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Court struck content of settled statement on appeal: Might clerk's record on appeal, my opening brief & oral argument suffice?

I served and filed written opposition and proposed modifications to the court's striking of most items of my original proposed statement on appeal. But, the court issued no further ruling on the matter. Primary purpose of the statement was to serve as record of what was said at a hearing on the motion of defendants to vacate defaults and default judgments, which the court had granted. (The court struck that entire item; it also struck my reason for appealing, which rule 8.137 proscribes the striking thereof. The statement is now useless.) Is there any type of filing with the court of appeal which might address this problem, e.g., a writ of mandate to compel settling of the statement? An inspection of the judgment roll clearly shows that motion to vacate defaults and default judgments, pursuant to Cal. Civ.Code § 473, subdiv. (b), was made after the statute's deadline, i.e., within the period of six-month after defaults had been entered; and, therefore, the order to vacate is void on its face. Regardless, might not the court of appeals still be able to reverse the order vacating default and default judgment based upon the clerk’s record on appeal, my brief & oral argument?

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