California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District Announces a Mandatory Use of the Electronic Filing System (EFS) in Civil Appeals Effective March 17, 2014 – Part II
Beginning March 17, 2014, all civil appellate filings by parties represented by counsel in the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District must be made electronically using the Electronic Filing System (EFS) designat Read More
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: Local Rules Amended Effective February 1, 2014 – Update
Last month, we published a blog article about the recent Read More
New York Appellate Practice: The “Clerk’s Law” or the Unwritten Rules You Should Know (Part II: Appellate Division, Fourth Department)
Proceedings in appellate courts are very different from those in trial courts, and each one of the appellate courts has their own set of rules and internal operating procedures. If you do not follow the rules carefully, you m Read More
California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District Announces a Mandatory Use of the Electronic Filing System (EFS) in Civil Appeals Effective March 17, 2014 (Part I)
Mandatory e-filing has come to the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District. The First Appellate District has announced that use of the Electronic Filing System (EFS) is mandatory for all attorneys and voluntary f Read More
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: Local Rules Amended Effective February 1, 2014
Effective February 1, 2014, there are significant changes to many Second Circuit Local Rules. The amended rules include 25.1, 25.2, 27.1, 28.1, 30.1, 39.1, 40.2 and 42.2. (You may access the updated rules Read More