Today's DJ has Moskovitz on Appeals in Laying Traps about thinking ahead and holding back points rather than putting everything in an opening brief.
And today's DJ's Appellate Zealots is Sharon Baumgold's Appellate writs may be best route to clarifying AB 5 ambiguities early on.
In other appellate news, see: Court of Appeal Invites Fresno Students to Oral Argument Session
Students will watch the Oct. 22 arguments at Fresno's Bullard High School.
Back to the DJ, see Judges not believin' in anti-SLAPP challenge of Journey, to see how Judge Hurwitz feels about anti-SLAPP appeals: "I hate the appeals of anti-SLAPP motions; they're a complete distraction. You would have been able to try the issues in front of a judge, the judge would have made findings," Hurwitz told [counsel at oral argument]. "It's not your fault, because our court has foolishly allowed these to become appealable."
Back to the DJ, see Judges not believin' in anti-SLAPP challenge of Journey, to see how Judge Hurwitz feels about anti-SLAPP appeals: "I hate the appeals of anti-SLAPP motions; they're a complete distraction. You would have been able to try the issues in front of a judge, the judge would have made findings," Hurwitz told [counsel at oral argument]. "It's not your fault, because our court has foolishly allowed these to become appealable."