Law360 has
Argued Vs. Submitted Cases At 9th Circ. During Pandemic by GDC's Blaine Evanson et al.
Since the Ninth Circuit’s March notice, the percentage of cases submitted on the briefs without oral argument has increased from about 43% of the cases on the court’s calendar in January, February and the first half of March to about 69% of cases in the second half of March and April. ... the effect on the court’s civil cases has been particularly notable.
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Notably, the number of submitted civil cases in the second (post-notice) half of March (47) was greater than the number of submitted civil numbers for full months in January (19) and February (26) combined.
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The civil cases on the court’s calendar have seen the most significant impact from the court’s recent change in procedure.
Law360 has also recently featured dueling articles about appeals in multidistrict litigation. First there was
MDLs Need A New Path To Interlocutory Appeals and now there's
Interlocutory Appeals In MDLs Would Burden Litigants, Courts.
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