Next-up: the Cantil-Sakauye High Court, L.A. Daily Journal
In a guest column on the front page of the September 10, 2014 Daily Journal, Kent Richland observes that, contrary to received wisdom, Governor Brown’s new appointments to the California Supreme Court may not have a much of an impact on the outcome of the
Ruling Provides Guidance on Notice of Appeal, Los Angeles Daily Journal (April 18, 2014)
Los Angeles Daily Journal (April 18, 2014) Filing a timely notice of appeal is critical: If you miss the deadline, the Court of Appeal will dismiss your appeal without ever considering the merits. In the Daily Journal, Alana Rotter describes how to calculate when a
How Judges Decide: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, Appellate Issues (Winter 2014)
This article appears in the online publication Appellate Issues, published by the ABA’s Judicial Division Appellate Judges Conference Council of Appellate Lawyers. Read Article
Judicial Selection and Disqualification, Appellate Issues (Winter 2014)
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Handling the Difficult Oral Argument, Appellate Issues (Winter 2014)
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Creating an Appealable Judgment, Los Angles Daily Journal (December 12, 2013)
When a trial court dismisses one cause of action but leaves others intact, the parties have very limited options for immediate appellate review. The Supreme Court has held that the parties cannot create an appealable judgment by dismissing the remaining claims without prejudice while agreeing
Appeals, Writs and Summary Judgment, Los Angeles Daily Journal (October 22, 2013)
Summary adjudication motions have the potential to dramatically narrow a case before trial, but rulings on the motions are not appealable until the end of the case. In an October 22, 2013 Daily Journal article entitled “Appeals, writs and summary judgment,” Alana Rotter discusses the
In Practice: ‘Kurwa’ Shuts a Door to an Early Appeal
The Recorder (October 17, 2013) When a trial court decides a core issue in a pretrial proceeding but leaves peripheral claims pending, appellate relief is generally unavailable because there is no final judgment. Litigants have tried to create the necessary finality by voluntarily dismissing the
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