Topic
Appellate Rules
28 published works
Notice of Appeal
Changes to the Idaho Appellate Rules effective January 1, 2016
Amendments to Idaho Appellate Rules 11, 11.1, 17, 28, 30, 34.1 and 118 went into effect January 1, 2016. Here is an overview of the amendments: I.A.R. 11. Appealable judgments…
Notice of Appeal
Changes to the Idaho Appellate Rules Go into Effect on July 1, 2015
Amendments to Rules 11 and 12.4 of the Idaho Appellate Rules go into effect on July 1, 2015. The amendments relate to appeals from the Idaho Industrial Commission. I.A.R. 11…
Notice of Appeal
Amendments of Idaho Court Rules That Impact Appeals from Magistrates to District Courts Go into Effect on April 15, 2015
By Christopher Pooser, Andrea Reynolds
The Idaho Supreme Court is implementing rule changes that will impact, for the most part, intermediate appeals from the magistrate to district court. Idaho Rule of Civil Procedure (“I.R.C.P.”) 83(a)…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Seven Year Itch: Seven Years of Court of Appeals Opinions Applying Dogwood v. White Oak
By Beth Scherer
On March 7, 2008, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued Dogwood Dev. & Mgmt. Co., LLC v. White Oak Transp. Co., probably the most important appellate rules opinion of its time. …
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Rule Changes Eliminate Separate Statement of the Case and Statement of the Facts
For those who have struggled with the distinction between the statement of the case and the statement of facts, and what should go where, the federal appellate rules committee has…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Timing of New Reply Brief Rule Still Causing Confusion
No one wants to have her reply brief stricken as untimely. But this is a problem easily avoided, right? Open up your N.C. Rules of Court book to Appellate Rule…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Updated Appellate Rules Checklist
With the recent amendments to the appellate rules in April 2013, the Smith Moore Leatherwood Appellate Practice Group has updated its “North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure Checklist.” We publish…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Appellate Rules Only Apply to Appeals
This week’s opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals offered several helpful reminders for appellate practitioners. First, don’t forget to include all required parts of the record on appeal—including…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
An Independence Day Walk Down Memory Lane and a Lesson on Patience Tested: Court of Appeals Issues Opinion Reminding Practitioners That Dismissals for Appellate Rules Violations Are Alive and Well
By Beth Scherer
Some moments will stick in your head forever. The birth of a child. The Challenger shuttle disaster. September 11th. President Kennedy’s assassination. Ironically (and perhaps a little pathetically), “special” moments…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Everything’s Not Lost – How to Potentially Fix an Oversight in Noticing an Appeal
Many of our posts since we launched this blog have focused on the importance of paying attention to and timely following the Rules of Appellate Procedure, lest you find yourself…