California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One: New Rule Change, Effective July 1, 2015
Starting on July 1, 2015, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, will require mandatory e-filing of all original proceedings other than writs subject to California Rules of Court, rules 8.450 thr Read More
What is the Value of Oral Argument in the California Supreme Court?
There has been some recent debate over the value of oral argument in the California Supreme Court. Specifically, Professor Daniel J. Bussel, from UCLA’s School of Law, published a law review article titled, Read More
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Implementation of NextGen CM/ECF - Complete
On October 27, 2014 the Ninth Circuit and Ninth Circuit BAP rolled out the “Next Generation of CM/ECF (NextGen CM/ECF).” According to the Court's website, “This [is] a preliminary step towards the nationwide goal of e-filers Read More
California Court of Appeal – Second Appellate District: New Rule Change
Effective October 6, 2014, the Second Appellate District will now take electronic filings of briefs. The electronic filing will now be deemed the “original” and considered filed as of the date of the e-filing. This means that Read More
Maximizing Your Appellate Brief for the iPad
The trend in all courts across the country is to accept, and, in some cases, require electronic filing of documents. Associated with this gro Read More
Tentative Opinions in the Appellate Courts and the Chance to Make a Difference in Your Oral Argument
Division Two of the Fourth District in the California Court of Appeal uses tentative opinions. There is certainly an advantage for appellate lawyers because it allows them to focus on the main issues that the court deems impo Read More