Appeals & BK program

LACBA's Appellate Courts Section presents When Appeals and Bankruptcies Collide on Thursday, April 14 (noon to 1). Register here:

Learn about appeals from the United States bankruptcy courts, including how such appeals are taken, the unique structure of the bankruptcy appellate system, and strategic issues these cases present. The program will also address issues that arise when a party in a case on appeal in the state or federal (non-bankruptcy) system goes into bankruptcy, including why bankruptcy, rather than appeal, may be the only option; how an appellate attorney gets paid once the matter moves into bankruptcy; and changes in strategy for settling an appeal that has become part of a bankruptcy proceeding. The panelists will be David Weinstein of Weinstein Law Firm and Mark Kressel of Horvitz & Levy.

Future Zoom programs: May 17 (12 noon to 1:30 p.m.) – Corpus Linguistics. Past section Chair Tyna Orren will present a program about corpus linguistics as applied to the interpretation of statutes, constitutions, and written instruments generally. The program will offer 1.5 hours of Appellate Law Legal Specialization Credit. June 9 (12 noon to 1 p.m.) – Real to Reel: Hollywood’s Treatment of Appeals. Law professors Michael Asimow and Paul Bergman, authors of “Real to Reel: Truth and Trickery in Courtroom Movies,” will present a program spotlighting lessons from movies featuring appellate proceedings.

In the "no-friend-of-mine" department, see 'Unhelpful': DOJ Amicus Brief Vexes Appellate Panel:

A Trump-era U.S. Justice Department amicus brief vexed a panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which used a footnote in their opinion to point out how “unhelpful” the filing was.

Nice opening line from this unpub from 4/3:

There is an old saying that comes to mind in reviewing the present case: “Never buy a pig in a poke.” This saying refers to something that is bought without being first inspected and thus is of unknown authenticity or quality. 

Who's the author? 4/3's newest: Justice Sanchez.

Also from today's unpubs, can you be counsel for defendant/appellant and also file an amicus brief for plaintiff/respondent? 

Also of note: Chief Justice Co-Signs Kagan's Rebuke of Shadow Docket