Topic
Appellate Rules
28 published works
Law Times News
Justice Brown calls for revised civil and criminal appellate rules to allow reply factums in appeals
Court says lack of reply factum prevents it from fully understanding disputes before verbal hearings
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
2021 Codification of the Appellate Rules
By Beth Scherer
In the first three weeks of 2021, I have heard nothing but positive feedback about the Supreme Court's transcript-related rules updates--previously blogged about here. In more good news, the Supreme…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Notices of Appeal: Wouldn’t It Be Nice?
By Beth Scherer
I. You Can’t Have One Without the Other: Notice of Appeal Must Designate Both Final Judgment and Intermediate Order Approximately three years ago, I blogged on Majerske v. Majerske, an…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Up-To-Date Set of Appellate Rules Released
By Beth Scherer
Did you enjoy opening and comparing three different Supreme Court orders to determine the most current version of a particular Appellate Rule? For those twisted few who did, your joy is gone. The Supreme Court's Office…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Court of Appeals Extends Grace To Reach Merits of Appeal–Twice in the Same Day
By Beth Scherer
Our appellate blogosphere has been filled with an unusual number of posts involving dismissed appeals. However, the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday bestowed leniency on two appeals, utilizing…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Listen To The Little Birdie: Expedited Oral Argument Now Possible In Rule 3.1 Cases
By Beth Scherer
Confession. I don't do Twitter. Social media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn already drive me semi-crazy. (How many posts do you scroll through before giving yourself permission to stop!?!? And why can't everything be on…
Notice of Appeal
Reminder: Amendments to the Idaho Appellate Rules and Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure go into effect July 1, 2017
In May, we wrote about amendments to the Idaho Appellate Rules that go into effect July 1, 2017. You can link to the blog post here. The changes impact I.A.R.…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Westlaw’s Mid-Year Update Does Not Incorporate Recent Appellate Rules Amendments
By Beth Scherer
Whether at my desk or during courthouse visits, my Rules of Court book is usually close by. As previously blogged about here, here, here, and here, the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued three orders between…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Highlights of 2016 Appellate Rules Amendments
By Beth Scherer
Last week, we noted here and here that the Supreme Court had adopted amendments to the Appellate Rules. The two biggest changes were the adoption of new en banc Rule…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Appellate Rule 28 and Abandonment of an Argument
A case with a history of appellate rules issues, see here, can now add a few more to its tally. In State v. Coxton the Court of Appeals originally dismissed a criminal…