Here's a "smart"
unpub'd decision from 4/1 that involves a pro per appellant and starts off like this:
An appeal is not a "do over," a "second chance," or "another bite at the apple." It
is the appellant's opportunity to explain specific legal errors the appellant contends the
trial court committed. To this end, there are rules and procedures that must be
followed—by the parties and this appellate court—for the proper and orderly disposition
of civil appeals. Where an appellant fails to follow the most basic requirements of
appellate briefing, the respondent is prejudiced and the court is unable to reach the merits
of the appeal.
And ends like this:
The judgment is affirmed. In the interests of justice, the parties shall bear their
own costs on appeal.
Missing baseball? Of course you are! So read this baseball
opinion from 2/7.
In other news, the Bar Exam Pass Rate Jumps to 80% Nationwide for First-Timers, with California up 10%. 
Posts
