Law Practice,
Civil Rights
Jan. 27, 2017
New Year's resolution: filing appeals on time
The starting point is Rule 8.104 of the California Rules of Court. Unless a statute or another rule says otherwise, it provides appellants with all-important deadlines for filing a notice of appeal.
Gary A. Watt
Partner
Hanson Bridgett LLP
State Bar Approved, Certified Appellate Specialist
Email: gwatt@hansonbridgett.com
Gary chairs Hanson Bridgett's Appellate Practice. He is a State Bar-approved, certified appellate specialist. In addition to writs and appeals, his practice includes anti-SLAPP and post-trial motions as well as trial and appellate consulting. His blog posts can be read at www.appellateinsight.com.
January is a time for recalibration, renewed goals, and New Year's resolutions. Here's a resolution always worthy of consideration: timely appeals. After all, it is fundamental that the Court of Appeal has no jurisdiction to hear an untimely appeal. Van Beurden Ins. Services, Inc. v. Customized Worldwide Weather Ins. Agency, Inc., 15 Cal. 4th 51, 56 (1997). Filing a timely notice of appeal should be simple. And yet, as a very recent unpublished opinion demonstrates, sometimes thin...
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