Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division Fourth Department: Multiple appellants or cross-appellants? How does this change the procedure? (Part II: Cross-Appellants-Respondents)
The Appellate Division Fourth Department handles appeals with multiple appellants and cross-appellants in a different manner than any of the other three Departments of the New York State Appellate Division. In Part I of this Read More
Appellate Process: The Value of an Expert Appellate Services Team
A number of appellate services providers (also known as appellate printers) offer a similar spectrum of services for preparing, filing and serving appeals, yet many appellate attorneys are very selective when choosing an appe Read More
Eleventh Circuit Appellate Practice: The Electronic Records on Appeal Program is replaced by the “Appendix on Appeal” Requirements
Over the past several years, the Eleventh Circuit has made several changes to the rules regarding filing briefs and record excerpts. In 2006, the Court introduced the Electronic Records on Appeal Program. The program initiall Read More
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Rules: Revisions to Take Effect July 1, 2013
Effective July 1, 2013, the Ninth Circuit has promulgated amendments to its rules in several areas. All revisions may be reviewed Read More
Supreme Court of the State of New York Appellate Division Fourth Department: Multiple appellants or cross-appellants? How does this change the procedure? (Part I)
Of all the various rules that come into play at the Appellate Division Fourth Department, more questions are probably raised to me in the area of multiple appellants and cross-appellants than in any other provision of the rul Read More
US Supreme Court: The End of the 2012 Term Marks the Beginning of Marriage Equality Wars
On June 26, 2013, near the very end of its 2012 session, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down opinions in two cases regarding same-sex marriage. In the first, U.S. v. Windsor (12-307), the Court ruled that a section of t Read More