Perspective
May 14, 2013
Decision obfuscates statutory writ petition filing deadline
A recent decision by the 4th District Court of Appeal creates new traps for litigants filing statutory writ petitions. By Robert Cooper
A writ petition is the exclusive method of obtaining appellate review of certain rulings by trial courts. A party may appeal an adverse judgment or an anti-SLAPP order by filing a notice of appeal, but generally cannot do so with respect to orders governed by statutory writs. For example, a statutory writ is required to challenge an order denying a motion to quash service of process for lack of personal jurisdiction, orders on judicial disqualifi...
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