Appellate Practice
Aug. 19, 2013
Cutting in line at the 9th Circuit
More than 12,000 appeals and original proceedings were filed in the 9th Circuit last year. Apropos, the court grants only a small percentage of writ petitions filed. By Marc J. Poster
More than 12,000 appeals and original proceedings were filed in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year, bolstering the court's standing as the nation's busiest appellate court. As one might expect, the court is not looking for more business, especially business it is not required to take on. Petitions for writs of mandamus fall in the class of discretionary business. These petitions essentially ask the court to allow the petitio...
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