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The California Blog of Appeal
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The California Blog of Appeal is an appellate practitioner's take on practice and legal developments in the California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Added on: May 9th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Greg May
- Listed in: Law & Legal
- Tags: appeals california law appellate ninth circuit
Recent Posts
Arbitration challenges get a big boost — but maybe not for long
If you’re a litigation or appellate lawyer, you’ve probably already read about Burlage v. Superior Court, case no. B211431 (2d Dist. Oct. 20, 2009 [opinion after rehearing]), and you’re probably not surprised to learn that the petit...
En banc ninth tries to clear up the “abuse of discretion” standard
The “abuse of discretion” standard of review, depending on the particular court applying it and the particular case in which it is applied, can sometimes seem about as clear as mud. The en banc Ninth Circuit set out to clear up the standa...
Big city justices roll into Napa
The First District Court of Appeal convened yesterday in Napa to hear two criminal cases at a public auditorium before about 400 high school students. The justices also treated the students to a Q&A session. Given that most people’s exposur...
Well, just the impetus I needed!
If you are a regular reader, you know I’ve been AWOL for several months. What started as a short break turned into a hiatus, without so much as an announcement from me. Work and family issues made for such a hugely busy few months. For the past...
Supreme Court announces court closure schedule
The California Supreme Court has announced the statewide court closure schedule made necessary, according to the announcement, by “California’s current fiscal crisis.” “The Supreme Court of California, the Courts of Appeal, an...
Review of Remand Orders: One Man’s Obsession
And I mean obsession in a good way. I never thought I’d out-geeked on the subject of jurisdiction, and especially not on the subject of appellate jurisdiction, but I think Jones Day partner Mark Herrmann pulled it off today at his Drug & D...
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