages where the evidence can be found. [Citations.]” (ComputerXpress, Inc. v. Jackson (2001) 93 Cal.App.4th 993, 1011 (ComputerXpress).) The statement of facts in Susan’s opening brief includes just seven citations to the appellate record. The brief’s procedural history section includes…