US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Scheduling Orders: “Automatic Dismissal” Language Actually Means What It Says
May 13, 2013 – The Second Circuit denies a motion to reinstate an appeal after a dismissal for failure to file a brief in compliance with a scheduling order.
The Second Circuit cites a history of case backlog, alon Read More
California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District: New Mandatory Procedures for E-Filing and E-Submission
There have recently been many changes in the appellate rules regarding electronic filings and electronic submissions, and many courts have made these mandatory. The California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District is amon Read More
CP eBriefs now offer cross-document linking directly to PACER documents
Counsel Press is now enhancing federal appellate CM/ECF e-filings with powerful hyperlinks directly to the underlying record or appendix contained within the PACER system. CP’s eBrief team has been working with hyperlink tec Read More
Oral Argument Preparation
I’ve had several questions in response to my last blog post discussing “winging it” on oral argument and our Interactive Oral Argument Prep Read More
Perfect Binding Your Appellate Documents
"Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper or other material.
It usually involves attaching a book cover to the resulting text-block."1
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Attention attorneys practicing in the area of California mortgage foreclosure litigation.
You may be interested in the recently published decision of Ragland v. U.S. Bank, G045580, September 11, 2012. [The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division 3]. (See linked opinion below) Since a Petition for Review has not Read More