Appellate Practice
Jul. 31, 2001
Purpose and Limits
'Absent justification for failing to present an argument earlier, we will not consider an issue raised for the first time in a reply brief.'
A recent 2nd District Court of Appeal decision underscores some basic points about the purpose and limits of the appellant's reply brief. In Save the Sunset Strip Coalition v. City of West Hollywood, 87 Cal.App.4th 1172 (2001), the court addressed a dispute concerning West Hollywood's development of the Sunset Strip.
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