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The Failure to File Proper Appellate Briefs Can End in Disaster for Your Appeal
On July 27, 2017, the Third District Court of Appeal published a decision in Ewaid v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC In that case, the court never reached the merits of the appeal […]
Three Ways to Guarantee that the Court of Appeal Ignores Your Arguments
How can an appellate specialist help you present your arguments on appeal? Sometimes having assistance in preparing a complete appellate record and supporting legal arguments with citations can ensure that the appellate court […]
SLAPP’d in Boston: Massachusetts High Court Waters Down First Amendment Protection
California’s anti-SLAPP law protects persons who are unfairly targeted in a lawsuit arising from activities protected by the First Amendment. A defendant who is sued for speaking out at a […]
SLAPP’d in LA: California Supreme Court Narrows the Reach of California’s Anti-SLAPP Law
This post is part of a series on California’s anti-SLAPP law from the perspective of Los Angeles appellate and trial attorney, Jeffrey Lewis. The First Amendment and California’s anti-SLAPP law have long been held […]
Slapp’d in Butte County: Funding a Lawsuit Held Protected by the First Amendment
This post is part of a series on California’s anti-SLAPP law from the perspective of Los Angeles appellate and trial attorney, Jeffrey Lewis. The First Amendment and California’s anti-SLAPP law have long been held […]
SLAPP’d in Palos Verdes: the Intersection of Free Speech and HOA Law
A Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation or \”SLAPP\” is a civil lawsuit brought to either prevent or punish another person for exercising their First Amendment right to petition the government or to speak about […]
SLAPP’d in Orange County: Court of Appeal Confirms Right to Recover Post-Judgment Fees
California has an anti-SLAPP law that protects defendants from lawsuits brought to chill their First Amendment rights. The anti-SLAPP law, Code of Civil Procedure, section 425.16, provides \”for the early dismissal of […]
SLAPP’d in San Bernardino: Public Defender’s Retaliation Lawsuit Deemed a SLAPP
Former public defender’s retaliation lawsuit deemed a SLAPP and dismissed.
The Intersection of Budget Cuts and Due Process
Due to budget constraints, the Los Angeles Superior Court no longer provides a court reporter for most law and motion matters. Instead, parties must prearrange and privately pay for a […]
Checking the Wrong Box Almost Ends Appeal Before it Starts
On Friday, the Third Appellate District in California issued an opinion in Ellis Law Group v. Nevada City Sugar Loaf Properties (Oct. 3, 2014 C072820). The appellate proceeding arose […]
The Appellate Court has Issued its Opinion, Now What?
This post is the fourth in an ongoing series explaining the process of a civil appeal. Prior posts described filing of a notice of appeal, filing the record on appeal and filing appellate briefs with […]