California Appellate Courts, 2016 Update on Mandatory Electronic Filing Procedures
Effective January 19, 2016, the Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District requires all filings in that Court to be made through the Court’s electronic filing system (EFS) via the TrueFiling system. The requirements app Read More
Appellate Briefs: Do More Words Equal More Wins?
A proposal before the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the standing committee for the Judicial Conference, would reduce the word count for principal briefs in the Federal Courts of Appeal from 14,000 words to 13, Read More
New York Now Allows “Snail Mail” Service From Any State In The Country
Ironically, as electronic filing and service become more and more common in the courts within New York, a recent amendment to the Civil Practice Law and Rules (CPLR) addressed the situation of when hard copies of papers are m Read More
Illinois Supreme Court Rules: Appellate Rule Changes Effective January 1, 2016 – Changes Include Updates to Rules Regarding Service by E-mail and Lengths of Briefs
Changes to Illinois Supreme Court Rules 11, 12, 306, 307, 308, 324, 335, 341, 367, 381, and 383 have been adopted and are effective January 1, 2016. The announcements and final rules can be found on the Illinois Courts’ Read More
Supreme Court addresses link rot problem.
How Preparing a Record is Like Cutting an Onion: Ensuring the Completeness of a Record in Light of a 2014 Amendment to CPLR 2214(c)
Preparing a record on appeal is somewhat like cutting an onion. Yes, both activities may result in tears and injured fingers, but more to the point, both are exercises in exposing layers. As with a cut onion, an opened reco Read More