This month's Exceptionally Appealing column in today's DJ takes a tour of the local rules for the six appellate districts in Poco Loco Rules. Accompanying the article is an MCLE test.While not quite a trip to Hades, litigators sometimes find themselves handling appeals in unfamiliar courts, and may experience culture shock or worse, particularly with regard to local rules and practices.....
California's six appellate districts each has its own local rules and procedures.
"Coco" won a Best Original Song Oscar for "Remember Me." That's the tune and mantra that Exceptional Lawyers should be hearing when venturing to an unfamiliar court: Remember to check local rules and procedures to avoid an unexpected voyage to la tierra de los apelaciones muertos -- the underworld where dead writs and appeals eternally rue counsel's carelessness.
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