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The Failure to File Proper Appellate Briefs Can End in Disaster for Your Appeal

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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 […]

The Appellate Court has Issued its Opinion, Now What?

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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 […]

The Appellate Record is Complete, Now What?

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After a notice of appeal is filed with the trial court and the record on appeal is filed with the Court of Appeal, the parties submit briefs to the Court of Appeal and participate […]

I Filed a Notice of Appeal, Now What?

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The process of pursuing a civil appeal in California can be a bit of a mystery for the first time litigant or trial lawyer unfamiliar with appeals. This post is […]

I Hired an Appellate Specialist, Now What?

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The process of pursuing a civil appeal in California can be a bit of a mystery for the first time litigant or trial lawyer. This post is the first in […]

Judge’s order to take down law firm webpages is unlawful prior restraint

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A lawyer’s website contained pages describing past successful litigation against Ford. When that lawyer was in trial on a similar claim against Ford, the trial judge ordered the lawyer to […]

Lawsuits Spawned by Carrie Prejean’s Remarks Not protected by anti-SLAPP Statute

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When parties settle a case and the settlement contains a confidentiality agreement, a subsequent lawsuit for breach of that confidentiality agreement does not come within the purview of California’s anti-SLAPP […]

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