Generally, you are eligible to attend a traffic school and have the citation masked from your record upon completion of the class if you have not attended traffic school in the state of California in the past 18 months. Your courtesy notice will indicate whether or not you are eligible for the traffic school program.
1 We will mail copies of our arguments to you. After all of the attorneys' arguments, the court will make a written decision.  On average, the Federal court case will take about 18 months. Some cases are shorter; some cases are longer.
In other Courts of Appeal, it can be as much as a 10 month wait. And in Federal Court, the wait can be over one year. There is rarely anything the attorney can do to speed up the process. From the time of oral argument to the Court filing its decision also varies.Generally the California Courts of Appeal file their decisions in 4 to 6 weeks after oral argument--and by law must file it no later than 90 days after oral argument.here is rarely anything the attorney can do to speed up the process. From the time of oral argument to the Court filing its decision also varies. Generally the California Courts of Appeal file their decisions in 4 to 6 weeks after oral argument--and by law must file it no later than 90 days after oral argument.