Today’s appellate ethics lesson comes from J.Banke in the last two pages o the decision here:We close with an admonition we do not lightly make but are compelled to do so here given the vituperative tenor of appellant’s brief
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$69k appellate sanctions imposed
The 6th District imposes hefty appellate sanctions ($60,391.11 to respondent plus $8,500 to the clerk of court) against an appellant and his counsel in an unpub’d decision here today:
- We decide that this appeal is frivolous under the Flaherty standard
J. Elia to ADR Services
Retired California Court of Appeal Justice Franklin D. Elia (Ret.) has joined ADR Services, Inc. Available for Mediations, Arbitrations, References, & Appellate Consultations Contact Justice Elia Law360 has Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion and Colo. High Court Adopts
USNS Earl Warren
The San Diego Union Tribune has Navy christens massive ship bearing name of legendary Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, noting: At the pierside ceremony in San Diego (on Saturday), current Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan spoke of
Aaron joins Judicate West
SCOTUS Statement re Dobbs Leak
SCOTUS has issued a STATEMENT OF THE COURT CONCERNING THE LEAK INVESTIGATION including Marshal’s Report of Findings & Recommendations.The Marshal reports that “[i]nvestigators continue to review and process some electronic data that has been collected and a few other inquiries remain
When (in the day) do you file?
There is currently heated debate in the 3d Circuit about whether the filing deadline should be midnight or 5 p.m. This has prompted analysis of when appellate filings actually occur. One study finds:There were 1,321,506 docket entries made in the